Beat Breakdown - Players (prod. J Dilla)

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  • Опубліковано 8 вер 2024
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    Missed a couple weeks due to SXSW but back on track now with the first J Dilla track breakdown of the series. This episode goes over the sampling theory for the beat from the song Players by Slum Village
    Project files and downloads available at beatbreakdown.net

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  • @Uchawibeatz
    @Uchawibeatz 7 років тому +219

    This is why I love Dilla. He produced this track almost 17 years ago, but even with the technology evolving and all it's really hard to replicate what he did on this beat. I tried chopping the sample so many times the way he did that I just quit.

    • @crisv3283
      @crisv3283 7 років тому +16

      UchawiBeatz2K16 same... most of j dilla beats are really hard to recreate

    • @TeLarry
      @TeLarry 4 роки тому +4

      I GET IT BRO!! I know exactly what you mean.

    • @blackvogue
      @blackvogue 3 роки тому +5

      players was produced in 1996, prior to 2000, so around 21 years ago around the time you commented this, and 25 years ago as i type this comment.

    • @Uchawibeatz
      @Uchawibeatz 3 роки тому +5

      @@blackvogue even more impressive. My comment was based on the release date of the song, but this is golden information

    • @toma8283
      @toma8283 2 роки тому +1

      This still stands 20 years later. Dilla was a madman

  • @RastaChaka
    @RastaChaka 9 років тому +153

    Please do Slum Village - Fall In Love

    • @Sandurz
      @Sandurz  9 років тому +45

      RastaChaka verrrrrry good suggestion. Love that track!

    • @julianbryant9178
      @julianbryant9178 8 років тому +1

      +alejandro david venegas sample?

    • @kaykaykittykat
      @kaykaykittykat 3 роки тому +1

      I would like to see that but tbh I gotta see htf j dilla chopped that airworks sample

  • @sgtcreasegrease
    @sgtcreasegrease 9 років тому +72

    What he did with the rappers delight sample was take a half bar where theres a bass note on the kick but not on the snare, he looped that, then he high-passed it, if you listen to the instrumental of the song you can hear it.
    Edit: God damn I love randomly stumbling across comments I made years later and seeing the responses/upvotes. I was 15 when I wrote this one and already had my golden ears. Just a bit of a humblebrag. :P

    • @TeLarry
      @TeLarry 4 роки тому +3

      Man the rapper's delight sample jus blew me away! I never would have guessed he was using those drums at all!
      Kinda makes me wonder if he even bothered with preset drums or drumkits at all? What you think?

    • @bazthespaz95
      @bazthespaz95 4 роки тому +1

      @@TeLarry an absolute cardinal sin. He would've never.

    • @nolongerinuse915
      @nolongerinuse915 4 роки тому +2

      also the kick he used is the kick from Rapper's Delight just low passed and maybe pitched a bit.

    • @TeLarry
      @TeLarry 4 роки тому

      @@bazthespaz95 Damn... I'm ashamed of havin drum kits now😞

    • @bazthespaz95
      @bazthespaz95 4 роки тому +6

      @@TeLarry I used to rely on them and then I realised that I just wasn't achieving the organic sound that I wanted. No need for shame though, bro, whatever works for you to get the sound you want is the main thing! If you're happy with your sound and methods, that's what matters 🤘🏽

  • @bigbawsdogg
    @bigbawsdogg 5 років тому +8

    No one can decipher dilla
    That's why he's the greatest.
    Even T3 Baatin all said he would give others an idea of how he did the beats but you would need to compile it all together and apply some dilla magic.
    Incredible artist.

    • @jdbankshot
      @jdbankshot Рік тому

      bite your tongue & burn your fingers!!!! the goat is preemo.

  • @DBL-A
    @DBL-A 8 років тому +34

    i've always stated putting together true "remakes" is the hardest thing to do production wise. I personally don't dabble in remakes, but your ear has to be razor sharp. There's tons of industry-establish cats that couldn't remake 1 of the beats showed on this channel. Bravo man. keep them coming

  • @victorlukas1037
    @victorlukas1037 8 років тому +13

    remember dilla used an mpc3000 I've had one before and the groove or swing on that machine is crazy, Dr dre on his old stuff had 5 mpc3000's in his studio at all times I know it's the the machine but the person behind the machine but I swear that 3000 has soul

  • @visionnaire4203
    @visionnaire4203 8 років тому +13

    The crazy part is that I never would've found this song without this channel. Thank you. I had no clue who Slum Village was before this.

  • @alee0294
    @alee0294 6 років тому +16

    DILLA CHANGED MY LIFE

  • @gjbap
    @gjbap 8 років тому +17

    Kudos to you for breaking it down. Recreating a Dilla track ain't easy. It's so close. Well done though!

    • @TheBlkac1
      @TheBlkac1 6 років тому

      I miss Dilla making hip-hop!

  • @DJ279V
    @DJ279V 3 роки тому +2

    Great breakdown. Dilla had the baseline bouncing all over which makes it so special!!

  • @wolfbeard1532
    @wolfbeard1532 5 років тому +26

    "A really good 4 bar loop" haha like every detroit hip hop beat ever

  • @roythunderplump
    @roythunderplump 3 роки тому +3

    Reverse engineering. Props to you and you, shows how much workin on it J Dilla did in beat making. 🎹🥁👏💥

  • @karamorris4760
    @karamorris4760 8 років тому +32

    Do Quasimoto - Basic instinct.

  • @a.l.zacharia2834
    @a.l.zacharia2834 9 років тому +1

    amazing bro

  • @blackron02
    @blackron02 8 років тому +2

    I love this breakdown the most! the educational aspect is dope! BTW: Dilla played his hi hat lines. He Probably took one hat hit and played it out on the record.

  • @Wiggy74
    @Wiggy74 8 років тому

    This Dilla track is BEYOND special...it's in my Top 3 Dilla beats

  • @TasherreRisayMusic
    @TasherreRisayMusic 10 років тому +6

    Nice job, my man.

  • @tomasntam
    @tomasntam 8 років тому +1

    Really enjoying these episodes man! You choose the best tracks to break down and explain it really well :D

  • @MMDipset_Dragon
    @MMDipset_Dragon 3 роки тому +1

    I knew of the original song but not the sugar hill sample wow... thank you!
    I’d like to have you break down
    phatkat don’t nobody care about us produced by Dilla
    Dilla feat Frank and dank thing of the past

  • @LOproductions1
    @LOproductions1 7 років тому +11

    Flying Lotus -Massage Situation sample vid plz!

  • @atribecalledmeg
    @atribecalledmeg 10 років тому +17

    my duuuuude you are too dope!!

    • @Sandurz
      @Sandurz  10 років тому +2

      Preciate it! Thanks for watching!

  • @user-gh1wd2up9l
    @user-gh1wd2up9l 8 років тому +16

    What about Common - Go or Other tracks from 'Be'

  • @Disco_Man_Doopop_Doubly
    @Disco_Man_Doopop_Doubly 2 роки тому

    I love that bass note so much, dot doot dooot

  • @pster222
    @pster222 8 років тому +1

    Incredible. Really shows the genius of Dilla. Just stumbled upon your channel....great stuff man keep it up

  • @reggiebushjr619
    @reggiebushjr619 9 років тому +4

    great job! irs no surprise how advanced dilla was. i really dig your version
    see if you can break down "purple" by jay dilla. that beat is too dope

  • @jireland8824
    @jireland8824 9 років тому +1

    Love the trouble shooting. Dilla's timing has always been the best part of music.

  • @therandomwizard188
    @therandomwizard188 7 років тому +11

    DO CLIMAX BY J DILLA!!!

  • @bigbezet
    @bigbezet 9 років тому +63

    This beat is so difficult to nail. Your version is good but still sounds off when compared with the original. I couldn't do any better though!

    • @Sandurz
      @Sandurz  9 років тому +36

      +bigbezet yeah not my best Dilla tracks are hard as hell! Maybe I'll try it again sometime and get it a little better

    • @marvkrown
      @marvkrown 8 років тому +8

      +Sandurz Haha i can imagine it being hard, Dilla's groove is ridiculous.

    • @PeteS_1994
      @PeteS_1994 6 років тому +4

      From the few Dilla tracks I've tried remaking they are simple but at the same time complex. Simple as they don't use lots of sounds or synths. However hard when it comes to making the drums sound like he did or chopping up samples in the way that he did.

    • @patrickseanmclain2357
      @patrickseanmclain2357 3 роки тому +3

      ITS LEARNING THE BASELINES NOT HARD FOR STARTERS START HUMNING IT TO YA KNOW IT BY HEART I GAVE YOU A GEM OF ADVICE AS A BASS PLAYER MYSELF LOL PEACE P

  • @47AdriRamiAKAETHG
    @47AdriRamiAKAETHG 5 років тому +3

    He slowed down the Clap snare to get it more groovy, made the snare louder, and he made the bass pattern in a bit of a different way. Replicating genius is one of the hardest processes when it comes to artistry. You did make it seem very easy tho. Sorry if my comment sounded harsh

  • @evanchas3
    @evanchas3 9 років тому +11

    You should really do Quasimoto - Low Class Conspiracy

  • @ssirdbass5631
    @ssirdbass5631 8 років тому +4

    bassline is really difficult to remake .j dilla s bassline is very good .

  • @joshuareed392
    @joshuareed392 8 років тому +3

    Stakes Is High! please do stakes is high.
    The world is Yours by Pete Rock too

  • @JustGod7
    @JustGod7 6 років тому +2

    Dilla beats are hard to remake. He had ears like a bat and some can t hear what he heard. I never heard anyone come close to recreating this beat here.

  • @wcurry1
    @wcurry1 10 років тому

    Really good stuff. Thanks for the files for downloading too. Hopefully you can keep this going, especially with song choices like the first 2 and what you have planned for the 3rd. Damn.

  • @d.m.c.g.l1386
    @d.m.c.g.l1386 8 років тому +5

    You gotta do DFTF or Waves by J Dilla those beats are crazy

    • @Scramboe
      @Scramboe 7 років тому

      D.M.C.G.L Definitely DFTF

    • @47AdriRamiAKAETHG
      @47AdriRamiAKAETHG 4 роки тому

      he has to do Track 14 (1997 Batch) or Flowers, cuz those are ill asf

  • @erlendhoff2626
    @erlendhoff2626 10 років тому

    This is great! I'm really happy that i found your channel.

  • @WhtMike2006
    @WhtMike2006 9 років тому

    Man big props for tackling some Dilla stuff. Great channel. I subscribed!

  • @ilsaslm1024
    @ilsaslm1024 10 років тому +4

    from r/mhh, thanks man.

  • @bobbyadamson2333
    @bobbyadamson2333 10 років тому

    Sick breakdown! Keep doing these please!

  • @AfoteyAnnum
    @AfoteyAnnum 5 років тому

    Reason #372075 why J Dilla is probably one of, if not THE best producer of all time in ANY genre....
    #TeamBoomBap
    #AntiTrapMachine
    #DillaTheGOAT

  • @karlnicholls15
    @karlnicholls15 2 роки тому

    Amazing

  • @SaschaLarberg
    @SaschaLarberg 10 років тому

    thumbs up from Germany.Great series

  • @lexa3210
    @lexa3210 8 років тому

    you did it justice for sure

  • @realtopside
    @realtopside 2 роки тому

    Love your channel bro come back

  • @JTFuller
    @JTFuller 4 роки тому

    This dude is fire...

  • @Zenmazter
    @Zenmazter 2 роки тому

    🔥🔥 This was so dope bro!! Love it!! ✌🏾

  • @MIDO2802
    @MIDO2802 Рік тому

    Love it

  • @hasanisgs667
    @hasanisgs667 6 років тому

    This is why it's impossible to duplicate Dilla he's the greatest period

  • @jefferyguillen4848
    @jefferyguillen4848 8 років тому +48

    At the start logic upgrade

  • @phoebeballay
    @phoebeballay 10 років тому

    Very talented. Good job!

  • @milesrooklyn9952
    @milesrooklyn9952 10 років тому

    So awesome man, keep em coming!

  • @benskishow
    @benskishow 10 років тому +2

    This is inspirational! Please keep it up, and if possible - break down the T.R.O.Y. by Pete Rock :)

  • @mlmw
    @mlmw 7 років тому

    damn bro!! you got a new sub from me. Dilla was one of a kind. wayy ahead of his own. You got cats in dilla inner music circle who doesn't know how the hell or what the hell he did to get that beat or that "sound". nonetheless, mad props man.

  • @danielriveria
    @danielriveria 9 років тому

    Great work!

  • @PeteMac84
    @PeteMac84 6 років тому

    These vids are awesome

  • @adinocc2042
    @adinocc2042 3 роки тому

    Sick!
    Totally sick!

  • @Dwight2744
    @Dwight2744 8 років тому

    Wow, well done!

  • @CLoi8
    @CLoi8 9 років тому +4

    I was smiling throughout this whole video. Do more Dilla!!! Also have a look at my channel. I love playing drums over Dilla stuff.

  • @victorlukas1037
    @victorlukas1037 8 років тому +1

    dammm I don't know how I got here but I'm subbing dope shit !!!!!!!#!

  • @theabrahamherrera
    @theabrahamherrera 10 років тому

    This is dope

  • @DudleyDudders
    @DudleyDudders 8 років тому

    happy 2 year birthday

  • @rizzgod871
    @rizzgod871 Рік тому +1

    Here in 2022

  • @RaidersDnB
    @RaidersDnB Рік тому +1

    Derek Carr sure knows a lot about hip hop

  • @mastergriffin2341
    @mastergriffin2341 2 роки тому

    Thank you so much man

  • @kwamascooper7973
    @kwamascooper7973 8 років тому +2

    could you breakdown polo jeans by earlsweatshirt. or ay of his songs. he's so underated

    • @SonOfTheHenry
      @SonOfTheHenry 8 років тому

      Polo Jeans is by Mac Miller. featuring Earl.

  • @roythunderplump
    @roythunderplump 3 роки тому

    Flyyy- J Dilla

  • @TalAzulay
    @TalAzulay 3 роки тому +2

    Instead of players this shoulda been called "Layers" cuz of what's going on here

  • @vinnysaccount
    @vinnysaccount 5 років тому

    I love this song! I’m going to have to dust it off and put the cd back in rotation! You got it tho! Bass is off a little! The bass was actually like a major element of the song!

  • @Kickass1234567
    @Kickass1234567 9 років тому +6

    whats some good software to start messing around with sampling?

    • @tifa1209
      @tifa1209 9 років тому +8

      +Kickass1234567 Ableton hands down

  • @KeyToTheCityBeats
    @KeyToTheCityBeats 10 років тому

    dope

  • @PeteS_1994
    @PeteS_1994 6 років тому +1

    I think you should have added White noise to the track, to emulate the lo-fi sound of the track. Good job anyways.

  • @pdrbeats8286
    @pdrbeats8286 7 років тому +1

    Kev Brown - Always

  • @TheMrOutofordinary
    @TheMrOutofordinary 8 років тому

    Great Breakdown, will you show how OutKast Da Art of Storytellin and J-Live Upgrade was made?

  • @AndreBoyd1981
    @AndreBoyd1981 6 років тому

    You pretty damn good bro

  • @PEERAMIDEYE
    @PEERAMIDEYE 8 років тому

    Nice channel!

  • @dubheavy
    @dubheavy 9 років тому

    DOPE

  • @tannerwestmoreland9861
    @tannerwestmoreland9861 8 років тому

    Logic uses the same Claire sample on The Incredible True Story. Love the channel, Sandurz. Keep it up. I use Logic Pro X and a midi keyboard...If possible I would love to see those used! Can you accomplish the same things using those as Maschine?

  • @rashiyd
    @rashiyd 4 роки тому

    please start doing these again

  • @finkployd6110
    @finkployd6110 Рік тому

    I'm curious how he pulled off the timestretch. The MPC 3000 didn't have timestretch, what other samplers did he have at the time?

  • @apexone5502
    @apexone5502 2 роки тому

    The bassline of the original doesn't have those spaces that you have in yours. The parts where you have spaces also have bass but the notes are pretty much on the left side keys of the keyboard, so unless you're listening with some decent speakers or headphones, you will miss those notes.

  • @GamerFrenzyBlog
    @GamerFrenzyBlog 8 років тому

    It's the 788!

  • @blacklegacyassets
    @blacklegacyassets 5 років тому

    Dilla had you on your a game, good job.

  • @IndigenousMonk
    @IndigenousMonk 3 роки тому

    that was epic, i managed to re create it pretty good..thanks to the tutorial.

  • @minuskendal4940
    @minuskendal4940 9 років тому

    can you do 'stakes is high' - de la soul or 'thelonious' - common or 'rico suave bossa nova' - dilla, all dilla beats

  • @JTFuller
    @JTFuller 4 роки тому

    Man, when are you coming back man? I just got a Machine Studio and need some help and you know what the flip you're doing.. lol Holla at me man..

  • @convoychris
    @convoychris 8 років тому

    Good video bro

  • @KhronoProd
    @KhronoProd 8 років тому

    You should do Dreamy by J.Dilla that beats dope asf , I have my own version

  • @throwawaythatidontuse2271
    @throwawaythatidontuse2271 8 років тому +1

    Does anyone know a (free) vst or something that has a good sine bass like that? I have it on my microkorg but i dont feel like whipping it out everytime just for a bassline

    • @KaizerMan
      @KaizerMan 7 років тому

      Just use any basic sine wave and pitch it down, add a tiny attack time to it then you've got the same sound. You can literally do it with any VST. And it doesn't need to be a sine bass, it can be literally any sine wave

  • @mrlevinielsen
    @mrlevinielsen 3 роки тому

    Honestly if anything, the original has more low end EQ’ing on the snares but that’s mostly it

  • @corleonemusicent5518
    @corleonemusicent5518 7 років тому

    Do j dilla little brothers next plzzzz

  • @GeorgeBartlett95
    @GeorgeBartlett95 3 роки тому

    what keyboard / bass sound are you using there? been looking for this sound for years, I will tear off my arm for it

  • @joshualewis8077
    @joshualewis8077 6 років тому

    Dilla was a genius 🔥

  • @willalexander9231
    @willalexander9231 8 років тому

    make a breakdown of Dilla's Trashy! he sampled Maimoun by Stanley Cowell

  • @realtopside
    @realtopside 2 роки тому

    What’s the notes to the baseline? I wanna practice

  • @premodamaze705
    @premodamaze705 6 років тому +1

    somebody fr remade the Players beat and it sounds spot on
    soundcloud.com/ignxrance/slum-village-players-instrumental-remake

  • @robmorris8798
    @robmorris8798 3 роки тому

    mate would help if you could show the bet pattern

  • @mrsamirf
    @mrsamirf 8 років тому

    Could you do its your world by common prod by dilla

  • @justinr229
    @justinr229 8 років тому +1

    Do Flying Lotus - Massage Situation

  • @LXXNEYBEATS
    @LXXNEYBEATS 7 років тому

    bro I really need your help on the last 2 notes.. I don't know how you or dilla got them to sound like that I'm using FL 10 I have tried pitching them down but it doesn't work.

  • @dank_sxc
    @dank_sxc 8 років тому

    btw u snapped