| Do you want to know all the tips and tricks to get | | | | overlay your beats with tons of samples. Use your |
| started in producing music with your own hip hop beat | | | | creativity to mix the basics. Listen to some of your |
| maker ? The truth is there really isn't a trick at all. To | | | | favorite hip hop and listen to your favorite beats. What |
| get started you need more than just a solid beat, you | | | | is it that you like about it ? Try to replicate this but in |
| need the right software for the job. With more and | | | | your own unique style. |
| more of today's mixes and beats being created on | | | | Tip #4: Remember to set realistic goals. Don't aim to |
| computers you don't need to go out and purchase | | | | win a Grammy with your first beat. You're creative so |
| expensive hardware when you can do it all in the | | | | get those creative juices flowing to create a solid beat |
| comfort of your own home. You don't even need to | | | | that you or a friend can lay some lyrics over or |
| know music theory, you just need a passion and | | | | consider selling your creations on the Internet to |
| desire to create hip hop beats. | | | | rappers who are looking for hip hop beats to lay their |
| Tip #1: One step at a time. This means you don't need | | | | own lyrics over. If you create a reputation for creating |
| to overwhelm yourself with the same equipment that | | | | beats, rappers getting into the industry will seek you |
| veterans in the industry are using. They got their start | | | | out and as you progress in the industry you can |
| in the same manner you can by building a good | | | | potentially earn some serious money. |
| understanding from the ground up. | | | | Tip #5: Only use a hip hop beat maker that will allow |
| Tip #2: Don't spend hundreds or thousands of dollars. | | | | you to save your beats as an MP3 to upload to |
| Some of most notorious hip hop beat creators on | | | | myspace or burn to CD to share with friends or |
| MySpace got their start and attention by using simple | | | | rappers. Carry your beats around with you on your |
| to use yet sophisticated software on their own | | | | ipod or mp3 player so that you can always share your |
| computers. Some of the best programs give you | | | | beats with other people who share the same interest. |
| access to hundreds of sounds, samples, beats and | | | | There is a good reason why rappers and the best |
| instruments to get you started producing hip hop beats | | | | producers using a hip hop beat maker collaborate with |
| within minutes. | | | | each other to produce some of today's biggest |
| Tip #3: Less is more. When you start out producing | | | | rhymes and beats. |
| your first beats, keep it simple. You don't want to | | | | |