Top Free Rap Instrumentals and Beats Sites

Fulfill Your Hip-Hop Producer Dreams

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Updated on 12/27/18

"I was bangin' with a gang of instrumentals. Got the pens and pencils, got down to business" - Dr. Dre

So you want to be the next Dr. Dre or Eminem? Then grab your gang of instrumentals and get down to business. Below is a list of sites that offer thousands of free instrumentals. You'll find more rap beats than you can handle in a lifetime. Dig in.

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iBeat

iBeat has the most unfortunate name on this list but look past that for a second. Focus on the fact that every single beat on the site is free for non-commercial use via the Creative Commons license. So you don't have to sweat it if you need music for freestyle or those homemade videos of you and your friends.

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Reddit r/instrumentals

Hit up r/instrumentals to share, request or grab free instrumentals. The songs are not hosted on Reddit. Most of the links point to YouTube and Soundcloud, so you can either stream or download via a YouTube-to-MP3 converter.

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Incompetech

Kevin MacLeod maintains the one-person machine known as Incompetech. MacLeod regularly provides royalty-free music for his audience, with the hopes of helping out people who need music for school projects, YouTube videos or even an amateur film or game.

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Soundclick

Soundclick is one of the premier online destinations for hip-hop instrumentals. Whether you want to download beats or rap to beats that sound like popular beats, Soundclick's gaggle of producers will take care of you.

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Datpiff

Datpiff is more than just "the mixtape site." It's also home to tons of instrumental albums and mixtapes. It can be tricky to navigate, so we've done the navigating for you. Just hit the link up top to cut through the noise and go straight to the instrumentals section. You're welcome.

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Audionautix

Audionautix is a trove of free instrumentals. It has a built-in player right there on the site, so you get to sample the songs before you download. The audio library is small, but there are some brilliant pieces of music across various genres on this site.

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Musopen

Musopen is a haven for free instrumentals. Stream instrumentals while you work, clean or cook, add music to your YouTube videos and find just about any style of musical instrument you can dream of. Best of all, you can search by instrument, composer or era.

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RapPad

RapPad is a virtual pad. Browse just about any instrumental. Start writing to the beat right there on the site. Or download the MP3 (requires free registration) and go. Simple as that. These include mainstream recordings. They're not royalty free instrumentals.

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YouTube

YouTube is arguably the most underrated source of free instrumentals. We're talking millions of beats, folks. All you need is a YouTube to MP3 converter, and you're good to go. You can't use all the beats for your projects, so we recommend using these to practice your flow.

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Free Music Archive

Free Music Archive is one of our favorites for free music downloads in general. Unbeknownst to most, it has an entire section dedicated to just free rap beats. Be sure to check out the free hip-hop beats section.