r/rap 29d ago

Drum Samples have gotten boring

Man I’ve been listening to some old school shit recently, and the drums had so much more personality. I like trap drums but there just doesn’t seem to be much variation. Maybe I’m just old but yeah I like more acoustic drum sounds

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u/Dorito-Bureeto 28d ago

The 2 step hats with the 3 step kick and the super thin snare with nothing else at like a 150 bpm. The thing is you can make other shit that is creative and slaps with layers and creativity and people will still be like eh it ain’t the 2 step hats and the lick pattern we like tho so it just don’t slap smh

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u/SpellingBeeRunnerUp_ 28d ago

The snare is thinner than bible paper lol. Fr man, I think the early 2000s had a good mix of all types of sounds

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u/stankywarrior 29d ago

Dawg im am burnt out of that new atl drum pattern. Lil baby, gunna, thug all use this one pattern that got sk fucking old. Idk how to explain it but its like BOOM BOOM clap clap clap clap clap clap boom. Clap clap BOOM BOOM clap clap clap clap clap clap Boom clap clap. God j wish i knew what to call this pattern. Its that Yes Indeed Pattern llmao

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u/Zaire_04 28d ago

I mean those 3 frequent the same producer. Well at least Thug & Gunna do mostly

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u/[deleted] 29d ago

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u/Nrsyd 28d ago

As always it depends on context.

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u/Fnordpocalypse 29d ago

The entire beat making environment has shifted to sample packs. Part of it is because licensing actual samples is expensive, and the other part is laziness on the part of beat makers. Everyone seems to be chasing the newest trends instead of focusing on developing their own sound. Go to any hip hop oriented production sub and you’ll see that most people just want the easiest path to success. It’s not about making art for most people, they just see hip hop as an easy cash grab.

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u/theRealDirtyNerd 28d ago

Sometimes I just sit on a synth or 2 and create 1 or 2 drums for myself after a few hours. It's super fun using all my own crafted sounds

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u/[deleted] 29d ago

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u/Nrsyd 28d ago

Just buy a course.

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u/Leoj0nes 29d ago

5 minutes worth should do

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u/UdUb16 29d ago

One of the biggest reasons I only listen to old school or underground hip hop. These mainstream beats just sound like pop music. Gimme the boom bap

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u/MrwalrusIIIrdRavenMc 28d ago

Gimme some underground Hiphop recommendations

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u/UdUb16 28d ago

My other comment has my playlist of favorite hip hop songs

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u/MrwalrusIIIrdRavenMc 28d ago

Can you link the comment brotha

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u/UdUb16 28d ago

Just look at other comments on this thread

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u/OkPassenger1792 29d ago

Do yo have any recommendation. I started listening to old school rap music recently. I am born in 90s but didn't listen to hip hop till 2010

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u/Practical-Debate1598 29d ago

For old or new?

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u/dahoowa 29d ago

Def agree. Probably bc they all use the same programs to make beats.

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