I'm assuming you're a hip hop recording artist and you love to make music. Everyone knows that in this day and age an aspiring artist such as yourself must consistently interact on the internet. The internet will bring you tons of new fans and brand your name to A&R agents. However, before you begin marketing yourself to create brand awareness you must have a substantial amount of high quality music. This is where buying rap beats online come into play.
Finding Beats That Fit You
Being that you're an aspiring hip hop artist you probably don't have the funds to pay Timbaland to make a beat for you. However, there are tons of beat makers/producers online that will give you the same bangers as Timbaland. The only difference is that their name's aren't branded and marketed like Timbaland's. There are tons of sites where you can find these online producers. Sites like SoundClick, SoundcCloud, and even Reverbnation--but how can you filter out the producers that don't cater to your style? Just Google search the keywords along with your style, something like "dirty south rap beats" or "r&b instrumentals." Doing a keyword Google search will also bring up a lot of producers with personal websites and these are the serious producers that I encourage you to buy from.
Leasing and Exclusive Rights
After finding some instrumentals you would like to invest in, you must first compare and contrast the rights to the beat(s). All beats come with options which directly affects the price of the instrumental. The first option is leasing rights, buying leasing rights to a beat is like renting a car, you can use it but you don't actually own it. Leasing rights are the most affordable because the beat maker still owns full rights to the beat but what you're allowed to do with the beat may vary between different producers. The second option is exclusive rights, this option gives you all the rights to the beat and is much more expensive. Exclusive beats are usually closed by written contract to show that you can legally do whatever you want with the instrumental. If you plan on making it in the hip hop industry, buying beats online is inevitable. It's an investment towards your future so never look at it as a waste of money. A great song with cold lyrics on top of a hot beat will get you more exposure than you'll know what to do with.
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