I've been contacted by Shoshana REIST on SoundCloud and Peter EDGE (CEO of RCA Records) on Signal and I don't know if this is REAL or FAKE??..

Peter asks me to buy an iTunes card to upload my song on different apps.....

Is that a fake demand or is he the true Peter EDGE?

Thanks and have a nice day y'all!!

I've got a problem where I cannot listen to the beat at the same time as writing my lyrics. I have to literally turn the beat off and start writing my stuff. Scatting on the beat, I know, is an important tool, but outside of being used to just generate ideas, it doesn't give you an absolute "blueprint" of the syllables you might include in your baseline pocket. Hell, when I'm scatting on the beat I know I just say bullshit and come up with an end rhyme, but when I turn off the beat and start really thinking about what I wanna say, I'll start scatting more and more without the beat, adding extra syllables and all these internal rhymes. Maybe it's because I can get into an actual workflow without having to go back constantly to the beat.

Idk man, this shit is bizarre to me because I come from a school of punching in line-by-line and having to record yourself to create music. Punching in was freeing because the act of writing while a beat was playing was always a pain in the ass, but if I'm able to develop all these ideas away from the beat by writing and rapping to myself, perfecting and polishing flows, then punching in just seems choppy and repetitive. Oh yeah, I can tell you all the times my line-by-line recorded bars felt really fucking linear and did not have the same dynamic feeling as my written stuff. But I don't know, I guess I thought punching in was strategic because you: A. get to keep your progress in the beat as you're creating the song (matching your lyrics to the specific parts without just writing to the general idea), B. get to go immediately into the nitty-gritty and record all your ideas (although, I've found recording my scats and trying to match my lyrics to them as a blueprint to be a pain in the ass and interruptive to work flow), C. being able to try out new singing melodies with all your plug-ins, and D. get to have that "freestyle" feeling. But I've found the "no pen, no paper" technique to be limiting and requiring a lot of multi-tasking (having to memorize the flow, the lyrics you create IN YOUR HEAD, and only taking it by very small chunks EVERY TIME). Really, I could just fucking write and write without having to do that bar-by-bar process on the beat. But a thing I have to take into account is variance in my bar structure, which occurs more often in punched-in songs because there's that "dynamic," off the top feeling. Still, dammit, if JID is writing all his lyrics, how the hell is he introducing all that variance? I don't know if he writes while the beat is playing or if he does it in his head like me, but whatever his process is, it fucking works.

A concern with writing without the beat playing is just matching the tempo... but maybe if your internal sense of rhythm is good enough, this isn't an issue. For some reason, rather than going back to the beat and spitting what I wrote on it, I'd just snap out the BPM. I don't know if this is a good practice, but I have a theory: if rap is just syncopation with the beat, then by focusing more on how your lyrics can flow with EACH OTHER as opposed to going back to the beat with every damn lyric you write and scatting the next line on the beat (doing this in a really damn linear fashion), you can create some pretty hot shit.

My scats to myself without the beat playing are very freed and I always feel focused as fuck, in my flow state and everything. But it's like my brain just goes stupid when the beat is playing. I don't know if anybody else experiences something like this — like really, is it that all we need is the idea of the beat and its BPM? What about the beat's variance? Then do we just take it by the structure, writing a 16 here, writing 8 here for the chorus, etc.? Cuz if that's the case, the theory of "You've got to be harder than the beat while still staying within its boundaries" IS true, and therefore, fuck punching in.

Then syncopation, not matching, is the nature of the art form.

It's time for the Sunday General Discussion thread! How's life? What's going on? Watch any good movies lately? This thread is open to any and all topics, even if they're not related to making hip hop

As said in the title im looking to collaborate. Im one of these producers who works on the production at the same time as im writing song, which means I have a thousand "half-done" ideas. I feel if I would get some vocals on this idea that I have, it would push me to finish.

Please DM if you're interested :)))))

I need

1 lyrics to make sense

2 Dedication on what you do.(be consistent,i m not here to wait 2 months on a verse)

3 Guys influenced by run the jewels,cypress hill,public enemy are my priority.I m not into capitalist stuff.

4 Beats on link are a sample,not final mixed or mastered.

I want to spit my lyrics live like the OGs but I'm also wondering if that's a bad idea for a first timer? I mean, it's not like the crowd has heard my song before so shouldn't I be playing the actual song and rapping over it so they get to actually hear it themselves, a form of promo for my music?

I don't know if I'm making sense, but in case you understand let me know what you think. Any other tips would also be appreciated.

Oh one more! I don't do very aggressive 'banger' music. I do quite chill ones so jumping around would look silly. Any tips for that will be great. I've already watched J Cole and some others who do chill songs and they usually just stand there but with confidence.

Do u got any ideas on how to find good stage namez for hip hop rapping and producing?

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I own a label, make a mix of different types of music. Looking for smaller people to work with. Preferably for free. and if you are consistent we can talk money in the future.

Dm

The East Coast style has Beat Butcha, Croup, Marco Polo, Kount.

Trap has Decap and Big White Beats.

Who is the West Coast version of those dudes who are known to consistently put out good drum kits aimed specifically at West Coast hip hop?

my name is inspirmentalist. i'm a hip-hop music producer based out of southern new jersey. my beats are similar to 9th, alchemist, early kanye, pete rock etc. to be honest, i haven't found any luck on here yet finding an emcee that can stay in the pocket of the beat and has a distinct voice/flow/delivery. a couple of artists that i've found on here have potential but not exactly what i'm seeking. dm me via chat for samples of my work. peace.

Hey so I just created a new type beat channel (4mollylove) and will upload daily beats for the next few months. The problem is I’ve had 2 other type beat channels in the past where no video got more than 20 views and half of that was probably me. Now I’m afraid that the same thing is happening to this new channel again and I don’t know why.

I’m using good tags, using a good niche, good titles and thumbnails and I would say my beats have good quality. For some kind of reason I also don’t see my videos pop up in search when I put in the title and sort it to most recently uploaded.

Any help is highly appreciated :)

And I know that my channel is very new but still I just want to prevent the same thing from happening and I see them other channels who get way more views than me even though they are just as new as me.

What happens if i buy a beat and the songs Hits over 1000 streams and is it only for profit sites like spotify or also for non profit

when chopping soul songs how do i know where to chop and where to not. what are some tips yall have for chopping and maintaining good rhythm or finding what works within a sample in general. please try to explain in simple terms i understand how to chop samples on technical level but I'm a beginner so this would mean a lot to me.

btw I'm trying to make beats that have a similar vibe as overnight celebrity, poppin tags (jayz) and college dropout etc

and before anyone say its about the ear or some bs its not, the right ear is nothing with a false understanding don't put yourself in a box

Ok, so I've been making beats pretty much exclusively in a DAW for 20 years.

I messed around with an MPC 1000 for a bit, but it was slow and cumbersome compared to how fast I could chop and program in a DAW.

But, I love the idea of a hardware sampler. So, I bought a used MPC Live thinking that the modern OS should make it super way to record and chop samples.

It's the most complicated workflow ever invented. I don't want to say it's overrated because obviously it's powerful and a lot of people use it amazingly.

But.

Compared to dragging a sample (hell a whole song) into Serato sample, hitting "find samples" and jamming? Or just hitting play and tapping the keys where you want your splices, and then pushing / pulling them with your mouse to tightem it up? Come on! I can be done a beat in like 10 mins with effects and a good mix to boot!

Please tell me there are better workflows on better samplers out there, as I really want to mess with a sampler but, I am addicted to the speed of my DAW/Serato sample.

New to making beats like this but I have been going back through my collection of tapes and samples that I recorded as a child in the early '90s. This one in particular uses an ambient track created from an old recording of me playing the piano

https://youtube.com/shorts/IN8RTSu2FXc?feature=share

I'm interested to find out how many producers here sell beat packs? Do the beat packs include the project files?

To the artists, would you buy a beat pack with projects files for you to rearrange?

How much would you value such a packs? Say if it had 10-15 beats

Hey everyone,

I just wrapped up my mixtape, and I’m pumped to turn it into a finalized album. But I need your help to pick the best 10 tracks!

Here’s how it works:

• Listen: I’d love for you to give all the tracks a listen.
• Vote: Comment on your top 10 favorites (or as many as stand out to you).
• Feedback: Any thoughts on production, lyrics, or vibe are super appreciated!

Why help?
Your input will directly shape the final album. Plus, I'll be shouting out the community in the album credits for the collective inspiration.

Thanks a ton to anyone who takes the time to listen and share their thoughts. I can't wait to see which tracks resonate with you all!

I’ve been collaborating with a bunch of talented rappers I met right here on Reddit, and each track brings its own vibe. Now I’d love for the Reddit community to help pick the best 10! This is a true Reddit collab project, so it's only right that Redditors help finalize it!

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i have over 10 tb of project files scattered on some hdds, it’s took like 2 years to pile up to that, my question is what to do when it gets even bigger? need to make sacrifices?

I am an 18 year old college freshman. I make beats during my free time. I am trying to reach out to rappers online, but don't how to do it. What is the best way to reach out to rappers online?
should i upload my beats as a beat tape on spotify ?
I really want to monetize my skill and find good connections.
thanks in advance

Time to vote. you can vote by replying “vote” to the beat you like best.

Only one vote each, no votes for yourself. In case of a tie, the first track that was uploaded wins.

The winner will be responsible for picking the next sample and conducting the next Flip This Challenge.

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I went out and chopped like 20/30 drum breaks which left me with a ton of kick snare and hihat oneshots but i feel like they are bit lacking

What can i do to make them better?

Hi everyone!

Today, I'm excited to launch my first plugin — a reverb plugin designed to be as user-friendly as possible, with minimal controls and a high-quality sound. This release is essentially a prototype, and I’m really hoping to get honest feedback from the community to help improve it.

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The idea behind this plugin is simplicity. It includes only a few core controls: wet level, damping, stereo width, room size, and a knob to activate freeze mode. You can download it for free, and I’d love to hear your sincere opinions on how it performs and where it could improve.

To install, just add it to the VST section of your DAW (I personally use FL Studio). I'm already working on other projects, and I hope this is the first of many plugins I'll bring to the community.

Thank you all very much, and I hope this plugin becomes a helpful tool in your production journey. Happy producing!

I want to make rap songs so I tried to do some production because of course you also need a beat but I understand nothing, am super overwhelmed by it and learning it would take an infinite amount of time if I would have to balance that with how much schoolwork I have to do and on top of that do I not have the money to use fl studio. What can I do?

Sorry for my bad English, it's not my native language and my speaking is good but my spelling is horrible

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downloaded Eminem's "Music Box", extracted the stems so I have the instrumental without the vocal, and rapped over it. But the instrumental wasn't the cleanest cuz some of Eminem's original vocals were still in the instrumental stems. Plus the beat was weird in that it wasn't fitting the song's original BPM, so I had to manually chop and add in parts where the verses were shorter than original song's.

I didn't bother going in and manually clip gaining, cutting out breaths or de-essing in my vocal takes, cuz I thought that the vocals are just so fucked it's like trying to put cherry on a cake full of shit. there'd be no point.

So any de-essing/compression/noise reduction/clip gaining (using Waves Vocal Rider) was done through plugins.

Can't tell cuz of ear fatigue - could someone pls share their thoughts on the overall mixing of this song/vocals? are the vocals fucked up? or are they fine?

if they're fine, what can I do to improve whether in terms of mixing or adjusting my equipment?

I use an SM58. 6 inches away from my lips. with a Scarlett 2i2 interface with the gain about 75-80% on the knob and "air" on.