These five songs were composed, performed, and recorded by students at CMS during the Hip Hop Summer Camp '14. Please listen and share with your friends---- we are SO proud of our students and their hard work!

Mix Tape

Sweet Dreams

Happy Days

A 30-second clip of a hip-hop inspired version of the traditional 2/4 backbeat

Hip Hop Backbeat Example

A simple version of a rock-based backbeat

Rock Backbeat Example

An example of the backbeat heard in modern hip hop.  Listen to the syncopated bass drum and the steady 2/4 snare hits.

Drake Backbeat Example

An example of the backbeat as heard in "C.R.E.A.M." by the legendary Wu-Tang Clan

Wu-Tang Backbeat Example

An example of a "Boom Bap" track by KRS-One

Return of the Boom Bap - KRS-One

The most basic version of a Boom Bap backbeat, where the "boom" is the kick drum and the "bap" is the snare

Simple Boom Bap

A short excerpt from Gang Starr's track, "Take A Rest", where the drums are highly emphasized

Boom Bap Example: Gang Starr - Take A Rest

The concluding ad libbed segment of T La Rock's classing "It's Yours" Boom Bap track

Classic Boom Bap: T La Rock - "It's Yours"

Rough outline of a student beat in progress.  Sequenced at the Performance Learning Center in Durham, NC

Boom Bap Music Workshop

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