Watch Papoose pick a beat from the Splice community to rap over

In celebration of 50 years of hip hop, we recently teamed up with TuneCore and legendary freestyle king Papoose for a very special Splice Discord Beat Battle.

Participants used a shared Collection of sounds to create their own beats, with $1,000, a one-year Unlimited subscription to TuneCore, an Artist Spotlight feature on TuneCore Global Socials, a one-on-one meeting with TuneCore’s Artist & Partner Relations team, and last but certainly not least, a freestyle from Papoose over their submission on the line.

Above, Papoose listened to the beats that made it to the final round live, and chose the final winnersā€”the stream starts at 6:11 in the embedded video. In the process, he shares countless insights about what he looks for in beats as a rapper.

“I loved this,” Papoose says as he wraps the session. “Shoutout to all the producers who came with it.”

If you’d like to be the first to be aware of more opportunities like this one in the future, be sure to join the Splice Discord. We hope we’ll hear your work in the next one!

TuneCoreā€”the leading independent digital music distributorā€”unveiled their Unlimited pricing plans last year, making access to 150+ digital stores more affordable than ever. Now, collaborators can easily divide royalties and credits with TuneCore Splits, and Splice users can take 20% off of a TuneCore Professional Unlimited Plan.


Join the Splice Discord to engage with a community of other music creators, participate in producer-led beat battles, and hear exclusive interviews:

September 26, 2023