How to Make Boom Bap Beats like DJ Premier on the MPC

[@leibweiss]

I’m 64 years old and I’m still making beats 🔥

[@MISTERO70]

I'm 37 and I just learned how to a month ago for the first time. I thought I was too old to start .

[@phatplates]

It never goes away

[@mikescoladeviousmike6377]

To Leibweiss, I salute you man! Please share some of your beats, I'd love to hear 🎶 send a link

[@joemomma6317]

Never stop making music OG🙌🏾

[@leibweiss]

Thanks now I’m 65 years old my birthday was September 19 th🙏

[@djphinesse]

16/T gives it the vintage hip-hop feel.

[@carlwinther1600]

BEST TUTORIAL i HAVE SEEN

[@LotusDollaSign]

"drum selection is something you really can't skimp on and it's something you can't really teach" is the realest shit. when i listen to my old beats from 2011 i be a lil salty cuz i had some real decent chops but half the time i was using stock drums bc i ain't know any better. or random, very raw breakbeats without knowing how to mix them.

[@labandlegacy]

Hell yeah, lol. We’ve all been there bro! I hope you have the files so you can update them!

[@2LOUD_VQ]

When a producer goes "Woooo" when he listening to music, the music just touched his soul and he saw heaven for a brief moment. It's often been described as a feeling better than sex.

[@labandlegacy]

😂😂😂😂 It is magical lol

[@mindofupsurd]

It is the greatest feeling, i agree with you bro

[@urbanhookupz]

its the seal of approval !

[@severenes82]

Facts bro! A feeling only a musician knows.

[@creflowsdollabill9359]

Word!

[@drizzdanemesis3441]

Thanx a lot iamsight I got a MPC and I learned a lot from this Tutorial keep putting videos out once in a while I learned a lot with this one I got lot of production that could get touch up THANKS ALOT I am sight.. Im Drizz da Nemesis...

[@DJFurio]

Great video. The ticking clock sound he used in Boom was from the start of The Kay-Gees Anthology

[@JokerMansBeats]

Hell ya. Been waiting for someone to make this vid. Premo is one of the many reasons why I bang pads!

[@labandlegacy]

Yessir! One of the first producers I studied when I started in 97. Still getting placements on major releases in 2020 (Busta Rhymes and Conway albums), gotta salute one of the GOATS!

[@darrenjamesburnside]

That was beautiful. (wipes tears)

[@monsieursolitaire6214]

For the EP sound, I think it’s a Clavinet. But anyway, great vid!!!

[@LooseOrangeJuice]

I'm just getting back into making beats after a 10 year hiatus and this video was immensely helpful in helping me understand this workflow on the MPC Live, which is much different than the 2500 I used to have. Thanks a lot.

[@jvsoundz7881]

That putting a lil reverb on the drums was a major 💎

[@thevinedge]

Your are a Dope Producer. Much much Love and Appreciation

[@gamerm4876]

“Alright cool it sounds pretty good “ Bro that sounds fire 🔥

[@Gymae]

I like this video where using i maschine and beat maker 2 & 3 on i pad. This type of tutorial just give alot of food for thought.

[@CreativeJCTN]

Premo, Pete Rock among many were my favorite producers! Great video

[@ishe728]

Pete still staying busy check out his latest with skyzoo and smoke dza

[@livinproof718]

I studied his kicks severely back in the day I didn’t know that I was doing it right ...now I know was... I still do that today and I be like this is my primo kick style in my head... great content my bro I gotta get me one of those hats

[@ItsReezun]

Golden era music always have me in the zone.

[@YeahGorBeats]

Check me out g than 💪

[@ItsReezun]

@@YeahGorBeats not bad heard few joints thats 🔥

[@MarcelandrieW]

Do a Pete Rock one. That would be dope.

[@qoru]

agreed

[@chrisvanloo1007]

Yes! Just yes!

[@webbgems67]

Pete jawns you really gotta do some work 👍🏽

[@epicon6]

And 92-96 era RZA after that..

[@FC-xc3zy]

He just did. Pete taught DJ premier the drum machine

[@SpontaniuzProductions2]

that was a fire tutorial over a classic premo beat!

[@elicross3191]

DJ Premier A Beast !

[@labandlegacy]

🐐

[@TheMinorSeventh]

This was brilliant. Premier was my childhood musical hero, don't hesitate to do more of these.

[@labandlegacy]

Thank you bro 🙏

[@aproducernamed2]

The same

[@breadbeat3678]

Man preemo is the hero of every person who love hip hop 😂🇮🇹🔥🔥

[@carlwinther1600]

AWESOME VIDEO, THANKS ALOT. CARL

[@jvsoundz7881]

Every time I make my drums I always go back to this video and use the techniques your are teaching. Thank you…..again!

[@owlnimbus9258]

I see you homie. Straight fire! I dig it.

[@drebone1986]

Chapters 0:51 Intro 1:10 Sample 1:59 Drum Selection 2:58 Snare 3:19 Hi-Hats 3:53 Tempo 4:13 Basic loop 4:45 Add Drums 5:40 Laying down the Hi-Hats 6:19 Nudging off the Grid 6:57 Laying down the Snare 7:23 Funky Swing Kicks explained 8:08 One more thing/Ghost Kicks 8:49 Laying down the Kicks 9:08 Ghost Kicks example 9:32 Filtering baselines from Sample explained 9:48 Filtering Bass tutorial 10:31 Filter Bass/Couple ways to do it 11:14 Filter Bass Effects 12:02 Comparison between Frequencies 12:28 Demonstration 12:45 Electric Piano/Call and Response 14:01 Electric Piano added 14:15 Electric Piano selection 14:39 Electric Piano effects explained 15:04 NY Compression/Parallel Compression 15:40 Drum Engineering/Compression settings 16:35 Drums Before and After 17:09 Don't Be Afraid/Advice 17:32 Drums/a bit of Reverb 18:34 Mixer Effects Send/Return explained 19:27 Playback 19:44 Scratching??? 19:47 Sound FX/Don't Be Afraid to Experiment 🧪 20:50 Outro ✌️

[@UnitedPacci]

Thanks 👍👍

[@andrenaser872]

The vintage compressor is dope...this makes the difference that i was looking for thx...boom bap 4 life...nice video!

[@labandlegacy]

Glad I could help bro! 🤜💥🤛

[@creflowsdollabill9359]

When you want to compress drums use Transient Master.....you're welcome.

[@visagemsc]

idk about transient master but any compressor with a fast enouth attack n release should do the trick. i personally like the rocket tho

[@waxmaster-c]

*DJ PREMIER:* “When Royce was telling me the subject matter, he said he wanted it to be like a bomb as far as his wordplay, his rhymes, and who he is represents a big explosion,” Premier said. “He told me to put a ‘tick’ in it. At the time there was no Serato, so you literally had to find sound effects. I kept a lot of sound effect records, and I took it directly off one of those.”

[@crookdfinga]

Where's that quote from?

[@drebone1986]

9:33 One of my favorite techniques on this box, never attempted or thought about this before while using FL Studio for almost 20 years because I always thought someone came in and played it but now after watching and having this it's become so clear to me, thanks

[@GarryFibbs]

Honestly, this is some of the most valuable content for aspiring beatmakers. Keep up the solid work! Greatly appreciated 🙏

[@labandlegacy]

🙏 That means a lot bro, thank you!

[@MastaInferno]

We Need A Large Professor Tutorial Next!!!

[@creflowsdollabill9359]

He was insane with it, and actually taught a few of your favorite beatmakers literally.

[@MastaInferno]

@@creflowsdollabill9359 Facts On Facts -- Fools Better Recognize!!!!

[@PungentBeats]

Facts!

[@rnmultimedia7162]

Yo between You and JFilt - yall are really opening up my eyes as far as technique and ideas go.... Premo Pete Rock RZA and Jay Dilla were some of the biggest influences in my life and got me started into beat making from DJing... i use a XL and needs help making Trap Bap

[@Rafael.Bernardino.]

Agreed, J Filt is my guy too.

[@benweidner1]

You just won my business, taught me things I have been wanting to know for a while, and you made it simple - you have a new paying customer, headed to merch section

[@labandlegacy]

🙏 I appreciate the support bro! Glad I could help! 🤜💥🤛

[@elombrice6815]

Ooo cool please how did you capture the MPC Live display on the Laptop 🙏 This will help me a lot 🫶🏽 @iamsight

[@BurntUpRecords]

Sick. That comp on the drums made em bang.

[@BobbyNuts17]

Thanks for sharing your science helped a lot !

[@MFKnowledgebeats]

Dope video I'm 2 months in with mpc live with this video solved many questions I had of the features I was looking for or what they ment.

[@labandlegacy]

Thanks for watching!

[@abedavis7909]

Great video to make and share. Thanks

[@bsharpmusic]

Great video! Only thing that was lefted out was that Preemo does everything 1st and finds the sample last. Which is very hard. So the process u did would basically be flipped around b4 u get to the engineering parts

[@robinhood325]

That's not true bro if you study Priemo beats like me then you know the sample comes first

[@bsharpmusic]

@@robinhood325 well u not studying his words cause in interviews he says he makes the beat first then find the samples. Even in interviews from other producers they say they cant make beats like that, that they have to find the sample first! Do ur research!

[@Rafael.Bernardino.]

You made this breakdown interesting... most dudes don't do that very well.

[@labandlegacy]

I appreciate that bro!

[@RicoN.glacius]

I agree. I’m gonna subscribe to this channel. I’m recreating the whole illmatic album to teach myself the Mpc and it’s been working.. I’ve taken a lot of shortcuts through my own ingenuity of operating the Mpc but he is doing things the right way.

[@geraldfirme1213]

Check out also Madlib and Kankick from Oxnard

[@smitty_mittenz]

Very helpful, Site - Thank you

[@dankattack2405]

So slept on. Keep killing it, bro.

[@beats4lyricists]

Excellent video. He was my biggest inspiration to make beats.

[@ItsReezun]

Need more of these boom bap videos

[@labandlegacy]

I'm on it!

[@salieto9597]

You can also "fat" the drums with quick release and attack. Or go paralel to really get the grit feeling with the wet/dry knob. Dope video man!

[@rnmultimedia7162]

On Boom you nailed everything- there was one piano sample riff right at the end of the 4th meas... also the EP was a standard clav sample....

[@Dj-jr9ui]

I can tell you put a lot of effort into your videos. Keep up the great work

[@labandlegacy]

Thank you bro, that means a lot 💯💯💯🤜💥🤛

[@Dj-jr9ui]

@@labandlegacy No problem fam

[@DJ279V]

I have tried making beats like Premier, Pete Rock, Dilla, etc to get an understanding of their process and possible mindset behind their creations. Duplicating what was done will NEVER be like the original, but definitely a great way to gain some experience behind creative processes. Personally, I can't listen to any of their stuff b/f I go on my MPC as it messes up my mental (I find myself trying to do what they did at that time and it kills my flow). Keep up the positive videos!

[@RolyGuacamole]

Primo is the truth!

[@patrickwimsatt2283]

straight up dj premier is the reason a lot of us do what we do. a straight legend.

[@buddhabinaural]

I really enjoyed this video. I used to DJ Hip-hop 10-20 years ago. I always used to play Royce Da 59 Boom, everyone always loved it and as studenty British white kids, DJ Premier was God. Anything Premo, or Gangstarr went down a storm. I always presumed the 6 beat was a solid sample. Never heard the original before and never realised it was a chopped rearranged. Great video. Thanks. Who the fuck down thumbed this? This was a well done video, didn't deserve thumbs down at all.

[@jamainebrown]

Just got my mpc one so happy I found your channel great advice 👌🏾

[@labandlegacy]

Thanks for tuning in bro! Enjoy!

[@omgmazin]

This video was excellent I learned so especially with the importance of adding the drums,I had purchased a mpc touch because I wanted to create my own beats(I'm a emcee),and I didn't have nobody to teach me,I even went to school for audio engineering, but these videos are the truth and always inspiring.

[@labandlegacy]

That's good to hear bro! I'm glad you can take something from the videos. I started off rhyming as well (a long time ago, lol) so I know what that transition is like, but you have a good piece of equipment there. You should be making bangers in no time. I do all my tutorials on the Touch.

[@MarcusFenixGears]

Amazing, I learned a lot! Especially using the sample as a bassline is brilliant

[@SCMESD]

Great video bro. I wonder if that sound was a Clavinet.

[@onehipsista]

That. Was. DOPE! Preemo is one of my favorites. I'm new to music production, and this already helped me with a beat I started last night (not a boom bap). I have been trying to recreate beats I like to learn (they are mostly trash lol) so that works for me . I'm using software only at this point (MPC 2.9) but I can definitely use these techniques. Excellent video man - thanks!!

[@labandlegacy]

Thanks for the dope feedback, and I’m glad you were able to pick something up from it! Yeah you can definitely do everything in the software, the controller just speeds things up a bit.

[@mc12358]

Premier's drum kits are iconic. Back in the day, when you heard a new cut on the radio, you could instantly recognize his hard hitting kicks and snares with his signature swing timing. And almost all the big names in the 90s worked with him at one point. Moment of Truth was my favorite album when i was a teenager, and I still own the clean edited version on CD so I can listen to the songs just like I remember hearing them on the radio. Check Premo's channel if you haven't yet, he breaks down the history behind his classic beats, he still has everything saved on floppy disks and he is saluting the floppy, plus the Akai samplers and drum machines. So 🔥🔥🔥 keep working at what you love, sista!

[@glenfordgreen3277]

Me from the UK. Thanks for this important information concerning, sound effects, and compression being added to drums.

[@MrScrooge1980]

Dope as usual, my favorite Preme joint is Nas is Like

[@labandlegacy]

I appreciate it bro! Yeah man, I was considering that one too lol. He was on a roll with those string loops 🥶🥶🥶

[@MrScrooge1980]

@@labandlegacy yes sir

[@dragonheatbeats9944]

Hell I yeah dope one too, I used that beat on a mixtape back in 2006... I had to...it was too dope 😂

[@barryallen8088]

The one that instantly springs to mind is "Sixth Sense"...the Common song. That shit is bonkers

[@ojeezy316]

@@labandlegacy boom bam god dayummmmm

[@denmarksoul1184]

Royce Da 5"9 "Boom". Classic beat! Next do one for J Dilla, Pete Rock, Moka Only, MF Doom and Nujabes.

[@krisgakakrisqu0717]

you cannot replicate Moka Only!!! he is from the Mars!

[@kontakt7789]

Favorite producer all time. The GOAT as far as I'm concerned. Love this. SUBED.

[@777wisdom7]

Hey Sight can we get a Chase Bliss blooper sound design demo?

[@labandlegacy]

It’s on my short list of videos 😈

[@Martin1519]

I wasn’t expecting to learn anything since I don’t own an MPC. I’m on Maschine but this video was very informative on those drum beats 🎶 definitely a good video right here!

[@twista101287]

Sick video!!! Dj Premier has always been my favorite one 👌🎧🎛🔥👑

[@NOCDIB]

You should do a video on your camera/lighting setup because the production quality of this video is amazing

[@coffeeknuckles4802]

Great tips! Looking forward to more in this series. A RZA video would be nice. Thanks.

[@labandlegacy]

That would be dope! Noted!

[@MULTIVERSEGEETV]

You did your thing on this fam!!!!!

[@fidelrapstro6811]

This video is dope! I appreciate how you dissect Preemos style, especially while kicking actual Hip Hop History, respect to you for respecting our Kulture King!

[@labandlegacy]

🙏🙏🙏

[@Timba82]

Thank you I've been looking for this. I was able to copy the track but I didn't copy the program so when I added the filter it changed it for both of them.

[@jaybird404]

Dude!!! You’re a friggin’ GREAT instructor!!! You explain this s%i! like A-B-C!!! Got me racing home to fire up my MPC! THANK YOU!!

[@TOMJLAEL]

Great video. Made me sub!

[@rikcrack7294]

My gawd!!!!sound’s just like premier

[@BlackIvyGolf]

Well done video.

[@mikelmatic]

I think the keybaord sample is a D5 clavinet rather than a rhodes-style electric piano

[@MOORxDOPE]

Was about to type the same thing

[@mikemeehan76]

Great tutorial man. Peace.

[@paulanderson73]

Thank you Fam! LOVED IT!! Very well explained

[@razimiles8909]

this was one of my favorites from Preemo ... u killed it !!! #salute

[@thamaker4133]

reaaally good tips in this video, thank you. please make these type of videos a regular thing

[@thebeatpharmacy]

Would love to see a video from you on Stoupes style. Especially his drums

[@messiahblack4816]

I was raised on The Chain and The Starr. Tight video King✊🏿

[@labandlegacy]

🙏🤜💥🤛 Thanks for watching bro!

[@LeslieJones_RSTRCTD]

Yes please, more of this!!!

[@DisInfoWars]

I think that EP was more of a Clavi in the Premier version. Love the remake man 👊🏾

[@amontri3246]

D.j premier used an mpc 60 mk2 for all his beats in the early 90's and late 90 's that drum machine gave drums a texture that was hard to duplicate the snares were super crispy and kick drums and sub samples were super beefy, I remember reading in an interview that he used drums from the emu planet phat a tone module but the swing of the MPC 60 was undeniable that's what gave the beats the flavor for some reason the mpc 3000 and the mpc 60 were the only akai machines that had that swing the roger Linn editions

[@bobaxtell7500]

That is hands down the best tutorial video I’ve seen. So clear and informative. Many thanks

[@labandlegacy]

That means a lot man, thank you!

[@jeramyhowell4361]

Yes please keep da tarorials comin learning a lot

[@DJTrack77]

Dope Video! Primo used a Clave (Clavinet)sound....not an epiano....I think:-)

[@joedent3323]

good work mate. That loop you ended up with sounded phat :) JpD.

[@soniksource]

That reverb set it off! Major key!!! real talk!!!

[@labandlegacy]

Yessir! Definitely brings the drums to life

[@soniksource]

@@labandlegacy Dope tutorial bro!

[@livinproof718]

I literally use these techniques a lot because of primo ... I did it by ear not knowing that I was doing it exactly right .... I’m hype my bad bro

[@labandlegacy]

Lol, I feel u! It's definitely things you can pick up subconsciously just by listening.

[@apilgrimproduces]

Damn son, you actually made a DJ Premier beat. I'm astonished and just subbed. Thank you playa!

[@labandlegacy]

He was the first producer I studied when I started in '97 so this one was like riding a bike lol. Thanks for the feedback and welcome to the channel!

[@apilgrimproduces]

@@labandlegacy You are major sir! And I don't mean that lightly. I started in '19 haha I've got a long way to go. Your channel's a blessing, just peeped other vids and the quality you create is art. Thanks again Sight!

[@orange_dt]

Top video. You didn't just remake the track but your delved into the dynamics of every aspect of the beat as if you were there.

[@dondvil5538]

Nice job! You picked my fav song and broke it down. This is one of the best MPC Live sample vids I've seen on youtube yet. It felt like I was working with a partner. Keep doin your thing king. Salute!

[@bashali4068]

True student of da game Sight🔥🔥

[@MISTERKIC]

He dang sure was hot ASF in NYC Up Top / regional Radio. Props for the BDown.

[@keemreid9092]

So dope. Premier one of my all time favorite producers. Thanks for the knowledge

[@xdeevex428]

Love this content, man. You're really showcasing the brilliance of the MPC units. Respect!

[@CJWriter0925]

This is a master class. Definitely got me wanting to spend this next stimmy money on an MPC, lol

[@labandlegacy]

😂😂😂 It's definitely it's own experience, but you can get similar results on almost anything these days, especially being that these tracks were made with 30 year-old equipment! 💯💯💯

[@supermcfly100]

Lol stimmy

[@discowolf25]

Blow it on a mpc. Stimmy money is worthless money 💀😂😂😂👊💯

[@acmebeatco]

Subscribed. Boom Bap was my first love. I need to get back to it. This was inspiration. Thank you. Peace.

[@labandlegacy]

🙏 Welcome to the channel bro!

[@xyzman001]

Nice! As soon as you laid the melody down I could hear the beat. Thanks for all the explanation for each part. I feel the beat vibe

[@labandlegacy]

Thanks for tuning in bro 🤜💥🤛

[@MattGreerMusic]

Solid analysis of what makes a Primo beat. Should call yourself I am insight.

[@matthewsaul3533]

Just for anyone interested, I'm pretty much certain that in Premo's original beat that sample you're calling an electric piano is actually not an electric piano, pretty certain it's actually a clavinet. That super funky keyboard instrument Stevie Wonder used a lot that has that plucked sound (because the reeds inside the keyboard actually do literally get plucked when you press the keys down). Technically it is an electric piano because it's amplified just like the fender rhodes and wurlitzer, but when keyboard players refer to the electric piano they most often mean the rhodes and wurlitzer, never heard a clavinet called an electric piano. Anyway, just wanted to clarify that for anyone interested.

[@Ofishu]

Interesting

[@DuckAlertBeats]

Def a much sharper sound than he used here