beat maker Archives

7 Hip-Hop Producers Pushing the Genre in New Directions

Hip-hop has been pulled in so many directions over the years, here are 7 producers who we think will do the pulling for years to come.

Our 2020 Hip-Hop Producer’s Holiday Gift Guide

We’re back at it with another massive holiday gift list, this time focusing on satisfying that aspiring hip-hop producer in your life.

What Is Going on in This Noname Beat?

Today we try to break down the puzzling mathematics of Noname’s unquantized, Dilla-esque beat in “Sunny Duet” (Nerds unite!)

JoogSzn on Recording Drakeo The Ruler Over the Phone from Jail

Rapper Drakeo The Ruler is currently being held in jail as he awaits a further trial, but while there, he may have created 2020’s best album with JoogSzn.

The Most Affordable Pieces of Hardware for Making Hip-Hop Music

Sometimes it helps to get out of the DAW and mess around with some synths, samplers, and drum machines. Here are our ten favorite affordable pieces of gear.

Ableton’s Dennis Desantis: Learning Music Production and Solving Creative Problems

In this interview with Ableton’s Dennis Desantis, we explore the concept of learning online, how hands-on and personal electronic music is, and much more.

10 Tips for Keeping Your Hip-Hop Beats From Sounding Stale

If you feel like you’ve been making the same beat over and over again, or you’re suffering from a severe case of “beat block,” this one’s for you!

Beat Makers, Try Thinking About Chords and Melody First

You might be an expert at programming drum beats, but if you think back on your favorite songs, they all probably have much stronger melodies and chords.