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Hip Hop

Popular music that emerged in the early 1970s in New York City. The genre is characterized by stylized rhythmic sounds—often built around funk grooves, electronic drum beats, and rapping, a percussive vocal delivery of rhymed poetic speech as consciousness-raising expression.

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How to make "Hip Hop – Best 80s Groove" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 2, 4, 7, 11.
Step 2: Place snare drum on beats 5, 13 (backbeat).
Step 3: Place closed hi-hat on beats 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16 (eighth notes offset by one beat).
Step 4: Place open hi-hat on beats 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 (sixteenth notes).
Step 5: Place clave on beats 4, 8, 12, 16.
Step 6: Place maraca on beats 5, 13 (backbeat).

• Hip Hop - Best 80s Groove
CH-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X
OHXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA----X-------X---
CL---X---X---X---X
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDXX-X--X---X-----
ACXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
GH----------------
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How to make "T La Rock & Jazzy Jay – It’s Yours" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 3, 4, 11.
Step 2: Place snare drum on beats 5, 10, 13 (syncopated pattern with backbeat).
Step 3: Place closed hi-hat on beats 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 (sixteenth notes).
Step 4: Place open hi-hat on beats 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12, 13.
Step 5: Place maraca on beats 10, 13.

• T La Rock & Jazzy Jay - It's Yours
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OH-X-X-XXX-X-XX---
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA---------X--X---
CL----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----X----X--X---
BDX-XX------X-----
ACXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
GH----------------
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KRK 0 118 0

How to make "Double Duce – School Breakdown" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 2, 11, 14.
Step 2: Place snare drum on beats 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10.
Step 3: Place closed hi-hat on beats 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14.
Step 4: Place open hi-hat on beat 15.

• Double Duce - School Breakdown
CHXXXXXXXXXXXXXX--
OH--------------X-
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA----------------
CL----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----XXXXXX------
BDXX--------X--X--
ACX---X--X----X---
GH----------------
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How to make "Man Parrish & The Freeze Force Crew – Boogie Down Bronx" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 13, 14, 15, 16.
Step 2: Place snare drum on beats 5, 13 (backbeat).
Step 3: Place clave on beats 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 (sixteenth notes).
Step 4: Place maraca on beats 5, 13 (backbeat).

• Man Parrish & The Freeze Force Crew - Boogie Down Bronx
CH----------------
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA----X-------X---
CLXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----X-------X---
BD------------XXXX
ACXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
GH----------------
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How to make "808 – Rap" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 16.
Step 2: Place snare drum on beats 5, 13 (backbeat).
Step 3: Place closed hi-hat on beats 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16.
Step 4: Place open hi-hat on beats 2, 3, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16.
Step 5: Place low conga on beats 1, 4, 8, 11.
Step 6: Place mid conga on beats 7, 8, 10, 11.
Step 7: Place high conga on beats 1, 2, 14.
Step 8: Place clave on beats 2, 3, 5, 6, 14, 16.
Step 9: Place maraca on beats 5, 13 (backbeat).
Step 10: Place cowbell on beats 3, 8, 12, 14.
Step 11: Place cymbal on beat 1 (downbeat).

• 808 - Rap
CHXXXXXXXXXXXXX-XX
OH-XX-------XX-XXX
CYX---------------
CB--X----X---X-X--
MA----X-------X---
CL-XX-XX-------X-X
HCXX-----------X--
MC------XX-XX-----
LCX--X---X--X-----
SD----X-------X---
BDXXXX--XXX------X
AC----------------
GH----------------
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808 0 122 0

How to make "Rock Master Scott & The Dynamic 3 – It’s Life" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 2, 11, 14, 15.
Step 2: Place snare drum on beats 5, 8, 13 (syncopated pattern with backbeat).
Step 3: Place closed hi-hat on beats 1, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 12.
Step 4: Place open hi-hat on beat 11.
Step 5: Place clave on beats 4, 6, 8, 9.
Step 6: Place cowbell on beats 4, 6, 7, 9.

• Rock Master Scott & The Dynamic 3 - It's Life
CHX-XXX--XXX-X----
OH----------X-----
CY----------------
CB---X-XX-X-------
MA----------------
CL---X-X-XX-------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----X--X----X---
BDXX--------X--XX-
ACXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
GH----------------
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How to make "The Masterdon Committee – Funk Box Party" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 7, 10, 11.
Step 2: Place snare drum on beats 5, 13, 15 (syncopated pattern with backbeat).
Step 3: Place closed hi-hat on beats 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 16.
Step 4: Place open hi-hat on beats 8, 10, 12, 14.
Step 5: Place clave on beats 7, 8, 11, 12, 14.
Step 6: Place maraca on beats 5, 13, 15.

• The Masterdon Committee - Funk Box Party
CHXXXXXXX-X-X-X-XX
OH-------X-X-X-X--
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA----X-------X-X-
CL------XX--XX-X--
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----X-------X-X-
BDX-----X--XX-----
ACXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
GH----------------
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KRK 0 56 0

How to make "Bobby Jimmy & The Critters – Roaches" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 9, 11, 15.
Step 2: Place snare drum on beats 5, 13 (backbeat).
Step 3: Place closed hi-hat on beats 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15 (eighth notes).
Step 4: Place maraca on beats 5, 13 (backbeat).

• Bobby Jimmy & The Critters - Roaches
CHX-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA----X-------X---
CL----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDX-------X-X---X-
ACXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
GH----------------
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KRK 0 52 0

How to make "Beastie Boys – Time To Get Ill" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 9, 11.
Step 2: Place snare drum on beats 5, 13 (backbeat).
Step 3: Place closed hi-hat on beats 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16.
Step 4: Place open hi-hat on beat 1 (downbeat).
Step 5: Place clave on beats 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 (sixteenth notes).

• Beastie Boys - Time To Get Ill
CH-XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
OHX---------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA----------------
CLXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDX-------X-X-----
ACXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
GH----------------
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KRK 0 130 0

How to make "Mantronix – Needle To The Groove" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 4, 7, 9.
Step 2: Place snare drum on beats 5, 13 (backbeat).
Step 3: Place closed hi-hat on beats 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 (sixteenth notes).
Step 4: Place open hi-hat on beats 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16 (eighth notes offset by one beat).
Step 5: Place clave on beats 3, 4, 7, 8, 10, 12, 15.
Step 6: Place cowbell on beats 3, 6, 9, 12, 15.

• Mantronix - Needle To The Groove
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OH-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X
CY----------------
CB--X--X--X--X--X-
MA----------------
CL--XX--XX-X-X--X-
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDX--X--X-X-------
ACXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
GH----------------
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beatmachine 0 119 0

How to make "2 Live Crew – The Revelation" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 7, 15.
Step 2: Place snare drum on beats 5, 13 (backbeat).
Step 3: Place clave on beat 15.
Step 4: Place cowbell on beats 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 10, 12, 13, 15.

• 2 Live Crew - The Revelation
CH----------------
OH----------------
CY----------------
CBX-X-X-XX-X-XX-X-
MA----------------
CL--------------X-
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDX-----X-------X-
ACXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
GH----------------
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beatmachine 0 124 0

How to make "2 Live Crew – We Want Some Pussy" drum pattern?

Step 1: Place bass drum on beats 1, 7, 11, 15.
Step 2: Place snare drum on beats 5, 13 (backbeat).

• 2 Live Crew - We Want Some Pussy
CH----------------
OH----------------
CY----------------
CB----------------
MA----------------
CL----------------
HC----------------
MC----------------
LC----------------
SD----X-------X---
BDX-----X---X---X-
ACXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
GH----------------
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jam71 0 314 0
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