Almost of the time we want a kick on beat 1 to accentuate the downbeat, try placing drum kicks somewhere else on the pattern for good synchronization. There are many places to add or remove drums kicks in hip hop. Many variations exist and you’ll be able to create something new and fresh with a simple change on that pattern.įor example, this pattern will sound really different when we simply move the second kick of a few places: Of course, hip hop is not confined to that rhythm. A speed somewhere in the 90s bpm, along with the patten below, will sound Hip Hop or Rap to most of people :Īs you can see, I simply added a hi-hat pattern accenting every other box or every on beat and every off-beat to the basic kick and snare pattern from above. Let’s begin by slowing the tempo to something more in the Hip Hop style.