You know, I was thinking to myself the other day, "we really need more bedroom producers ripping off old boom-bap hip hop beats that bring nothing new to the table".
I still like this music. Sampling old records is fun too, exposes you to good old music.
Plus most people don't grow up past their teens/early 20s on the type of music they like. I don't care if it makes me like Jim and KISS, it's still better music than that glam rock shit.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not dissing 90s era hip hop, I just really think it's useless for new producers to emulate. It gives them an easy and well defined sound to reproduce and all that ends up happening is they create less interesting versions of a genre of music we've heard truly great things come out of.
Bedroom producers often fall into a trap of recreating sounds when they should be looking to innovate and push sound further.
True, it's good to start out copying other people's music. But it's not going to get you far if you copy music from 10yrs ago and stop there. If you're doing this to actually make money you better start learning to make some modern sounding music, like Clams Casino or the guy who produced The Weeknd's first mixtape: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVgB2XnqRM4
Illangelo is a perfect example of getting ahead by innovating. House of Balloons basically spawned an entire RnB subgenre. All the moody/minimal/dark RnB that's so popular now can be traced directly back to him.
Same goes for what Yung Gud did with the vaporwave/hyper-synthetic rap beats he did for Yung Lean.
Easy? Not really, when I started making music at 14 I focused completely on original music. Sampling was a shortcut to me and I avoided it completely. Then I bought by first record player at 18 and my first big record collection and started flipping samples. Sampled hip hop, boom Bap was all I listened to because growing up in the south I was surrounded by trash music that turned me off snap, trap completely! So I'm not emulating it because it's easy, but because it's all I like as far as hip hop goes. I don't listen to rap music anymore which is why I've stayed in this genre since I started sampling and have seen success and more clientele as far as leasing beats or selling exclusive rights. A couple of songs that I have produced have reached a million plus views, plays and are making some people money. But you are right when you say a beat maker should explore new ground. But at 24, I'm just doing this for fun now and not really going at it like when I was 18-20. Did my fair share of traveling the country and Mexico working with people but I've lost the passion now.
There aren't that many cleverly used samples on this though because someone stole my turntable out of my car while out of town. Damn Dallas hood fuckers.
Or a reel to reel would work.Assuming u use drum machine...I have plenty of large professor style beats I recorded years back n the tape gives the kicks n baseline punch... sample from vinyl too it makes everything gritty ny style
All these beats have been trimmed from 3-4 minutes since many people were stealing and posting beats from my past projects. Theyre all 19-25 beats long in length. But you are right as far as the effort goes.
I agree. As I get closer to mid 20's I seem to have taken a more relaxed approach to production. It could come across as lazy. My passion definitely has dwindled. So you have made some good points there Hooker mouth
I hate when people come real humble, to try to do reverse psychology to avoid a beating. The "I know you guys will probably hate this", knowing that the contrarians will then feel like it's cool to actually like it. Yuck. But yeah, it was pretty good.
This is aight, it's pretty slow/down tempo. You should try to find some better melodies to build the beat around. That's usually a good place to start.
People have made careers out of making ONE great track with a catchy melody. Just look at Desiigner. Try to hunt those down as you got the fundamentals of how to build a beat around one by now.
That's some good advice. The second half has more 130-145 tempo music with more of a focus on melody. This series of my projects is more a collection of different styles but since I cant stand temporary music, with some exceptions of course, I due sway more to hip hop heavy sounds.
39 comments
n/a RealScottyMuzik 2017-06-07
Of course, it is a free download! Hope you guys enjoy.
n/a Hamburger212 2017-06-07
I bought one.. because it is hard out there and it isn't half bad. Keep it up
n/a RealScottyMuzik 2017-06-07
I do appreciate that, sincerely.
n/a MalcolmX_InTheMiddle 2017-06-07
Good thing you posted this in prime activity time...
n/a opestersmammarydrip 2017-06-07
Faglib
n/a clay-davis 2017-06-07
You make Troy Quan look "young" and "with it."
n/a Openy 2017-06-07
That's terrible, I'm sorry. How did your talent die? Give up nigga
n/a RealScottyMuzik 2017-06-07
I am. Don't worry.
n/a acarinho 2017-06-07
I like 11
n/a RabboRibbo 2017-06-07
You've got the hottest hip hop beats of 1998.
n/a verdunkelt 2017-06-07
You know, I was thinking to myself the other day, "we really need more bedroom producers ripping off old boom-bap hip hop beats that bring nothing new to the table".
OP answered my prayers!
n/a dmix 2017-06-07
I still like this music. Sampling old records is fun too, exposes you to good old music.
Plus most people don't grow up past their teens/early 20s on the type of music they like. I don't care if it makes me like Jim and KISS, it's still better music than that glam rock shit.
n/a verdunkelt 2017-06-07
Don't get me wrong, I'm not dissing 90s era hip hop, I just really think it's useless for new producers to emulate. It gives them an easy and well defined sound to reproduce and all that ends up happening is they create less interesting versions of a genre of music we've heard truly great things come out of.
Bedroom producers often fall into a trap of recreating sounds when they should be looking to innovate and push sound further.
n/a dmix 2017-06-07
True, it's good to start out copying other people's music. But it's not going to get you far if you copy music from 10yrs ago and stop there. If you're doing this to actually make money you better start learning to make some modern sounding music, like Clams Casino or the guy who produced The Weeknd's first mixtape: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVgB2XnqRM4
n/a verdunkelt 2017-06-07
Illangelo is a perfect example of getting ahead by innovating. House of Balloons basically spawned an entire RnB subgenre. All the moody/minimal/dark RnB that's so popular now can be traced directly back to him.
Same goes for what Yung Gud did with the vaporwave/hyper-synthetic rap beats he did for Yung Lean.
n/a RealScottyMuzik 2017-06-07
Easy? Not really, when I started making music at 14 I focused completely on original music. Sampling was a shortcut to me and I avoided it completely. Then I bought by first record player at 18 and my first big record collection and started flipping samples. Sampled hip hop, boom Bap was all I listened to because growing up in the south I was surrounded by trash music that turned me off snap, trap completely! So I'm not emulating it because it's easy, but because it's all I like as far as hip hop goes. I don't listen to rap music anymore which is why I've stayed in this genre since I started sampling and have seen success and more clientele as far as leasing beats or selling exclusive rights. A couple of songs that I have produced have reached a million plus views, plays and are making some people money. But you are right when you say a beat maker should explore new ground. But at 24, I'm just doing this for fun now and not really going at it like when I was 18-20. Did my fair share of traveling the country and Mexico working with people but I've lost the passion now.
n/a RealScottyMuzik 2017-06-07
There aren't that many cleverly used samples on this though because someone stole my turntable out of my car while out of town. Damn Dallas hood fuckers.
n/a i_saw_nothing 2017-06-07
Your car has a turntable?
My piece of shit car doesn't even have an AUX port to plug in my phone.
n/a RealScottyMuzik 2017-06-07
LOL. I can't argue that point.
n/a Peckahnator 2017-06-07
OP is a nigger.
n/a iWhereSchortSchorts 2017-06-07
Every beat sounds like a wrestling promo and that's an insult, faggot.
n/a LeVampire1992 2017-06-07
Some advice:: buy a 4 track cassette to record onto or the 90s hip hop sound will fall flat. Dilla and madlib still used analog well into the 00s
n/a TheNigIsUp 2017-06-07
6 is basically just a nas represent rip off though.
n/a RealScottyMuzik 2017-06-07
That's actually a damn good point...I may do that in the bear future. This was my last project though, at least on a boom bap heavy sample basis.
n/a LeVampire1992 2017-06-07
Or a reel to reel would work.Assuming u use drum machine...I have plenty of large professor style beats I recorded years back n the tape gives the kicks n baseline punch... sample from vinyl too it makes everything gritty ny style
n/a RealScottyMuzik 2017-06-07
Ah i've been sampling vinyl since 2012. Table got stolen in 2015 lol You upload any of those beats anywhere?
n/a deanthecleanmachine 2017-06-07
shove it up your ass
n/a puppy_action_team 2017-06-07
How about instead of making a heap of beats 1 minute long or less. You make like 6 songs put more effort into them and you will be better.
n/a RealScottyMuzik 2017-06-07
All these beats have been trimmed from 3-4 minutes since many people were stealing and posting beats from my past projects. Theyre all 19-25 beats long in length. But you are right as far as the effort goes.
n/a sink_tinkler 2017-06-07
Get the fuck outta here with this nigger shit.
n/a RealScottyMuzik 2017-06-07
THATS VULGAH! EDIT THAT OUT!
n/a turnthemaround 2017-06-07
Not very professional spelling music wrong in your username and band name. If you don't care to spellcheck your own name, why should I care to listen?
n/a HookerMouth82 2017-06-07
I spend a lot of time listening to hip hop instrumentals. Yours feel uninspired and lazy.
n/a RealScottyMuzik 2017-06-07
I agree. As I get closer to mid 20's I seem to have taken a more relaxed approach to production. It could come across as lazy. My passion definitely has dwindled. So you have made some good points there Hooker mouth
n/a Joemomma101 2017-06-07
I hate when people come real humble, to try to do reverse psychology to avoid a beating. The "I know you guys will probably hate this", knowing that the contrarians will then feel like it's cool to actually like it. Yuck. But yeah, it was pretty good.
n/a Chuck_Chasem 2017-06-07
I'd chip your tooth with my day old Panera bread.
n/a dmix 2017-06-07
This is aight, it's pretty slow/down tempo. You should try to find some better melodies to build the beat around. That's usually a good place to start.
People have made careers out of making ONE great track with a catchy melody. Just look at Desiigner. Try to hunt those down as you got the fundamentals of how to build a beat around one by now.
n/a RealScottyMuzik 2017-06-07
That's some good advice. The second half has more 130-145 tempo music with more of a focus on melody. This series of my projects is more a collection of different styles but since I cant stand temporary music, with some exceptions of course, I due sway more to hip hop heavy sounds.
n/a RealScottyMuzik 2017-06-07
Thank you all for your wonderful feedback. I will proceed to blowing my brains out.
n/a BloodyBunnySuit 2017-06-07
You should collab with Joe DeRosa:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=223B-o7lHdo
All jokes aside, tip of the hat for the balls it takes to post your hip-hop mixtape on this subreddit.
n/a RealScottyMuzik 2017-06-07
I knew it was going to get a good bollocking. But jesus, now I am rethinking my entire life.