RouteNote Create is proud to announce an exclusive new addition to its catalogue. A standout beat courtesy of New Bap Sounds. Known for their breakbeat-inspired drum packs and authentic old-school sound, this marks the first…
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Few products have gained the mythical status of Akai’s MPC (MIDI Production Centre) series of Drum machine style samplers. From the revolutionary Rodger Linn designed MPC 60 through to their latest highly portable stand alone…
For this round of producer probing we turn our attention to one of the most forward thinking sample based producers in the game. A producer who has been getting his fingers dusty since the late…
One of the hardest things in hip-hop production is to create beats that sound as though they have been sampled but are actually original. Well, this producer is a true master when if comes to…
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…
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…
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…
Although the vast musical landscape is always evolving and progressing, a recent major trend in music has taken a nostalgic step back into the past. I am of course referring to lofi Hip-Hop. This downtempo…
