If you want to show the world your stuff, KingIce.com has a contest on that you ought to know about. KingIce.com sells hip-hop jewelry and accessories, but they’re looking for some great, fresh rap beats. They’re offering a top prize of $1,000 in a contest you can find out more about on their website. If you’re looking to break into rap, or you’ve got some beats that the world should hear, put your best beats forward.

Sonic Producer Can Help

If you’re ready to make a statement in the rap world, Sonic Producer can help you get heard. Sonic Producer is a one-of-a-kind beatmaking software package that you don’t want to be without. Sonic Producer is with you all the way, whether you’re an experienced rap artist or just starting out. Sonic Producer has something for everyone.

Aside from its great features, like a 16-track built-in mixer, Sonic Producer comes with a full library of tutorial videos to show you not only how to use the program but also how to make the beats that people want to hear! It’s a great tool for beginners who want to stand out on the rap music scene.
Sonic Producer has everything you need. You don’t need to buy a lot of additional equipment or rent expensive studios to get professional sounding rap beats and recording capabilities. Sonic Producer is available for both the Mac and PC platforms, so you don’t have to buy more computer gear or miss out on such a great program!

Sonic Producer also comes with a large library of royalty-free samples that you can use with your raps. Royalty-free is the key when it comes to making rap beats. You can spend thousands of dollars licensing rap beats from other artists, but with Sonic Producer, you have a complete library available to you all the time and without having to pay additional fees to use them.

When you buy Sonic Producer, the video tutorial library and the library of samples are included in the price you pay for the software. The sample library alone may save thousands! Better still, you can do whatever you want with the beats – use them for your own personal sound, record them, sell them, distribute them or perform live using them. The sample library is yours!

Sonic Producer also lets you export your music to MP3 and distribute your sound around town. Sonic Producer is a stand-out product. Download your copy today!

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Rap music has been around for a long time, and its appeal is cross-cultural. You can find musicians making rap beats throughout the world. Rap beats have inspired everything from revolutions to other musicians, and the possibilities are endless.

Get Started On Your Own Rap Beats

Everyone has a little music in them, and everyone certainly has a story to tell. Rap is the ideal medium because you don’t have to have a big music machine behind you in order to succeed in rap music today. You do need to have the right tools to get your music produced and a way to get your music out to the world.
If you have a computer, you have what you need to make your own rap beats. Sonic Producer is a rap music software package that can help you create your own unique rap beats. Better still, Sonic Producer has a built-in 16-track mixer that enables you to mix in multiple sources.
Sonic Producer doesn’t stop there. The package includes hundreds of royalty-free music samples you can include in your own beats. When you’re finished, you’re not required to pay royalties to anyone – you get the rights to use the samples when you purchase Sonic Producer.
Even better, if you’re new to the world of rap music, or don’t feel confident in your computer abilities, Sonic Producer also comes with a set of video tutorials that will show you how to put the beats together. Sonic Producer is also available for both the Mac and PC, so you don’t even have to switch computer platforms to get Sonic Producer!
You won’t find a better deal than Sonic Producer if you’re looking to self-produce your own rap beats. When you’ve mixed the beats together in the way you want, export your music to MP3 within the Sonic Producer program and you can distribute your music to friends, fans and the world. Keep your music to yourself, use it during performances, or sell it on iTunes – the choices are all yours.
Since the samples in Sonic Producer are all royalty-free, you get to keep all of the profit from your music as well. There has never been a better time to get into the world of self-produced music. Sonic Producer will deliver a studio-quality sound recording, professional mixing tools, royalty-free samples and exceptional tutorials to help you get your rap beats recorded and delivered! Download your copy of Sonic Producer today!

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There’s a great feature article in Northwest Asian Weekly about a Seattle-based rap duo that’s making a name for itself, complete with self-produced music. Saturday Morning Cartoon features the rap beats – mostly improvised – of John Alvis and Max Youn.

Focus On Hip-Hop

First off, both of these guys have day jobs. They self-produce their rap beats because it’s what they like to do. They’re playing in small clubs around Seattle right now and put on 25 live performances last year, but they’ve still had enough time to put together their first 19-track album, Cereal Box Superheroes. They’ve also put together a collection of mixtapes, which showcase their improvisational style.

They don’t have a major label – or even a minor one – backing them up. They sell their music right from their Web site. If you’re thinking that you can do this, you’re right.

Self-produced music is a growing segment of the music marketplace. Individual musicians and groups avoid the whole music label conundrum simply by eliminating the label altogether. You can produce your own rap beats, hip hop music or whatever genre you like using tools that are readily available.

Sonic Producer is one great tool you should know about if you’re interested in producing your own music. With Sonic Producer, which is available for both the Mac and PC, you can record your own songs, use any of the thousands of royalty-free samples in your music and make your own mixtapes or albums.

You’ll get a professional sounding recording on a 16-track software mixer. If you’re new to the music production scene, Sonic Producer also comes with great video tutorials to help you learn how to use the software and put together great rap beats!

Don’t wait to be discovered to start your musical career. With Sonic Producer, you can self-produce your own music and begin building your brand. Sonic Producer enables you to export your music to popular music file formats. You can share your beats easily with friends and fans, make your music available online or even sell your songs through iTunes or another delivery site.

You don’t need to buy any additional mixing equipment. Use the recording equipment you have on hand, or get yourself set up with a basic setup. Sonic Producer will give you great sounding recordings and a huge sample library to start out with. There’s nothing quite like it on the market. If you’re ready to start self-producing your own music, download your copy of Sonic Producer and make music today!

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Last week, I wrote about the most financially successful rap beat music stars, and not surprisingly, Eminem – who has sold more records than any other rapper – isn’t anywhere near the top of the list. The top money-makers in rap music do make money on rap, to be sure, but they make more money on other semi-related business ventures and not-at-all related product endorsements.

The Bigger Picture Is Part of The Bigger Picture

Making music represents only part of the potential of a rap music star. In addition to making music, more than one rapper has found the movie and television industries to be quite welcoming to rappers, and the move to the big (or small) screen is an easy transition. Ice-T is probably one of the most successful rap artists to cross-over to a highly successful movie and television career.

Jay-Z makes much of his money on related industries, including music production for other rappers – both established and up-and-coming – and the nightclub scene. His 40/40 chain is currently a club-set darling.

T.I. has been as successful as neither Jay-Z nor Ice-T but he’s managed to parlay a rap music career that began with a shaky start and has been interrupted twice by stints in prison into a blossoming movie and television career. TI now says that he wants to spend more time on acting than on making music, although the Grammy-winning artist has had some undeniable success with his music career of late.

TI recently released a mixtape, for which he was criticized. He didn’t spend too much time worrying about the fury over the mixtape release, saying essentially that his decision to go with a mixtape format for some of his work is strictly business. Many of the dozens of songs he wrote while in prison or under house arrest would never make it to an album, and he wanted to get the songs out to his fans.

TI’s approach is consistent with many new rappers who care less about how they get their music out than simply getting the music out. Self-publishing is bigger than big in the rap music world and there’s no reason to hold onto something that might have only limited commercial appeal.

New rappers can self-produce music using tools like Sonic Producer. Sonic Producer is a software package that can run on either the PC or a Macintosh and actually includes video tutorials that show you how to put together great beats on your own. You end up with a professional-sounding tape that you can keep to yourself, share with friends or self-publish on outlets like iTunes!

See for yourself what Sonic Producer has to offer and get your music career moving!

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Eminem is no stranger to controversy. In fact, he often seeks it – and the resulting publicity – to help promote his music. His latest foray in to “things that make you go hmmmm…” is the rap beat video for “Love The Way You Lie”, a single with Rihanna from Eminem’s latest album, Recovery.

Rap Music Video Features Domestic Violence

“Love The Way You Lie” is a long-running look at a violent relationship, and the interplay between people who abuse each other while at the same time professing their love and promising never to hurt each other. The subject of the song isn’t so controversial; people engage in violent love relationships all the time. What’s controversial about the video is that the video depicts a fight between the artists, followed by a passionate kiss. Reconciliation is implied in the video, and domestic violence advocates say that the video sends the wrong message to viewers and glamorizes violence in the context of a love relationship.

Rihanna has just seemingly closed a domestic-violence tinged chapter in her life with music artist Chris Brown, which adds a certain irony to the video. Despite the fact that violence is a relatively common occurrence in domestic relationships, the controversy seems to be suiting Eminem well. Recovery is at the top of the rap music charts again this week for the eighth straight week.

The video also underscores the ease with which music can send a message. Rap music is especially good at this because it relies much more heavily on lyrics and less on music than other genres. Its reliance on lyrics also means that anyone with a good rap sense can catch a break relatively easily.

New tools are available on the market to help artists self-produce professional sounding songs. Sonic Producer, for example, is available for both the Macintosh and PC platforms and contains thousands of royalty-free samples. The resulting products are professional sounding and ready for export to MP3. Self-producers can share their music, use it as background for live performances and even sell their own music on iTunes!

Sonic Producer includes video tutorials that demonstrate how to use the software and more importantly, how to create the sounds that people want to hear. There are few music self-production products on the market that are as complete as Sonic Producer. Download a copy and try it for yourself! See for yourself how easy it can be to create and publish your own music!

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According to Billboard, rapper Eminem’s Recovery album is still topping the rap music charts for seven weeks, tying a record for occupying the Number 1 spot, and the album is well on its way to become platinum twice over. The competition isn’t even close in terms of sales. Bun B’s TrillOG debuted in the Number 4 spot and Rick Ross’ Teflon Don has slipped to sixth after failing to unseat Eminem.

Other Hot Rappers Are Still Charting

While it’s clear that fans are ready for ‘Recovery,’ rap music has enjoyed a number of other album debuts this summer, with albums from other stars including Rick Ross, Drake, Usher, The Black Eyed Peas, B.o.B, Big Boi and Alicia Keys, just to name a few. L’il Wayne also put out an album as did Nicki Minaj. Curren$y’s Def Jam debut, entitled Pilot Talk, (which was produced mostly by Ski Beatz) received high marks from the critics for its mellow, melodious sounds and hardcore, traditional Southern rap leanings.

Those who’ve said that rap is dead surely didn’t foresee a summer like 2010. The rap music genre has undergone its share of growing pains and is now branching out to co-mingle with other music genres, like pop, rock, hard rock, bluegrass, reggae, and gospel. Some rap music artists are returning to their “classic” roots, while others are breaking new ground, and inching rap music forward as a force that will impact music for generations to come.

This summer is also proof that new artists are moving onto the center stage of the rap music genre. New artists are flocking to rap music, and the ability to self-produce tracks, mixtapes and even full-length albums is providing exposure to artists who might otherwise never have been seen.

The tools to self-produce music are available, easy-to-use and designed to help new music producers avoid the pitfalls of copyright and music royalty issues. Music sampling has always been a big part of the rap music scene and new producers (and even some experienced ones) can get themselves into trouble by illegally sampling the work of others.

With products like Sonic Producer, a rap music artist has access to a library of thousands of free samples that are all royalty-free. With this software, users can mix their own music, export to MP3 or other musical format and begin distribution right away. There has never been a better opportunity to break into the rap music industry with professional-sounding, self-produced music!

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Until just a few years ago, the answer to this question was “No… unless you have your own music equipment and can get into a professional recording studio. With the advent of competent music sequencing programs and beatmaking software, all that is changing, and fast!
You can create your own musical experience, record your own beats and make a sound that’s uniquely yours with a music-sequencing program like Sonic Producer.

What Does It Take To Break Into The Music Business?

With Sonic Producer, you have everything you need to make the beats the world is waiting to hear! Sonic Producer comes loaded with thousands of royalty-free samples that you can combine, loop and mix to create your own fabulous sound. Sonic Producer gives you 16-track capabilities so your music can be as simple or as complex as you want to make it.

In addition to providing you with thousands of royalty-free samples (no copyright issues to haunt you!), Sonic Producer provides excellent video tutorials to help you learn how to get the most out of your Sonic Producer setup.

Sonic Producer is platform independent, so it doesn’t matter what kind of computer you use. You’ll get the same high-quality sound recordings from Sonic Producer wherever and whenever you use it!

Worried that the software will be too complicated to use? Don’t! The Sonic Producer interface is especially user-friendly and couldn’t be easier to use! You can make your music right from your desk! Export your beats straight to MP3 and take your music with you wherever you go. If you’re still worried about not being able to get the most out of your investment in Sonic Producer, you’ll also get 24/7 support, so you can always get the help you want.

Listen to your music privately or share it with friends. You can even self-produce your own music and sell it on iTunes, or upload it to music sharing sites. There’s no limit to what you can do with Sonic Producer, and the sample catalog is so large that you’re sure to find the beats that appeal to your taste.

When you listen to other music artists, don’t wonder how they created their sound or how they got into the business. Get yourself into the music business by creating your own unique sound and self-producing the kind of music you want to hear. Download your copy of Sonic Producer today and get your music career in gear!

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Rap music mogul Jay-Z, who made a guest appearance on the Late Show With David Letterman last week, was supposed to give a free concert on the balcony of the Ed Sullivan Theater, as part of his Letterman appearance. The planned concert was nipped in the bud by the City of New York, which refused to issue a permit for the concert, citing crowd control concerns. The mayor’s office says that, while permits are often granted on the condition that the show is not publicized, the permit was denied because word of the concert was leaked.

Crowd Control At Drake Concert An Issue

Some observers think that the real reason the Jay-Z concert permit was axed was the crowd control issues that hamstrung the Drake/Hanson concert at the South Street Seaport earlier in the week. In the end, the Jay-Z concert was moved to the rooftop of the Ed Sullivan Theater and the show went on. Jay-Z was also joined by Eminem, who is promoting his latest album, ‘Recovery.”

The lesson here is that nothing can stop great music! Everybody has a little music in their soul and that’s what makes Sonic Producer such a fantastic program. Sonic Producer is a complete beatmaking kit that’s especially designed for the beginner. Sonic Producer contains hundreds of beat samples you can use to make your own music.

You’ll produce professional sounding beats in no time flat! Sonic Producer’s samples are all royalty-free, and yours to use as you want. Sonic Producer also contains loads of video tutorials to help you not only learn how to use the software, but also how to make great-sounding music, how to mix beats and how to add your own special touch.

Use your beats to help you when you play or rap live. Share your music with your friends easily, too. Sonic Producer allows you to export your music files to MP3 format. Convert your beats, share with friends and get on with it!

Sonic Producer is available for both the Macintosh and PC computer platforms. You don’t need to purchase any special equipment or software in addition to Sonic Producer. You can also capture your very own beats with the software. Make all the mad music you want to and let the world hear what you’ve created. No matter how much experience you have, Sonic Producer gives you the tools to produce your music your way!

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Eminem and L’il Wayne will appear in the video for No Love, a new beat making single from Eminem’s upcoming “Recovery” album. The video featuring L’il Wayne was shot before the rapper, whose given name is Dwayne Carter, began serving what could be a one-year sentence in the New York state prison on Riker’s Island. With good behavior, Weezy could be out in eight months.

The two rap music stars will not appear on the video together, however. Recovery has been the subject of much press coverage lately, since the album was leaked ahead of its scheduled June 22 release date. In addition to the No Love collaboration with L’il Wayne, Recovery also features joint efforts with Pink, Kobe and Rihanna.

Make Your Own New Rap Music Beats!

Since its press leak, the album and its singles have received mixed reviews. Eminem is clearly not satisfied with creating more of the same and is looking to provide audiences with a mixture of sounds, while still staying true to the basics of rap music.

While there has been much talk lately of rap and hip-hop being dead, the incorporation of new sounds and new beats is helping to keep rap music very much alive and evolving as time goes on.

New software, such as Sonic Producer, enable even novice rappers and musicians to create and record their own beats along with a professional sound. Sonic Producer has everything you need to make your own beats. Use your computer – Sonic Producer is available for both the Macintosh and PC platforms. No other special computer equipment is needed. Simply load the software and start making your own beats!

If you need help learning about how to make beats and get the most out of Sonic Producer, no problem! Sonic Producer has that covered. Sonic Producer includes tons of great video tutorials that can help you quickly learn how to put a beat together. You’ll be using Sonic Producer like a pro in no time flat!

You won’t find a more comprehensive beatmaking software package than Sonic Producer. Sonic Producer contains hundreds of royalty-free beat samples for you to work with. Everything you create using Sonic Producer is yours. You own it and can do with it whatever you want. Make music for just yourself, your friends or the entire world. With Sonic Producer, you can make and export professionally recorded music wherever you go and whenever the mood strikes you!

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The first song from rapper Drake’s collaboration album with producer Jay-Z was leaked to the Internet Thursday. “Light It Up” from Thank Me Later, which is due in stores June 15, can still be found on YouTube. The album features Jay-Z and Alicia Keys, and is reported to feature samples from the late Aaliyah. Thank Me Later was originally supposed to hit the stores May 25, but the Universal Motown label delayed the release to allow for additional editing.

Make Your Own Rap Music

Despite having big names behind the record, some rap music fans aren’t expecting much from Thank Me Later. Some fans criticize Drake for relying too heavily on AutoTune to shape his sound, and may even be inspired to make their own music.

You can now create your own beats easily and quickly with Sonic Producer. Sonic Producer is the latest beatmaking software and produces a professional sound using either a PC or a Macintosh. Sonic Producer contains hundreds of sound samples that are completely royalty-free. Your music is yours to enjoy.

Sonic Producer can deliver your beats to MP3 format, enabling you to share your sound with friends and fans alike. Take your beats with you on the road to accompany you at live performances, or enjoy them privately on your MP3 player.

Sonic Producer doesn’t just produce music. It actually helps you learn how to make beats, combine sounds and find your unique appeal. Built-in video tutorials help you learn how to use the software and get the most from Sonic Producer.

Sonic Producer helps you grow as a music producer and publisher. Add your own sounds to Sonic Producer to customize your beats. You don’t need a recording contract or top-name backing to be able to produce professional-quality music. With Sonic Producer, you can create and publish your music your way!

Learning how to use Sonic Producer is simple, and you’ll be on your way to producing professional beats in no time flat. You can set up your own mini-studio and record your music by yourself or with your friends. Collaborate on beats or take your music in a new direction, each time you open Sonic Producer.

You’ll be amazed at what you can produce and how professional the sound quality is. Sonic Producer is one of the top beatmaking software programs available on the market. Download it today and find out what makes this such a useful tool.

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