Puff Daddy and the Family, “All About the Benjamins,” produced by Deric “D-Dot” Angelettie With “Drop It like It’s Hot,” the Virginia duo provided a breathable landscape comprised of fingersnaps, mouth clicks and a Juno 106 synth that combined to form a beat that harnessed the pure keyboard sounds of the ’70s and surrounded it with highly experimental percussion that paid off.ħ. But their best instrumental slots in the latter. Since the beginning of their reign as two of rap’s greatest creative minds, the Neptunes’ Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo proved to be masters of both minimalism ( Clipse’s “Grindin’”) and maximalism ( Gwen Stefani‘s colossal “Hollaback Girl”). Snoop Dogg featuring Pharrell, “Drop It Like It’s Hot,” produced by The Neptunes Some have become outdated, but the one that still sounds the most like the year 3000 was given to Jay Z for his classic “N-a What, N-a Who?” With its strobe synths and stuttering drums, Timbo provides a sonic template with pockets of silence that Jay fills with a constantly shifting meter. Timbaland has always had a genius knack for crafting beats that sound like they’re from the future. Jay Z featuring Amil and Jaz-O, “N-a What, N-a Who?,” produced by Timbaland That rat-a-tat snare breakdown is the probably most copied drum fill in recent memory.ĩ. Nothing more than a hypnotically repetitive patois vocal sample (from a ridiculously obscure Tribe Called Quest remix) over an 808 drum kit, it’s ridiculously simple, but you could freestyle over it endlessly. Perhaps the most influential beat of the 21st century, this Bangladesh banger single-handedly started a new wave of trap that took the early innovations of Atlanta cats like Shawty Redd and DJ Toomp to the future.
Lil Wayne, “A Milli,” produced by Bangladesh Read on for our countdown of the top 10 hip-hop beats of all time.ġ0. Dre - who have minted the best beats in the genre’s history. Since hip-hop’s inception, producers spanning The Bomb Squad and J Dilla to Just Blaze and Kanye West have crafted instrumentals that have stood the test of time, but none more so than a handful of premier craftsmen - DJ Premier, Pete Rock, Dr. An essential album for modern jazz enthusiasts and lovers of creative, improvisational music.See the All-Time Charts: Billboard 200 Albums | Billboard 200 Artists | Hot 100 Songs | Hot 100 ArtistsĬreating the perfect beat is a combined matter of timing, creative genius and just the right rapper to complement it. Smith's playing, while highly original, draws upon elements of all the great voices of the vibes in jazz: Bobby Hutcherson, Milt Jackson, Gary Burton and Mike Mainieri (to name a few).
Bravo!"-Peter Sprague, world-class guitarist, composer, producer and authorĬonnections is an essential link in the continuing evolution of a beautiful but much overlooked instrument in jazz: the vibraphone. a brilliant musician and composer, and his latest project offers up a creative blend of jazz roots mixed with modern explorations. This album leaves the listener both energized and mesmerized."-Tim McMahon, author of "Jazz Standards for Vibraphone" (Hal Leonard) "Anthony Smith and his stalwart group of West Coast jazz stars bring to life a cornucopia of original and jazz standard material spotlighting spectacular playing. "A great vibes player, a terrific, hard-swinging band, and great tunes! All around, a first-rate project from gifted musician/composer Anthony Smith." -Tony Miceli, founder of Jazz Vibes Workshop, world-class vibraphonist and international clinician Here's what people are saying about the music: With this new double album, Smith firmly establishes himself as both a world class improviser and also composer. The band includes a "who's who" of Southern California's greatest jazz musiciains, including legendary pianist Mike Wofford, guitar virtuoso Peter Sprague, and flute master Holly Hofmann. Anthony has enjoyed a varied, well-traveled career as both a keyboardist and vibist, and this new two-volume recording represents his arrival on the international jazz scene as a master of jazz vibraphone. Connections (Volume One and Two) is an ambitious, fresh collection of both originals and imaginatively re-arranged standards by jazz vibraphonist/pianist Anthony Smith, a mainstay of the Southern California music scene.
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