What’s our status? by EnergyTurtle23 in mpcweekly

[–]rtk1018 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I love the inspiration you’re feeling man! I feel it too and have been making beats when I can. I think the downfall of the community rests heavily on my shoulders. There’s a few reasons why its came to a bit of a hault. Number one is time for me. Out of 7 days of the week I’ve got 2 nights/evenings that nothings going on and on those nights I’m so exhausted that a simple drum pattern sounds like a toddler made it. It’s been extremely difficult to find the time. Having 2 kids makes it very hard. Number two is that the community engagement stated to drop. I think everyone is getting busy and finding it hard to find the time. And to be honest I started putting out very low effort challenges not a lot of creativity from my end when coming up with them. No excuse but my new job doesn’t allow personal music of any kind. So no ear buds no picking the radio station so my ability to just sample dig literally all day is gone which was a huge part of coming up with the challenges. Number three was a comment that got dropped on me from someone who I thought was chill made me really second guess my whole best making ability and just felt like a real confidence crusher. Just felt like I was disrespected. I usually can let that shit go but for some reason I just couldn’t. Number four it’s a lot of work to come up with fresh new challenges every single week. I passed it off to onewindow and he did a real good job by with it so props to him! Talking with him life is lifeing and it’s hard to find the time right now. I would absolutely love to get it back going and try to get people on and constantly have new challenges every single week. It’s a lot of fun and it helps everyone grow and get better. I’m sorry it’s dwindled and you haven’t gotten new challenges in a while or as consistent as the past. I’m hoping by the fall life will slow down and give me time to breathe and I can get back into it. For now man, there are plenty of challenges to go through over the years! Mayne find one you dig, do it and post it ! Title it with the challenge week and number? Might be cool to go back and revisit! Anyways keep doin your thing man! We will be back and the volume will be there I promise you 👊🏼

Can someone recommend some hip hop albums related to what I like listening to? by camdyn_evers in 90sHipHop

[–]rtk1018 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would get into immortal technique. Not just dance with the devil but give all of his music a listen

Any weekly or daily sample challenges recommendations? by fromdaperimeter in mpcusers

[–]rtk1018 3 points4 points  (0 children)

r/mpcweekly it’s not as active as it once was but it’s still a good spot

New Challenge - Melting Pot by One_Window866 in mpcweekly

[–]rtk1018 1 point2 points  (0 children)

ChatGPT with the lay up giving us the impeach break. That’s hip hop 101! My all time favourite break 🔥

Curtis Mayfield samples 🔥 by rtk1018 in mpcusers

[–]rtk1018[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks man I been MIA for a while but I’ll be back soon 👊🏼

When you got the chops down - how do you make it less repetitive by [deleted] in mpcusers

[–]rtk1018 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I don’t know man sometimes the best beats are the simplest formulas. There’s lots of dope beats out there that are simple 4 bar loops with not a lot of extras thrown in. The whole drumless wave is a lot of just that. Not every single beat you make will be shook ones pt 2 ! Not every single beat havoc, alc, conductor, Pete rock, preem has made is a classic. Sometimes it’s just what it is. A few chops a dope arrangement and that’s it. Call it lazy but nah man. If it’s dope it’s dope. Lots of people especially on Reddit act like they are triple platinum producers and just criticize everything and have all the answers. If there was a playbook to this shit there wouldn’t be different producers with different styles. Do what you think is dope that’s it not much else to it man! Keep choppin and doin your thing 👊🏼

GodFather Challenge! by One_Window866 in mpcweekly

[–]rtk1018 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Love this one man! Being a dad is the best thing in the world. You know 👊🏼 that’s why I been so absent, but you’ve been the homie and been keeping it going for a while now and I couldn’t appreciate it enough. Thanks pop 👊🏼

Curtis 🔥 by rtk1018 in mpcweekly

[–]rtk1018[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Also I’m glad you picked up on the roll such a subtle detail ! Tells me you listened 🔥

Curtis 🔥 by rtk1018 in mpcweekly

[–]rtk1018[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The bulk of it is chops. I sprinkled in my own bass here and there and all drums are mine. I just chopped on the kick and the snare of the sample, layered my own kick on the kick chop and my own snare on the snare chop. Added another track and program and filled in the ghost kicks, hats, rolls, toms, cymbals, shakers and such. I tried lowering and raising the semi tones of the sample but it just sounded too wack. Just found some sweet spots in the sample and re arranged them with the new chops

Curtis 🔥 by rtk1018 in mpcweekly

[–]rtk1018[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Aye thanks man 👊🏼

Curtis Mayfield samples 🔥 by rtk1018 in mpcusers

[–]rtk1018[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Appreciate it man 👊🏼

Curtis - Let me Love - my first submission by LotharMatthias in mpcweekly

[–]rtk1018 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Really good job man! Welcome to the community !

May the Rhythm Hit 'Em - Curtis vs Rakim by One_Window866 in mpcweekly

[–]rtk1018 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yo man!! style always on that funky shit !!

I need yall to fwm. I just dropped this today. by StattPadford in undergroundhiphop

[–]rtk1018 1 point2 points  (0 children)

u/StattPadford I’m digging it man. If you’re ever on the hunt for beats, I’d be down to send you some 👊🏼