{"id":65877,"date":"2013-05-20T15:38:42","date_gmt":"2013-05-20T13:38:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blackouthiphop.com\/?p=65877"},"modified":"2013-05-20T15:38:42","modified_gmt":"2013-05-20T13:38:42","slug":"the-100-greatest-hip-hop-beats-of-all-time-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/the-100-greatest-hip-hop-beats-of-all-time-2\/","title":{"rendered":"The 100 Greatest Hip-Hop Beats of All Time"},"content":{"rendered":"

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One of the biggest challenges in writing a list of the best beats of all time? The genre’s soundscape is so wide-ranging and incredibly diverse that it creates some difficult calculation issues to work through. For example: How do you rank the disco instrumentals of early hip-hop with the layered samples and filtered bass lines of golden-era New York rap? How do you rank Too $hort’s trunk-rattling bass against Swizz Beatz’s erratic Triton keyboard swipes? There are unlimited measuring sticks by which production can be compared. Consider the clattering, found-sound effects of DJ Premier’s best mid-90s beats, or the raw, drum machine-oriented backdrops of ’80s rap, designed to shock the system. How do you weigh those against, say, a lush vintage loop from The Hitmen or a crossover pop smash from Timbaland?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Click here<\/a> to read who made it in the top 100.<\/p>\n

Via Complex<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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