Hip Hop Beats

Who want's to be a famous rapper? Who doesn't want to "get signed"?
Whether you are a young artist who want a good variety and selection of hip hop beats and sounds, or already into the hip hop industry, producing albums for artists and market their music to record labels and distributors - you probably need a source of rap instrumental beats, sounds and effects.

Overview

Using rap instrumental beats is an excellent way to practice your rapping skills, create your own album Demo or Mix-tape, or start your own production business. Of course that you can always create your own music, but it's not that easy. You'll need to download software and spend time to learn how to create the music. You might find it tiresome, especially if you want to focus on your rapping technique and let the professionals create your rap beats. Fortunately there are some great online suppliers of professional hip hop beats, drums, sounds and effects. I've sorted through dozens of them and picked out two of the best that you can download and begin using immediately.

bottom line

Most of the suppliers will charge 10$-100$ on every beat. Some of them only provide hip hop instrumental beats via standard mail, so you will have to wait 5-7 business days before getting your beat. The are several serious suppliers listed here that offers a decent package of thousand of beats, dram loops and other sound effects that can be used immediately, which means you can register and download your hip hop beats right now. I've tried them both, and found beats365 the most comprehensive reliable and cost effective provider of hip hop beats.

Things to consider

Industry connections - Some of the suppliers have experience in the industry and provide their members with information you can use to gain access to exclusive and exquisite industry conferences, parties and directories.

licensing - If you purchase hip hop beats for personal use, then there is no licensing issue to consider. However if you intend to use it for commercial purpose - in your album, and maybe sell the songs you create with these beats, you should make sure that the Instrumental rap beats you download are Royalty free (which means you don't need to pay royalties, and publishing Fees) and are permitted for commercial usage (in case you intend to sell your songs or use your music for commercial purposes). The suppliers listed here provide Royalty free beats that you can use for commercial purposes, but you need to credit the production company. Some other suppliers (that are not listed here) might require to purchase a business license for commercial usage which is by far more expensive.

exclusive vs. non-exlusive rights - when you purchase a beat, the basic right is non-exclusive, meaning you don't have a complete ownership on the hip hop beats you are purchasing. If you want a total ownership on the beats, you will need to acquire an exclusive right of the beats, in case its is possible. Not all producers will agree to sell the rights of the hip hop beats.

custom productions - all suppliers will be happy to customize beats for you, and even produce your own album. This service can be quite expensive.