Beats Inspired By Three Decades Of Hip-Hop

Toontrack has released a new MIDI pack - the Hip-Hop Handbook - which they say covers a journey spanning 30 years of groove evolution. This is what they have to say about it...

Few genres have groove etched into their DNA like hip-hop. Born from lifting breaks and loops off records, it has turned repetition into an art form – taking just a few bars and twisting them inside out to come up with all-new rhythmic narratives. In hip-hop, groove isn't something you add later. It's where it takes off from.

For this pack, session ace Bill Burns played his way through three defining eras of the genre: the 1990s, the 2000s, and the 2010s. Get ready for a journey spanning 30 years of groove evolution – from loose, break-driven swing to tight pockets and repetitive patterns, all performed with that naturally swung, imperfect human feel intact.

In hip-hop, groove is the blueprint for any effective beat. With this pack, you won't skip a single one.

• Drum MIDI inspired by three decades of hip-hop: the 1990s, the 2000s and the 2010s
• Touching on styles like boom bap, West Coast, G-funk, trap and more
• Played by session drummer Bill Burns
• A total of 15 "songs" and more than 490 individually played files in total
• 4/4 in straight feel with tempos ranging from 80 BPM to 134 BPM

Pricing and Availability:
29 Euros

More information:

• Hip-Hop Handbook

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