I've been writing since 2020 more or less. And I've been recording over type beats for the last year. Now I'm on to making my own beats. I have so much to learn, and I'm by no means at the level that I want to be at, but holy shit, making beats is addictive as hell. I'm trying to do a lot of sampling, and oh my god, when you get everything together, and it clicks, and it sounds good, it's just the best feeling lmao.... Don't get me wrong. As a beginner, it gets frustrating, but if you give yourself some slack, and space to actually learn, it's great. This post is random and I'm not sure if it's gonna be seen as spam, but I just had to say it, this is fun as fuck, I can't wait to learn/do more shit lmao

ive been producing for about four years, i had a youtube channel that gained over 1k subs and 100k views in total. i ended up getting shadowbanned and havent been able to come back so i deleted the content from the channel. i made a couple of placements with underground artist with my biggest being the rapper foolio, but i just cant seem to find artists to stick with and make a mark with. i understand it is a slow grind and that things could eventually work out, but it feels like im behind in a sense. i see people my age and younger making a mark but it seems so difficult for me. like i feel like discord is a good option but if i just send beats to artists, how can i even gain a relationship with those artist or even make a profit from it. that is one of the main reasons i refrain from using beat stars and sites like that because the relationship is more important to me than just making profit, like yes i do want to make money from it but i want to be heard and a go to producer for artists. sad thing is tho i dont even know where to start so, any tips?

I know sampling is a huge part of hip hop history, but I’ve realized it just doesn’t click with me creatively. Finding records with YouTube as only source available feels more like a chore than an outlet.

That got me wondering: do you think it’s possible to make boom bap / hip hop beats that still knock without relying on samples? Like building everything from scratch with instruments (the usual suspects .. kontakt , Arturia etc) and drum programming instead of digging through records?

Curious if anyone here has taken that route and what your experience has been. Does it still feel authentic to the culture, or do samples make up too much of the DNA?

Would love to hear perspectives and maybe some examples.

Imagine a concept album, but it's a mixtape. Do these type of mixtapes exist? Cause I'm making a concept album (I've already made some beats) but rn the only type of beats that come to mind is sampled beats, and I can't spend any money for this project.

So I was just thinking does it matter where I place my hook or can I just put it in the beginning and the end of the song ? Does it matter where you put it in

So I make music and I publish it on Bandlab, but I was working on this new project and I was really proud of it and I wanted to put it onto bigger streaming services, but the biggest problem is that in every single track it uses a sample. But I’ve already asked around and people say that I can’t do it or I’m gonna get sued. I’m broke so how in the fuck do I go about this as someone who’s just staring? Do I like DM the artists or something? I really want to release my music on Spotify or Apple Music one day but I just don’t know what I’m doing.

I've been producing for about 8 months now and I learned the basics of music theory and have been specializing on making better drums in the past months. I mostly produce trap beats, my main inspirations are yung lean, Pierre Bourne, playboi carti and souly (from Germany). Now my problem is, that I think my melodies right now are either too simple and boring or too complicated with too much stuff going on. i especially struggle with making hard beats like for example on whole Lotta Red. So my question now is how do you create melodies and chords that sound interesting and not boring but aren't too "crowded", so the artist still has space to work with.

A lot of songs nowadays for example Cole Songs are in a bpm range between 130-155bpm. Mostly sample beats. Is then the sample also pitched up to 150bpm or is the sample still half for wcample 75bpm?

I’m new to producing Hip-Hop and the DAW I use is GarageBand iOS (DM me if you use the same) and can someone recommend me some current producers to listen to that specialize in simple melodies?

Hey y'all! Proud dad here looking for whatever insights you can offer.

My daughter (10) wants to make her own music. She has aspirations of being a rapper. Some of her favorites include Aesop Rock, Homeboy Sandman, and Prof. She's been working on her writing. But she wants to learn to do it all. She wants to learn how to program her own instrumentals.

I remember back in the day there were apps like Acid that had relatively easy loops to program. But many moons has passed since I've had an experience with it.

If anyone could suggest a good program for a kid to start learning with that isn't too daunting, but also doesn't have a Fischer Price sticker on it, it'd be appreciated.

Thanks for your time

I saw a thread here in this group about a father who is supporting his daughter’s dream. His daughter wants to be an MC. So I decided to create this thread to see if I can get more of those types of replies. I’m interested in hearing the stories of how a parent or a sibling is supporting their youngling in their dream to make music.

So let me know your thoughts and your story if you have one. How is it going with your child or your younger sibling who is on the course to make beats or rhyme?

I spent most of my life without my father so I feel like this type of subject is very important to me as well as those who may have been without one of their parents. From here on that show our people that we can be better parental figures and guide the youth towards a better tomorrow.

Kinda just curious if anyone has some things I should keep in mind when producing a song. I focus on words too much so just little tips maybe even.

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How do y'all prepare yourself for an album release. Besides the roll out. I'm talking mentally. What are some thing y'all do the night of release and the next day?

Guys I've tried alot of stem splitting ai but they all trash even fadr is a hit or miss somebody told me restem or logic but restem require good pc which I don't have and I don't use logic so how yall producers do it or if you use logic tell me

Welcome to Freestyle Friday! If you're a producer - feel free to donate a beat down below in reply to the beat submissions comment. If you're a rapper - scroll down to choose a beat, then record a freestyle over it. You can post whenever, just have fun!

Beats go under the "beats" comment; freestyles go under the "freestyles" comment.

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Flip This Challenge (FTC 59) Submissions

Sample: Nothing But by Skin

Submission Rules:

• You can only submit one beat.
• Beats can be any genre.
• You have to use the sample in your beat, it should be recognizable. You can add other instruments and samples, but the sample should be a main element.
• All submissions submitted before the deadline will be linked in the voting post; whoever gets the most votes there wins.
• Ties are decided by whoever submitted the beat first. Reused beats from previous battles can't win ties.

Schedule:

• Submissions: Friday 12:00 AM midnight (00:00) - Monday 11:59 PM (23:59)
• Voting: Tuesday 12:00 AM midnight (00:00) - Thursday 11:59 PM (23:59)
• Results: Thursday 12:00 AM midnight (00:00) - the winner takes over and posts the new submissions thread using the linked template on Friday asap.

Time is in UTC-5, the US Eastcoast time zone which is 6 hours behind European MEZ time and a good middleground between US Westcoast and Europe. You don’t have to wake up in the middle of the night to post the new thread, just make sure you do it on that day asap.

Post templates: https://www.reddit.com/r/makinghiphop/comments/1kf8czt/battle_dates_rules/mqwv7ks/

Congratulations u/RedGeneral28 not only did you win by a vote, you're usually also the fastest submitting, respect.

Winning submission: https://soundcloud.com/friendly_click/on-your-mind-ftc58

Have fun picking the sample for the next battle! Please start the new submission thread asap.

Schedule:

• Submissions: Friday 12:00 AM midnight (00:00) - Monday 11:59 PM (23:59)

• Voting: Tuesday 12:00 AM midnight (00:00) - Thursday 11:59 PM (23:59)

• Results: Friday 12:00 AM midnight (00:00) - the winner takes over and posts the new submissions thread using the linked template on Friday asap.

Time is in UTC-5, the US Eastcoast time zone which is 6 hours behind European MEZ time and a good middleground between US Westcoast and Europe. You don’t have to wake up in the middle of the night to post the new thread, just make sure you do it on that day asap.

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When you play drums in, the groove always ends up a little off the grid. I’m wondering how far people go afterwards to line the kick back up. Do you leave it mostly as played, just nudge the obvious misses, or do you really tighten everything so it’s close to the grid?

I notice that it makes me kind of paranoid if it’s too much off. More “on the grid” feels safe. And the velocity is still there. Curious how far you go with tightening once the take is down.

I've been wanting to learn how to rap for years now, but I have attention issues, which makes it really hard to set any time aside for learning really... any hobbies. It's something I'm passionate about though, I try to freestyle sometimes but I'm terrible at it, my biggest issue is pausing because I can't think of what to say or what rhymes. I wrote a verse, it isn't terrible, not great either. I don't think it's bad for my first time writing though. I don't know why my brain makes it so complicated to even just set 20 minutes aside for shit, let alone hours, but it's something I wanna figure out.

I'm quitting most of my technology usage soon to focus on my art, I figured I'd add music as my main focus as well because it's important to me, so I'll probably do better at learning then... What can I do right now though? There's no way I can set hours aside to learn at the minute, my brain just isn't capable of that with how distracted I get. Are there any short excercises/drills that I can try to incorporate into my daily routine? I can start small and maybe build from there.

Hey guys, I’m just starting out and I keep running into the same problem. I can make a track in my usual style, but every time it feels like I’m repeating myself. I don’t really understand what exactly I’m missing or how to experiment better.

What helps you add more variety to your music? Do you focus on instruments, song structure, switching genres, or something else? Any advice or examples would be super helpful. Thanks!

Hey yall! I been having a hard time writing/delivery with new flow techniques and such. What are some tips yall use to find different/unique flows on tracks?

heyo i make hiphop, rnb, trap and reggaeton and i’m trying to find some youtube channels that I can enjoy watching in my daily life. i’m not really looking for strict tutorials, more like producers cooking up beats, vibing, showing their process,studio sesions almost like watching a series. kinda influencer style more than teacher style. basically something fun to watch that also gives me inspiration. any recommendations?