How to Make Rap & Hip Hop Beats : Choosing Basses for West Coast Beats

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Uploaded by on Aug 7, 2008

The bass in rap and hip hop music is much like the bass drum in that it must have a warm tone that adds to the feeling of the track without overpowering the rest of the instruments. Create rap beats with the best of them with tips and information from an experienced and accredited rap producer in this free video.

Expert: Frederick Burchell
Bio: Frederick "Ricky B." Burchell is a rapper/producer who presents a positive message through rap music. He released his first solo album The Calling on D-Fusion Music/ Broken Records in 1998.
Filmmaker: ricky burchell

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  • Don't bash it like that, his tutorials are some of the best I've seen on the net. I agree that this beat is not mind blowing, but it's the basic idea that comes across to grasp which is important.

  • this guy's supposed to be an expert? I kan fart a better bass line den dat, LMAO da whole track sucked...

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  • its good old school beat not that bad just cuz it aint a new skool style

  • It's not a slap bass. It's a reso-type bass.

  • HEY YO WEST COAST RAP WEST COAST BASELINE YOU KNOW, WEST COAST SLAP BASS, WEAST COAST.

    Please. SAY SOMETHING.

  • was there a loose cable when recording the bass or is this the whackest bassline ive ever seen and most artifical sound slap bass ever?

  • deeeeeeead baseline :/

  • @supaman502

    Hilarrrrarious!!

  • @boomtomb AGREEEED!!

  • Uhhh nahhh bruh. No slap basses, I play REAL BASS. Dre used a "Snoop bass" sound from the Trinity or Triton, that's why it got the name. You use a Synth bass bruh. @ Chunky, it was a poorly used slap cause his recording techneeek is BAD. No A/D converters I guess?

  • You r a genious man.

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