What’s up yall! I’m tryna get out there and make some connections and would love to hop on any open verses yall may have. If you’re interested DM me and I’ll show you my shit see if you’re down

Quick question for fellow producers.
For those of you who use licensed samples from royalty-free sound libraries in your beats and finished songs, what music distribution company do you use?
I’m researching distributors and would love to hear some firsthand experiences.
Have you ever experienced copyright flags, release rejections, takedowns, or problems getting your music approved because of samples?
Also, does your distributor allow your music to be available in Instagram and TikTok’s official music libraries?
Which distributor do you use, and would you recommend them? Are there any you’d avoid?
Appreciate any feedback from producers who’ve actually dealt with this!

Hey y'all, I'm a new producer looking for someone to rap on my beats, and I can post them and tag you. I produce drumless boom-bap, hip hop, and more. I want to start a partnership w/ someone.

I have just put out a new track, which very much leans into my hardcore punk roots. All the other stuff I’ve put out so far is pretty chilled, and this one is very much….not. I generally send my stuff out to a few trusted friends before I put stuff out and this one slightly split the pack, people who I know from the punk/heavy side (still people who are very much into hiphop though) were positive, whereas people from the more HipHop background were not so sure about the whole blending heavy sounds (screaming alongside the rapping etc) into the sound. In previous Hardcore Punk bands I’ve played in we supported H09909 and Bob Vylan, and I always wanted to put a little bit of that crossover into my HipHop stuff, but just not sure how it lands amongst the HipHop crowd. What are your experiences/opinions on this? (Sorry for the really longwinded post there) (also sorry to the mods I accidentally broke the rules when I first posted this by posting the mentioned songs video in the post, was just putting it there for reference to the post, not just shit posting)

Feel free to give me any feedback.

Hit me up if you want to collab.

I built Tab Sampler because I kept falling down YouTube rabbit holes, downloading full songs just to check a sample. Half the time it wasn't even that good.

It's a free Chrome extension. Capture audio from any tab, auto-chop it into samples, and play them on a 16-pad sampler right in your browser. No DAW needed.

Hope you enjoy it. Feedback is very welcome.

Hi guys. Im an upcoming rapper and I cant get a job cuz I have shitzophrenia. Sometimes I make songs woth my own beats but recently I hopped on a lot more YouTube beats again. I have a couple fire songs but I dont have money to spend for leases I need it for other shit. I usually have like 100-150€ for a month or something. What do I do in this situation?

I've been a producer for a long time and worked with some incredible people. My most notable work is that I'm the producer behind 7th 7amurai, a classic hip hop duo that I did all the beats, mixing and mastering for and some people might actually know me for that. It's been a while since I've done anything with anyone and so I wanted to reach out and see if anyone wants to collaborate? I'd be down for group work like BROCKHAMPTON or WHATMORE. I'm interested in people that want to experiment and make something weird and cool and fresh and strange. I play guitar and bass and keys, I make all my own beats and do all my own mixing. If you're weird and like Shabazz Palaces, Armand Hammer and Company Flow but also newer more modern and fresh stuff like what I mentioned earlier reach out. I'd love to just talk to people, collaborate and just create. Even if you just wanna talk shop and trade ideas I'd love that. Open to anyone and of any level so don't be shy and please reach out!

Broskis should I write lyrics first or find a beat, because I wrote some lyrics but they aren't fitting on the beat, can anybody teach me how I can fit my lyrics on beat, if anybody knows any good playlist then please share

I'm a beginner rapper, I can write but have zero music knowledge and need a Producer not to make songs but to understand the mixing of vocals and the music theory, we can both grow and furnish our skills. I'm 23M from Jaipur open for brainstorming ideas and creating art so that we can fill the gap we all have in ourselves.

Guys I've been listening to hip hop for the past 2 years and I was very confused about whether I should write or not because i was not getting the start , but a week ago i finally started and wrote something i felt good that I have reference and all. Now what should I do I am not getting any topic and i searched but there are no rappers in my city, there are no cyphers

Yo, what's good r/makinghiphop

I've been working on this project for a while and finally dropped it about a week ago. It's called ALGOS, named after the Greek word for pain or suffering.

12 track boom bap concept album, mythology influenced, personal as hell.

Just want to be upfront, tho. This is a rough cut. The mixing and mastering isn't final. Eventually, I'm gonna polish it up properly and put it on Spotify and all the streaming platforms. But I wanted real ears on it before I get to that stage.

Would love genuine feedback and maybe the best tracks

Also, I'm from Fresno, CA, and I'm really trying to connect with other artists. Whether it's feedback, collabs, features, or just building a connection, I'm open to all of it. I make boom bap, but I'm versatile, and I'm always looking to grow.

Here's the YouTube link: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLf2qUxuetyis&si=G6m_D13rlPMBP4Hp

Appreciate anyone who takes the time to listen, much love always. Reach out, and I'll definitely respond

— Constant E.F.

Hi folks, this is my first time posting here and I just recently made my first mixtape: https://open.spotify.com/album/73hj445Aasu9ZaDGToFWNk?si=1601s4UdSMq8NscBqzOx0Q
Be honest with your thoughts and criticism and I'll try to respond.

I'm looking for someone, or even multiple people, who would be interested in helping me create an album.I already have the concept, title, and song names figured out. I have a lot of sounds and ideas in my head, but I'm looking for producers who can help me actually bring them to life. I'm also looking for other artists who might want to be featured on the album.I'm mainly interested in building genuine connections with people who love making music. I want this to be something we can all be proud of. If you're interested in working together, please reply or DM me and lmk!

The sound I'm mainly going for is  experimental, atmospheric hip-hop sound with elements of orchestral music, ambient textures, and trap. Also sampling is great as well.

Here's some of my work as well https://open.spotify.com/album/6xtxfYN2xfZzPQAcJFkQJS?si=LM5hysPFSjOmsNPONtinPQ

https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-world-i-want/6818921686

I dunno man, when I show my beats to my friends they give empty feedback and I feel that if I shared my music or traded feedback with some more expirienced than me (This is only my first year producing) so that I can learn about my main mistakes it would be very nice. Preferably on Discord.

I’m learning to mix vocals in FL Studio and want to practice on real songs. Could anyone send me their dry vocals and the beat to practice on?

Okay so, I'm rapping, but what I've come to find out, is my raps sound much more smooth, and way less abrupt when I seem to figure out where to switch up my flow patterns

I think it has something to do with how the beat loops back around /phrase completes, once I find out how to smoothly transition after the phrase completes, I basically got the whole thing down and can transition my flow seamlessly

But what confuses me, is sometimes I think a phrase is complete, when it's not. And then I keep rapping and then it sounds like I hit an invisible wall again, that's the best way I can describe it, like the flow is in rhythm with the beat, but it feels like it's abrupt and it isn't supposed to be there. That's the best way I can describe it. It's like a "ew that didn't sound right for some reason" feel

Like is their any tips on exactly how I can rap according to how the phrases loop around/resolve? That part confuses me the most and I don't really see anyone really speaking on it

The sample was: Jill Scott - The Way

EDIT: In the past there were often some submissions not showing up. SO if you submitted a beat and can't find it here, send me a DM!

Rules:

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• You only have 1 vote and you can't vote for yourself!
• Vote on another beat to be eligible to win (everyone can vote)
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I took a while off producing. I want to get back into it again, but mainly fucking around on my new laptop on headphones. I have a desktop with a Novation Launchkey 49, mic, studio monitor, decently powerful PC and WAYYYY too many plugins and samples.

Last few times I tried to get back into it I was so overwhelmed, I used to know all the packs and sounds. I honestly want to avoid samples, and I would love to not even have a ton of VSTs. Like I'm debating just installing addictive drums 2 and Pigments on my laptop or something. Maybe some kind of plugin to change sounds easily like Retro Color or Trash or something.

Id keep plugins for mixing and mastering on my desktop. But I can't even look at my desktops Ableton. Its from when I was VERY into beatmaking years ago and I don't feel like figuring all that out again lol.

Anyone function like I'm explaining? Can you link your page if so?

I want to get into live performing one day. I make hip hop, ambient, down tempo , and breakbeat/jungle. But they don’t have any lyrics and I don’t really fit into the edm scene or the live hip hop scene. What should I do?

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Boldy James Remixed

Hi all, i want to find out whether my beats are either bad, nothing special or good. I find it difficult to see where i stand and if im ready to start contacting rappers.

Any feedback/improvements are appreciated. Thank you for listening!

We worked really hard on this. Let me know your thoughts!

https://on.soundcloud.com/rPr12JpBli7J1UnaSM

I'm a lyricist who gets his beats off you tube. Sometimes I go in the studio and the song exceeds my expectations. Recently though a song did not sound the way I imagined, but I believe it is the mixing. Any advice for how much dough or energy to spend on making a song come to life when it could be or could not be the mixes fault. I guess I'm starting to realize the mix and beat are the most important part of rap song. The rapper is just the annoying lead singer lol. Like is mixing so nuanced that rappers will have to get different mixing engineers to be able to bring different songs he raps to come to life? Like do you have to find a mixing engineer who sees your vision for certain trickier kind of beats? Like beats where the voice doesn't meld as well for whatever reason? Thanks

Do you know of any free dark piano banks for Analog Lab that would work well for ATL trap-style beats? Or maybe some free presets for Zenology or even another free plugin. Analog Lab is my first priority