Am I crazy??? Why would somebody pay for a placement on a mixape that a major label distributes? I am submitting a beat license for no charge just production credits but they are asking for a $120 marketing fee? Is this fair or just a plot that labels use now to get the money that they are losing out on because of file sharing and people doing music themselves on a laptop???

It's probably for marketing purposes only. Just like if you were to pay to advertise your beats. Maybe they use the funds to advertise the mixtape to it's full capacity.

Just like myflowbeats say it probably for to pay to advertise the product and to pay for cd mastering and cover fee and we all know that stuff is expense..If you want it done right