Rappers Don’t Pay For Beats? + Fake Independent Artists (MEC Podcast 155)

If you’re selling beats online, you’ve heard the narrative that rappers don’t buy beats. Why do so many producers perpetuate this narrative and what harm does it cause to their own brand and to the producer community at large? Also, are artists still pretending to be independent in 2022? Why has Erinn quit touring and what should YOU quit in order to make your music career run more efficiently? Listen and consider.

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00:00 – Intro
01:37 – How to Split a Song Into Stems
04:21 – Rappers Don’t Pay For Beats
07:23 – Producers are Victimizing Themselves
08:23 – Producers Have it Easy
10:13 – Take a Loss
15:45 – Music is a Loss
17:32 – Erinn is Quitting Touring
22:30 – Touring CAN Make Money
25:52 – Touring Horror Stories
28:45 – Hopsin Walks off Tour
31:27 – Artists Shouldn’t Complain About Tours
32:49 – Fake Independent Artists