The RZA has made many of rap’s rawest, grimiest beats of all time. But he often elects for a light touch with the drums, or a gently swaying groove over a propulsive, insistent beat.

SoundCloud rap producers play a major role in shaping the modern underground rap scene, creating beats that help unknown artists gain massive attention online. With tools like FL Studio and auto-tune ...

Production is the cornerstone that every rap song is built upon, and these beats are the best the genre has to offer. Debate at will.

The best rap beats are nerdy as hell. Every drum placement, every melody, every chopped-up sample sends me down a YouTube rabbit hole trying to piece together the way a producer contorts and dissects ...