| Looking for instrumental rap beats? | | | | someone else claims it was their beat, you pass the |
| Aren't we all... after all, what's an MC without a beat? | | | | liability on to whoever sold it to you in the first place. |
| The problem is that while many rappers spend their | | | | Do I have the resources to record over this beat, and |
| time developing their style and lyrics, at the end of the | | | | produce it? If not, will you be able to help? |
| day there isn't enough time to spend on creating music | | | | This is a biggie. I think at some point we've all bought a |
| to rap to. | | | | beat that we thought would be the "next hot thing" |
| Enter the DJ. | | | | only to have it sit on our shelves collecting dust (or |
| It is becoming increasingly easier to find quality beats, | | | | hard drive, for that matter). Make sure before you |
| particularly online. Here are some questions you should | | | | purchase a rap instrumental beat that you have a plan |
| consider BEFORE you purchase beats from someone: | | | | for it. Some beat makers are also producers, and will |
| Are these beats royalty free? What license applies to | | | | gladly help you record and produce your song, for an |
| this work? | | | | added fee. |
| It's important to realize that just because someone is | | | | Will this be for you, or a group of rappers? |
| selling beats to you, doesn't mean it's theirs to sell. | | | | If it's for a group, make sure they're on board for the |
| Always check out the beat, and make sure to find | | | | beat... I pity the person who buys beats and then has |
| somewhere in writing that the beat is truly theirs, AND | | | | to "sell" their friends on it. |
| you can use it royalty free. That way, even if | | | | |