Producin' rap beats ?

[©úrrëntP¤ð]

:cheeky: I've been producing Uk hardcore music for bout 2 years nearly now, thought I might try my hand at some rap beats .. but i dunno where to start

what are the bases of a beat in hip hop / rap?

like hardcore is played at 160-180bpm, is based on 4 steps ..a 4/4 bass drum, Rhythm, bass line and melody.

what kind of instruments would i want too start of with,..how many bars would u normally use for a loop? what bpm is the standard? can u use breakbeat ? what format are songs usually based on? etc...

 

[Sick Wid It]

You might want to try listening to some rap music. That will give you the best idea.

 

[GHP]

yeah its not too hard to make a basic rap beat, most my shit is 85-100 bpm with 4 and 8 bar melodies slapped together with some drums

 

[T.C]

"what kind of instruments would i want too start of with,..how many bars would u normally use for a loop? what bpm is the standard? can u use breakbeat ? what format are songs usually based on? etc..."

have you tried just slowing down one of your uk hardcore songs to fit a suitable bpm for hip hop, then re-doing the drums. breakbeats might work nicely