The Ingredients To A Splendid Rap Beat

Regardless of what you may have thought, the beat of a Hip Hop song is what makes the whole song good. Don't you think it would be pretty hard to jam with a song if the beat was so abstract that you can't even bob your head? I know I can't enjoy a song with a low quality beat! So, what makes an instrumental great? Well creativity is always good but there are certain things that are within the beat that has to be right. This article will list out these parts of the instrumental to give more insight into a good beat.

The drums are one of the most, if not the most, important parts in a good Hip Hop beat. Of course, the melody is important too but the drums are what give the whole song its rhythm. The drums allow the listener to bob their head while listening to the music. Drums also create the tempo of the music. Drums can create a slow vide or a more upbeat track. The drums also really tell an emcee if they are right for the beat or not. Some flows and drum patterns just don't go together. It is actually pretty easy to tell if an emcee is right for a certain beat just by its drum pattern.

You can never forget the importance of the bass line. I don't know that many people that upgrade their car stereos to listen to tracks that are lacking in the low end frequencies. A lot of the popular songs out now are just because of the bass line of the instrumental. Sub bass is the usually choice of producers because it just adds the real Hip Hop feel to the music. It is nearly impossible to locate any popular Hip Hop song that has little to no bass line throughout the song. Over the last decade or so, bass lines have become melodies, harmonies, and basically the whole instrumental itself in some cases.

No, I didn't leave out another important part to an instrumental, the melody. The best bass lines and drum arrangements in the world are still lacking if they aren't accompanied by a hot melody and harmony. The good thing about Hip Hop is that it really isn't limited to what music theory says is right. Just like the drums set the tempo, the melody sets the tone. The great thing about the melody is that it can portray a wide array of emotions. The beat really tells the emcee what the song should be about when it is over the instrumental. What key the melody is in tells the artist what the lyrics should be about, whether that be sad or upbeat content.

You have to pay attention to the mix quality as well. All the best production in the world is nothing without the sound quality to back it. Without proper sound quality, the bass lines and drums will be muffled and you won't really be able to hear the entire musical piece. Your beat can't be pro quality without pro quality mixing. That is why a lot of producers don't mix their own instrumentals. Even if they have the ability to mix it almost perfectly, sending it to a mixing specialist is really the best choice.

All those parts put together can make the hottest instrumental in the world. If you couldn't really tell from reading it, you can't have a hot instrumental without incorporating each of these pieces just perfectly. Sometimes if an instrumental is perfect, it doesn't even matter what the artist does on the microphone. Sometimes, a beat itself can make the complete song a number one single!