| Are you an artist looking to buy rap instrumental beats | | | | 2. Be Careful with Soundclick. Soundclick is a good |
| online from a Soundclick producer or beat-selling | | | | website to find a lot of upcoming producers and listen |
| website? | | | | to their rap instrumental beats. The problem is, it only |
| Here are a few things you may not know: | | | | serves to provide producers with a personal web |
| - Thousands of artists like you have bought rap beats | | | | page, and NOT an online store. This makes it possible |
| online without any kind of contractual agreement and | | | | for anyone to put payment details online very easily |
| remain legally unprotected with their purchase. | | | | without necessarily being a responsible businessperson. |
| - There are producers on Soundclick who steal | | | | When on Soundclick, make sure the producer has a |
| instrumental beats from other producers and sell them | | | | professional site design, high-quality beats, clear |
| to artists. | | | | contract/terms of agreement information, contact |
| - There are producers who receive a payment from | | | | information including a phone number, and a personal |
| the artist for a rap beat but never send the beat file to | | | | picture doesn't hurt. If possible, avoid Soundclick |
| the artist. | | | | altogether if you are skeptical about it. There have |
| In order to make the smartest, safest rap instrumental | | | | been instances of people stealing other producers' |
| beat purchase, here are a few tips you NEED to | | | | instrumental beats and selling them on Soundclick. |
| know: | | | | 3. Visit forums/message boards and ask other artists |
| 1. Contact the producer and ask him/her if their beats | | | | about their experiences with buying rap beats online. |
| come with a contract or digital agreement. It is best to | | | | Go to Google and search for forums for artists of |
| contact them by phone, as this is a good way to | | | | your genre of music. Register to them and start finding |
| gauge if the producer is professional and knows the | | | | other rappers and/or singers who have bought beats |
| answers to your questions. Ask the producer to see a | | | | online. Ask them where they have bought rap |
| copy of the contract. Make sure the contract has | | | | instrumental beats at, and ask them about their |
| information about the amount of profitable distributions | | | | experiences and recommendations. This is a powerful |
| you are allowed for the beat and the length of the | | | | way to learn about the services of other producers! |
| lease (if it is a non-exclusive rights contract), or if it is | | | | I hope I've made a few things clearer to you about |
| an exclusive contract make sure that it gives your full | | | | buying rap instrumental beats online. Take these things |
| ownership rights. Do not be afraid to ask a lot of | | | | into consideration and you will be on your way to |
| questions about their contracts for their instrumentals, | | | | making safer rap beat purchases! |
| as they are expected to know this information. | | | | |