![]() While bass lines might have been used by other prominent beatmakers at this time, none were doing quite what Pete Rock was doing. By 1992, Pete Rock had already originated and perfected his signature chopped pormento (pitch-sliding) bass line. In this area, Pete Rock is not only a pioneer, in all likelihood he’s an inventor. But bass lines is also a category quite critical and special to beatmaking. (Incidentally, there wouldn’t be a distinctively “new” drum style and sound until the early 2000s, when Bink ushered in the big drum and sweep style and sound.)īass lines. off-beat, bounce kick and snare, stuttering snare breakdown, sleigh bell hi-hats, shuffles, etc., etc., etc.) can be traced right back to something that Pete Rock, RZA, or DJ Premier originated and pioneered. Whatever anyone says about the drums of this or that beatmaker post-1995, most drum styles and sounds (e.g. Post-1995, more drum styles and sounds were generated from the roots of Pete Rock, RZA, and DJ Premier than any other beatmakers. (The other two drum kings are RZA and DJ Premier.) I use the “The Drum Kings” moniker to single out Pete Rock, RZA, and DJ Premier, not because there aren’t others with great and recognizable drums, but because Pete Rock, RZA, and DJ Premier created the most recognizable and influential drum styles and sounds in the history of beatmaking. Pete Rock is one of three beatmakers who I like to call the Three Drum Kings of Beatmaking. A knack for turning jazz into soul and hip-hopping the entire concoction. ![]() A master’s skill for chopping and section arrangements. A savvy knack for diggin’ in the crates and an incredible ear. One of the best beats of all time, “They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.)” is a demonstration of everything Pete Rock contributed to the beatmaking tradition in just one beat. If all Pete Rock ever did was make the beat for Pete Rock & CL Smooth’s “They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.), he’d still be in the top five of the BeatTips Top 30 Beatmakers of all time. DJ, one of the Three Drum Kings of beatmaking, and the originator of beatmaking’s pormento bass line. ![]() After that, you’re like, ‘O.K., I’ve learned how to do a beat like Pete, now, I gotta distinguish myself!’” -Buckwild (from The BeatTips Manual) I guarantee you anybody that came up around the same time is going to tell you the same thing. When you put the horns in your shit, when you was making beats, it was like, you’re going to copy Pete Rock. “In the 90s, even before I came about, Pete Rock was the dude.
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