I was wondering if anyone has tried Too Lost, Level Distribution, or Stem Distribution? If so, what was your experience?

Searched the sub and don’t see a lot of reviews for them.

Also this rapper is still small, they have a song with 30k streams on Spotify but rn less than 100 monthly listeners, but that's still a fair bit bigger than me at the moment.

I messaged him on insta asking if I could get an email to send beats to him. I don't want him to pay for them ofc but I want 50% royalties of the song if he wants to use them and also for the song to be like a collaboration with both our names having made the song on Spotify (not sure what its called).

Is the second thing a fair/normal request? Because I don't see too many people doing that with producers too often, but I want to gain potential listeners or more opportunities from making music with him, not just direct money, so it would be most beneficial. I also don't want to seem weird demanding a bunch of things from the getgo, but also maybe that's better than letting him know later on. Any advice would be really appreciated thanks.

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Hey everyone,

I had uploaded a beat that I had made and it got the most views out of all my videos so it blew up (for me at least) and I came across a copyright claim on my channel so I dug into it and found the artist. I noticed that I was not given any credit whatsoever even though I say "Must Credit (Prod. SuperSaiyanSaaash)"

As I was digging even deeper I noticed it was on streaming services however he didn't purchase a license for that feature. NOW I came to find that Redbull has officially added the song to their playlist so I assume he's making pretty good money off it maybe?

I have tried reaching out to him but have not heard anything back. At first I thought he could've purchased my basic license for $25 but now I am thinking it might mean more to me because of the redbull playlist... What should I do now?

PS. I didn't put any tags on my beat because I think it kinda ruins the beat but have gotten over that now and will be adding tags to all my beats from here on out as well as trimming my video and re-uploading it with the tags.

EDIT: Just noticed he's on apples Base:Line playlist, Spotifys Fresh Finds Hip-Hop playlist as well...

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sorry if this is a dumb question but i really dont know what a cypher is. im guessing it originated from the xxl freshman cyphers but thats just a guess. can anyone tell me?

We just dropped a follow-up EP to our Elite 8 compilation we released earlier this week. Here are 4 new songs in celebration of big college hoops games going down in our home Phoenix this afternoon

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I’m struggling rn, I know that I am very good at writing good lyrics over many beats I come across

But here is the problem. When I rap them it doesn’t sound pleasant to me, it doesn’t sound professional, and I kinda sound like a child.

When I write and read over my lyrics I read them in another rappers voice, like if im writing over a j.cole beat, I would use a flow and writing style similar to his.

But when I go record the track myself, my voice sounds like one you would never think an artist would have.

It’s kind of an insecurity at this point and I don’t know what to do about it, that’s why I decided to come seek Reddit advice and or support.

Thank you all.

TL:DR - How can I make my voice sound more pleasant.

Do any artists have raw vocals/verses lay around? Whether from previous tracks or just freestyles pls hmu.

Just looking to make some beats around them as an extra way to be creative. Thanks!

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I want to write music with a message something that people could hold on to and something that lets my emotions flow freely. I don’t know if now is the time, but any time is good enough right. Writing lyrics is difficult since I have nothing going on in my life right now. I wonder where I can draw inspiration from.

I don’t do anything most days, and when I DO talk to people I get annoyed. I could write about feeling how I do in the moment. But it feels like crabs in a bucket, everybody wants to claw theier way to the top and might use me in whatever way they can, and all I have is my wits to get to the top

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Quick bit of background. I'm a young father(28), I have two kids age 7 and 8, we have a low income, not starving and losing our home kind of low, but low enough that once we have food in our bellies and the kids have what they need, there is pretty much nothing left, and I've suffered with anxiety and depression since my early teens for reasons I don't really need to get into right now but I had an opiate addiction from about 14-23 and got clean once my kids started to become aware of the things around them. but that bit of background is to say I put alot of mental barriers in my way and doubt myself constantly, I also can't really justify buying any type of equipment unless I can find it cheap and give myself time to save.

Anyway.... I've always been a lover of music, I've played in bands and done other projects over the years, my favourite genres have always been punk, hip hop, and Nu metal. It's been years since I've done anything musically, atleast officially anyway, but I really want to make some music again but I don't have the time to form a band and be a reliable member, and I no longer own any instruments as I had to sell them. But i would love to give rap a go. I've done small amounts of rapping, be that rap parts in bands I've done vocals for, or when me and my friends would play instrumentals and try (and probably fail) to freestyle over them and I've always been a fan of reading and writing poetry, but now I don't really have anything for recording or making music etc. I got my phone, and I know how to use audacity, and I'm currently learning FLstudio thanks to a friend but that's it.

But now comes my actual questions

Am I kidding myself wanting to make music like this being a dad and in my late 20s or is that my anxiety talking? Same for if I think my voice sounds stupid, do you change your voice at all or make it lower/higher?

The plus side I always found to being in a band or group was you'd all encourage eachother so how do you find that encouragement and fight that self doubt?

Any tips for writing lyrics?

I've always enjoyed writing lyrics and fun little play on words, but do you have any ways to practice flow, delivery and style?

Do you stick to a specific style? Or do you just make/find a beat you like and just go for it? same for you voice, do you always try and rap in the se style or change it depending on the tone and feel of the beat?

And finally, is it worth putting phone recorded demos up on youtube/soundcloud or do i need to find better equipment first?

Sorry this is so long winded, I've been thinking about this for a while, been writing stuff down and messing with stuff. But I either need some encouragement to just go for it and stop over thinking it, or someone to say I'm fooling myself.

Thanks in advance for any help you offer, I truly do appreciate any and all feedback

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I absolutely hate the sound of my voice, if i pitch it down a few semitones it sounds great but at normal pitch i cant stop cringing.

for example if ive recorded a verse (i produce and rap both) ill need to chop and slice some words because they dont hand right on that kick or snare, or if i have several vocal layers ill need to chop and slice them to align the words.

do rappers who also produce (ghostemane, $uicideboy$, etc.) also do this? or are they just so good that their takes are perfect every time?

I want to learn more so my melodies get better and I want to understand what I do when I make beats, because I feel like I hit a ceiling and my beats sound similar and I want to expand my knowledge,

So what's your advice on what I can read through and learn from where about music theory in general?

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What recording software you use? Front seat or back seat? Did you put clothes in the windows? Hold the mic? Attach it to the headrest? Take your cat with you?

I tried for the first time, and it is a huge shift in the right direction for me. However, it's not "high quality". You can tell I'm recording out of a car. How do I make it as indistinguishable from studio sound as possible?

Can we be honest here? I appreciate the influence, respect what they presented to the music industry etc etc. —BUT - listening to Run DMC now a days - its like nursery school Lyrics, and the same f’n flows. Just cant listen to more than one song in a row.