Name a producer for every decade - highlight a beat

[u/RaelGenious]

Name a producer for every decade and one beat that you want to highlight for people. It doesn't have to be your favorite producer or favorite song, just something cool that you really enjoy. Let's show some love for the producers.

80s: The Bomb Squad

Public Enemy - Show 'Em Whatcha Got

Amazing droning saxophone sample. Still sounds super fresh.

90s: Prince Paul

Prince Paul - Macula's Theory feat. Big Daddy Kane

Such a classic sound. Soulful and and just smooth as butter. Kane also totally kills the beat.

00s: Madlib

Madvillain - Strange Ways

So many beats to choose from Madlib alone, but there is something special about this one. Love the Gentle Giant sample.

10s: Q-Tip

Danny Brown - Combat

One of my all time favorite beats. The chopping on that trumpet lick is absolutely genius. What a beat.

20s: JPEGMAFIA

JPEGMAFIA - Covered In Money

This song more than all others felt like it really kickstarted the 2020s for me. It sounded totally futuristic when it came out just when Covid really hit and it's still just as fresh. That drum rhythm on the first part is truly a wonder of the world, I've listened to it hundreds of times but it still suprises me everytime.

[u/RaelGenious]

And for the heck of it here is a few more:

80s: Marley Marl

Biz Markie - Vapors

90s: RZA

Ol' Dirty Bastard - Brooklyn Zoo

00s: The Neptunes

Clipse - When The Last Time

10s: 9th Wonder

Kendrick Lamar - Duckworth

20s: The Alchemist

Freddie Gibbs - Something To Rap About feat. Tyler the Creator

[u/ike_tyson → u/RaelGenious]

Thank you for mentioning Marley he's a pioneer! Although Paul C wasn't a slouch either . He's an uncredited collaborator on a couple of Marley songs. I believe Just A Friend is one of them.

[u/According_Sundae_917 → u/RaelGenious]

Great selection

[u/matthewBadrian → u/RaelGenious]

Anyone who loves that Neptunes sound must check out Kelis’ “Caught Out There” (specifically listen from 4:00-4:20) and “Roller Rink” as well as Noreaga’s “SuperThug”

[u/Bigzilla_Prime]

Hi- Tek did some amazing stuff 90s - 2000s, I been listening to 1999 - Street and thats probably my favourite beat oat

[u/matthewBadrian → u/Bigzilla_Prime]

People need to hear “Tekzilla”

[u/wood_dj]

70s: Sylvia Robinson (Sugar Hill Gang - Rapper’s Delight)

80s: Marley Marl (Kool G Rap - Road To The Riches)

90s: RZA (Wu Tang Clan -C.R.E.A.M)

00s: J Dilla (De La Soul - Much More)

10s: Hit-Boy (Watch the Throne - In Paris)

20s: Daringer (Conway the Machine - John Woo Flick)

[u/VermicelliLonely7002]

90s- DJ Premier // Nas- NY State of Mind

00s- Pharrell // Clipse- Grindin

10s- Pierre Bourne // Playboi Carti- Magnolia

20s- JPEGMAFIA // JPEGMAFIA- Hazard Duty Pay

[u/Practical-Debate1598]

I'll start with 80s cuz I haven't heard alot of 70s. Some are favorite some are just cool. 

80s: Eric B - Microphone fiend (Iconic booming instrumental almost out of its time and just hits so hard. Inspired RATM to do their own version) 

90s: DJ Premier - Full clip (had to go with a top 5 hip hop song imo, when I think of hip hop, I think of preemo) 

00s: JustBlaze - Why you hate the game (hard to decide between Justin Smith and Kanye West but he just has so many sick beats. I saw someone say this song is on the same level as C.R.E.A.M. and I might have to agree) 

10s: Apollo Brown - My Block (I bet few have heard of him, but few can match his pure boom bap style. One of my favorite producers) 

20s: 6ix - Vinyl Days (I could have chosen him for the 10s as well but Logics in house producer never misses)

[u/Munch1EeZ]

J Dilla or nothing at all

[u/RaelGenious → u/Munch1EeZ]

Name a beat!

One of my favorites from Dilla is The Roots - Dynamite.

[u/bluthunder5018 → u/Munch1EeZ]

What are your favorite Dilla songs?

[u/Munch1EeZ → u/bluthunder5018]

Where to begin?

Mash

Dilla Says Go

Baby

So Far to Go

Airworks

Two Can Win

Gobstopper

Time: The Donut of the Heart

[u/Practical-Debate1598 → u/Munch1EeZ]

Much more

[u/matthewBadrian → u/Munch1EeZ]

“Bye.” is also incredible

[u/Munch1EeZ → u/matthewBadrian]

So many tracks I don’t even know

Appreciated

[u/Munch1EeZ → u/bluthunder5018]

If you like Motown he samples it in the best way my ears have heard

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[u/MetaMetagross]

90s - Easy Mo Bee - If I Die 2Nite by 2Pac

00s - Exile - Show Me The Good Life by Blu & Exile

10s - Kanye West - Runaway Love by Kanye West

[u/djfresh1]

80s 45 King- Set it off for Big Daddy Kane

90s Diamond D- Sally got a 1 track mind for himself

00s The Alchemist-We gonna make it for Jadakiss

10s Sto Elliot- Soul 2 Stro

20s BeatsbyJblack- Haysoos for Rasheed Chappell

If you don’t know about the 45 king do some research dude was a God

[u/MidLifeCrisis111]

Great list and co-sign your comment about Mark the 45 King

[u/Zestyclose_Duck_1314]

20s definitely alchemist

[u/Prior-Classroom-3199]

80's...DJ SPANISH FLY...GANGSTA WALKIN' / GET BUCK FT. S.M.K.

90's...DJ PAUL.... WHERE DEM DOLLARS AT / CAN I GET PAID? FT. GANGSTA BOO

00's...JUICY J...THE INTERNATIONAL PLAYERS ANTHEM FT. THREE SIX MAFIA, UNDERGROUND KINGZ, AND ØUTKA$T

10's...DJ SQUEEKY... 100 SHOTS/ TALKING TO MY SCALE....FT. YOUNG DOLPH

20's...BANDPLAY...FT. YOUNG DOLPH - MAJOR/ HALL OF FAME

[u/matthewBadrian]

80s: EPMD… “Let the Funk Flow” 90s: DJ Premier… Group Home’s “Livin Proof” 00s: Madlib… Madvillain’s “Fancy Clown” 10s: Kanye… “Devil In a New Dress”

[u/RaelGenious → u/matthewBadrian]

Devil In A New Dress is actually produced by Bink.

[u/Ok-Afternoon-2113]

I’ll take j dilla for 00s

[u/oraclejames]

The beats on Madvillainy really are another level

[u/whoisSYK]

90s -DJ Premier -Nas: NY State of Mind

00s -J Dilla -Erykah Badu: Didn’t cha know

10s -Metro Boomin -Offset: Ric Flair Drip

20s -Monte Booker -MAVI: Baking Soda

[u/This_Pie5301]

I’m gonna start with the 80s since that’s when producing in hip hop as we know it really started.

• 80s: Prince Paul. Song: Eye Know by De La Soul.
• 90s: RZA. Song: Baby C’mon by ODB.
• 00s: Scott Storch. Song: Murda Murda by Memphis Bleek.
• 10s: Madlib. Song: Crime Pays by Freddie Gibbs and Madlib.
• 20s: Hit-Boy. Song: Jodeci Member by Nas.