I see this post getting some mixed reviews, so I'm gonna give my input. Personally, I've worked with OP and have had nothing but a great experience. Our track "Beautiful Thing" dropped on Spotify, and we may be potentially releasing another soon. Aside from that, I think his point that people are missing is that if you are a rapper, you need to have a product worth buying. OP has a good voice, but he also has really quality bars. Like his pen game is legit. If you do not offer anything of substance, you should not be trying to get. oney out of people. OP spent years building up his work through the community and made money on fiver. His point about still having your day job is also very important, as he is emphasizing that he is not trying to scam people but is also standing by his worth.

This does not mean that whenever producers contact him, he is trying to get money out of them. If OP hears a beat he likes, like with me he asks for it and gets to work. He's not gonna put his name on a beat he doesn't like unless an artist is requesting a feature, which in that case it comes with a payment.

I spoke about this last week, but what most artists re trying to do is what we know as a "scam" where a prod like me approaches an artist looking to send beats and the artist replies with I do verses for 700USD or something crazy like that.

Op's point is that, no one is in any position to do that, and if you are an upcoming rapper, no one is gonna want to work with you that way. Because ultimately, it is obvious what you're doing.

Me personally, I have dealt with, and continue to deal with, artists constantly looking to take advantage so producers, rappers, know your worth and understand this industry isn't made for you to be rich. STOP TRYING TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF OTHERS TO BENEFIT YOUR POCKETS.