Rap Is More than Music
by: All The Lyrics
This is a style that stays aside all the other music trends. Not aside, but somewhat deeper. The reason is it is a reflection of the race, the plurality of people united by roots and origin. Rap is the culture of Afro-Americans, the continuation of their language and traditions. Rap is a mixture of speech and music, actually it is speech laid on music
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Looking for new rap songs from your favorite mainstream and underground hip hop artists? Whether it’s gangsta rap, Dirty South tracks or old school hip hop, here’s where you can find the hottest new rap songs…
Admittedly, the internet has taken its toll on radio stations in the past decade, yet new songs get a lot of exposure. Here’s a short list of radio stations and internet radio where you’ll
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::: ::: Hip Hop Pop and RnB Stop ::: :::: New Music: “Can I Be Ur …
Hip Hop Pop and RnB Stop ::: Sunday, 29 November 2009. New Music: ♫”Can I Be Ur Sexpartner” – Ginuwine… *Artist: Ginuwine. *Title: Can I Be Ur Sexpartner. *Genre: R’n'B. *Rating: 3/5. ♫Link. Posted by Mileka. Labels: New Music …
Kanye West featured on fresh new track from 30 Seconds To Mars …
“Hurricane” is definitely not a hip hop track (Kanye West was captured in his 808s zone) but it’s definitely one I’d give a fresh look if I was you. Down below is a wrap on the Saturday in new audio and video. …
New Entree Clothing – Brooklyn Nets? – Underground Hip Hop dot com …
Movement Music provides 19 tracks of pure hip-hop listening pleasure. DoItAll, of the legendary Lords of The Underground, trades classic bars with Senica on “Slow Burn”, while Wu-Tang Clansman Inspectah Deck brings the ruckus on the …
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We now have four years experience selling rap beats online through our website, www.LaCantinaProductions.com and we hope that these tips will prove useful to you!
1. Music Licenses – Understand them
Know the difference between exclusive and non-exclusive licenses. An exclusive license will grant you the exclusive (hence the name) right to use the beats for your projects.
A non-exclusive license will give you the right to use the beat for your musical projects, however the producer retains the right to sell the beat to other artists too.
2. Music Licenses – Know which one to buy
Exclusive licenses can be expensive, but essential if you’re looking to commercially release an album. If you’re however recording a demo or mixtape, a non-exclusive license is fine, however make sure you check with the producer what rights you get as these will vary from site to site.
3. Prices, don’t pay too much!
Owners of beat sites often get carried away by their big ego’s and will charge inflated prices for standard beats.
A rough guideline for prices follows:
Non-Exclusive Licenses – $15 – $50
Exclusive Licenses – $100 – $1000
Of course, the above prices depend on the producer’s popularity and talent. However, we would not recommend paying more than $1000 for an exclusive license bought online from someone you have never met in person.
4. Websites, only buy from trusted ones
Any proper online business will make sure they have a trustworthy image. Therefore make sure that the site you’re buying from has at least one or two of these:
- Full contact details, phone number, email, mailing address
- Privacy Policy
5. Look for trust symbols
On top of the above, the website should also have third party trust symbols. These are certifications from other companies that prove the website is trustworthy and not fraudulent.
Some symbols to look for are:
- BBB Certification
- Paypal Verified
- Shopping reviews
- Hacker Safety Certifications
- Antivirus Safety Certifications
Also make sure these symbols link through to another page that explains what they mean and how the website in question fits the criteria.
6. Email the site and check if they reply
Crazy, but certain beat sites will not bother doing this. Would you want to do business with someone who doesn’t care about talking to you?
Also, this will prove that the website is a serious online business with a team of human beings running it properly.
7. Look for testimonials
This is not essential, but it’s always good if you can see that others have dealt with the site before and have been satisifed with their beats.
8. Avoid producers who only use a Soundclick/MySpace page to sell beats
A domain name costs less than $15 a year, surely it’s not a good sign if someone doesn’t even have the money to buy that and set up their own independent website?
9. Search for the site on Google
This is a quick easy way to check a site’s reputation. Do any bad comments show up, or anything else unusual?
10. Is the site alive?
Does anyone update it or is it dead? We’re all very busy making beats, but adding some small updates once in a while is within everyone’s reach. Therefore look for blog posts, new beat uploads and even small updates such as changing the current year noted on the site!
About The Author
Jerry Spina is Founder, Producer and Web Designer for http://www.LaCantinaProductions.com, one of the web’s top audio production sites.
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Even though the list was announced a while ago, the hard copy of XXL’s latest issue, featuring the top 100 hip-hop blog sites, hit the racks this week. Its a pretty good list – much more authentic than the widely dismissed VIBE list from a number of months earlier – and there are a lot of great sites that made it.
I am privileged to have chopped it up with a number of the good people on that list and I wanted to bust a few words on them – given how little XXL said on some of them.
Combat Jack is a consummate hip-hop insider and a practicing attorney, so you know dude is no joke. Forget the press releases from PR hacks, I love reading about his run-ins with famous rappers and industry honchos. The best part about CJ is that he’s actually a real dude – never hesitates to drop in here at YFWB and lay down a comment, even though he doesn’t know me from Adam. He recently got a gig applying his rap hustle at XXL Magazine itself, and for frequent readers of Daily Math, its not a surprise.
Dallas is a hilarious writer/videographer/blogger, and he was kind enough to hit YFWB with a complement that now graces this site. But behind all the jokes and gags, Dallas is a true hip-hop head who understands his rap history and appreciates those who respect it. He gave me some great advice about writing on this here blog, which shows the kind of guy he is – building with other bloggers to make a better community.
Rizoh over at TRU is hands down one of the realest dudes I have ever met since I started blogging. Even though he is one of the original hip-hop bloggers, Rizoh is the most unassuming and friendly cats I’ve had the privilege of dealing with. And the man knows his hip-hop, boy. He also happens to be a social media ninja. You want to know how to conquer Digg? He’s the guy to talk to. Learned much from “The Blogfather”.
The Rosenthal Brothers were kind enough to sit down for one of my first interviews. I was a fan, I reached out and they were happy to oblige. Its been dope to watch them take off and go from an ill concept to being known in the industry. And their videos are still well done. Still not sure why they never followed me on Twitter, though. Still sore about that.
Radio Stations
While they may have lost some of their influence in the past few years due to Internet, radio stations still provide a great place to hear it music. I’ve included a standard radio stations as wills a few of their Internet counterparts…
Power106. Arguably the largest name in rap music today Power 106 plays at established artists such as Eminem, and Lil Wayne, as well as up and coming rap superstars like Drake, and Flo Rida.
Hot97.One of the most popular hip hop stations in history, Hot97 delivers fresh tracks from artists such as T.I., Outkast and Kanye West.
Power 105. They made the move from soft rock and never looked back In addition to fresh new music, they play old school hip and R&B
IMEEM. This website lets you create your own playlist from their gigantic database of music. You can save your playlists and share with others via the social network on their site. The new hip hop music section is on point, and offers a selection of new artists daily.
Pandora. Personally I love this site. To all you have to do is entering the name of your favorite artist, song or musical style and Pandora automatically creates a playlist for you based upon associated artists they think you would like. I can’t even begin to explain how any great to rap artists I’ve discovered using the site. Pandora also offers you the chance to vote on each song as the play, and will shift its playlist accordingly. If you’re looking to find a hottest new music as well as underground tracks you may have missed the first time around, Pandora is certainly a place to start.
MixTapes
Mixed tapes have always been an important part of hip-hop culture, and the following two websites let you hear your favorite songs put together a new and exciting ways…
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