I took about two hours to write this while I'm at work so ya'll better read this:
I got an idea that we as a "
union" can do to help us sell more exclusive beats, and make artists think twice before leasing 99 cent beats. Hear me out:
Artist hates it ( I mean they absolutely hates it!!!) when another artist have the same beats as them even if they are lease (a lease is still consider more exclusive then a free download, anyway...). This is the main reason why I can't sell leases on the street.
With this important fact in mind we as a union must reach out to the online artists and:
We must exaggerate the fact that 99 cent beat = 1 million artists are leasing it
- 1.99 cent beat = 500,000 artists are leasing it
- 5.00 beat = 250,000 artists are leasing it
- 25.00 beat = only about 15 artists are leasing it or maybe none
The less the beat cost = the more artists are using it = FACT
Tell them:
- Do they want a beat that have been rape many time before like the Mili instrumental? They might as well download mainstream instrumental and raps on them.
- Do they want the same beat that a lot of less serious rappers rapped on and are currently promoting on internet and the street?
- Do they want a beat that everybody heard before because they are cheap and free? For example free beats that top SC producers puts out. All you hear on myspace and SC are tagged with Vybez, Johnny Juliano, and Superstar O.
- What happen if they made a hit with the 99 cent beat but a thousand other rappers are promoting the same beat at the same time? The lawsuits are not really worth it.
- What's the use of promoting a beat that everybody has heard before?
We must state the fact that million of music fans heard the free beats or 99 cent beats before, because they are
saturated on myspace and mixtape. Yup! They are being pimped.
And mostly artists that buys 99 beats are in the category of:
- Middle and high school kids whom begged their parents to let them buy beats. The parents would let them purchased the beats with their paypal because "heck, it only cost 99 cent, i'll even buy you two."
- Shady wannabe producers (producers that don't make beats), yup, there are producers that buys 99 cent beats because they are generic, untagged, okay quality, and cheap. The shady producers buy the 99 cent beats and sell them on their website for the same price or higher.
- They will even sell it on the street for $100 or more. (we have shady producers on FP too) They are really common. WHP got jacked in the past.
Now we must get on the 99 cent producers and the "buy 1 get 10 free producers":
- Why are they selling beats for so cheap?
- Why are they giving out crazy specials? Do they want to build a huge fan base of less serious rappers?
- Why do their 99 cent beats sound so generic?
- Why don't they value their productions more?
- Are they helping the music industry and local artists?
- If they sell beats for that cheap and making a killing, what will they do once the market get saturated?
- Are they really producers or a jacker?
- Do they need money that bad?
- Why don't they care about the other producers trying to make a living? (because they don't)
- Are they trying to kill the market? (yes they are)
We can also share all of J-Troup posts in the other thread if he don't edit them, and even get an interview from him stating why he's doing what he's doing, because T-Troup have really valid points.
Here's how we can reach out to the online artists and let them know this vital information:
a youtube video - we need a charismatic producer with credentials to state all of this information on a video with top selling producers co-signing him.
We can even get money and reach out to top SC producers and let them speak on it. I think they would agree.
We can even get money reach out to 99 cent and discount producers and let them tell their side of the story, because they'll do anything for money right?
Article - we can hire somebody to write an article
How can we spread this information fast to everybody before the leasing game crash?
Every producers that is down with the union should post the video and article on their beat selling site, blog, myspace, facebook, email blast and twitter. I know I will.
I'm ready, lets do this!!!