Boom Bap Old School Hip-Hop Beat Track

Classic boom bap: dusty drums with a heavy swing, a simple looped sample figure and a bassline that stays out of the way. The snare is the loudest thing in the mix, exactly as the style demands, and the groove sits in the pocket rather than pushing.

A natural fit for rap freestyles and cyphers, skate videos, basketball edits, 90s-themed content and podcast intros that want some grit. Leaves the middle of the mix free for a voice.

The snare being the loudest element is the style, not a mix error — so if you duck this under a voice, duck it gently, because pulling the snare down takes the character with it.