British rap beatmaker and songwriter Tinie Tempah says that contrary to rumors, he hasn’t signed with Jay-Z’s Roc Nation and has no plans to add his act to any other US label right now.

Who Is Tinie Tempah?

Tinie Tempah is an emerging beatmaker on the London rap scene and recently debuted his first album, called Disc-Overy. His first album contains a handful of hit singles, including Pass Out, Frisky, Written In The Stars, Miami 2 Ibiza and Invincible. The rapper opened for Rihanna at four concert appearances in the UK earlier in 2010, and has appeared in several concerts and music festivals.

He also released a free mixtape in the US, which he announced on DJ Whoo Kid’s radio show. The mixtape features Tempah rapping over singles from more well-known performers including Rihanna, Kanye West and Willow Smith.

At this point, Tinie Tempah is content to build up the British rap scene, and build his US and UK fan bases. His first album was released on the Parlophone label and Tinie Tempah, whose real name is Patrick Okogwu, has confirmed that he’s working on a second album. The new release will have a more “electronic and live music” feel than the works that appear on Disc-Overy, but he has not indicated what the name of the new collection will be or when it will be available.

Tinie Tempah’s approach is a solid strategy for building a fan base. Distribute free mixtapes, align yourself with well-known rap acts and make your own choices when it comes to music. If you want to get into the rap music scene, making rap beats that really get your audience moving is key.

Sonic Producer is a great software package that can help you put together the rap beats your audience is looking for. Sonic Producer comes with hundreds of royalty-free samples that will enable you to make your own music and get your sound out to your fans.

With Sonic Producer, you not only get some kickin’ rap beats, you also get tutorials to help you put together your own unique sound. All of the beats in Sonic Producer are royalty-free, so you can make your own mixtapes (no extra equipment needed) and export your sound to MP3. You get your music recorded with a professional sound, and you get the information you need to make sure your music is what the fans are looking for.
Nothing beats Sonic Producer on the market today. Download your copy right now – it’s available for both the Mac and PC – and get started on your own fresh musical experience!

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Have you ever taken a look at the sites that sell rap beats? These sites offer royalty-free music for up-and-coming rap and hip hop artists to use in their songs and mixtapes. Once you buy the rap beat, you can use it as you see fit. The problem with that approach (for the rapper, anyway) is that these beats can cost $20, $25, or even $50. That’s a lot for someone who’s just starting out and is on a budget.

What Are The Alternatives?

If you want to make music and need rap beats to do that, the alternatives go something like this: you can make your own. You can buy someone else’s. You can use someone else’s without asking (but there are serious risks to that approach), or you can find a source of royalty-free rap beats that is inexpensive, yet provides you with enough of a sound catalog to do what you want to do.

To make your own rap beats, you’ll need a synthesizer, a mixing board and other equipment. You may also need actual instruments and still more recording equipment. You’ll also need editing software that you can use for post-production work. If you think that route sounds expensive, it is.

We’ve already covered buying someone else’s catalog of sounds. That gets serious really fast. At $25-$50 a beat, you can easily spend thousands of dollars assembling the catalog you want to work with.

You can “sample” someone else’s tunes to get the beats you’re looking for. Up front, that’s the easiest thing to do. The problem comes in later… sometimes much later. If you hit and people start listening to your music, someone eventually will find your self-serve sample. And you’ll get sued. The law isn’t on your side. In fact, some of the biggest names in the rap industry have been sued for copyright infringement. If the original artist can prove that you took their work without asking (which is a nice way of saying “without paying for it”), you’ll lose and you can lose big. The courts can require your song to be removed from the store shelves. You can also be forced to turn over all the profits from the song that uses the work. If the song happens to be your big hit, that can be a big hit to your wallet!

There is one more option. You can work with a software package called Sonic Producer. Sonic Producer has a built-in catalog of thousands of royalty-free samples that you’re free to use. Once you’ve made your music, the music is yours. You don’t owe anyone anything, and you own the rights to the work. Sonic Producer’s catalog alone is worth the price you’ll pay for the software, which is available for both Mac and PC. No extra equipment to buy, no license fees to pay, and everything you make is yours. What’s not to like about that?
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There are lots of ways to measure the popularity of a musician, but according to People Magazine, Lil Kim was 2010′s most popular rap music star. The magazine bases its claim on the rapper’s Twitter following, which makes her the sixth most popular Twitter celebrity, behind names like Justin Bieber, Dilma Rouseff, Lady Gaga, Wikileaks bad-boy Julian Assange and Mad Max star Mel Gibson.

Lil Kim And Nicki Minaj Square Off

More traditional (and maybe saner) measures of a musician’s popularity include sales figures, which would put Eminem in the driver’s seat on that one for 2010. If you pay attention to the critics, then you’d have to go with Kanye West, who blew out his fellow rappers in 2010 with the nearly perfect critical success of My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy.

Newcomers who received a lot of press include Nicki Minaj, whose Pink Friday debut album sold nearly 400,000 units in its first week on the chart. All of that attention has created a little feud between Lil Kim and Nicki Minaj. Lil Kim claims that Minaj has stolen her style and disrespected her in the process. Minaj didn’t take that sitting down, calling Lil Kim a “has been” in her Roman’s Revenge single. Lil Kim shot back with a single entitled Black Friday, a play on Minaj’s album title. Now Foxy Brown may be jumping into the mix with a rap called “Christmas Massacre,” which Brown will perform at Club Jelani’s in Brooklyn on Christmas Eve.

This war of words among the rap stars should illustrate how quickly a rap music artist can produce music today. In the past, an artist might take months to write and record a song. Compiling an album could take much longer. Artists were considered “prolific” if they released one album each year.

Today’s rap music artists write and record music every day. They may produce hundreds of songs each year, and many, though not all of them are worthy of an album release. In addition to albums, artists can also release independent singles, mixtapes, LPs and mini-albums. Better still, these songs can be released almost immediately after they’ve been recorded.

If you’re looking to break into the music scene, there’s no better way to do it than with a product called Sonic Producer. Sonic Producer allows you to record, mix and distribute your own rap beats. It comes with thousands of royalty-free samples that can be used in any way you want. Once you’re done recording, you own the music free and clear! Download your copy of Sonic Producer today and get your music out in the open!

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Rap music artist Ke$ha was named Billboard’s Hot 100 Artist of 2010 and the chart’s Top New Artist. Ke$ha’s debut album, Animal, hit the charts in January. The singer also released a new “mini-album”, Cannibal in November. TiK ToK, from Animal went to Number 1 on the single’s chart.

Rap Beats Get The Party Started

Ke$ha will finish 2010 with three singles on the Billboard Hot 100 year-end chart. The 23-year-old Nashville native didn’t intend to become a rap music star, but TiK ToK cemented that image into the minds of many fans. Ke$ha says she plans to experiment with other kinds of music, but found that the rap music charts were very accessible to her as a new artist.

One of the best things about rap audiences is that they’ll give a good listen to anyone who comes up with fresh rap beats. The trend in rap music right now is a “return to roots” approach, which offers listeners a more traditional rap music experience.

New rap artists, however, find that while musicians may find some comfort in returning to their rap music roots, audiences are eager to hear rap beats that take the music genre to the next level.

Rap music is exploding culturally. Throughout the world, artists are finding that rap music is accessible to them and allows them to make the statements they want to make. New self-publishing tools also mean that the music is accessible from a financial standpoint.

Artists can take advantage of great self-publication tools like Sonic Producer. Sonic Producer contains thousands of royalty-free rap beats, and provides new users with tutorials that show you how to put rap beats together.

Sonic Producer doesn’t require special tools, and gives you a professional, studio-quality sound. Sonic Producer is available for both the Mac and PC platforms, supports multiple track recording and editing and enables you to export your rap beats to MP3. Once you’ve recorded and edited your music, you can take your beats with you on the road, pass them along to friends or do whatever you want to do! It’s your music!

Whether you’ve already got your rap beats in your head, or you’re looking for some musical inspiration, Sonic Producer can help you get started on your music producing career. Download Sonic Producer today and start working on your own rap beats.

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For hardcore rap music fans, the idea of the Black Eyed Peas headlining the Superbowl Halftime show may not be ideal, but rap music is making its return to Halftime. The Black Eyed Peas have confirmed that they’ve been contracted to provide the halftime entertainment for this season’s Superbowl festivities. The NFL, after having paid a $500,000 fine for the Justin Timmberlake/Janet Jackson fiasco, chose to stick with more “reliable” halftime entertainment, but is going out on a relatively safe limb with Fergie, Will.I.Am and crew.

No Word On Rap Music Performance

While the Black Eyed Peas have plenty of nastiness in their lyrics, you can bet that the halftime show will be as vanilla as rap music can get. Expect a lot of great rap beats, a less-than-hot performance and a minimum of surprises. Also expect about a 10-second delay for the broadcast! The Peas are a relatively mature rap act, so you can expect the hijinks to stay below the radar.

If the Peas don’t suit your tastes, consider making your own halftime show instead. If you’re into making rap beats, there’s no better time to show off your talent than during the halftime show at your own Superbowl party. Whether you’re new to making rap beats, or have been on the scene for awhile, download a copy of Sonic Producer and get started on creating your own halftime sensation.

Sonic Producer has everything you need to put together outstanding rap beats. Aside from being loaded with more than 2,000 royalty-free samples, Sonic Producer has everything you need to mix your own tracks. You don’t need additional equipment because Sonic Producer has everything you need built-in.

If you’re having trouble with the software, check out the Sonic Producer tutorial videos that will help you make the best rap beats Sonic Producer has to offer. The tutorial help is included with the software package, so once again – nothing extra to buy.

Export your rap beats to MP3 and play them as backup, as the main event or distribute them to your friends and fans. Sonic Producer has the best features and is available for both the PC and Macintosh platforms. You can work on your music with your current computer setup. Sonic Producer is easy to learn and includes the features you want most in a software package designed to help you make rap beats. If you’ve got what it takes, host your own Superbowl Halftime show and let Sonic Producer help you put it together!

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