Inside Rap: Creating An Instrumental
Creating an instrumental rap track
About this resource
In this section, you will learn about the various styles of rap music and how to create an instrumental track.
The Instrumental
The instrumental track usually consists of the following 4 components:
Choosing A Style: Boom-Bap
Other artists writing in this style include: Nas, KRS-One, Common, Wu-Tang Clan and Big L
Choosing A Style: Trap
Early examples of trap music can be found with artists like Three Six Mafia and Gucci Mane
Choosing A Style: Grime
Other artists writing in this style include: Skepta, JME, Dizzee Rascal, Kano, Lethal Bizzle, Stormzy
Creating A Drum Beat
The four main sounds of a drum beat:
TASK 1: Create Your Own Drum Beat
You’ll find the drum loops inside the downloadable Individual Drum Loops folder below.
Boom-Bap
Trap
Grime
Drum Beat Guide available to download below
TASK 2: Create Chords, Bassline & Lead
You’ll find the instrumental loops inside the downloadable Instrumental Loops folder below.
EXTENSION TASK: Create Your Own Chords, Bassline & Leads
TASK: Structure Your Track
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