Chords for From Scratch: Memphis rap (Phonk part 2)

Memphis hip-hop is a regional sub-genre of rap music that originated 30 years ago in Memphis, Tennessee.
It's characterized by its lo-fi aesthetic, [Gb] double-time flows, and minimalist approach to melodies.
[G] A lot of this sub-genre's production is sample-based, and the go-to samples are usually soul or funk records,
but horror movie scores and classical music are often used as well.
This style of music has influenced artists such as Space Ghost Purp, Lil Ugly Mane, and Denzel Curry.
I recently got a suggestion to do a Lil Ugly Mane video, so I searched for his music and I listened through his [D] entire Mr.
Thug Isolation album.
I thoroughly enjoyed the experience and it got me in the mood to delve back into the funk sub-genre.
I made a funk tutorial during my first year of making these [A] tutorial videos,
and while it's not great, it's definitely one of my better videos during that time period.
Also, this is probably the last video I'll be making with my old laptop.
I've been working with this thing since [Ab] long before my first tutorial, and it's absolute trash.
My CPU is constantly overloaded in FL Studio, and it's an absolute nightmare to work with.
I'm happy to finally be able to upgrade, and I'm hopeful that it will improve my workflow moving forward.
Anyway, since I'm focusing somewhat on a Lil Ugly Mane sound, I'll be going for a late 2000s, early 2010s Memphis vibe in [D] this video.
Let's get into the cook-up.
The first thing I'm going to do is search for a soul, R&B, or funk playlist of 70s music,
and I'll browse through it until I find a good sample.
I finally found a sample, and I loaded it into Edison to chop it up.
_ _ Then I [G] time-stretched the sample to sync it to the project tempo, and then increased the project tempo slightly.
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Now it's time to get back into the [Bm] cook-up.
Here's what the sample sounds like. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] I applied some effects.
First, I applied Super VHS.
[G] I enabled the magic button to widen the sample.
And I turned up the shape slider [Ab] to degrade the quality.
Next, I applied a [Gm] bandpass filter with an EQ.
[Bm] And lastly, I added some plate reverb.
Here's what the sample sounds like now. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] I opened up two separate presets in Arcade.
First, I pulled up Subway Night from the Chopped library.
And next, I pulled up Packin' Sacks from the same library.
Then I laid down this melody. _
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_ I applied some [Eb] effects.
First, I added a bandpass EQ.
[Gm] Next, I applied some reverb.
I added this EQ.
And I applied this effect rack preset.
And lastly, I added this [F] phaser.
Here's what the melody sounds like now.
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I laid down a snare.
[N] _ I added these bells.
_ _ I made a kick pattern. _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ I made this hat pattern.
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_ _ _ _ _ _ I laid down a crash.
_ I added this beep sound.
I made this 808 pattern. _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ Here's what the drums sound like all together.
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_ _ _ [D] _ now it's time to write some lyrics.
The Memphis type sound of Going 4 has lyrics that focus [A] on_
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Graphic violence.
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Reference to guns.
3.
[Gbm] Reference to selling drugs or other [D] illegal activities.
[A] I'll be uploading the beat we made [Gbm] today to my second YouTube channel,
as well as my BeatStars page if you want to use it.
[A] It's free for non-profit use as always.
With all of that out of the way, let's see what we've come [Gm] up with. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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[Eb] I'm sorry for any mistakes.
I'm just trying to make the lyrics sound [Dm] good.
I hope you enjoyed [Cm] this video.
If you did, please leave a like [Gm] and subscribe.
I'll see you in the next video.
Bye. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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