Nice thread, I’ll be adding to this tonight. Was planning on doing best of beats write up.
dn- Some nice ones on there. Ice cream was one of the Wu’s best beats. Me, Myself, and I still sounds amazing even after 20 years.
Some of my fav. hard beats:
Fiend- At all times.
Cage- Haterrama
Mystikal- Get ya mind right.
Cannibal Ox- Raspberry Fields
El-P- Delorean
Gang Starr - Royalty
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Lootpack - The Anthem
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Obscure Disorder - The Grill
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Checkmate - The Longshot
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Canibus - Get Retarded
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Gangstarr - You know my steez
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Gang Starr - Dwyck
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Jadakiss - We Gonna Make It
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Noreaga - NORE
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Large Professor & Neek the Exotic - Rhyme Mania '99
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I can do this all day really. I freakin love sample based beats.
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I can’t understand the lyrics but I don’t care. The beat is too good.
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i think i might have to say A LOT OF dre beats are on my favorites list.:lovin:
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some of my favs :3
anything by:
alchemist
zaytoven
tay beatz
drumma boi (the hood shit…not the pop shit)
timbaland from jt/nelly furtado and back. not anything after that.
neptunes pre 2005.
just blaze before the roc breakup
kanye during his college dropout phase
heatmakerz from diplomats vol. 1-5, who shot freaky zeekey and who dares wins…oh and writers block vol. 1
the various producers on those g unit radio tapes, elephant in the sand, sabrinas baby boy and return of the body snatchers
etc.
i’ll post examples later.
Clipse and Slim Thug - Wamp Wamp
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Kanye West - The Glory
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Kelis - Young Fresh and New
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Ill and Al Scratch - Where My Homiez
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Queen Latifah - Just Another Day
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Timbaland and Magoo - Up Jumps Tha Boogie (Nothing before or since sounds like it)
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Missy Elliott - Gettaway
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ghostface killah - be easy [media=youtube]lIOiZQOYrwQ[/media]
alchemist - therapy
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edo g and pete rock - just call my name
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mos def - mathematics
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nas - one love
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eminem - the way i am
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I love Aesop and that’s one of my favorite. :tup:
Missy Elliott - Pass That Dutch
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Missy Elliott - On and On
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Miss Elliott - Wake Up
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Missy Elliott - Joy
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After much thought, i’ve come to the conclusion that the xylophone is the most gangsta instrument in the world
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Also the bubble popping beat in this remix of tupac’s hell for a hustla is sick. Seriously, none of these songs are joke songs.
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Even though it really isn’t hip hop, surprised that no one has said One in a Million by Aaliyah. One of the best beats PERIOD.
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Nas - Second Childhood
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Madvillain - ALL CAPS
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madvilian should be all anyone talks about imo,haha…dj krush -nasfurato banginnn sonnn
Outkast - Elevators
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The Pharcyde - 4 Better or 4 Worse
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heres a few for you:
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got my mind made up: [media=youtube]WY6LXW-vh1w[/media]
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Damn…totally forgot about Elevators.
And I’ve always felt that this SOR2 track would be awesome if it was sampled:
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And maybe the following if you slowed it down a little:
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Fabolous - Breathe
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Papoose - Love is a Battlefield (I don’t know if this counts as he really didn’t do anything to change it up but it’s still a dope song)
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