Beats

[Papa ThReAdS]

if you an upcoming artist and you paying for beats from your own pocket then you don't know how the music industry works

Iv heard your beats. If you are still making beats then you dont know anything about music. Generally speaking. In fact. You must be deaf. If this is true, it is a good enough justification to the music you put out.

[Omero's Daddy]

if you an upcoming artist and you paying for beats from your own pocket then you don't know how the music industry works

Could u share some light about that??

[cash]

hahahaha! i remember when the Chaka Chaka boy came to the Crackhouse n tried to sell me n Igho a beat for like R5k.
We told him to get the f*** out n we didnt give him back his beat CD!
He came back 10 min later beggin fo his beats.lol. we gave them back to him n told him to get his Chakalaka a** out

n then we started laughin at Young Doodoo cos apparently he bought like 4 beats from that nigga for like R2,5k each!!!!!
Hahahaha! we laughed at dude so long he almost cried

To all up n comin niggas! "Dont f***in BUY NO BEATS!"
if a nigga try sell u a beat, u best beleive the dude thinks ur shit is whack!!!!! hahhahhahahahhahahahhahahhahahhahahahaha.......aaaaaaaahhhhh.....haaaaaa......ah....ah.....
man,shit was funny

[rob_one]

@IQ - cosign. Multiple sources of income are incredibly important. Sadly, a 9-5 can often be critical to financial independence in the music biz.

Regardin Themba MaChaka, does anybody know who he's done beats for?

[K9 tha Pedigree]

@IQ - cosign. Multiple sources of income are incredibly important. Sadly, a 9-5 can often be critical to financial independence in the music biz.

Regardin Themba MaChaka, does anybody know who he's done beats for?

I dont know bout Themba, but iv recorded ona Mhingz beat, he is also a Chaka chaka n he nice,
daym R2500 a beat hahahaha daym

[Bondizzo]

if you an upcoming artist and you paying for beats from your own pocket then you don't know how the music industry works

Could u share some light about that??

your record label should pay for beats as its an expense and they can deduct that off their tax returns , thats why its a lose situation to pay for beats for yourself, you cant put that on your IRP5 lol.

[cash]

@IQ - cosign. Multiple sources of income are incredibly important. Sadly, a 9-5 can often be critical to financial independence in the music biz.

Regardin Themba MaChaka, does anybody know who he's done beats for?

He did beats for Young Looloo, Metropotitan Kings,Bonzito,985 and apparently his mom Yvonne Chaka Chaka(the legendary)

[Omero's Daddy]

So what does that mean for the thousands and thousands of unsigned acts? Should they set up labels? And how large would the tax returns be?

[rob_one]

Hehe, used to go to school with the dude. Glad he's done well.

[cash]

So what does that mean for the thousands and thousands of unsigned acts? Should they set up labels? And how large would the tax returns be?

precisely.
Set yo business up first!
Matter fact, my advise for all aspiring rappers is GENERATE A STREAM OF INCOME FIRST.then start writing rhymes.

[Bondizzo]

So what does that mean for the thousands and thousands of unsigned acts? Should they set up labels? And how large would the tax returns be?

if you don't consider your music a business then it doesn't matter what you do

[Omero's Daddy]

I fully agree. People tend to be too impatient, and rush into things without the neccesary building blocks.

Some people on the other hand dont care so much about the business side of it. I'm friends with some producers and artists from Umlazi, who have no busineses but have made so much doe off their music alone. They perform all over the world, under the South African radar, seriously coining it.

[K9 tha Pedigree]

Use international beats Goddamit

[SUPER RUTHLESS]

Use international beats Goddamit

Im actually pondering tthat atm... but only for mixtape releases...

[LetsogoLaPlastik]

A few weeks back some boys were claiming Kanye and Timbo make half a mill off one beat...how true is dat?I find it hard to believe.....If an artists decides to use both these dudes beats on his album, what about the record label?since most of the revenue made from shows and ringtones goes to his pocket.

Now my question is...is there a label willing to operate @ a loss considering Promo,distribution and pressing costs?...shed light