Do beats matter more than lyrics in modern music? T Pain says so, but not everybody agrees. More importantly, should producers debate whether their beats matter more than lyrics when they're selling beats online or working to get placements with rappers? Do these conversations cause division among musicians?

Are you selling beats online? Should you be sending beats that have already been leased to artists who are looking for exclusive beats? Our recent guest Toni Romiti says "No," and many producers were upset with her stance on exclusive beat sales. Here's what Dame and Pain 1 think.

The music industry is unfair to all producers, rappers, and creatives, says veteran rapper Torae. But why is the music business unfair and how can an unsigned artist survive in 2021? In this episode, we discuss the problems and solutions facing creatives in the contemporary music business.

Toni Romiti reached a lot of success-- from going viral on social media to making over $1000 a day from YouTube at one point. How did it happen? Listen to her speak on her success, the price of fame and her problems with producers who charge too much for beats.

Selling beats online successfully in 2021 or becoming the next rap star comes with a price: A lot of hard work. But are there shortcuts? Some think so, specifically that money can fast-track your music business success. Dame and Pain respond.

Can producers sign major deals for making beats? Yes, absolutely. But many big producers signed bad publishing deals. S1 recently tweeted about a bad publishing deal and in this episode, we discuss why the deal was unfavorable. Also, Dame is not accepting demos, but he does want rappers to check their inboxes more.

Are you a beatmaker or a producer? Does it matter? Should ownership of songs get shared between beatmakers and producers? Why did it take DJ Pain 1 10 years to start getting paid from making beats? The answers will be revealed in today's episode.

Should producers sell rights to their beats when they sell exclusive licenses? That would mean not owning any part of the song created with the beat. Dame and Pain discuss and disagree a bit. Also, is Lil Nas X's new controversial "Montero" video a "genius" piece of artistic work? What does this mean for creatives?

Spotify says more artists are making money from their streaming platform. What about producers and songwriters? Who is getting paid royalties from streaming and how much does it matter for unsigned artists as a whole? We talk numbers, the real payout of streams and why artists probably shouldn't focus on these numbers to begin with.

After our episode about the "type beats will get you sued" videos, a rapper wrote in to share his story about being sold stolen beats. Dame goes into depth about why collaboration and social media should be the focus of up and coming artists and Pain reads some angry comments claiming talented artists always fail.