The Key to Creating Legendary Beats: The Power of Simplicity

🎵 Legendary beats share a common trait that separates them from good beats.

🔍 YouTube tutorials and producer videos don't reveal this trait.

🏆 Analyzing the greatest beats reveals the secret behind their greatness.

🎵 The original version of the song had issues and had to be redone without one of the artists.

🎧 Sally Williams was brought in to create a new beat for the song.

🎶 The beat was created by speeding up and pitching up a sample and adding drums and bass.

🎶 The video discusses the common thread found in legendary beats.

🎹 The beats mentioned in the video have simple compositions with minimal elements like piano and samples.

🏆 One of the beats mentioned helped an artist win a Grammy and was ranked number 10 on the Billboard's top beats of all time list.

🎵 Lil Wayne initially took a unconventional approach to the beat, but the producer was worried. However, he ended up being happy with the result.

🎶 The beat was created using a sample, isolating vocals, and manipulating the pitch. The core of the beat consists of 808 bass and claps.

🎛️ There is a switch-up in the beat where the snare replaces other sounds.

🎵 A song that was number two on the Billboard top 100, beaten only by Elton John, and featured on many best beat lists had a humble beginning.

🤔 The artist initially didn't like the beat and had to be convinced to record verses on it.

🎧 The beat was created by a relatively inexperienced producer, who used a sample and experimented by slowing it down and reversing it.

🔑 The core idea behind every legendary beat is simplicity and minimalism.

💡 Many YouTube tutorials and online videos may embellish beats to make them more interesting, but the greatest beats of all time are often basic and simple in design.

🎵 A solid core idea is essential, and adding unnecessary elements can detract from the overall quality of a beat.

📌 Creating a beat with multiple layers is not necessary to be a professional.

🎵 Producing a simple beat can be just as effective as a complex one.

👍 Don't feel guilty about using fewer sounds in your beats.