hip hop beat maker

Have you ever given any consideration as to why you want to be a hip hop beat maker ?

A couple months into creating my own tunes, i asked myself this very question. It’s all about living the dream, right ? The money, the women, the attention and the fame. These things in themselves are not bad things but at the core you must have a passion for wanting to make beats. You’ve gotta have heart. I’ve got heart and that’s why i continue on. I want you to pose the same question to yourself though.

The money ? Hip hop beats sell for big money and the beat makers that produce them can charge what they like once they make a name for themselves. You start out wanting to produce for some of your favorite hip hop artists. News travels fast on the Internet and next thing you know, the people you idolize are calling YOU up to collaborate with you.

The women ? Women are great and they love hip hop beat makers. They don’t care about the hours you put in creating the beats as long as the end product gets you attention and money. If you make it big, you will be inundated with tons of girls. It could be a good thing and it could be a bad thing. Don’t lose your head here.

The attention ? Everyone is going to want to be your friend. People you forgot you a long time ago start coming out of the woodwork wanting a bit of you. Some may have thought your dreams of being a hip hop beat maker were stupid but now they want to be best friends. You’ll make new friends for life and lose some who will resent you for the success you’ve made of yourself.

The fame ? As long as you continue to produce award winning beats you’ll be in hot demand for them.

Some of this might seem like fantasy but for some people it is not. Ask Soulja Boy about this. Prime example of it happening not for the reasons above but because it all started with a passion for online beat making. This all reminds me of (Rock) Superstar by Cypress Hill. Just remember whatever the reason you’re looking to be a hip hop beat maker, it all must start with a passion to create your own style of hip hop.

First on our list is B. Cox. He’s best known for his production input on Usher’s albums. With the reputation he built from his days working with Beyonce, he can pick and choose which artists he wants to work with. Some consider him neck and neck with So So Def for money earned.

When it comes to duos, none are bigger than Chad Hugo and Pharrel. You might know them from N.E.R.D. Their hip hop productions are by no means traditional with their strange use of synths & funk but it works well for them. When Justine Timberlake left NSync, they helped turned him into the star he is today.

Next on the list has to be Stargate. While associated more so with the euro pop sound, in the past they’ve worked with artists such as Rihanna & Ne-Yo. For Lionel Richie, their production helped him gain his first number 1 hit in over 10 years. More recently they’ve worked with Nas and Flo Rida so i expect them to break into the hip hop scene in a major way.

No list is complete without the legendary Kayne West. He’s big on talk but bigger on putting those words into action. This is the guy who’s own beats speak volumes regardless of who he has worked with. He’s spent considerable time with known hip hop beat maker Jay-Z.

Finally we have Timbaland. Aaliyah and Timbaland gave the hip hop industry a lasting legacy and which all hip hop can be measured by. Everyone involved in hip hop beat making wants to get a piece of Timbaland. He has time and time again broken new ground having collaborated with artists such as Bjork. Not a man to forget where he came from, he is firmly cemented in hip hop history. He has the Midas touch when it comes to producing hip hop beats.

Many of these hip hop beat makers have moved from the studio to their own home and are more often than not now using a beat maker online. While the tools they’re using are not ideal, you can get a feel for it by downloading your very own hip hop beat maker.