Eric,

Glad you liked it. I love writing Hip Hop beats. I kept this one simple because I wanted to show that "simple" isn't always easy. In hip hop you have to be careful "not" to put too much in there. Then you have to make sure your beat is up to date.

I've worked with many Jazz and Classical players who have taken a stab at Hip Hop. It's like taking everything you know in those styles, then simplifying it like there's no tomorrow. Also that doesn't mean that creating a Hip Hop beat is easy and doesn't take talent.

It's very easy to drop an ol'school beat (even by accident). Being a "creative" drum programmer is a "must" when writing Hip Hop, especially if your work is original. Plus aside from drums you need to be able to lay down some funky bass lines too because the drums and bass really are the backbone to it.

Oh I used a Roland.

Squeak