In Theory: Boom Bap

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By EMFinite Mon Mar 12, 2007 4:36 pm
loh90 wrote:drums + bass + samples


this is what boom bap is to me.. this and no real song progressions, build ups or any real change ups etc... just a straight drum, bass and sample beat.
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By Antonym Mon Mar 12, 2007 5:44 pm
no real song progressions, build ups or any real change ups etc.


:shock: i'd have to disagree there, i mean if both before/after switchup sounds like boom bap then the style would still be boom bap, wouldn't it?

it is true that the majority does not have switchups though for sure
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By EMFinite Mon Mar 12, 2007 6:39 pm
the keyword there was "real"...by "real" i mean nothing to fancy and over the top like Just Blaze's song progressions, build ups etc.. my definition of a hip boom bap beat would be "cant go for that" by smooth tha hustla or "cream" by the WU or any old MOP beat off they first album, with that track "how bout some hardcore".. there was a slight change up in cream but it wasnt a real elaborate or over the top change up..

perhaps my definition of boom bap is different from y'all..
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By Dr. Lecter Mon Mar 12, 2007 7:00 pm
talkin' 'bout drum patterns..and for the newbies..check old Stax recordings..especially Otis Redding and Eddie Floyd and observe the simplicity in contrast with the final "fat" mixing and overall sound.That's what i call the roots of boom bap.
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By Antonym Mon Mar 12, 2007 7:24 pm
nah i'd agree with that emf

By The Beat Conductor Tue Mar 13, 2007 3:49 am
"Boom-bap is chopping samples, kicks and snares manually from records. Holding note repeat on one sound to make the track bang. Cats that don't like Boom-bap are the ones that can't do it." - Easy Mo Bee

By Screammisery Tue Mar 13, 2007 8:21 am
I agree with emf,

one thing you gotta master is the ol baBOOM BOOM BAP, harder then you think.
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By Antonym Tue Mar 13, 2007 1:10 pm
Holding note repeat on one sound to make the track bang.


???
how the hell does holding note repeat on one sound make "the track bang?"
sounds like easy was speaking to a layman...
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By Smoove03 Tue Mar 13, 2007 1:14 pm
fobedafied wrote:
Smoove03 wrote:
fobedafied wrote:no hats = boom bap...


:?: sure about that?


not really, but with hats it would be BOOM, tsss, BAP... or something like that... :lol:

haha i guess you right then! :lol:

By The Beat Conductor Tue Mar 13, 2007 3:29 pm
Antonym wrote:how the hell does holding note repeat on one sound make "the track bang?"


I don't know how it would make a track bang, but it is useful. :wink:
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By sharif Tue Mar 13, 2007 8:28 pm
Yeah, I'm just getting started using this joint, but word is bond.. The drums are the most important part of any track.. Dirty, grimy, filthy, straight out the swamp drums.. Drums so ill they make you feel like you eating glass.. Word, the dopest sample is noting with some garbage drums.. Yeah, getting them dirty is one thing I'm going to master around this piece, yo..
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By StonesThrow Tue Mar 13, 2007 10:19 pm
boom bap is all about drums. If you look at a boom bap beat what stands out... THE DRUMS. The drums gotta have some bounce and swing to them and they gotta hit hard. IMO you can have a boom bap track without a sample or very small sample and bass and just drums. Look at the enemy by Big L pretty much all drums the sample is very minimal and the bass is really simple.
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By Cazillac Wed Mar 14, 2007 8:15 pm
"Return of the Boom Bap" by KRS - 1. listen to any song on that whole album for a good example of Boom Bap..... for something more recent listen to "Grindin" by The Clipse.
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By StonesThrow Wed Mar 14, 2007 9:13 pm
Cazillac wrote:"for something more recent listen to "Grindin" by The Clipse.
I dunno what you are talking about Grindin is not boom bap. The neptunes dont do much of that at all. If any.
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