How Do You Make A Hip Hop Beat?
So you want to make a hip hop beat? It’s actually easier than you think. There are some simple guidelines to follow, especially when you’re first starting out, so get your software beat maker and let’s get going. A good hip-hop beat is going to be around 80 to 90 beats per minutes (bpm’s). I suggest starting at around 80 bpm’s on your first few tries because making a beat when the tempo is slower is a bit easier then a faster tempo because you can concentrate more on the details. Also, you can always speed up the tempo later. I suggest to start with the bass drum (the deep thump). This is an essential part of every drum beat no matter what type of beat you’re making and no matter what type of genre. So we make the drum beat, maybe on the first and third beat of the first measure and the first and second beat on the second measure. That will add variety to the beat and give it a little something to keep the audience interested. This of course will repeat over and over every two measures
