Continuing the discussion from Hip Hop Beat Battle #41: Kool & The Gang:
Hi all, it’s time to vote for your favorite beats! Same rules as always:
3 points for 1st 
2 points for 2nd 
1 point for 3rd 
I’ve snuck a listen, and there’s a ton of variety in here, so dig in and may the best beat win!
Beat #1:
Beat #2
Beat #3
Beat #4
Beat #5
Beat #6
Beat #7
Beat #8
@flipinfantile @schoolbabyboy @Jord.Lim @NVVI @Yabba @Catastrophone @KingDuppy @v00d00ppl
Historically, only those who submitted a beat have been allowed to vote. I’m open to including others, but it’s up to you all! (I didn’t submit a beat).
1st place : beat 1 you had a funky flip
2nd place: beat 3.
3rd place: beat 7. DND DITC Primo vibes. Bravo!
Don’t understand your 3rd vote
Beat 7. Sorry the edible from last night is still in this morning .
I’m glad I asked, it’s mine! 
I vote tonight.
My man !
Were you going for that vibe or is that how it came out ?
Didn’t expect this much quality, seriously. Given the level of the contest, maybe I should have tried harder.
Beat #4 – The most esoteric of the bunch. If I had to pick a soundtrack for an LSD trip, this would be it. Now I want a whole album that sounds like this. (Vote: 3rd)
Beat #7 – Creepy, dark, straight-up 90s Cypress Hill vibes. I’ve played it on loop for 1 hour. This track desperately needs vinyl crackles in background. (Vote: 2nd)
Beat #8 – The Bomb! If I were a rapper, this is the beat I’d grab for my rhymes. (Vote: 1st)
I’m positive with the voting open to anyone who feels like jumping in, even if they didn’t upload anything. Why not? Actually, besides 3, 2, and 1, I’d also add a nice negative vote: –1, so even the professional haters can join the party. We’re not scared of criticism, we’re inclusive junkies
If I make boom bap, it always ends up with this vibe, I love it too much.
But I should get out of my comfort zone, I can’t wait to hear what others have done !
As long as those ppl promise to join the next battle!
Just had my first listen, great stuff everybody! Variety indeed
In my experience, not everyone in here produces music. I know of various people who buy gear, follow audio forums, build their own studio setup, but don’t play. I assure you that they do exist and they are the ones who are the most pedantic in internet forums: they are very knowledgeable and love lecture people when it comes to performances and tech specs, they can tell you the day and time when a new synth will be released because they have it in pre-order and they have already been one hour on the phone with Sweetwater’s sales rep. Sure, we’re all a bit nerd like that in here, but when the end goal isn’t actually making music, it all just feels like wasted energy.
Don’t ask me why they do that because I don’t know: maybe they just like to collect gear, maybe they like to take selfies for Insta… I don’t know. I suspect it’s an obsessive compulsive disorder
1. Beat #3
It sounds perfect. Great mix, well done 
2. Beat #1
There’s a Madlib vibe to it that I love. Kind of like Shades of Blue, but funky.
3. Beat #8
Great beat, but it’s geared towards an MC, so there’s a feeling of something missing.
1 : beat 5
2: beat 8
3: beat 7
Okay i’m locking it down… here’s my favourites in order.
Beat #8 Mysterious, bombastic, stank face. On this one i’d like to hear pharoahe monch. 3 points
Beat #3 Stellar work. Especially that breakdown, and reentry with the horns, later again the horns but stuttered damn tasty. 2 points
Beat #7 Instantly love that doorsy vibe in the intro and the phat low-end, i’d like to hear some digable planets acapella on top of this. 1 point.some feedback, votes at bottom!
1: i dig the use of vocals in here, same with the guitar sample. gives it a stoney, trippy vibe.
2: nice and moody beat, my kinda heavy bass. punchy and crunchy
3: this beat is a party! feels like it should be the soundtrack to a retrospective documentary on a funky party scene.
4: quick and high energy! digging the short simple chops
5: punchy and groovy drums, i feel like i would like this more if the melodic components were louder in the mix, i find myself in this situation with my own tracks more often than not
6: this gives me Doom vibes, feels like it could be an interlude, just needs some old marvel cartoon visuals
7: smoooth, laid back smoking room music. curren$y is counting his money to this one
8: final boss of the playlist, undeniable! total banger through and through, the horns are hard, as is the flute. ballin
1st: Beat 8
2nd: Beat 3
3rd: Beat 7
great tunes yall! glad i could join in this time
Ha I like how we’re in accord @schoolbabyboy identical votes 
haha i read yours right before posting and didnt even notice the same picks! we got some undeniable tunes up in here!
Enjoyed the listen to this list. Compliments to all.
Great turnout and playlist, well done you guys, some hard hitters in there… 