both the Korg PA2x and the Korg M3 use the EDS sound engine.

Not that the sound engine matters all that much for contemporary hip hop that still relies heavily on samples .Anyway pretty much any sound used in contemporary hip hop or dance music today can be emulated or created using technology designed 5 years ago. its all to do with the skill of the sound designer and less to do with the technology used to make the sound. It does not take much to fool the ear to create the same sound using different techniques.

sorry if i am off topic