We did a Wu-Tang inspired challenge last year… suggestion for the upcoming winner: De La theme?
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Sorry a little off topic here but yes… and
we did a beat battle that celebrated the 30th year of Low End Theory, album by tribe called quest - I think the battle is here.
And so I’m saying since 1993 would be the 30 year anniversary for some albums that are imprinted in hiphop history (for example, ATCQ put out midnight marauders in Nov 1993)… I was just wishing.
So I guess I better knuckle down on the next battle and take the prize so I can get next and set the theme for at least one battle in 2023!
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Since this is my first time doing a battle like this in here, I would like to get clarification on a few things that are not listed in the rules:
- Can we use any tool to make a track (DAW, hardware, software, etc)?
- Can we edit and transform samples any way we want?
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Yes and yes.
This is my understanding.
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Yep. The only caveat I would give is that if you’re doing something like only using single cycle waveforms that you’re shaping up with filters and envelopes and what not then that might be against the spirit of this. But even then, that’s not against the rules. I’d just encourage against it.
On that note, if we do use samples that are not single cycles and we do turn them into instruments with envelopes, filters, LFOs, and polyphony, would that be more in the spirit of things?
As for my earlier post, by “edit and transform” I mean if there is a limit to how much manipulation and destruction to a sample we can do.
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I think even the single cycles is fine, especially if you’re doing something like making a bass or a lead sound to compliment your chops. I don’t want to draw a line and say this manipulation is allowable and this one is not. I’m just telling you my opinion and preference. I’m interested in hearing anything you want to do with the sample even if we have different ideas about what is and is not in the spirit of the beat battle.
That’s a lot of words to just say yes to your original question.
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Thank you.
I think 93 and going into 94 are arguably the best years for albums.
Midnight marauders
93 till infinity
Enta Da Stage
Hard to Earn
36 Chambers
Ilmmatic
Etc
Etc
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Nothing compares to 1988: Nation of Millions, By All Means, Critical Beatdown, Straight Outta Compton, Strictly Business, Great Adventures of Slick Rick, Power, Lyte as a rock, In Full Gear, Long Live Kane, Goin Off, Straight out the Jungle, What more Can I Say?, etc.
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You’re both right 
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How are you guys doing on this one?
I had a hard time making something ‘rock’ sounding which sounded like me, but I think I got something. Might just make a second one for fun, props for all the great samples posted here guys!
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Hardest part was choosing what to use, the amount of material was a bit overwhelming to be honest.
But I just finished my second version. I’m calling it done now for real.
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That’s why I haven’t started yet
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I think the idea of the battle is to make a hip hop beat with rock samples, not to make a rock-sounding hip hop beat.
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Rock is a pretty broad thing anyway. So a rock hip-hop beat could mean a lot of things. Like my reference for rock hip-hop is “Beauty and the Beat” by Edan. And like I was saying, I think you should all go wherever you feel pulled with this.
I think it’s fun when these all flow together on the playlist. But however you approach it is okay with me. At the end of the day, I just want everyone to submit the best beat that they can.
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Well I look at these battles as an opportunity to challenge myself and learn something… So I tried to make something in the spirit of the theme…
I normally tend to choose the kind of samples I’m most used to, so my music often has the same kind of sound to it. Previous battles like the African themed one, or the cartoon themed battle taught me a lot because I had to figure out what to do with material I’m not used to.
Now that I think of it… I don’t think I did very well in those battles as far as the number of votes I got 
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You all did a fantastic job in sharing samples, and thanks for opening up the mind to some fresh new tracks 
Got a 7 layer dip forming 
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