The late great J Dilla stands out as one of the most transformative hip-hop producers of the past 30 years. He single-handedly reshaped the genre and helped redefine the Boom Bap style. His innovative approach…
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For all you Boom Bap Beat heads out there, selecting the right melodic samples to loop and chop is crucial. While in the past you would have had to plunder your parent’s vinyl collection and…
“Breaks” or to give them their full title “Break Beats” are a foundational feature of music genres such as Hip-Hop, Trip-Hop, Jungle and more. But what is a “Fake Break”? In this post, we’ll demystify…
The Boom Bap style of Hip-Hop was developed and nurtured in the 90s. It’s a distinctive head-nodding sound that has grown in popularity over recent years, possibly as a backlash against the less organic sounds…
1: J Dilla 2: The Neptunes (Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo) 3: DJ Premier 4: Timbaland 5: Swizz Beatz 6: Dr Dre 7: Just Blaze 8: RZA 9: Eazy Mo Bee 10: Pete Rock Remember…
In the highly competitive world of commercial beatmaking staying ahead of the curve is essential. In this post we take a look at some of the top trends in beatmaking right now. These insights should…
Of all the music genres Hip-Hop is probably the most reliant on samples. In fact it pretty much introduced sampling to the musical landscape in the late 80s. And the catalyst for this Hip-Hop sampling…
Boom-Bap Hip-Hop is considered by many to be the purest form of Hip-Hop. This is due to its direct lineage to Hip-Hop’s foundations built on manipulating vintage ‘break-beat’ recordings. The boom-bap style was originally formulated…
When it comes to Hip-Hop there are many styles and eras to talk of. If however, you had to divide the sound of Hip-Hop into just two categories you’d most likely be looking at Trap…
When it comes to iconic pieces of sampling hardware they don’t get much mightier than the E-mu SP1200. This 80’s 12-bit beast has reached legendary status in recent years, particularity within the Boom-Bap Hip-Hop fraternity.…
