I've been asked to do a favor for a friend and record her son, a young rapper.
We will need to provide some backgound tracks for him and, since rap is not my
usual idiom, I dont think it would be the best thing for me to sequence some
stuff in a wac attempt. So I'm trying to think of an economical way to procure
some tracks for the session. I assume that pre-recorded tracks are widely
available but I dont know where to start looking nor do I know whats generally
considered good and bad in this realm. If someone could give me a bump in the
right direction I'd appreciate it.

Garth~


"I think the fact that music can come up a wire is a miracle."
Ed Cherney

"Garth" wrote in message
...
I've been asked to do a favor for a friend and record her son, a young
rapper.
We will need to provide some backgound tracks for him and, since rap is
not my
usual idiom, I dont think it would be the best thing for me to sequence
some
stuff in a wac attempt. So I'm trying to think of an economical way to
procure
some tracks for the session. I assume that pre-recorded tracks are widely
available but I dont know where to start looking nor do I know whats
generally
considered good and bad in this realm. If someone could give me a bump in
the
right direction I'd appreciate it.

Wouldn't Acid be the best way to go for this? You can get various versions
at Best Buy/Circuit City/CompUSA for in the $50 range, and that should
allow you to easily slam down some dope beats, yo. Word.
--


Neil Henderson
Progressive Rock
http://www.saqqararecords.com

OSPAM wrote:

Wouldn't Acid be the best way to go for this? You can get various versions
at Best Buy/Circuit City/CompUSA for in the $50 range, and that should
allow you to easily slam down some dope beats, yo. Word.


That's what's up!



Don

"Garth" wrote in message
...
I've been asked to do a favor for a friend and record her son, a young
rapper.
We will need to provide some backgound tracks for him and, since rap is
not my
usual idiom, I dont think it would be the best thing for me to sequence
some
stuff in a wac attempt. So I'm trying to think of an economical way to
procure
some tracks for the session. I assume that pre-recorded tracks are widely
available but I dont know where to start looking nor do I know whats
generally
considered good and bad in this realm. If someone could give me a bump in
the
right direction I'd appreciate it.

Garth~

Have you asked the kid? He may know.

(Garth) wrote in message ...
I've been asked to do a favor for a friend and record her son, a young rapper.
We will need to provide some backgound tracks for him and, since rap is not my
usual idiom, I dont think it would be the best thing for me to sequence some
stuff in a wac attempt. So I'm trying to think of an economical way to procure
some tracks for the session. I assume that pre-recorded tracks are widely
available but I dont know where to start looking nor do I know whats generally
considered good and bad in this realm. If someone could give me a bump in the
right direction I'd appreciate it.

Garth~

go with him to a local record store that sells hip-hop and have him
help you find something he likes...on just about any 12" vinyl release
there is an instrumental and i'd assume the same goes for CD singles.
folks are releasing their entire albums as instrumentals more and
more, too. i think Dr.Dre's "Chronic 2000" has a full album
instrumental version, as well as the newest Jay-Z (or so i heard
anyway) and if you want something a little more "out there" and
adventurous, Cannibal OX released an album of instrumentals (by El-P)
called "Ox-trumentals"...

otherwise, if this is destined for commercial release, you're going to
have make beats yourself or pay someone for some beats...or rather the
kid/his mom will have to!

i don't know of any sources for royalty-free generic backing tracks.

transducr wrote:

i don't know of any sources for royalty-free generic backing tracks.

A couple of the locked-groove "endless beats" albums allow free use.
Of course, some of them have some cuts that come from sources of doubtful
legality as it is.
--scott
--
"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."

On 19 Jun 2004 08:12:06 -0400, (Scott Dorsey) wrote:

transducr wrote:

i don't know of any sources for royalty-free generic backing tracks.

A couple of the locked-groove "endless beats" albums allow free use.
Of course, some of them have some cuts that come from sources of doubtful
legality as it is.
--scott

You can also search your local music scene.Most beat makers will sell
beats relatively cheap.Usually $150 to $500 each in my area.

Randall