<nonpony><hip-hop> City Sky - DJ Blaze (DWPRawCassetteEdit)

[DatWhackProducer]

https://soundcloud.com/datwhackproducer/city-sky-dj-blazy-dwp-raw-shit

Just listened to a fandom artist named DJ Blaze who makes hip-hop beats. Here is the fantastic original.

https://soundcloud.com/dj-blazy-1/city-sky-dj-blazy

[Pulse]

Just a fair warning: I'm not proficient with hip-hop at all. You have been warned.

Okay, so that was a good track. Very smooth and chill.
Personally, that snare sounded a pinch to loud.
I like those little vocal samples in the back ground.
I felt like the track could use something else with a sharp transient in addition to the drums (maybe just a spike-y pluck or something). I don't know what that would sound like, but I'd experiment with it in some manner if this were my track.

Nice work!

[DatWhackProducer]

I have based my mixing on that of many different beat-tapes, particularly that of J Dilla's '1996 What Up Doe Sessions' . That may be the reason why the mixing seems off. I've tried using a bass guitar pluck, and decided against it. It seemed to take away the vibe and mushiness.