Music Software?

ok so im watching mtv and BET and stuff like that and when i see someone in a music studio creating music for songs (hiphop and r&b mostly), people are using Apple Mac computers to mix and create beats for songs. im running a Mac and i want to know what is a good program to use for that. i got lyrics that im anxiously waiting to lay on songs. im thinkin on releasing a mixtape around my neighborhood and school

so far i only got instrumentals of a lot of songs but thats just corny to use other peoples songs and make it my own.

I use Fruity Loops, but that's on PC. Could be for MAC too though.

Use Garageband and whatever comes with that suite. Thats what my friend (a mac user) uses.

Audacity

Pro Tools are the best

isnt audacity just a recorder and editor.

I'm currently using Fruity Loops, it's good fun!

Cubase

I have Fruity Loops, Virtual DJ Studio, and Sony Sound Forge. I use Windows so I don't know if they work for Mac, but they're cool. :p

Fruity loops all the way