, My favorite rap instrumentals are from the era of 1990-2003. This is when Dr. Dre, Outkast, and Jay-Z were all coming out with their best music. In this article I\'m going to talk a little bit about some of my favorite rap instrumentals from this time period.
One of my favorite instrumentals recently has got to be Outkast Bombs Over Baghdad. I have always thought that this was a great record but it isn\'t until recently that I have really come to realize how innovative and just plain awesome it really is. Everything from the fact that it is at a ridiculously fast 180 beats per minute tempo and then the crazy use of synthesizer\'s, electric guitar, and gospel choir. You can always count on Outkast to do something different and funky. They took a variety of different influences that had really never been fused together before; Soul, Funk, Jungle and Hip Hop. Unfortunately that record never really charted very well, it only reached #69 on the Billboard chart. It was however very critically acclaimed and was named number #21 song of the decade by Rolling Stone magazine. It\'s interesting that this record wasn\'t that commercially successful. I was about 14 when the song came out and wasn\'t really following music like I am now. I don\'t think I even new what the Billboard charts were. I thought that people had better taste in Music back in 2000 but it turns out Outkast just put out Beats By Dr Dre incredible music that stood the test of time.
Another instrumental that has always been one of my favorites is \"Feelin It\" by Jay-Z it was produced by Ski and uses a sample by jazz artist Ahmad Jamal from the record \"Pastures\". What I like most about this record is the overall vibe. The piano mixed with the horns put together perfectly with the boom bap drums creates a perfect sound bed for Jay-Z \'s smoothed out flow. The song is basically perfect so thank god it didn\'t go to Camp Lo like the producer ski had initially wanted.
Another one of my favorite beats is \"Nothin but a \'G\' Thang\" by Dr. Dre. This is one of those classic records that will be around Beats By Dr Dre for another 30 years. It didn\'t quite make it to number one on the billboard chart but was otherwise a huge hit when it was released. It takes a sample from Leon Haywood\'s \"I want to do something Freaky to Beats By Dr Dre You\" What is cool about how Dr. Dre freaked the sample is the addition of the lead synthesizer that is called a Moog. He used the sine wave on the Moog synthesizer to create the lead melody that you recognize as the melody of this song. That is what is constantly getting stuck in your head. This record is the song that ushered in the west coast in rap music. You can hear how deep the kick hits, its one of those songs that you play in your car with your windows down and make you feel like you are the coolest person in the world.
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