that's because they were mainly using keyboard stock sounds. that shyt is meant to help you map out ideas. you're supposed to replace them when you actually get to producing but they never bothered to.I think some of it is that the Neptunes even admitted that their beats have a 'thin' sound to them. I believe that's the word they used. So their beats don't have some of the warmth and texture IMO of a lot of their peers. I like their production, but I was always wondering why they would choose to have their beats sound a little more thin and airy. Also, since they did a lot of pop music, their sound really makes you think of a specific time, whuch also dates it more IMO.
Still a great production team though.
While I agree it's one of the hardest beats ever because of that pound on the table just spit bars vibe the shyt was so easy to make lol.
They literally used like 4 sounds from a Korg Triton Drum Kit preset. However that's part of the genius of it. Everyone had that keyboard but nobody made that shyt.
It's kinda wild to me, shyt is so fire too.
This.It's the sounds they use. The drums usually knock but everything almost always sounded like a $100 casio from target.
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I really loved this beat when it dropped, and I don't even fukk with 50 like that at all. I still love it
This is another classic
Lots of synth stabs, congas, and dated padsearly neptunes beats haven't aged as well, but the later stuff, especially 2000's on have aged pretty well.
Exactly! Disingenuous. Don't post U Don't Have To Call or Give It 2 Me. Leave out Frontin'. Timberlake's Justified. Didn't scratch the surface yet.How you gonna compare mostly hit singles with album filler obscure cuts?
Dirt Off Your Shoulder is heat rocks breh. I agree that most "Keyboard Beats" of the early 00's sound wacky and lame largerly because they were being made by cats who weren't pianist/keyboardist. But most of Tim and The Neps' work don't fit that category. And as for Timbo, he's not a keyboardist yet he still managed to make dope as beats using them.Baaically this,ive been saying this about both these producers and nikkas threw pebbles because of they names....."you cant say that about neptines"....majority of those early 2000s keyboard computer beats sound like nonsense and trash today.....the onky thing timeless in hiphop is bass and soul....neptunes couldnt master either so they catalogue is in shambles.....and the shyt that did have bass they smothered that with a variety of goofy ass sounds....shyt is trash mane,and timb wasnt much better in that era,Dirt Off Your Shoulder is still probaly top 3 most embarrasing beats i ever heard in my life
Actually Danja said he contributed that part. The sound is a softsynth preset he and Crystal Castles happened to use the same vstiTimbo jacked the synths for that from Crystal Castles.
Dirt Off Your Shoulder is heat rocks breh. I agree that most "Keyboard Beats" of the early 00's sound wacky and lame largerly because they were being made by cats who weren't pianist/keyboardist. But most of Tim and The Neps' work don't fit that category. And as for Timbo, he's not a keyboardist yet he still managed to make dope as beats using them.
You might have a point. Ski Mask just ripped this old TImbo/Missy beat and that shyt sounds fresh.