Trying to sell beats? Do you need industry connections to be successful as a beatmaker who sells leases online? We explain why this narrative is harmful and wrong. Also, there's a rapper who is doing everything right-- steal some ideas from him and apply them to your own music career. Listen to the full episode to learn exactly what these lessons are.

Your beats could be taken down or monetized by somebody else, all because of contentID systems. In fact, two people stole over twenty million dollars from musicians just be abusing the YouTube contentID system. Now there's a lawsuit. Also, Ice Spice recently cancelled shows she had contracts for simply because her price has gone up. Is this right? Let's talk about it.

Are you selling your beats? Some people claim you should give the beats away for free in exchange for 50/50 ownership of the song. Pain explains why he doesn't agree with this. Dame asks whether or not artists should know what their managers are doing and Erinn shares her management horror stories and what artists and managers can do better.

If you make beats, do you deserve 50% of the song? If you know about the music business, you'll know this is a trick question, but these types of questions mislead us into making career mistakes. Be careful who you trust in the music business education space. Also, many rappers including DaBaby, are cancelling their shows because of low numbers. We explain why this could be a bad idea.

If you make beats in your own studio, by yourself, you may be making a mistake. Pain explains how to stop this mistake and learn to make beats that people actually like. Dame and Erinn discuss FN Meka, the fake AI rapper that was recently dropped from his label. Also, there's a huge argument over whether or not R&B artists are talented anymore. Don't miss the fireworks.

If you make beats with samples, this happens, and this cause some twitter beef between Beyonce and Diane Warren. What are your thoughts on sampling and sharing writer's credits? Also, Dame talks Triller, Fanbase and TikTok's latest controversies. Pain explains why so many new social media apps designed for musicians are failing.

If you're selling beats online, why should anybody pay for them if they're not making money off of their music? If the answer seems obvious, well, it should. We discuss risk-taking in the music business. Dame asks the group if they'd sell their catalog and master rights in exchange for a million dollars and Erinn shares her TikTok strategies and struggles.

Making beats with royalty-free samples should be easy, but it's not. Not only are contentID systems allowing for mistaken copyright claims, but now some producers are using this system to steal money from producers by claiming ownership of royalty-free samples and loops. What should be done? Also, Fivio Foreign and Ma$e both went public about their deals. Is Fivio's deal with Ma$e unfair? What is a fair record deal in 2022?

Producers are selling beats, but not getting paid by major labels, even after the labels have released the music-- this is unfortunately a reality for many producers getting their beats placed. Why does this happen? Also, how solid is your team? With the breakup of so many teams-- including Desus and Mero recently-- what can we do to make sure our teams are solid, effective and loyal?

If you're selling or leasing beats online, who owns the beats? There's a lot of confusion about this, but Pain has a strong opinion on single-ownership and why it's a problem that all musicians should fight. Erinn discusses consistency and praises Dame for recording the podcast on his Honeymoon. Erinn and Pain both have a therapy session, right on camera.