Selling beats online, cheap mics and other studio gear, and easy distribution has allowed virtually anybody to make and sell music. So why does so much of it sound the same? We discuss T-Pain's recent rant about music all sounding the same, and why, as well as weird behaviors in the music business.

Selling and leasing beats online changed the way the modern music business operates, in addition to the unfortunate fact that many beat makers and beat buyers don't understand the music business. Mark Tavern joins us to talk why rappers may not want to pay producers their royalties. Dame has a theory as to why more people don't understand the music business period.

After selling a beat to Pooh Shiesty/Atlantic Records for the song "Switch it Up," there was a beat switch up and an ensuing controversy. Why did it happen? DJ Pain 1 explains. And Dame speaks on blowing up as an artist without spending money.

In the producer community, especially the world of selling beats online, there's a debate about the use of loops, the use of samples and whether producers who cannot play musical instruments are real musicians. Dame asks some pretty direct questions. We also cover industry toxicity and live streaming in this episode.

Many producers selling beats online use loops. Are they lazy or inferior to producers who program original melodies? What about producers who can play music instruments? Also, Dame is getting married and Hopsin fans are mad, but not as mad as they were at Funk Volume Fitness.

Selling beats online isn't easy, and many beat makers are selling courses and guides, sometimes at high prices, that they claim will help you start selling beats "fast." Should you buy them? Also, what is the burden of proof with claims on the internet? Dame explains how the Hopsin situation affected his opinion.

Selling beats online is dead, according to a new YouTube ad by KE on the Track. But why is he saying this and who believes him enough to spend nearly $500 on his beat selling course? We talk negativity in the producer community, how it makes us vulnerable and how to get the most out of music business mentorship.

If you're starting as a rapper or producer selling beats online or elsewhere, people may discourage you and call you "delusional." Veteran MC RA The Rugged Man speaks on how to succeed, why many rappers fall off and why humility creates opportunities.

When trying to sell beats, especially online, are producers and beatmakers lacking social skills? Also, is the so-called label machine real and can this machine make a person famous at the push of a button? Listen to us stir controversy in this episode of the MEC Podcast.

Producers/beat makers selling beats often find themselves in positions to negotiate. Many are scared to stand up for themselves or hire lawyers to negotiate for them because they don't want to seem hard to work with. Why is this such a big problem? Also, Dame has words for rappers who claim to be "slept on."