You make a good point Dabomb ok since he is local I offered him a free track and to help network him and I as a pair on social media and such.That was my first mistake because what I ended up doing was lowering my value.I am almost positive he pays artists to feature with him so what he must of seen was an opportunity to get me to pay for his verses to make up that difference.I was trying to explain to him there is no one in the industry today that I would pay to get on a track.I don't see the benefit in it that is just my stance.If im wrong please correct me,but I just don't understand how he has value to me it is just as easy to teach some one how to rap as it is to get a beat imo so this argument of I can get a beat any were is nonsense.
oh under virtually no circumstance would I pay a rapper for a song either. I'm not arguing that AT ALL. With the exception being, its
MY project that
I'M promoting for soley
MY financial benefit. If your doing a mixtape like the producer Mike Will or doing a compilation project like DJ Khaled, then yeah pay for a song. But under no other circumstance would I ever pay for a rapper to do a song that
ONLY benefits him. Especially LOCAL rapper.
what I'd also like to add is that there is nothing wrong with giving a free beat away. Obviously he's in decent spot in his career if he's opening for Juelz, he may also be getting paid to do small shows as well. That shows he has possibly more connections then you. So if giving away a beat gets you in the door then by all means DO IT.
Just Blaze spoke on this in a video. Doing a project for free is not a problem. The question is, HOW DO YOU MONETIZE off of it as a producer. For the rapper, its easy, make a hot song, get paid to do a show performing that song.
How do you make money though? If your doing a free beat, #1 your name has got to public knowledge as producer of that beat. #2 He's got to be a big enough name or the song has to be big enough for you to be able to go up to other rappers and brag that you produce for him #3 He refers his crew to you.
Every rapper has a crew. Especially with a little celebrity status. Try to get him to refer them to you. But also make it clear to them that he offered VALUE to you and that's why you did it free. If they can't offer the same or better value they should know they have to pay. If they can then by all means give them a free beat too.
You think Jahlil charged Meek Millz money for every beat he's produced for him? Doubt it. At one point they were both in the hood broke