Buying and selling "verses" is wack

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Nov 17, 2003
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People think making songs are like making a cake. Just buy a verse add water and you got something cool. Wrong. Great songs arent made by buying someones verse and slapping it onto your song. Mediocre songs are made that way. Songs that last the test of time for generations are made by writing something unique to that particular song, not by adding some dime a dozen slap it in bought verse.
 
Apr 25, 2002
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Well, it seems difficult enough to make quality music with out a feature, but even if you can make quality music without a feature and you are a new comer no one wants to here your music. The purpose of buying a verse is to have someones name on your product that other people will recognize and maybe sway them to buy it, not to make a classic song.
 
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MaddDogg said:
if you can make quality music without a feature and you are a new comer no one wants to hear your music. The purpose of buying a verse is to have someones name on your product that other people will recognize and maybe sway them to buy it, not to make a classic song.
I think this is what it all comes down to...
You wont get anywhere near the sales without a few big features if you're new. You could be the tightest dude EVER, but no one will part with their $12 if they haven't heard of you or anyone who is featured on your album.

-=bumpus=-
 
Dec 1, 2003
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I think if you need someone else on your shit to sell a few records you just ain't rappin right. Everything takes time you gotta build a fan base. On the other hand featuring someone ain't wrong it's cool helpin eachother come the fuck up! but don't depend on someone, sell yourself!
 
Nov 14, 2002
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DONT FUCK WIT SOMEBODY JUST THEY GOT A FAN BASE,FUCK WIT SOMEBODY CAUSE YOU THINK YALL CAN REALLY MAKE SOMETHIN TIGHT TOGETHER!!!!!!!! MOST OF THE TIME THE FEATURES ON MOST OF THESE FOOLS CD BE SOUNDIN LAZY .WHY,CAUSE THE NOBODY RAPPER PAID FOR A NAME ,NOT A GOOD VERSE. I SAY IF THE ARTIST IS TALKIN ABOUT MONEY, AND CHARGIN A ARM AND A LEG TO GET ON YOUR SHIT,YOUR WACK. IF HE OR SHE REALLY FEELS YOUR SHIT AND YOU JUST WANT HIM OR HER TO BE PART OF IT,THE VERSE SHOULD COST LIL OR NOTHIN.NOMATTER WHAT THERE NAME IS.....IF YOUR SHIT IS THAT TIGHT,YOU COULD BUILD THEM A NEW FAN BASE!!!!!!!
 
Nov 25, 2003
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WELL HERE'S MY 2CENT....DON'T 2 MUCH COME 4 FREE NOWDAYS SO MOST ARTISTS WITH A NAME & FAN BASE ARE USUALLY GOING 2 CHARGE SOMETHING BECUZ THAT'S BUSINESS.I FEEL IT DOES HELP BECUZ MOST PEOPLE THAT ACTUALLY PURCHASE MUSIC & DON'T BURN IT ARE REAL FANS & THEY WILL BUY THEIR FAVORITE ARTISTS ALBUM OR ANYTHING THEY HAVE SOMETHING 2 DO WITH.
AS FAR AS THE MONEY THING THIS IS HOW I GET DOWN....I HAVE A SET PRICE I ASK 4 VERSES OR BEATS.OF COURSE PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT FINANCIALLY BACCED BY AN INVESTOR ARE GOING 2 TRY 2 BARGAIN OR GET WHAT THEY CAN 4 AS CHEAP AS POSSIBLE..THAT'S THEIR OWN RISK...OF COURSE IF SOMEONE PAYS ME 3 G'S 4 A VERSE I AM GOING 2 MAKE SURE IT'S FIRE & THEY ARE SATISFIED..NOW IF I'M BEING A NICEGUY & DO A VERSE 4 SOMETHING LESS THAN I CHARGE..YOU GET WHAT I GIVE YOU..SOMETIMES YOU MIGHT NEED THAT G OR 1500 4 A BILL OR SOMETHING SO YOU DO THE SONG OR WHATEVER BUT THAT'S WHY A LOT OF PEOPLE GET RECYCLED VERSES OR UNDER PAR LYRICS..IN ANY GAME,YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY 4...QUALITY COSTS...YOU CAN BE CHEAP & GO GET THAT BAMMERSACC THAT WILL GET YOU HIGH BUT WON'T REALLY SATISFY YOU OR YOU CAN BE REAL WITH YOURSELF & GO GET THAT A1 THAT COSTS BUT PUTS YOU WHERE YOU NEED 2 BE...IT'S ALL A HUSTLE & WE ALL GOTTA EAT...SOME OF US EAT MCDONALDS EVERYDAY & SOME OF US ENJOY STEAK & SHRIMP..YA KNOW...1
 
Aug 27, 2003
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^^^^^ i have to agree altho i really think a new artist being featured on a more established artist album is gunna bring more sale to the new artist as opposed to a new artist goin to pay half his budget on gettin sum real known bay cats u know..everybodys doin it now, so wat sets your cd with quinn, keak, spice 1 and cellski apart from everyother nigga who had 3 g's to pay them too? ill tell you... NOTHIN!!!!!!!!!!!!

if an established artist had the time, id love to spit some bars at'em and would rather bargain sumthin to get on their album, u feel. hahah, check it, i pay quinn 1500 to get on his album..hwo bout that..lol
 
Nov 14, 2002
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TAY,YOU ONE OF THEM RAPPERS THAT WILL EAT UP A VERSE EVERYTIME YOU SPIT!!!!! I HAVEN HEAD NOTHIN WEAK FROM YOU YET(YOU ONE OF THE FEW). BUT WHEN A UP AND COMMIN RAPPER LOOKS UP TO THAT ALREADY THERE RAPPER,I DONT MATTER HOW IT SOUNDS TO THE UP AND COMMER. HE IS GUNNA BE HAPPY WIT ANYTHING THE RAPPER GIVES HIM. I HEARD ALOT OF BIG NAME FEATURES ON THESE UNDERGROUND RAPPERS AND DAAAAMN, SOMETIMES THE BIG NAMES BE STRAIGHT BULLSHITTIN ON THESE FOOLS TRACKS!!!!! I GUESS THEY DONT WANT TO BLOW THE LIL NAME OUT THE WATER.
 

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Apr 25, 2002
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This here is a business...you gotta spend money to make money, whether it's on beats, verses, mixing, mastering, promotions, marketing...whatever. Cats charge for verses 'cause it is their job. An electrician charges you to come fix your shit, a plumber charges you to come fix your shitter, and rappers charge to come work on your project. Too many cats out here want to make names for themselves without breaking any bread...it doesn't work like that. If somebody is out to get paid, they need to pay cats who are doing the same as them...cause they are just like you, trying to get breaded doing this rap shit!!

I didn't buy verses for my album 'cause I'm determined to make it on my own, with my own words. But I broke a shitload of bread to record and press!!

Don't get me wrong though, if you are gonna break bread to a rapper, don't buy none of this pre-recorded bullshit...have the cat COME DO THE WORK when you do it...