If you are a southern rapper you most likely rap to dirty south beats. Dirty south beats are very popular in the rap industry right now. Many rappers like Ti, 36 mafia, Outkast and many others have profited handsomely off of dirty south beats. Hip Hop from the dirty south has always had it's distinctive sound from other styles of rap music.
As a dirty south rap artist you probably understand how important it is to have a good dirty south beat or (crunk) to write to. Your sound has to be unique and stand out from the rest of your competition. This way you will get noticed by major and indie record labels. Your dirty south beat will be the most important element that will drive your song to the top of the chart and get you platinum status and sales. This will also secure you a loyal fan base. You should find a music producer who can compliment your southern style and make you sound as good as possible.
As a rapper it is necessary to listen to and emulate the music that is being played today on radio and tv. This is what people are fed and what they are listening to nowadays. This is the audience that will buy or ditch your music. So it is imperative that you know what the people want. However this is not always easy to do.
After you have decided what genre of dirty south beats to buy, make sure to try your song with different ones to see which matches with your songs the best.
Feel free to listen to some dirty south beats
How to make a dirty south beat
The dirty south style primarily originated from the sound that came from the Roland TR 808 key board years ago. You can still find many of these classic sounds on various websites that sell music equipment to music producers. When looking for the Roland 808 keyboard, look for an 808 kit that is compatible with your beat making software. You can purchase a pretty good kit for 30$.
The first step you should take when making your dirty south beats is to open up your beat making software and load your 808 drum kit into the step sequencer. You will need an 808 snare a kick drum, hi hat, and an 808 clap.
Next you should set the tempo for your dirty south beat. With the different styles of dirty south beats in rap music, the beats per minute can vary in degree greatly. The most common range used is 75 to 89 BPM.
Next you have to go about arranging your drum pattern. Have your kick drum hit on the first beat of the measure, the snare on the fourth beat, and then the kick hits again on the first beat and the third beat. Have your hi hat hit on every beat of the measure. Create variations of the drum beat using the clap and by also changing up the hi hat pattern from hitting on every measure to hitting every other measure.
Next you should create a melody for your dirty south beat after you load your synthesizer sounds into the program.Have the first layer of melody be a deep, almost bass-like synthesizer sound and then lay a melody over top of the bass. You may also want to use some horn sounds and some strings to arrange a melody. Arrange your beat into sections. You will need to have 16 bar verses, 8 bar choruses, and at least one bridge section for your song.
Music producer Lavish works with dirty south rap artists
As an experienced music producer I enjoy making good music, and I specialize in working with southern rappers, being that I'm from the south myself. If your looking to really start a good career in the music recording business and you enjoy working with dirty south beats feel free to stop by >> hot beats by Lavish Lavish is a well known music producer and spends time working with and producing recording artists.
In the mean time feel free to listen to some sample dirty south beats, enjoy!
