Hip-Hop · easy · 90 BPM
Boom Bap Drum Beat
The foundation of '90s East Coast hip-hop: a heavy 'boom' kick on 1 with a pickup before beat 3, a hard cracking 'bap' snare on 2 and 4, and simple eighth-note hats. Played slightly behind the beat with swing, it sits in the pocket and lets the sample breathe.
Press play to hear it, then open the full machine to edit, loop, and play along with your own kit.
What this teaches
Laying back behind the click to create the lazy, swung head-nod pocket essential to hip-hop.
Heard in
- N.Y. State of Mind - Nas
- C.R.E.A.M. - Wu-Tang Clan