r/makinghiphop • • 22h ago

DFT Thread [OFFICIAL] WEEKLY FEEDBACK THREAD (READ RULES)

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READ THIS TEXT CLOSELY BEFORE POSTING!!! NO FEEDBACK = BAN

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r/makinghiphop • • 3d ago

recurring thread [OFFICIAL] Sales and Services Thread

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If you want to sell hardware or provide a service for free or charge you must post about it here. Any service or item you can legally sell is eligible for this thread. This thread is an exception to the don't advertise rule. It's specifically here as a place to advertise.

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r/makinghiphop • • 6h ago

Opportunity looking for creative partner

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I'm looking for someone, or even multiple people, who would be interested in helping me create an album.I already have the concept, title, and song names figured out. I have a lot of sounds and ideas in my head, but I'm looking for producers who can help me actually bring them to life. I'm also looking for other artists who might want to be featured on the album.I'm mainly interested in building genuine connections with people who love making music. I want this to be something we can all be proud of. If you're interested in working together, please reply or DM me and lmk!

The sound I'm mainly going for is  experimental, atmospheric hip-hop sound with elements of orchestral music, ambient textures, and trap. Also sampling is great as well.

Here's some of my work as well https://open.spotify.com/album/6xtxfYN2xfZzPQAcJFkQJS?si=LM5hysPFSjOmsNPONtinPQ

https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-world-i-want/6818921686


r/makinghiphop • • 17h ago

Question anybody else love hip hop’s collab culture but lowkey prefer making music alone?

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yurrrr i’ve been thinking about this a lot lately.

i love hip hop culture. cyphers, posse cuts, trading verses, producers and rappers coming together to make some crazy shiiii. that’s part of what makes this genre special to me.

but ngl, working with people online has become exhausting sometimes lmao.

people ghosting, projects dragging on forever, unfinished tracks, fire ass verses sitting on somebody’s hard drive for months or years…

and that’s the part i can’t stand. if i’m pulling up to the booth and recording something, i want that shit RELEASED. even if it’s just a freestyle. idc if it gets 50 streams, at least the music exists out there.

the mixtape i enjoyed making the most was one i made entirely by myself in a weekend. just my prod’s beats, record, save, next song. no chasing anybody, no waiting for verses, no bullshit. probably the most fun i’ve had making music.

lately i’ve been thinking about going almost entirely solo and only collaborating when it genuinely makes sense.
but part of me feels like i’m missing out on something fundamental to hip hop by doing that type shi

any other rappers or producers feel this way? do y’all think collaboration is essential to hip hop culture, or is doing your own thing just as valid fr?


r/makinghiphop • • 6h ago

Resource/Guide Learning to Mix, Free Mixing & Mastering

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I’m learning to mix vocals in FL Studio and want to practice on real songs. Could anyone send me their dry vocals and the beat to practice on?


r/makinghiphop • • 15h ago

Opportunity Anybody wanna exchange beats with me?

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I dunno man, when I show my beats to my friends they give empty feedback and I feel that if I shared my music or traded feedback with some more expirienced than me (This is only my first year producing) so that I can learn about my main mistakes it would be very nice. Preferably on Discord.


r/makinghiphop • • 14h ago

Question How exactly do I seamlessly rap/switch flows over instrumental phrase/loop resets?

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Okay so, I'm rapping, but what I've come to find out, is my raps sound much more smooth, and way less abrupt when I seem to figure out where to switch up my flow patterns

I think it has something to do with how the beat loops back around /phrase completes, once I find out how to smoothly transition after the phrase completes, I basically got the whole thing down and can transition my flow seamlessly

But what confuses me, is sometimes I think a phrase is complete, when it's not. And then I keep rapping and then it sounds like I hit an invisible wall again, that's the best way I can describe it, like the flow is in rhythm with the beat, but it feels like it's abrupt and it isn't supposed to be there. That's the best way I can describe it. It's like a "ew that didn't sound right for some reason" feel

Like is their any tips on exactly how I can rap according to how the phrases loop around/resolve? That part confuses me the most and I don't really see anyone really speaking on it


r/makinghiphop • • 22h ago

Flip This Challenge Flip This Challenge (FTC 116) Voting

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The sample was: Jill Scott - The Way

EDIT: In the past there were often some submissions not showing up. SO if you submitted a beat and can't find it here, send me a DM!

Rules:

  • Reply with “vote” for the beat you like best.
  • You only have 1 vote and you can't vote for yourself!
  • Vote on another beat to be eligible to win (everyone can vote)
  • In case of a tie, the first track that was uploaded wins.

Schedule:

  • Submissions: Friday 12:00 AM midnight (00:00) - Monday 11:59 PM (23:59)
  • Voting: Tuesday 12:00 AM midnight (00:00) - Thursday 11:59 PM (23:59)
  • Results: Friday 12:00 AM midnight (00:00) - the winner takes over and posts the new submissions thread using the linked template on Friday asap.

Time is in UTC-5, the US Eastcoast time zone which is 6 hours behind European MEZ time and a good middleground between US Westcoast and Europe. You don’t have to wake up in the middle of the night to post the new thread, just make sure you do it on that day asap.


r/makinghiphop • • 1d ago

Question Do people listen to instrumentals live?

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I want to get into live performing one day. I make hip hop, ambient, down tempo , and breakbeat/jungle. But they don’t have any lyrics and I don’t really fit into the edm scene or the live hip hop scene. What should I do?


r/makinghiphop • • 1d ago

Question Any who just uses a few VSTs and no Samples?

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I took a while off producing. I want to get back into it again, but mainly fucking around on my new laptop on headphones. I have a desktop with a Novation Launchkey 49, mic, studio monitor, decently powerful PC and WAYYYY too many plugins and samples.

Last few times I tried to get back into it I was so overwhelmed, I used to know all the packs and sounds. I honestly want to avoid samples, and I would love to not even have a ton of VSTs. Like I'm debating just installing addictive drums 2 and Pigments on my laptop or something. Maybe some kind of plugin to change sounds easily like Retro Color or Trash or something.

Id keep plugins for mixing and mastering on my desktop. But I can't even look at my desktops Ableton. Its from when I was VERY into beatmaking years ago and I don't feel like figuring all that out again lol.

Anyone function like I'm explaining? Can you link your page if so?


r/makinghiphop • • 22h ago

recurring thread [OFFICIAL] TUESDAY HIGHLIGHTS THREAD

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Share your accomplishments and some awesome things that have happened lately, no matter how big or small! Let's see what you've been up to, lately

This thread is posted every Tuesday Click here for the full automoderator thread schedule


r/makinghiphop • • 1d ago

Question [EP] Boldy James Remixes with custom beats

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Boldy James Remixed

Hi all, i want to find out whether my beats are either bad, nothing special or good. I find it difficult to see where i stand and if im ready to start contacting rappers.

Any feedback/improvements are appreciated. Thank you for listening!


r/makinghiphop • • 1d ago

Music Check out my NEW EP and let me know what you think!

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We worked really hard on this. Let me know your thoughts!

https://on.soundcloud.com/rPr12JpBli7J1UnaSM


r/makinghiphop • • 1d ago

Music [EP] Dropped my First EP

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NEW EP

Feel free to give any feedback.

I'm also open to collabs. Hit me up, and we can make some music.


r/makinghiphop • • 1d ago

Resource/Guide General art form question

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I'm a lyricist who gets his beats off you tube. Sometimes I go in the studio and the song exceeds my expectations. Recently though a song did not sound the way I imagined, but I believe it is the mixing. Any advice for how much dough or energy to spend on making a song come to life when it could be or could not be the mixes fault. I guess I'm starting to realize the mix and beat are the most important part of rap song. The rapper is just the annoying lead singer lol. Like is mixing so nuanced that rappers will have to get different mixing engineers to be able to bring different songs he raps to come to life? Like do you have to find a mixing engineer who sees your vision for certain trickier kind of beats? Like beats where the voice doesn't meld as well for whatever reason? Thanks


r/makinghiphop • • 1d ago

Kit/Sound Bank Dark Piano Bank's

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Do you know of any free dark piano banks for Analog Lab that would work well for ATL trap-style beats? Or maybe some free presets for Zenology or even another free plugin. Analog Lab is my first priority


r/makinghiphop • • 1d ago

Opportunity looking for an artist or producer friend/partner to work together 🫶

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i have been producing for probably about 10 years now and i got thousands of beats that are finished. my main thing right now honestly is just making type beats and I'm slowly growing a following, but i might venture into other stuff in the future too. I was of thinking of uploading my beats and tracks to DSP platforms like spotify too.

the music i listen to and get inspired from is usually the underground trap scene like Playboi carti ken and lone(i know he's not really underground), slayr, nettspend, osamason.

music is r3ally my passion and i want to make more friends that would be really nice. we can lock in on stuff!! if you're interested u can drop a link to your music and socials here if u have any and i will hit u up. I consider my stuff to be really "high class" but i was basically spending 8 years of my journey just focusing on the music itself, i only started 2 years ago to try and make connections in the industry so I'm still trying to find my place here.

have a good one yall


r/makinghiphop • • 1d ago

Question Soy un trapero de 15 años y busco gente de mi edad que comparta el mismo estilo que yo

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Hola! Hace nada empezé con el mundo de la música urbana y me gustaría crecer en este mundo pero también conocer gente que este igual de interesada,mi nombre artístico es moxga y estaré encantado de oír vuestra música.Un saludo!


r/makinghiphop • • 1d ago

Question me darían su opinión de esta letra?

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aviso que está en español, así que si la leen traducida en inglés no entenderán las rimas, pero al menos si el contenido. y como todos acá escuchamos rap, sabrán decirme si está buena.

acá va

verso 1

Dándoles fuerte en todas mis palabras.

Algunos piensan que dominan con sus falsas barras.

Guardan garras, para sacarlas cuando estés de espaldas.

Caras largas a mis tandas de rimas extraordinarias.

Se escuchan plegarias, suplicios de almas multitudinarias.

Cuántas ganas cargan de la farsa de la fama diaria.

Son solo una simple moda del momento.

En unos años el chiste, a las hojas se las lleva el viento.

Los rappers reales se revalorizan con el tiempo.

No molesto nadie wacho solo escribo lo que siento.

Quiero sacar las emociones que siempre contengo.

Para unos un ingreso, a mí el rap me salvó por dentro.

Y se que no soy nadie mientras esto escribo.

Por eso me chupa un huevo todo lo que digo.

Rapeo un poco mientras me entretengo.

Los rappers reales se revalorizan con el tiempo.

*estribillo*

verso 2

The hiphop saved me, when my life was so critic.

Ahora ando en la que quiero tirando grafittis.

En la cultura encontré una pasión.

Una que me faltaba pa' quemar mis penas sin usar carbón.

¿Que paso? Ahora todo es hablar de wachas.

Hablen de ustedes wacho, así se borran esas manchas.

Nunca hablan con el alma para las personas.

Y su vergüenza de uno mismo es el arma que los condiciona.

Dense una buena ducha y limpiense ese personaje.

Ese de ganadores natos con su falso caretaje.

Les pedí que hablen de ellos por dios!

Y solo mostraron sus wachas, sus drogas y sus cadenitas d'ior.

Esas mierdas no valen nada, rata.

Prefiero estar solo siempre a vivir rodeado de lacras.

Careteo barato por falta de autoconocimiento.

Los rappers reales se revalorizan con el tiempo.

estribillo

verso 3

¡Entre ellos corren drogas de los tontos perdedores

Que se creen ser por eso los mejores ganadores

Mientras la gente que sufre de adicciones

Intenta lidiar todos los días con algo que siempre los carcome!

Y yo prefiero ver cómo están las calles.

Que los pibes traumados se drogan, y ya caen en ese bache.

Un pozo sin fondo que se abre y se abre.

Y el pibe muriendo solo sin sustento de sus padres.

Estoy cansado de esos enjambres de tontas abejitas.

Porque su miel sea más cara no es que sea la más rica.

Que sus canciones de mierda tengan miles de visitas.

No los hace los mejores, rappers ama-camaritas.

La muerte vivió conmigo antes de ayer (¡fuck that!)

"I never sleep, cause sleep is the cousin of death."

Yo soy así, de este mundo de mierda ya me harté.

Y los rappers estupidos dont fuck with b day.

estribillo

outro

¡careteos baratos egocentrismos caros!

A la mierda ya está jajaj

(los rappers reales se revalorizan con el tiempo)


r/makinghiphop • • 2d ago

How To Basic [OFFICIAL] BASIC HELP AND GENERAL DISCUSSION - Start Here Before Posting

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This is the place for everything that doesn't need it's own thread.

Using the recurring threads is encouraged and appreciated.

Please read the guidelines and community rules before posting.

If you're new to making hip hop, check out The Beginners Guide and our Resources wiki.

Ask basic questions, discuss anything related to making hip hop, introduce yourself or just say hello.

Posting your own tracks is only permitted in this thread if you're looking for specific help. The daily feedback thread is the place to find any issues, and this is the first place to look for help.

This thread is posted every other day. Click here for the full automoderator thread schedule


r/makinghiphop • • 2d ago

Opportunity [OPPORTUNITY] Looking for MCs for a Boom-Bap / Experimental Hip-Hop Mixtape

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Yo! I’m putting together my first mixtape and looking for MCs who want to make actual hip-hop, particularly boom-bap, lyrical underground hip-hop, and more experimental or alternative stuff.
Some of my inspirations include MF DOOM, Nas, Kendrick Lamar, Tyler, the Creator, early Kanye West, and Kid Cudi.
The production blends dusty boom-bap drums, live guitar and bass, psychedelic melodies, atmosphere, and occasionally heavier or more experimental sounds. Think classic hip-hop foundations with room to get creative.
Who I’m looking for:
-MCs with strong flows, distinct voices, and personality.
-Lyricists who can tell stories, paint pictures, or bring clever wordplay.
-Artists comfortable over boom-bap and sample-based production.
-People willing to experiment a little. You don’t have to be a traditional backpack rapper; a little Tyler-style weirdness, humor, character, or unpredictability is welcome.
-Artists who genuinely want to collaborate and make something good, rather than just exchange links.
Not really looking for trap artists or people whose entire style revolves around modern trap flows and 808-heavy production. This project is centered on MCing and hip-hop, though the beats will have some alternative influences.
I’m open to different voices and approaches as long as they fit the music. Follower count doesn’t matter to me nearly as much as the actual artistry.
If you’re interested, drop a SoundCloud, YouTube, or other link to your music in the comments, preferably a song that best represents your writing and delivery.

Tell me a little about your style, too.
Let’s make something real. No need to be established just bring your own identity and be serious about the craft.


r/makinghiphop • • 2d ago

Discussion I just make what sounds right

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I don’t think about genres when I’m making music
If it sounds right I run with it


r/makinghiphop • • 2d ago

Opportunity Free Splice Subscription

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Free Splice Subscription
get yours now


r/makinghiphop • • 2d ago

Opportunity [OPPORTUNITY] Looking for Other Rappers for a Storytelling Hip-Hop Project

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I’m a college rapper who’s looking for other rappers to work with. I have a few open verses that I want someone to rap on and I also have some song ideas I'm working on. I also have a few song ideas that I want to work on with other rappers. I’ll link my music down in the comments.

Feel free to DM me.


r/makinghiphop • • 2d ago

recurring thread [OFFICIAL] Sunday General Discussion Thread

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It's time for the Sunday General Discussion thread! How's life? What's going on? Watch any good movies lately? This thread is open to any and all topics, even if they're not related to making hip hop