WLPWR's Freegame Producer Podcast Miniseries: Pay the Producer Part 3 ft. Six Figga Digga

Summary: In this episode WLPWR and Brian Onrea continue the Pay The Producer series. In part 3 they interview multi platinum producer Six Figga Digga (Young Guns “Cant Stop Wont Stop”, 50 Cent “Many Men”, Jay - Z “What They Gonna Do Part 2” Big L “American Dream”) They discuss: Coming up with legendary Harlem rappers Big L, Mase and Camron Getting his first placement with the Big L on “American Dream” His role in the forming of The Diplomats crew The significance of coming into the game with an artist How he ended up working with Jay-Z The story of how the 50 Cent hit “Many Men” came about What the difference is between to 90s and now in terms of producer pay The difference between mixtapes and albums when it comes to producer pay The thinking behind writing his book “The Beat Game” (available now!) How he got into education Bridging the gap between the new generation of hip hop and the veterans/OG’s in the game What’s next for Digga? Follow Digga: @Sixfigga_digga www.thebeatgamebook.com The Pay The Producer discussion included: More on performance royalties and how that spills over into radio spins and online plays on sites like Youtube and Pandora. Is trading services or favors and acceptable form of payment for your beats? Bartering Do’s and Dont’s Also Discussed this episode: Skye Morales @skyemorales video shoot was a success Record Sales - Lil Uzi does 124k first week. RIP Walter Becker from Steely Dan Artist collaborations and features. Are they really needed? Follow us: @FreeGamePodcast @WLPWR @BrianOnrea This episode was recorded at Gray Matter Studios in Atlanta, GA. Edited and mixed by Joey Stanca @dreamsonparade