| For those just starting out in Hip Hop, you might find | | | | structure and you will soon realize that your style and |
| yourself asking what you would like to focus on as | | | | lyrics will have to evolve and change to fit the beat. |
| you move forward. Am I going to be a rapper, a | | | | Eventually you should graduate to paying for your |
| producer, a beat maker, or all of the above? On the | | | | instrumentals - if an instrumental is worth paying for, |
| one hand you are eager to try your hand at | | | | you can be sure that your audience is going to find it |
| everything, but on the other you do not want to | | | | worth listening to. |
| spread yourself too thin. If the ultimate goal is just | | | | Now hopefully those instrumental beats that you got |
| putting together an excellent song, sooner or later you | | | | for free were made by people who eventually want |
| are going to come across instrumental hip hop beats. | | | | to sell their beats. Make sure to build a relationship with |
| The lyrics and performance of your song are entirely | | | | these guys, especially if you like their beats. Start a |
| up to you. But when it comes to what backs you up | | | | conversation about what you want - behind every |
| on the track - the beat, the instruments, melody, and | | | | great rapper is a great producer who can collaborate |
| the overall structure of the song - you might not know | | | | to create the perfect harmony between the beat and |
| where to start. So the obvious choice is to just go out | | | | the lyrics. There are a lot of beats producers out there |
| and download some free instrumental hip hop beats. | | | | creating their instrumental hip hop beats in a vacuum: |
| That is a fine place to start, but to get real for a | | | | they get no feedback and have no idea what rappers |
| second, you are probably not going to find any high | | | | want. |
| quality beats with something that has 'free' in front of it. | | | | Budget what you can afford to spend on hip hop |
| You get what you pay for, and the only people who | | | | instrumentals. And keep in mind if you are interested in |
| are putting up free beats are either inexperienced or | | | | creating your own, you are going to need to invest in |
| putting out a lousy product. | | | | some beat creator software to get the job done. If |
| Free instrumental hip hop beats are OK if you are just | | | | you are planning on going down that road, think long |
| starting out - especially if you have never practiced | | | | term: the money you invest in it could easily be made |
| rapping or soloing over a beat before. It will at least | | | | back once you start to sell beats. |
| give you the experience of working within that | | | | |