The best rap beats are nerdy as hell. Every drum placement, every melody, every chopped-up sample sends me down a YouTube rabbit hole trying to piece together the way a producer contorts and ...

Each comes fully equipped with Remo drum heads for ... the Urban Beats is ready for any style of play, from acoustic jazz to pop, funk and hip-hop, all with a matte black look that’s sure ...

Trap metal grates on the ears like early black metal and distorts traditional hip-hop beats to create uncomfortable levels of over-modulation. It's as anti-social as modern hardcore and delves into ...

Hip-hop and house both have their origins ... This dance vibe – in which a base drum provides a steady four-four beat – became the heartbeat of house music, creating an enduring structure ...

At the start of the film above Dujon plays a steady beat on the drum kit. Here’s how the different parts of the kit work together. The snare drum produces a loud ‘crack’ sound with a higher ...