Buying rap beats online should be simple

Buying rap beats online is the only way to roll; the internet is a powerful tool to bring producers and artists from different parts of the globe together.

We’ve put together this simple list of tips for buying rap beats online in order to help aspiring artists out there find  the right website of producers to work with.

We have countless years of experience in the hip-hop and rap industry, selling rap beats and music online. We really hope that these tips will be useful to you!

Music Licenses

• Understand them and know them well

Know the difference between exclusive and non-exclusive (lease)  licenses. An exclusive license will grant you the exclusive right to use the beats for your projects. This means the producer will sign over the rights of the beat to you. You own it and are free to do what you want with it.

A non-exclusive license normally called a lease will give you the right to use the beat for your musical projects up to a specific amount specified in the lease; however the producer still retains the right to sell the beat to other artists too.

• Know which one to buy and what one is right for you

Exclusive licenses (Exclusive Rights)  can be expensive, but essential if you’re looking to commercially release an album. If you are however recording a demo or mixtape, a non-exclusive license is fine, but make sure you check with the producer as to what rights you get because these will vary from site to site.

Prices

• Don’t get scammed by cheap beats (most aren’t even mixed) & Don’t pay too much for a leased beat.  A lot of times, producers/beat makers can get carried away with their ego’s and will charge crazy prices for a standard beat.

This is a rough guideline for prices:

Non-Exclusive Licenses (leases) [depending on how many copies you can sell] – $15 – $99

Exclusive Licenses – $100 – $1000

The prices depend on the producer’s popularity and talent. However, we would not recommend paying more than $1000 for an exclusive license bought online unless it’s well within your budget and will give you that something extra you need to your project. Also make sure to contact the producer before making a big purchase like that.

 

Websites – only buy from trusted ones – Like http://buyrapbeatsdirect.com

Any proper online business will make sure they have a trustworthy image. Therefore make sure that the site you’re buying from has at least one of these:

– Full contact details, phone number, email, or mailing address

• Look for trust symbols

The website should also have third party trust symbols. These are certifications from other companies that prove the website is trustworthy and not fraudulent.

Some symbols to look for are:

– BBB Certification
– PayPal Verified
– Shopping reviews
– Hacker Safety Certifications
– Antivirus Safety Certifications

Email the site and check if they reply

It sounds stupid, but certain beat sites will not bother doing this. Would you want to do business with someone who doesn’t care about talking to you?

This will also prove that the website is a serious online business that is running properly.

 

Look for testimonials

This is not essential, but it’s always good if you can see that others have dealt with the site before and have been satisfied with their beats.

 

 

 

Avoid the producers who are only using a Soundclick, Soundcloud, Twitter, or ReverbNation page to sell beats

A domain name costs very little a year, it’s not really a good sign if someone doesn’t even have the money to buy that and set up their own independent website?

Search for the site on Google

This is a quick easy way to check a site’s reputation. Do any bad comments show up?

Is the site still updated with new beats?

Does anyone update it or is it dead? We’re all very busy making beats, but adding some small updates once in a while is not a very hard thing to do. Therefore look for blog posts, new beat uploads and even small updates such as changing the current year noted with the copyright at the bottom of the site!