The Best Beats

[M.C. Guevera]

This thread is devoted to the best beats in hip-hop history. I've just finished listening to Nas' "It Ain't Hard To Tell" which has one of the best beats I've ever heard. What a great use of Michael Jackson's "Human Nature".

Personally, the best beat I've ever heard is from Quarashi's "Mr. Jinx". The lyrics are pretty much gibberish, but that beat is fucking amazing! That's been my absolute favorite beat since the first time I heard it on Much Music back in October 2002.

"Rebel Without A Pause" has my favorite Public Enemy beat. You can't go wrong with that sound of a tea kettle going off along with the James Brown "Funky Drummer" sample. That's just ill.

Other beats I like:
"Sure Shot"-Beastie Boys
"Paul Revere"-Beastie Boys
"Get It Together"-Beastie Boys featuring Q-Tip
"Changes"-2Pac
"Drop It Like It's Hot"-Snoop Dogg featuring Pharrel
"Electric Relaxation"-A Tribe Called Quest
"Microphone Fiend"-Eric B. And Rakim
"Don't Sweat The Technique"-Eric B. And Rakim
"Passin' Me By"-The Pharcyde
"Sky Is The Limit"-The Notorious B.I.G.

There's plenty more. Those are just off the top of my head.

[pshabi]

This thread is devoted to the best beats in hip-hop history. I've just finished listening to Nas' "It Ain't Hard To Tell" which has one of the best beats I've ever heard. What a great use of Michael Jackson's "Human Nature".

Personally, the best beat I've ever heard is from Quarashi's "Mr. Jinx". The lyrics are pretty much gibberish, but that beat is fucking amazing! That's been my absolute favorite beat since the first time I heard it on Much Music back in October 2002.

"Rebel Without A Pause" has my favorite Public Enemy beat. You can't go wrong with that sound of a tea kettle going off along with the James Brown "Funky Drummer" sample. That's just ill.

Other beats I like:
"Sure Shot"-Beastie Boys
"Paul Revere"-Beastie Boys
"Get It Together"-Beastie Boys featuring Q-Tip
"Changes"-2Pac
"Drop It Like It's Hot"-Snoop Dogg featuring Pharrel
"Electric Relaxation"-A Tribe Called Quest
"Microphone Fiend"-Eric B. And Rakim
"Don't Sweat The Technique"-Eric B. And Rakim
"Passin' Me By"-The Pharcyde
"Sky Is The Limit"-The Notorious B.I.G.

There's plenty more. Those are just off the top of my head.
Helllllllooooooooooooooo Brooklynnnnnnnnn!!!!!

[Kid Presentable]

Shook Ones Pt2
Yes You May (Remix)
Made You Look
Breathe (yes, Breathe)
Peter Piper is bad, meaning good.

[pshabi]

Shook Ones Pt2
Yes You May (Remix)
Made You Look
Breathe (yes, Breathe)
Peter Piper is bad, meaning good.
Peter Piper and Breathe are great choices.

MF Doom tracks: All Caps and Change the Beat are butta.

[ggirlballa]

too many beastie boy songs:D

alot of dre produced songs

put your hands where my eyes can see- busta rhymes
walk this way-run dmc
sucker mc's- run dmc
mama said knock you out-llcoolj
(intro) going back to cali-llcoolj
drug ballad-eminem
real slim shady-eminem
my name is-eminem
yes pretty much eminem's hits produced by dre

theres too many more and a big daddy kane song i forgot the name of but i'll post more later

[pshabi]

too many beastie boy songs:D

alot of dre produced songs

put your hands where my eyes can see- busta rhymes
walk this way-run dmc
sucker mc's- run dmc
mama said knock you out-llcoolj
(intro) going back to cali-llcoolj
drug ballad-eminem
real slim shady-eminem
my name is-eminem
yes pretty much eminem's hits produced by dre

theres too many more and a big daddy kane song i forgot the name of but i'll post more later
Prolly "Don't Sweat the Technique" from Kane.

That real slim shady shit sounds like a sound that would come out of my 3 year old's Wiggles microphone or something. Carninval music or some shit. Yuck!!

[The Notorious LOL]

MOP - Ante Up
Terror Squad - Watcha Gonna Do
Dr Octagon - Im Destructive
Big Punisher - Tres Leches
Blahzay Blahzay - Danger
Cannibal Ox - Vein
Clipse - The Funeral
Company Flow - 8 Steps To Perfection
Kool G Rap - Foul Cats
The Firm - Phone Tap
Ghostface - Daytona 500
GZA - Liquid Swords
Jeru - Come Clean
Nas - Made You Look
Notorious BIG - Machine Gun Funk
Raekwon - Knuckleheadz
Vakill - The Serpent and the Rainbow
Wu Tang Clan Band - Triumph

[Kid Presentable]

Peter Piper and Breathe are great choices.

MF Doom tracks: All Caps and Change the Beat are butta.
My favourite Doom beat is 'Hey!'.

[ggirlballa]

Prolly "Don't Sweat the Technique" from Kane.

That real slim shady shit sounds like a sound that would come out of my 3 year old's Wiggles microphone or something. Carninval music or some shit. Yuck!!


probally is don't sweat the technique i'll have to check it out

i know the beat is weird but its catchy & gets stuck in your head

[Kid Presentable]

Blue Flowers
(Free Zone) Root Down
Sound of The Police

Good call on 8 steps.

[The Notorious LOL]

I was gonna say "Outta Here" off Boom Bap but got lazy with typing.

[pshabi]

KRS One - Step into a World

[pshabi]

My favourite Doom beat is 'Hey!'.
'Tis dope.

Monday Night at Fluid too. God, I fucking love DOOM.

*Remember - ALL CAPS when you spell the man name.

[The Notorious LOL]

the only doom beats I really liked are Red and Gold and the original of Dead Bent.

[Lipper]

Public Enemy - Shut'em Down

[The Notorious LOL]

Diplomats - I Really Mean It

[ggirlballa]

anything that comes out of doug e fresh's mouth:p

oh slick rick-childrens story

[Kid Presentable]

Size Em Up-Big L

I Got A Story To Tell-Notorious BIG

Put you on The Game-The Game

[pshabi]

the only doom beats I really liked are Red and Gold and the original of Dead Bent.
I've heard other people say that about Dead Bent too. I think the OpDoomsDay version blows the original single cut out of the water.

Also, I don't know what the beat is from, but the track Green Lantern mixes with Rhyme the Rhyme Well on NY state of mind is fly.

[The Notorious LOL]

:eek: :eek:


Its "I Got A Story To Tell" by Notorious.

[Kid Presentable]

My previous post featured tow dead rappers, and one dead rap career.

Documentary is the shit, though.

Off the Books
Organ Donor
Radio
Top Billin
Nuthin but a 'G' Thang

[Otis Driftwood]

Organ Donor

And that's the best "Best Beat" right there.
Runners up:
Poor Righteous Teachers: Gods, Earths & 85ers
PE: Do you wanna go our way, By the time I get to Arizona
Meth&Red: Da Rockwilder
Aphrodelics: The Anthem
Dynamic Duo: Vollkontakt
Jurassic 5: Day at the races
Wu: Tearz
Torch: Rote Wellen
MOP: Ante Up
The Game: Westside story
Nore: Grimey
KRS One: Step into a world
Mos Def: Know that
Consolidated: War
Digital Underground: Dowhatchalike
Delthafunkyhomosapiens: Mr Dobalina
Sure Shot, Pass the mic and millions of others

[Gareth]

ludacris - southern hospitality
dead prez - hip hop
ditc - thick
jay-z - heart of the city
three six mafia - stay fly
smif n wessun - bucktown
mobb deep - burn
gangstarr - 1/3 of speak ya clout
missy elliott - get ur freak on
dilated peoples - work the angles
afu ra - whirlwind thru cities
outkast - b.o.b
gangstarr - the militia
bone thugs - thuggish ruggish bone
beatnuts - watch out now

[icy manipulator]

Afrika B - looking for the perfect beat

i thought that was obvious :p

hmmm,,,

Mantronix - Bassline
Zapp and Roger - More Bounce to the Ounce
GMF - The Message

fuck, just pick any song from the GTA:VC Wildstyle soundtrack

[Tzar]

rae - wugambinos/incarserated scarfaces
wu-tang - protect ya neck/cream/triumph/mystery of chessboxin
dre - still dre/deep cover/different between me and you (is that the name of it?)
beasties - sure shot/root down/flute loop/car theif
PE - rebel w/o pause/she watch channel zero
GFK - black jesus/be easy/kilo/clipse of doom/buck 50/the grain
de la soul - big brother beat/bizness/oodles of o's

*takes breath*

ATCQ - fuck... alot?
edit: they're just my favourites.. not the best

[Lex Diamonds]

Pretty much every DJ Premier track is one of my favourite beats, but here's a selection of non-Preems as well as Preems:

Jay-Z - December 4th
ATCQ - Check the Rhime
Dr. Dre - What's The Difference
2Pac - All Eyez On Me
Notorious BIG - Gimme The Loot
Xzibit - X

Primo Beats:
Nas - Nas Is Like
Jay-Z - So Ghetto
GangStarr - Full Clip
Notorious BIG - Kick In The Door
ODB - Pop Shots
Rakim - When I Be On The Mic
Snoop Dogg - The One And Only

[mickill]

Made You Look - Nas
Still D.R.E. - Dre
Above The Clouds - Gang Starr
Hip Hop - Dead Prez
99 Problems - Jay-Z
The Message - Grand Master Flash
Top Billin' - Audio Two
Keep It Thoro - Prodigy
Paul Revere - Beasties
Shook Ones Pt II - Mobb Deep
PSK - Schoolly D
Incarcerated Scarfaces - Raekwon
Run - Ghostface
Microphone Fiend - Eric B & Rakim

Even though songs like Night Of The Living Bassheads and NY State Of Mind are among my favorites, I think a lot of their appeal is in the vocals. These beats sort of play the starring role.

On a side note, I pretty much hate the It Ain't Hard To Tell beat.

[Tzar]

see, i was gonna put paul revere.. but i heard somewhere run dmc did the same beat?

[Lo_Lyfe]

ms fat booty-mos def
(its bigger than)hip hop-dead prez
saturday night-schooly D
def. paul revere
insane in the brain (for the sake of freestylin)/hand on the pump
bang your head-gravediggaz
assasination day-ghost
ice water-rae
mr sandman-meth
shimmy shimmy ya-ODB(rip)
good day-cube
full clip-gangstarr
livin like that-afu ra
i'm not a player-big pun
one more chance-BIG
nobody beats-the biz

[mickill]

see, i was gonna put paul revere.. but i heard somewhere run dmc did the same beat?
No, I think they were just in the studio at the time. I think Run or somebody suggested reversing the beat too. Plus they wrote the lyrics. I guess it was their song. I don't really know, man.

[Tzar]

ahhh ok. well add it to my list then..

along with:
cypress - how i could just kill a man/roll it up etc etc
gza - swordsman
kanye - heard em say/we dont care/gold digger (yeah shut up)

[mickill]

Oh, I think the best Kanye beat is probably either

Down And Out - Cam'ron

or

Lucifer - Jiggaman, ya heard

[Lex Diamonds]

I also like Scott Scorch's beat for Cube's Why We Thugs.

And I like Got Urself A Gun, but that's not neccesarily cuz of the beat, partly the nice use of the sample and the fact it reminds me of The Sopranos opening credits. (y)

[Gareth]

Oh, I think the best Kanye beat is probably...

br right - trina

[Ally Al]

"Rebel Without A Pause" has my favorite Public Enemy beat. You can't go wrong with that sound of a tea kettle going off along with the James Brown "Funky Drummer" sample. That's just ill.


my sarcasm meter is set real low at the moment, the tea kettle comment ? thats a joke right ??

[mickill]

Can't forget

The Benjamins - The artist formerly known as Puffy

And these Just Blaze staples:

Line 'Em Up - Freeweezy
U Don't Know - That Nigga Jigga
PSA (+the remix)- Jay Peso
Allure (remix) - William H. Holla

[The Notorious LOL]

All About The Benjamins is such an ill beat. I forgot about that.

[ggirlballa]

baby-pharrell (yes pharrell):o

[icy manipulator]

dilated peoples - worst comes to worst

[Lex Diamonds]

(Free Zone) Root Down
That is a monster. (y)

Jay-Z - So Ghetto (DJ Premier)
Eminem - Bitch Please II (Dr. Dre)
Eazy-E - Real Muthaphukkin G's (I don't know)
Ice Cube - Why We Thugs (Scott Storch)
Nas - Nas Is Like (DJ Premier)
Notorious BIG - Kick In The Door (Primo again)
Big L - Put It On (don't know who it is but for me it's the perfect semi-old skool beat)
Wu Tang Clan - Shame On A Nigga (the RZA, the razor)


Kingdom Come is probably my favourite beat at the moment. I got tired of the lyrics from over-listening to it when it leaked but the other night I listened to Superfreak and then that straight afterwards; wow. It's ridiculous how minutely Just Blaze chopped up that song and used every single tiny sound in it to compose a completely different type of music.

[koolBASD]

Dilated Peoples - Work The Angels/ Worst Comes To Worst/ Straight Hip-Hop
Das Efx - Real Hip-Hop
Big L - Put It On/ No Skinz, No Endz
Blahzay Blahzay - Danger pt.2
Classified - Addicted (awesome trumpet)
Clipse - Hello New World
Jamal - Da Come Up
Mad Skillz - Extra Abstract Skillz
Miilkbone - Keep It Real
Jigmastas - Beyond Real
Murs - Last Night
Smif-N-Wessun - Wrektime
Lords Of Brooklyn - Lakes Of Fire (feat. OC & Lord Finesse)
Esoteric - 5 Perfect Exertions Original
ATCQ - Scenario
Grand Puba - 360 (the remix)
Mr.Lif - Ol' Crew
UMC's - One to Grow On
Eric B & Rakim - Don't Sweat The Technique
Le Flow - Prodige Namor feat. Assassin
Ugly Duckling - Everybody C'mon
Artifacts - C'mon to The C'mon

that's my favs and about 200 more, but that's the first ones i remember

[DeeJayZap]

lupe fiasco got some ill beats, especially The Cool, prod by Kanye

I also like Only U bu Ashanti

[PaddyBoy]

Fix up look sharp - Dizee rascal


Yes! Love that...

Juicy, of course
Know The Ledge
Ego Trippin'

[Jitters]

Flava In Ya Ear(Remix) - Craig Mack
Crossover - EPMD
Got Your Money - Ol Dirty
ATLiens - Outkast
The 900 Number - 45 King
Dirt Off Your Shoulder - Jay-Z

Just a few that I like.

[tpk]

mobb deep - shook ones pt. 2 (havoc i assume?)
nas - made you look (always forget the name of this dude)
prodigy - veteran's memorial (the alchemist)
talib kweli (reflection eternal) - too late (hi-tek)

im sure the first two have been named here already but yeah. anyway can't front on the alchemist or hi-tek. "too late" by hi-tek is to me the beast beat i ever heard.

[tpk]

Made You Look - Nas
Still D.R.E. - Dre
Above The Clouds - Gang Starr
Hip Hop - Dead Prez
99 Problems - Jay-Z
The Message - Grand Master Flash
Top Billin' - Audio Two
Keep It Thoro - Prodigy
Paul Revere - Beasties
Shook Ones Pt II - Mobb Deep
PSK - Schoolly D
Incarcerated Scarfaces - Raekwon
Run - Ghostface
Microphone Fiend - Eric B & Rakim

Even though songs like Night Of The Living Bassheads and NY State Of Mind are among my favorites, I think a lot of their appeal is in the vocals. These beats sort of play the starring role.

On a side note, I pretty much hate the It Ain't Hard To Tell beat.thats a nice list. if i put some more time into a list at least half of those would probably appear. (y)

[Deep_Sea_Rain]

The beat on the De La track "Ooh" was quite ill. (y)

[pshabi]

Prolly "Don't Sweat the Technique" from Kane.


LOL @ this idiot!

I'm sure he meant "Ain't no Half Steppin'.":o

[Auton]

Outkast- Da Art of Storytellin Pt. 1, I'll Call Before I Come
Ice Cube- Today Was a Good Day
Cypress Hill- Hand on the Pump, I Wanna Get High, Spark Another Owl, Boom Biddy Bye Bye
Jay Z- Girls Girls Girls, The Takeover, Dead Presidents
ATCQ- Electric Relaxation
Eric B and Rakim- Follow the Leader
GZA- 4th Chamber, Dual of the Iron Mic, Killah Hills 10304
De La Soul- Pony Ride, I am I be, Ego Trippin' Pt 2, Long Island Degrees, Down Syndrome, Rock Co.Kane Flow, Pass the Peas
Beastie Boys- All of Pauls Boutique, The New Style, Super Disco Breakin', The Negotiation Limerick File
Dr Dre- Deep Cover, Next Episode
Ghostface Killah- Mighty Healthy, Child's Play, Buck 50, Nutmeg, Be This Way
Cannibal Ox- Iron Galaxy
Wu Tang Clan- Triumph, Careful, Can It Be that It Was All So Simple, The Jump Off, I Can't Go to Sleep, A Better Tomorrow
Notorious BIG- Hypnotize
Eminem- '97 Bonnie and Clyde
T.I- Why You Wanna, I'm Talkin To You
Beanie Sigel- Bread and Butter
Nas- It's Yours, Made You Look
Xzibit- Bitch Please
Deltron 3030- 3030

and I don't care if the subject is goofy, but Mos Def- New World Water

If I remember anymore, I'll remember to stay pretentious enough to post them!!!

[Deep_Sea_Rain]

Outkast- Da Art of Storytellin Pt. 1

I preferred Part 2's beat to 1's. But they were both standout tracks on the album...

[ggirlballa]

three the hard way-llcoolj
:p

[g-mile7]

Pleasure Or Pain- ugod
Lay Down- ugod
Dat's Gangsta -ugod
Hungry - ugod
Glide- ugod
Go Get Pretty Like Me- ugod
Get Down -ugod
Booty Drop - ugod
Struggle Ain't Got No Color- ugod
The Nation of Thizzlam- mac dre

[Auton]

I preferred Part 2's beat to 1's. But they were both standout tracks on the album...

I don't know... I've never liked part two, personally.

[Deep_Sea_Rain]

I don't know... I've never liked part two, personally.

Dre ripped it on there if you ask me....very thoughtful verse.

Dre's verse on "Return Of The G" and Big's verse on "West Savannah" also standout.

[Auton]

^oh hell yeah. probably their best album lyrically. actually, probably just their best album flat out.

[Deep_Sea_Rain]

^oh hell yeah. probably their best album lyrically. actually, probably just their best album flat out.

Either that or Stankonia. Aquemini is better lyrically...but Stankonia was from another planet.

[Kid Presentable]

Return of the Gangsta and Aquemini both have awesome beats. And SpottiOttie, too.

[Otis Driftwood]

House of Pain - Jump around (DUH)
Cypress Hill - Red, Meth and B
NAS - Hip Hop is dead
Snoop - Gs and Hustlaz

[koolBASD]

Jedi Mind Trick, Cunninlynguists, Danger Mouse are kinda aliens

[icy manipulator]

Dillinja - twist em out

it's not a hip hop beat but i dont think there'll be any complaints

[Gareth]

^its cheesey...
listen to silver blade, the angels fell or deadly deep subs.

[M.C. Guevera]

A Tribe Called Quest-"Award Tour", "Find A Way", "Midnight", "We Can Get Down"
Nas-"It Ain't Hard To Tell"
SWV-"Right Here (Human Nature Remix)"
Beastie Boys-"Jimmy James"

[BroomHead]

Cold Blooded - Common
One Beer - MF Doom
4th Chamber - GZA
Brooklyn Zoo - Ol Dirty
Two Words - Kanye
Let Me Ride - Dre
The Future - De La Soul
Steve Biko - ATCQ
Code of the Streets - Gangstarr

plus all the obvious ones which are basically any that you don't have to say the rapper, you just know.

[pip07]

fuck wit dre day -- snoop and dre
i'm bad -- LL
it takes two -- rob base
it's funky enough -- the d.o.c
ny state of mind -- nas
party up -- dmx
straight outta compton -- nwa


some ones I thought should be mentioned. A lot of you said most of mine already (y)

[g-mile7]

Cold Blooded - Common
One Beer - MF Doom
4th Chamber - GZA
Brooklyn Zoo - Ol Dirty
Two Words - Kanye
Let Me Ride - Dre
The Future - De La Soul
Steve Biko - ATCQ
Code of the Streets - Gangstarr

plus all the obvious ones which are basically any that you don't have to say the rapper, you just know.
Kanye at his best. Also the last time I've heard Mos seem alive when rappin'

Mos-Brown Sugar, Mathmatics,Ms Phat Booty,Umi Says
And my main nigga U Godzilla wit dat Black Shampoo