Instrumental Mind Control
Scratching is a DJ or turntablist technique used to produce distinctive sounds by moving a vinyl record back and forth on a turntable while optionally manipulating the crossfader on a DJ mixer.
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As we are frequent visitors to the city and since we love Ben’s Chili Bowl in Washington, D.C., I decided to dedicate this instrumental to them.
Because of the long history of this place and the awesome food for which they’ve earned their landmark status, I felt it only right to make a song for them.
Horns and other goodies.
Enjoy!
Tempo: 85 bpm
A few nights ago, I just couldn’t go to sleep. So I made a quick beat. Nothing serious.
Tempo: 90 bpm
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Subways is a short, super-simple hip hop instrumental with a funky chopped up sample and hard drums straight from the old school. No fancy filtering or sound effects.
I even threw a few simple scratches in there to help give it that classic feel.
Enjoy.
Tempo: 95 bpm
From The 90-95′s tape.
A very upbeat, lively piano instrumental. There are DJ scratches in the intro and hook. Congas throughout for some flavor.
There’s a very simple bass line that comes in when it’s ready.
Enjoy.
Tempo: 92 bpm
From The 90-95′s tape.
Here is a jazzy hip hop beat. Repetitive drums over a filtered sample. There are delayed DJ scratches in the hook.
This time I actually sampled some record noise and chopped it up like any other sample. The noise is actually good filler for empty space and can be used to layer with your drums. So I played around with the noise chops and used some of the pops behind the drums.
Enjoy.
Tempo: 95 bpm
From The 90-95′s tape.
I decided to play around with some filters again. I duplicated the sample, ran one through a low pass and the other through a high pass. Then I simply turned each one on and off as I needed. There are 3 verses that are pretty fairly similar. DJ scratches and congas throughout the beat.
Enjoy!
Tempo: 90 bpm
This is a sampled beat that has street written all over it. It has dj scratches over a chopped up and repetitive horn sample. Simple drums and a deep bass tone. Not much more to this beat. I kept it simple on purpose to allow the writer to be more creative on their end and come up with something that can fill in the blanks.
This is my dedication to New York. I love the city! Thanks for listening.
Tempo: 88 bpm
I just picked this randomly to share. I’m leaving for the night and it should be a good one, so I figured why not give y’all another beat to mess with. Thanks!
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This is Acoustic Rock / Hip Hop Attempt #1.
Ok this was actually something different that I forced myself to try, so this will fall under the experimental category. I have no idea what genre this would fall under. Can anyone let me know what they think? My purpose for doing this was that I’m trying to think differently and use sounds that I’ve never used before.
I don’t know a whole lot about the general Rock genre or it’s huge lot of sub genres. So This came out a little bland with respect to the arrangement . The drums and main guitar riff don’t change much but it’s a start. I think once I can learn more about what actually goes into a rock song, I can start to incorporate that into my hip hop and start blending the two a little better.
When I hear this, the first thing that comes to mind is someone telling a story about an angry man. And apparently his name is John…
Thanks for listening, all comments are appreciated!
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Original sample by Sun. Audio clip in the beginning – 2Pac – Hurts the Most.
Me and my filters.
Thanks for listening!
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From The Rhythm And Blues EP.
This track is a smooth hip hop beat that has female vocals in the hook.
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There was an ice storm last night. I ain’t going nowhere. This is what nowhere gets me. Just a steady beat all the way through. Hope you like.
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