Author Topic: How much for a Nate hook? (Read 385 times)

Lord Funk · « **on:** June 30, 2003, 08:48:12 AM »

... I'm thinking of putting out a single.

Nah, really, I was wondering this. Let's face it, if you get a Nate hook it's 90% of the way there to being a hit, so dude can charge a lot. But also, his solo shit doesn't sell, so each time he belts out a hook for someone else he must be thinking "My kids gotta eat off this til well after my album drops", which would make me jack the price sky high if I was him. Has anyone ever read how much he charges?

40oz GRApHire · « **Reply #1 on:** June 30, 2003, 09:20:46 AM »

Good topic, it makes me agree, Nate needs to charge them because he deserves it when compairing hes solo carreer.

P Nelson · « **Reply #2 on:** June 30, 2003, 09:43:09 AM »

Lord Funk u a rapper?

R-Tistic · « **Reply #3 on:** June 30, 2003, 10:46:33 AM »

If Dre charges $250,000-$500,000 for a beat, Quik charges $100,000, and Mausberg said "5 G'z for a 40 second rap line" on Quik's album...

I'll guess-timate about $40,000. It's not a SURE hit just because Nate's on it, it has to be a dope song anyway, but Skillz did put a LOTTA people on blast when he was like "I ain't gotta put Nate on the hook to get West Coast love"

Lord Funk · « **Reply #4 on:** June 30, 2003, 10:51:31 AM »

Quote from: R-Tistic on June 30, 2003, 10:46:33 AM

Skillz did put a LOTTA people on blast when he was like "I ain't gotta put Nate on the hook to get West Coast love"

I never heard that! That's cold... Oh, Mak - the answer's no. I did years back but I stopped writing. Maybe one day I'll resurrect my pad and head over to the Lab, but I'd just embarrass myself there now.

Trauma-san · « **Reply #5 on:** June 30, 2003, 12:39:06 PM »

People don't always just get paid flat out for a song. Mauseburg and those dudes were doin' little verses here and there, just taking whatever they could get and run.

On the major level, it works different, Nate might do a hook for J.D., and J.D. promises to give Nate a beat for his new album. Or Nate might do a hook for Missy Elliot, and Missy pays him a percentage of what the album sells. Or maybe he does a hook for Dre for a spot on the up in smoke tour. If you just flat out wanted to buy a hook from Nate Dogg, i.e. you just send him a beat, he sends you back his hook for it, he'd probably do one for 20G's or so.