Your Listing of All-Time Best Hip-Hop Beats

[Unherd]

No RZA so far? Impossible for me to pick out a definitive top 10, but here's some that really stuck with me over the years

• Shadowboxing
• Ice Cream
• Verbal Intercourse
• You Ain't A Killer - Big Pun
• Do You Believe - Beatnuts
• Above The Clouds - Gangstarr
• Ain't No Fun - Snoop
• Spottieottiedopalicious- Outkast
• Chonkyfire - Outkast
• Survival Of The Fittest - Mobb Deep
• Fakin The Funk - Main Source
• Around The Way Girl- LL
• Luck Of Lucien - Tribe
• Action (remix) - Saukrates

Not the most diverse list, chronologically or geographically, but what can I say; all of these take me back to big neighborhood freestyle sessions in high school, getting loose on a summer friday, with everyone I knew packed in the same room until the neighbors called.

 

[DustedDon]

Lex Luger x 10

 

[RecordBeast]

In no particular order.. some of my favorites

• Nas - Memory Lane
• Gangstarr - Above The Clouds
• MC Eiht - All For The Money
• Ice T - New Jack Hustler
• Mobb Deep & G Rap - The Realist
• Pete Rock & CL - Straighten It Out
• Dr Dre & Snoop - Deep Cover
• M.O.P. - Face Off 2k
• Jay Z - Dear Summer
• Organized Konfusion - Bring it On (Buckwild Remix)

 

[Downstroke]

HarveyCanal said: Derrick B - Rock the Beat

Serious? Just sayin, despite the in hindsight terrible American accent, this was my joint BITD. Derek B RIP.

Ok, here's a quick list (first to come into my head):

• EMPD: So Whatcha Sayin' (definitely top 3 in any list)
• Beatnuts: No Equal
• ATCQ: Check The Rhyme
• PE: Rebel Without A Pause
• Gangstarr: DWYCK
• Diamond D: Freestyle (yo that's the shit)
• Hijack: Style Wars
• Pharoe Monch: Simon Says
• Ultramagnetic MC's: Papa Large (East Coast Remix)
• Jeru The Damaja: Come Clean
• BDP: South Bronx

Really struggled thinking of anything recent that qualifies for 'all time best beat' status. Probably cos I was a teen/early 20's when those all dropped, and lets face it, everything that comes after that time of your life is going to pale in comparison.

 

[Murdock]

Don't get me started

 

[HarveyCanal]

Downstroke said:HarveyCanal said:


Derrick B - Rock the Beat


Serious? Just sayin, despite the in hindsight terrible American accent, this was my joint BITD. Derek B RIP.

The song itself was never my joint. But the bonus bass instrumental, or whatever it's called on the 12", is a classic used in a million NOLA bounce songs.

 

[kala]

DB_Cooper said:WHERE IS FAUX RILLZ WHEN YOU NEED HIM?

in route from court defending the rights of the oppressed to the barber shop in east new york in his BMW, sippin cristal ,smoking trees and getting his nuts sucked by a big booty 19 year old hood rat while listening to MOP?

 

[kala]

let the rhythm hit em'

give the drummer some

white lines

new york state of mind

We Had to Tear This Mothafucka Up

Night of the Living Baseheads

shook ones 2

C.R.E.A.M

Dre Day

Bring The pain

.zig zagin' cipher-devil's son

bonus beats


lesson #1,2,3

 

[Electrode]

Unherd said:No RZA so far? Impossible for me to pick out a definitive top 10, but here's some that really stuck with me over the years

Shadowboxing
Ice Cream
Verbal Intercourse

GZA's "4th Chamber" (with the dark, spaghetti western soundtrack like organ), Gravediggaz' "Elimination Process" (with the creepy "laaaa....." vocal loop and the harpsichord) and the way he flipped the Underdog intro are among my favorite RZA beats.

 

[Juan Cocktolstoy]

SportCasual said Pure Righteousness

Wow, nice! Where is that guy....?

 

[Anto99]

Not in order, just some that I like:

• The entire INI album.
• ED OG " I got to have it"
• Group Home " Supa star"
• T.R.O.Y.
• Shook Ones
• Stezo " It's my turn" ( Credit to Dooley O for finding the skull snaps break)
• EPMD: " So What Cha Sayin"
• First two Show and AG albums.
• Early K-Def
• Muggs on the first Cypress album was sick. The Funkdooibiest stuff too. Still dig Soul Assassins back in the day.
• Gangstarr - Just to Get a Rep

Too many to list. Lately I've been digging Damu The Fudgemunk. 1993 perfected.

 

[yoigotbeats]

Beats I can listen to over & over:

• Real Live - Real Live remix
• N.W.A. - Quiet On Tha Set
• Tribe Called Quest - Lyrics To Go
• De La Soul - I Am I Be
• Organized Konfusion - Invetro
• Biggie - Unbelievable
• Public Enemy - Prophets Of Rage
• The Pharcyde - Pork
• The Roots - Step Into The Realm
• Coca Brovas - Won on Won

 

[LokoOne]

Too many to name...but a few that always rock IMO... an off the head random list....

• BDP- Duck Down
• Ice T - New Jack Hustler
• PE- Black Steel in the hour of chaos
• Big Pun - You came up
• Too Short- Life is...
• Icecube - You know how we do it
• Scientifik - As long as you know
• Raekwon - Rainy Days
• Biggie - Who shot ya
• Gangstarr - Execution of a chump
• Beasties - Intergalactic
• Big L/Fat Joe - The Enemy
• Jay z - 99 Problems
• Nappy Roots- Po Folk
• Mantronix - Hardcore Hip Hop
• Schooly D - Get Dusted
• Outcast - Get up git out...
• Kanye - Two words

etc etc etc

 

[EkiM]

Lord Finesse - Actual Facts

 

[Sunfade]

Lookin' At The Front Door (First time I heard a low pass filter but didn't know it)

 

[Sunfade]

yoigotbeats said: The Pharcyde - Pork

yes

 

[Sunfade]

Kwame - The Rhythm





(extra credit for being his first beat made on an sp after paul c showed him how to use it)

 

[Juan Cocktolstoy]

Sun fade said:Lookin' At The Front Door (First time I heard a low pass filter but didn't know it)

How can I forget my Main Source beats, with K Cut and Sir Scratch! I liked Hangin Out too... so smooth.

 

[Guzzo]

• All about the Benjamin's
• Tried by 12
• Negro league baseball
• Still tippin
• Ooooh - De La
• The bridge is over
• Explosive - Dre
• Hoo-bangin
• Above the Clouds
• Wild for the night - Rampage
• Bay Area - e40

 

[RAJ]

Playlist created of tunes mentioned in this thread