Make Your Own Beats - Hip Hop Production Tips & Techniques

There are a lot of talented recording artists that just can’t seem to get there career moving due to the lack of access to professional high quality rap beats, r&b beats and club beats.

Let me be the first to tell you…..Don’t give up.

Take matter into your own hands even if you do not have any natural born talent playing an instrument.

Step #1:

If you own a computer, then you are closer to creating your own beats than you think and all you need to make your first original beat is persistence, practice and small understanding of music basics.


Step #2:

The next step in the beat making process is to master the art of rhythms and this can be done by listening to different genres of music and identifying them rhythms by humming its tone.

After you take time to identify several types of rhythms the next step is purchase a decent keyboard that will allow you to create music sequences and that can also be used in conjunction with beat making software like Reason or Garage Band.

Step #3:

To speed up the process is understanding how to make your first beat you should try learning how to play a simple song like "Happy Birthday" on a keyboard or piano and one of the best teachers can be at ReadMusicFast.com.

Alternative Step:

If you are not financially in the place to purchase small amounts of studio equipment then you should check out Sonic Producer Pro which allows you to create rap beats and r&b beats directly from your computer without having to purchase any equipment what so ever.

If you want to bypass the first 3 steps and the alternative steps given, then I suggest you check out royalty free rap beats offered in membership form. A couple websites you can check out is Mix Me Entertainment, Beats365 and Beats2Rap2.

Beats365 vs. Other Rap Beats For Sale

After searching the Internet high and low, there only seems to be a few high quality rap beat websites sites available. I’m not going to sell you on which rap beat maker website is better I'm going to let you compare for yourself.

Beats365:

Membership Offered: Yes
Price Of One Time Membership: $29.95
Database Size: 1000 mb of music
Genres: Over 39 styles of rap beats available
Quality: Radio-Ready
Forum: Hip Hop Forum Available
Contacts: Industry Contacts Available

Beats2Rap2:

Membership Offered: Yes
Price Of One Time Membership: $29.99
Database Size: 420 Beats Available
Genres: Over 20 styles of rap beats available
Quality: Radio-Ready
Forum: Not Available
Contacts: Industry Contacts Available

Side-by-side these two rap beat website seem to have the same. You be the judge.

Other rap beat websites fall short on quality and often sound like amateurs looking to make a fast buck. Most of them lack passion for real beat making, thus, end up producing garbage.

Gangsta Rap Beats

Many upcoming music producers get confused about what style of beat they are really making. This confusion has come about because west coast, dirty south, midwest and east coast rappers have started to blend their albums with rap beats from producers all over the country.

It is not uncommon to hear Snoop Dogg rapping over a beat that was produced by a Dirty South music producer of Jay-Z rapping to a track made by a West Coast music producer like Dr. Dre.

In this article we are going to cover the basic elements that make up a “Gangsta Rap Beat”.

So what is a Gangsta Rap Beat?

Gangsta Rap Beats first originated during the Ice-T era. Yes I said Ice-T.
He was one of the first Gangsta Rappers in the music business. Shortly after that Dr. Dre, Eazy-E, Ice Cube and MC Ren formed a group called NWA that took gangsta rap to a new level and that's where the Gangsta Rap Beat style of music was born.

Basically gangsta rap beats are very hard hitting slow methodical beats that give you the feeling of thug drama or danger. Before creating your first gangsta rap beat I would suggest that you go back and listen to some old Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, C-BO, E-40, Scarface and Tupac albums to get a good idea. Make sure you listen carefully to the elements that are being used.

Below I’ve listed the basic elements of a gangsta rap beat.

Elements of Gangsta Rap Beats
Horns
High Hat
Open High Hat
Snare Drums
808 Drum Kicks
Bells
Piano
Deep Bass Guitar
Spanish Guitar
Pizz Violins
Synths
Chimes

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I reviewed this software package and it has tons of gangsta beat elements in it. You can also check out these rap beat websites to buy gangsta rap beats at a low price. Mix Me Entertainment, Beats365 and Beats2Rap2.

Exclusive Rap Beats For Sale

With so many rap beat website popping up, recording artists now have more choice than every when it comes to buying rap beats for their projects.

Now recording artists have two options to choose from.

Non-Exclusive rap beats (or “lease” beats) offer you the opportunity to grab a hot beats at a low cost. One major drawback of this option is that the beat will be licensed to hundreds even thousands of recording artists that are also looking to lower their production costs. Back in the day this option was not available, recording artists had to pay rap beat makers hundreds even thousands of dollars for a beat.

Prices range from: $5 - $30

Exclusive rap beats (or “one owner” beats) offer you with the opportunity take your project to the next level. Unlike non-exclusive beats you will be the sole owner of the beats and never have to worry about hearing your beats played my thousands of people on MySpace. The production company or rap beat maker transfers the ownership of the beat over to you but usually at a high cost than non-exclusive rap beats. In most cases, this could cost hundreds even thousands of dollars.

Royalty payments are typically shared 50/50% between both parties.

The good thing about exclusive rap beats is that you will have access to the Pro-Tools or Digital Performer files to do a professional mix and add additional sounds and instruments to it.

Prices range from: $200 - $20,000

So before you start your next recording project figure out which licensing options works best for you.

If you would like sample some hot rap beats check out Mix Me Entertainment, Beats365 or Beats2Rap2.

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That’s right it’s true! You too can read music in one day.

I must admit, when I came across this website I thought it was a complete joke but after looking at the program I was completely hooked.

With so many people wanting to have a career in the music industry, the first fundamental step is to learn how to read and understand music. I often here music recordings from so called music producers and find that a majority of their production work is out of key or out of pitch.

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Tips For Purchasing Rap Beats Online

Are you an upcoming rapper or singer looking for affordable high quality rap beats? Are you looking to become the next Drake, Ludacris, Jay-Z or Lil Wayne? If so, getting your hands on professionally produced rap beats is what you need to get to the next level and get noticed fast. Many record companies are moving away from spending thousands of dollars to develop and produce an artist. Most want full songs that only have to be professionally mixed. This is because recording budgets have gotten smaller and smaller.

In case you didn’t know, there are a ton of websites out there that offer affordable high-quality rap beats at a low price. Many offer rap beats as low as $5, while others charge a monthly fee of $20 to $30 dollars and allow you to download hundred of beats 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Most offer rap beats, hip hop beats, r&b beats that appeal to every style of rap.

Often I give advice to recording artists to know what type of beat you are looking for before you spend money on junk. In many cases, I advise them to be open to different types of beats to expand their album quality. Most record labels are look for versatility. A good way to do this is to sample the beats you are thinking about buying and sing or rap over them for 00:30 seconds. If it compliments you then I suggest adding them to your short list of beat purchases.

You also want to pay close attention as to how the beat is mixed. If you buy a low quality, low volume beats it will show in your final production. You also want to pay close attention to the licensing and refund policy of the site you are buying beats from. Many artists often finish a full project and find out they have to pay a high licensing fee to use the beat.

So before you jump into the world of buying beats online make sure you explore all the available websites and programs.

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How To Sell Rap Beats The Secure Way

TRADEBIT vs. E-JUNKIE

With so many rap beat products setting out to make their mark in the online world of rap beats, many of them are falling victim to online music thieves and most of them find it very difficult to stop these online pirates from jacking them for their products.

So what is a music producer to do if he/she wants to keep their rap beats secure online?

There are two alternatives but the first I would not recommend.

Deliver Process #1:

1. Set up a website with a landing page that offers all of your rap beats, sound kits and other products.

2. Sign up for a PayPal account and then create buttons for each product being offered.

3. Set up a secured file on your server and direct the customer to that download file upon completion of payment.

Delivery Process #2:

1. Register for a TradeBit account.

Benefits:

• They offer unlimited storage
• No Monthly Fee.
• Weekly Payouts
• Clickbank & PayDotCom Compatible

2. As an alternative you register for an account with E-Junkie.

Benefits:

• Free Trial
• 30 day Money Back Guarantee
• Accounts start at 50 MB for only $5/mo.

As you can see these two options are the best way to deliver your products 24/7 without any worries.

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In case you have been under a rock for the last few months, Rihanna and Chris Brown
have been all over the news and the latest bombshell to hit the Rihanna camp is nude photos
of her or what is supposedly Rihanna.

Our team has reviewed tons of websites and can say that while the photos appear to be
Rihanna no one can be certain.

Now the biggest question on everyone's mind is.....who leaked the supposed photos and why?

Could it be Chris Brown's camp after seeing a photo of Rihanna in Barbados with an old
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Could it be that she has finally turned her back on Chris Brown and he decided
to lash out at her with damaging photos.

A total of seven photos shows popped up on the internet with various angle shots, two
of which are clearly Rihanna or a very professionally edited version of her face.

Late Friday Rihanna's record label reportedly sent out a letter to a website that published the photos demanding that they be removed, calling the photos a violation of "the Artists rights.

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Rap Beats For Sale - REVIEW

RAP BEATS FOR SALE - REVIEW

Over the last few years there has been a lot of websites popping up all of the internet
claiming to have the hottest "Rap Beats For Sale" and many have fallen short of their
claim.

So what is a recording artist or production company to do when looking for quality
rap beats?

Our team has taken a professional look at the best websites online that specialize
in "Rap Beats", "Hip Hop Beats", and "Rap Instrumentals".

Here's what we have found:

1. The industry leaders are Beats365.com, Beats2Rap2 and MixMeEntertainment.

2. Offers beats for either a monthly fee or one-time memberhsip to their VIP Rap beats Club.

3. All websites offer every popular genre.

4. Recorded and mixed by industry professionals.

5. Available for instant download.

So if you are in need of quality rap beats I suggest checking out these 3 websites. You won't be sorry!

Rap Beats For Sale

Rap Beats For Sale

As rap music becomes the dominant force in music many teenagers, young adults and season producers a looking to cash in on the rap beat phenomenon.

If you search for the term “Rap Beats For Sale” on Google you will find over 9,000,000 search results. So what does this mean for a new music producer looking to cash in?

It many that there is a market for Rap Beats and the way to cash in is to create a website and offer either single rap beats for one low price or offer them as a monthly membership package.

How To Get Started:

1. The first thing you need to do research the industry leaders in “Rap Beats” to see how their websites are set up and how many site visitors they get on a monthly basis. Next you want to take a look at the style of rap beats they are selling to see if you can create beats of better quality.

2. Next you want to review their pricing structure to see if you can match their rap beat price of beat it. This is called direct competition.

3. Find a domain name with the word or words Rap Beats, Hip Hop Beats, Dirty South Beats, West Coast Beats, East Coast Beats, Rap Beats of just Beats. This will help you rank better in the search engines from a natural standpoint.

4. Next you want to open a Google Adwords account and start driving traffic to your website to create leads for future email marketing campaigns as well as sales.

How To Stand Out In the World Of Rap Beats

1. Make sure your rap beats a professionally recorded and mixed.

2. Look for a digital delivery system like TradeBit or e-Junkie to deliver your beats.

3. Open a Paypal account to accept credit card payments.

4. Create a Rap Beats or Hip Hop Forum to address issues with your site as well as talk about the Rap Beat Industry.

All you have to do is following these quick set up steps and you will be on your way to selling rap beats in no time.

Some of the leaders in the industry are Mix Me Entertainment, Beats365 and Beats2Rap2.

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Last week the Mix Me Entertainment team was cooling out in Miami for a few days and kept hearing the song I'm So Throwed Off by the Hustle Holicz.

These guys have been making a lot of noise with the catchy hook and trunk rattling beat.

I predict this will be another summer classic as it continues to catch on from radio stations state to state.

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By now have you become frustrated with looking for rap beats?

Are you in need of quality radio-ready rap beats created by some of the top music producers in the industry?

Well look no further. We have found the best places on the internet for rap beats, hip hop beats, r&b beats, reggae beats, instruments more.

Many of the tracks we sampled have a sound and feel like Rick Ross, Jay-Z, The Neptunes and DJ Khaled.

Would you like to get your hands on beats like these that give you that professional sound?

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Many recording artists from all over the country are flocking to area code 305 since the explosion of DJ Khaled, Rick Ross, Trick Daddy, Plies, Flo-Rida, Trina, Brooke Hogan, Stack$ and Elijah King. Many of them are looking to cash in on the success of Miami recording artists and collaborate with them on upcoming projects.

The right Miami is slowly becoming the new music capital.

Just turn on your radio and you will hear Miami based recording artists on just about every pop, r&b and hip hop station.

Elijah King is winning over the ladies, while Flo-Rida is repping the entire state like a star quarterback and Rick Ross is running the city like a “G” and doesn’t seem to be phased by the media coverage 50 Cent has given him.

So why has Miami’s music become so hypnotic?

After all Miami it was the home of the Two Live Crew and Uncle Luke….. but that's been it until a few years ago. For most part Miami has been silently sitting back putting together a new sound and hustle that has change the game of hip hop forever and it all started with Trick Daddy and Trina a few years ago.

As we all know every coast, state and city has had their chance to shine and many have found it hard to keep up with the hustle and work ethic of the south. The south has dominated the music scene for almost ten years and southern artists don’t seem to care who you are they work together. Everyone has everyone’s back unlike the East and West Coast artists that fight amongst themselves over petty street cred.

While hate and jealousy fuels New York and the West Coast, the south is fueled by green…..that's right money. Dollars.........!!!!!!!

First starting in Atlanta, Memphis, Texas, New Orleans and now Miami is riding down on the industry in style with $250,000 Bentleys, speed boats and Star Island class.

They have turned Miami vice into a real life movie.

So who are the major players in Miami?

DJ Laz, Pit-Bull, Fat-Joe (Even he has gotten in on the game and now spends a lot of time in Miami), Hugo Diaz, Lou Diaz, Vakseen, Jullian Boothe, Dunk Ryders,, Eldrin "E-Class" Prince , Ted Lucas and many others that stand behind the scenes coming off the bench like a high-priced 6th man in the NBA.

If you are a music producer or recording artist looking to break into the music industry don’t follow the crowd and go to Los Angeles, New York or Atlanta. Try Miami the door to success is wide open.

If you would like to enhance you music production of get your hands on professional beats and instrumentals check out Mix Me Entertainment. They have an office in NYC and Miami.

6 Ways To Sell More Rap Beats

Over the past few years rap beat websites have launched all over the internet but only a few music producers seem to know how generate a comfortable living online from the rap beats.

If you are an upcoming rap beats makers and would like to learn how to sell more rap beats then pay close attention to the quick easy steps outlined below to help you get to the next level in the music industry.

Step 1:

In order to sell more beats online it is wise to own your own website. Most music producers attempt to sell their beats on sites like MySpace, BeatSwagger, Sound Click and a ton of other sites.

While this method can be used a secondary source of website traffic, you are competing for the same customers as thousands of other rap beat makers.

So your best bet is to get your own website.

Step 2:

Create a professional looking website built on an HTML platform instead of a Flash platform. By create a professional looking HTML website your potential customers will not to upgrade their Flash Player to access your site.

Step 3:

Secure your rap beats from thieves that roam the internet looking for free music. This can be done by selling your beats from several sites like Payloadz, e-Junkie or TradeBit.

Step 4:

Create a membership website that allows potential customers to sign up and listen to 2-5 free beats. Simple Member Pro is a good script to use that offers a lot of security.

Step 5:

Get a header and footer for your website. This will cost you about $75 for high quality graphics header, footer and logo.

Step 6:

Use forums and other social media websites like Twitter, MySpace and Facebook to generate traffic and buzz for your new rap beats website.

If you would like to find websites that have successfully created rap beats websites check out the following links below.

Mix Me Entertainment, Beats365.com and Beats2Rap2.com

How To Create Quality Rap Beats For Sale

As the music industry continues to crumble due to illegal digital downloads many music producers are turning to the internet to generate income, however, many of them are falling into the same trap which is causing their beat sales to decline.

I call this trap “The Hot Beats But Bad Mixing Trap”.

Most music producer that specialize in rap beats create hot beats but fail to arrange, mix and master their beats.

Top music producers like Dr. Dre, Timbaland, Kanye West and Dark Child spend countless hours tweaking their beats before they offer them to recording artists.

In order to become a major music producer in the game you have to first create the beat and then record the instruments that you feel would make the track sound professional. After this is done step away from the beat for at least 6-8 hours.

This “step-away” process will allow you to come back to the beat with a fresh pair of ears to see if you need to add or delete certain tracks. Once this process is complete, start arranging your track and then concentrate on mixing and mastering it.

If you want to make some quick beats online check out Sonic Producer.

If you would like more information about mixing and mastering your rap beats go to Mix Me Entertainment

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How to Make $10K a Month Selling Rap Beats and Lyrics

As the economy continues to tank and the music industry continues to get hit by illegal downloads on a daily basis, it has gotten harder and harder for recording artists and music producers to sell their music.

As a result of this, recording artists are getting signed but never completing projects and music producers that specialize in rap beats, r&b beats and hip hop beats are seeing their production fees cut by almost 75%.

Also as social media sites like MySpace help recording artists and music producers build their “so called” fan base, many independent artists hardly ever sell and downloads.

So how can recording artists and music producer circumvent this market shift?

Music Producers:

Music producers that specialize in hip hop beats, rap beats and r&b beats can turn their catalog into a money making machine. This can be achieved by going to sites like eSession and OurStage to open up an account.

eSession is a good place for recording artists and music producers to connect in order to collaborate on upcoming projects. The site also lets you bid on upcoming and existing projects.

OurStage is site that offers music producers a place to connect with industry players, get studio and production gigs, build a die hard list of fans that want buy your music and free EPK.

Recording Artists:

Recording artists that specialize in voiceovers, background vocals, studio vocals and writing lyrics can turn their craft into a money making machine in no time flat.

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