HipHop Drums?!?

[amenbrother]

'ghost dog'

Nice movie, good music.

[defjamm]

defjamm,

Let me clarify. I was saying that, of what I hear, processed acoustic drums far outweigh electronically generated drums in hip hop. I wasn't saying that it should be that way. I was saying that it is that way.

As for what it should be, I don't dare say it should be this or it should be that. Hip hop drums should be whatever the artist wants them to be. There is no need for limitation, you are correct. But I wasn't arguing for limitations, I was arguing against them.

My approach: Start with some samples i like, for example Emagic Xtreme HipHop is awesome (gritty NY underground styled drums) and then shape them to what I want them to be. Shorten the envelopes, add EQ or compression, maybe an exciter on the snare, etc.

The point is, don't think that you have to do it this way or that way, or that you have to sample a record or go out and buy some 808 samples to make true Hip Hop. If you want real Hip Hop, the first place for you to look is within.

thx for clarifing that, i think basically the same. forgot the xtreme hiphop sample-cd in ma posting, it's great too. but they should have put more basses on it imho.

speaking of ghost dog, rza and wu-tang, odb collapsed and died in a studio, RIP!