{"id":21263,"date":"2025-11-05T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-05T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/create.routenote.com\/blog\/?p=21263"},"modified":"2025-10-31T16:36:58","modified_gmt":"2025-10-31T16:36:58","slug":"beatmaker-focus-new-bap-sounds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/create.routenote.com\/blog\/beatmaker-focus-new-bap-sounds\/","title":{"rendered":"Beatmaker Focus: New Bap Sounds"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/create.routenote.com\/beats\">RouteNote Create<\/a><\/strong> is proud to announce an exclusive new addition to its catalogue. A standout beat courtesy of  <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/create.routenote.com\/beat\/nbs-c-is-for-charlie-kendrick-type-beat-jazzy-boom-bap-neo-soul-dilla-bpm-90\">New Bap Sounds<\/a><\/strong>. 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