How to DJ Hip-Hop : How to Determine Beats Per Minute in a Song

Determine beats per minute, or bpms, for a song and learn how with tips from our professional disc jockey in this free hip-hop DJ techniques video.

Expert: Dj Colione
Contact: www.djcolione.com
Bio: Dj Colione has been Djing professionally for over 6 years. He plays predominantly hip hop, top 40, R&B, funk & soul, 80s, and disco.
Filmmaker: Cole Walliser

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[AllstateKing]

Thank you soo much this helps a whole lot

[jackandjill45]

its 100.78 not 100.32 smh

[CLMinzyDaraBom]

This is the first time that expert village helped me

[DjPetersnbr1]

Thanks mate!

[KushPizzaSleep]

@dubledropa yeah that is fine but what about these ppl that have no idea how to spin without a computer

[liambrown0]

@dubledropa thats a fair comment. im incredibly fascist with music. sorry im only human. what i will say is you are not a disc jockey as by the very defenition of the phrase you don't ride vinyl. what u r is a live producer and your probably much better than me at it but you are not a proper a dj, well not a dj at all

[liambrown0]

@dubledropa i only use the stopwatch technique when creating a battle set and i have brand new vinyl tunes i never played before. i dont use this technique 2 mix 2 records together. grandmaster roc raider will be turning in his grave. send me a video of u doing a battle set with beat juggling and crabbing and flaring and tap pausing and i will let u off. i also play liquid drum n bass and play alongside greats such as bryan gee, send me a flyer with your name next to someone of his stature

[dubledropa]

@FIFA10XBOX360 this is fine, but why not just respect the fact that people do different things on say a laptop to vinyl? i like my laptop setup because i run custom effects racks and a whole bunch of different gadgets that do some hefty shit vinyls cant. i dont look at someone with vinyl and go "pfft, still doing the same old grandmaster flash shit" like vinyl djs do to others. why not work with instead of against technology, you will end up way less bitter musician as a result!

[dubledropa]

@liambrown0 well, while the rest of the music world evolves around you and leaves you behind you can stay credible and use your stopwatch to do something easy like work out the tempo of a track. what is wrong with educating yourself? for me i loved music so much that i wanted to know exactly how it worked, whats wrong with that? seems logical to me. plus if you know the "rules" to music you can break the rules alot easier, because you know exactly what you are doing not stabbing in the dark.

[liambrown0]

@dubledropa u have no idea. hip hop like punk, reggae and rave was born out of the streets where kids cud not afford proper instruments or lessons. the whole do it yourself ethic. its not about being a classically trained pianist. u have zero credibilty and pretty much everyone on this page will agree