Your beats are getting stolen and apparently many artists and producers think this is a good thing. When Grammy-winning producer Knxwledge complained about rappers stealing an monetizing his beats, the internet ganged up on him. What do YOU think? Also, we discuss whether or not artists can be slept on. Are your favorite artists slept on or are there simply other factors at work that keep them in a certain corner of the music business?
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00:00 – Intro
00:24 – Dame’s Special Message
04:01 – Problems With Splice Samples
08:04 – Royalty Free Sample Solutions
10:50 – Rappers and Singers Are Slept On?
22:44 – Is RnB Slept On?
28:53 – Ignore The Top Rapper Lists
33:37 – Beats Stolen From Knxledge
39:07 – Producers as Gatekeepers
40:35 – New Artists are Thieves
44:46 – Is Sampling Stealing?