What beat inspired you to become a producer/beatmaker?

[dj360_iNfInItE1]

Da Bomb Squad!

It wasn't one particular beat or song that inspired me. It was the beatz behind Chuck D's lyrics. I was like how in the hell did these guys put all of these samples in one song and make it sound so phat? It was choppy and smooth at the same time and I was infatuated with their music from the get go. Da Bomb Squad is why I make beatz although, my beatz don't sound anything like them. They can't be copied so I leave it alone. I just do what I feel and that's real. Love, Peace and Hairgrease!

 

[Bosta]

the roots. scott storch's "You Got Me" was hip hop the way i always wanted to hear it. to me, its the perfect beat.

real ass track there, didnt know stortch did it, i respect him a lil bit more now

but what made me want to produce was to make my own beats to flow on - i was a rapper 1st, before i started producing

 

[2_nice]

i was just into banging on the walls and seats in the train an shit..... so i eventually got cash and bought an mpc

 

[trez260]

far too many to name, i'd have to say the music that i listen'd to as ya youngin. all the classics from 1987 up to the early and mid 90's.

 

[Greg Savage]

Honestly it wasnt a beat that inspired me i just got tired of askin and payin people to make my tracks.. So i thought it would be cheaper to learn and make my own material

 

[kojo]

dre/scott storch's "still D.R.E"

 

[Ca$h Pacasso]

Back At It Again

Whats good to everybody. Its the boy formely known as Traxz I been away for awhile deep in the lab. But anyway the beat that inspired me to started make beats was "Nothing Like It" the track Kayne did for Beanie Seigel when I heard I was amazed like WOW now thats music my nigga.

 

[stormelements]

What inspired me??? Listening to all the wack tracks on the radio!

 

[Lex]

LOL, thats was definately some kind of incentive for me too - simply to make something different from all that stuff on the radio that sounds the same.

It was never really one single beat that got me into hiphop, I've alwasy wanted to create things and express myself. I already played the drums [in a band] and I was listening to a lot of hiphop, and a lot of music from which hiphop derivies [soul, funk, jazz...] so it was sort of a natural progression.

If anything, hearing artists like dj shadow [and loads of other instrumental hiphop artists] for the first time really inspired me - it doesn't have to have an mc or be great for the clubs to be hiphop.

 

[Equelizer]

All these young cats...talking about Nas and Mobb Deep....
What about Boogie Down Productions Material Love (loves gonna get you)
Dr. Dre. Chronic Album
Gangstarr DJ Premier
Timberland on Aaliyah's 4 page letter......whew....snares and drums were crazy...
Nas- Illmatic
Biggies-Ready to Die
Mobb Deep's- Infamous Album

 

[Beatz 101]

timbaland. 'big pimpin' and 'ride or die bitch' beats changed my life. thats when i decided i need to stop listenin' to hiphop n' start makin' the shit.

 

[K.C]

"Got Beef",Produced by : L.T Hutton

 

[pancakebunnny]

All these young cats...talking about Nas and Mobb Deep....
What about Boogie Down Productions Material Love (loves gonna get you)
Dr. Dre. Chronic Album
Gangstarr DJ Premier
Timberland on Aaliyah's 4 page letter......whew....snares and drums were crazy...
Nas- Illmatic
Biggies-Ready to Die
Mobb Deep's- Infamous Album

I'm thread-stalking you now.... all this shit talking about sampling....

YET
Dre w/ Chronic.... reinterpreted samples. Yep. All of it
Timbo .... Samples, replayed samples, keyboard samples, carpet samples
Illmatic..... What??? Dude.... like, even the songs sampled on this sampled someone else.
Big..... ok. Whatever.
Mobb Deep..... Jeeze.


I leave you alone now. And I do mean alone.
BTW.... you're still young, yourself. Let's not forget that, poppy.

 

[inrctyhoodmusic]

Erick Sermons lead song to the who's the man soundtrack

 

[Equelizer]

I told you, you funny ass hell to me dude.

 

[Bloodybastid]

I was listening to Necro- Gory Days instrumentals...and I was like...yeah I can make beats like that....been doing it ever since....I had no clue what I was getting myself into...now I get headaches and shit from looking at monitors...working all the time...but hey...I enjoy it. I feel different...you know.

And then when I heard MF Doom's beats...then I became addicted to producing.

 

[Rhythmikal]

Equelizer blud u need to learn how to quote properly lol.

sAfE.

 

[Equelizer]

Equelizer blud u need to learn how to quote properly lol.

sAfE.

who gives a fuck about quoting properly.....he got the message. Minor.

Happy now..

 

[Fury]

no beat influenced me to begin producing but what inspired me to be real serious and take it to another level wuz every beat on every jedi mind tricks album

 

[triple face]

most of the beats on illmatic inspired me