You'll learn the program as you go. Look on YouTube for tutorial videos. It'll take a while before you learn the ins and outs of it and understand what everything does and all the tips and tricks associated with it. And as far as what program to use to make hip-hop, it honestly doesn't matter. I've ...

well if you can't find it, here's a link to the Cool Edit Pro 2 download that I used and also Kuhlerblind used.

http://isohunt.com/torrent_details/2509 ... ab=summary

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AcjJV5kb7hY[/video]

This is dope as hell, fam. Love that old school raw hip-hop vibe. Beat is smooth as hell too. Lyrics are dope. Shit sounds nice as hell quality wise. I think the only thing I would change is the echo/reverb on the vocals. I don't know if it was the place you recorded or an added effect, but I think ...

PM me a good email and I'll get the track out to you in whatever format you desire. Download links are so... impersonal lol. I like working directly with the artists.

Sounds very amateur, like you used a USB headset and recorded both the beat and vocals together. What are you using to record? (program, mic, etc) Lyrics were alright, but I'd focus more on your delivery. The timing was off in some places and the vocals were very monotone. Loosen up, relax and put ...

www.youtube.com/TheGonzBeats <--- go check out some of mine. I've got some piano/violin beats in there.

And you're the mom???

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nf1X1kM2 ... ure=colike[/video]

-- Wed May 23, 2012 5:10 am --

Anyone? Yall know that my beats are free to active Illest members, right?

isohunt.com that's where I got my copy of Cool Edit Pro 2.0. Very straight forward program, not hard to learn. Has some good mixing options. Otherwise Adobe Audition I think is the newer version of that, but CEP is pretty tried and true.

^^ That's gonna be the remix.

Shit was illy fam, already told ya lol. Remix is coming soon! Can't let a hot collab like this pass me by. You definitely wrecked this shit with that country/soul swag. Hella props. Definitely looking forward to working with you more.

LMAO Doms came with some crazy lines there. Dope shit. Haven't laughed out loud at a battle like that in a long time.

I liked BBE at first. I know the owners as well as a few of the active members there. Only thing I didn't care for was the number of people who just went there to troll, beef, etc and didn't really contribute to the site at all. The shoutbox was nothing more than a chat version of Fight Club. There ...

Wouldnt happen to be from Alaska, would you?