Hip Hop Beat Maker – Is it for you ?

Posted on 22 August 2009 by

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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.

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Hip hop beat maker – Top 5 people in beat makers

Posted on 17 August 2009 by

It’s a given that a rapper will get in the spotlight for their rhymes but have you ever given some consideration to who produces their beats ? No rapper can or will be a success without a great hip hop beat maker behind them. Whether you’re interested in beat creation or a combination involving rapping, the people behind the beats are now getting the attention that their rapper counter-parts have been enjoying for years. It’s not uncommon for a well established hip hop beat maker to charge from $25,000 to $100,000 per track. There are some in the industry making such amounts of money and you can call these 5 people the kings of hip hop production.

jay-z2First 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.

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Obstacles for a hip hop beat maker

Posted on 14 August 2009 by

Being an extremely talented and creative individual does not mean you may not face obstacles when it comes to producing your own style of hip hop beats. Many people have found the production of hip hop beats to be not only expensive but time consuming. Whether you’re just starting out with a view to making it a career or hobby, sometimes you might wonder if it is possible given the cost for a hip hop beat maker. However, these days it is much cheaper to get a hip hop beat maker for your computer at home.

A hip hop beat maker contains many of the same features your favorite producers use in toady’s industry. Whether beginner or expert, equipment can be costly. You need a synthesizer, a mixer and various instruments. A hip hop beat maker on your PC is the better choice and is the choice of many of toady’s professional beat makers.

So, what do you need ? Above all, you need a desire to create your own hip hop beats. No amount of equipment, software or money can create that. It has to come from within. You’re also going to want some speakers or headphones for your computer so you can listen as well as your friends. Most commercial hip hop beat maker software is not only affordable but also come with royalty free beat samples to assist you getting started. Most hip hop beat maker software can be purchased online and are easy to use. For you to produce original yet professional beats you will need quality software.

If you weigh the cost of hiring a studio and recording your own music it makes a lot of sense to do this in your own home. Many hip hop beat makers turn their bedroom into their own personal studio where they can work as often and for as long as they want without expensive associated costs with renting a studio nor wait lists to use the equipment. This gives you the opportunity to act now on your creative impulses. You will find you are able to replicate the same instruments if not more on your computer due to the large library of instruments they contain not to mention the thousands of samples. You can produce high quality pieces that you can then demo to friends or potential buyers.

If you’re just beginning, most software comes with tutorials to assist you in getting started on your own beats. You can also find video tutorials for those that learn more by watching. This makes it easy to comprehend and is convenient to do in your own time.

Considering all these points it’s no wonder we see so many hip hop beat makers producing their beats on their computer and sharing them with other people on the Internet. Places like YouTube and myspace are great places to get attention for the hip hop beats you create and to gain that notorious reputation for being someone that can produce attention grabbing beats.

Whether you choose to pursue it as a hobby or career the best part is many people online are willing to buy your hip hop beats off you to use with their own rhymes. You can collaborate with friends and produce an album for less than the cost of buying one.

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Hey hip hop beat maker, where ya from ?

Posted on 12 August 2009 by

Geography has always been one of the means to define a hip hop beat maker. In days gone by you could pick where a beat maker was from by listening to their slang and sound.

Beat makers would use this as a source of authenticity and pride. These days you see a lot of hip hop artists moving to online beat makers and it this has lead to a lot of producers becoming known regardless of their location.

Nothing proves this better than Jay Z’s upcoming album titled “We Run This Town”. You have to wonder which town are they running when you consider he is collaborating on the album with Kanye West (Chicago) & Rihanna (Barbados) and numerous others.

Jay Z has never shied away from the fact he is from Brooklyn and one of his biggest hits displays this. Aspiring beat makers might wonder sometimes if there is a large change that is taking place in the industry.

With the hip hop movement moving on a global scale, some might argue where you’re from is not as important as it once was as a lot of artists have moved online to places like Myspace and Mp3.com. From these sites we’re seeing a distinct change in hip hop. It’s changed from “Where Brooklyn at?” to which site you represent.

If you grew up during the 1990′s you know Outkast is from Atlana, Snoop Dogg is from Long Beach and Nas from New York. Through their beats they represented their cities and their music showed this. If we research the evolution of hip hop it’s clear location was always a part of it. New York has it’s orchestra type sounds and use of drums and scratching. LA takes a laid back approach with a larger focus on gang affiliation.

Hip hop always fed on locality to define it. If you walked the neighborhood and checked out the record shops or attended concerts you realise it was no accident these hip hop producers were earning themselves a reputation locally and then taking it to a global scale. Today we find the hip hop beat maker scene flourishing on websites like Myspace and Youtube.

People with aspirations of getting into the industry have found this an invaluable way to make contacts across the world. It allows you to demo your creations to the world without the limitation of locality. Twitter is the new Atlanta. Myspace is the new NY. Facebook is LA. No-one epitomises hip hop beat making online better than Soulja Boy and his hit Tell’em. He developed a following on Myspace. That’s the focus of where Soulja Boy is from.

The Internet has allowed people with the passions to create their own unique style but on a global scale and in turn this has led to producers gaining valuable exposure from every town on the planet. Gone are the days of the East Coast vs West Coast rapper. These days it is about the type of beat you’re producing. The Internet allows anyone with the ambition to create beats to demo them to the world. With online hip hop beat maker software available to anyone cheaply, we’ve seen an all new sub-genre of hip hop spring up.

The industry has changed for the better. People with aspirations to get their start no longer have to rely on record labels to get heard. Fans make the decision whether a hip hop beat maker will gain recognition. The chain of events now sees a producer creating a beat in his bedroom, posting it on Myspace for the fan to download to his Ipod and share with his friends. The one constant that has not changed is image.

A hip hop beat maker still needs to focus on his image as much as his music. How you develop your Myspace is just as important as how you create your beats. Talib Kewli, who is a rapper from Brooklyn has said now that it’s (hip hop) based on the Internet, it allows you to be more creative. Millions agree with him and their own music proves this point

With labels having less and less influence, artists have found more freedom in the way they create their music. Gone are the days of booking studios and having to purchase expensive equipment just to get started. Many people are doing this with their own hip hop beat maker for next to nothing online and this is where the future of hip hop lies.

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