History Main / InstrumentalHipHop

* Music/ArtOfNoise (mainly during the first phase of their careers): [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kk1Kvpds15o "Beat Box"]] and its remix, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-sFK0-lcjGU "Close (To the Edit)"]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NeD1cyZ8IqQ "Legs"]]

* Music/DJQuik: The "''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KcqN7e0Lpts Quik's Groove]]''" series.

* [[DJJazzyJeffAndTheFreshPrince DJ Jazzy Jeff]]: "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVApcHyWAaY A Touch Of Jazz (Extended Re-Touch)]]"

* ''[[GangStarr DJ Premier]]'': "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45rN6Kgz8w8 DJ Premier In Deep Concentration]]"

* Music/{{Nujabes}} (He specialized in instrumental beats but sometimes has a rapper or singer over them): "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-tTmSY4m4M Counting Stars]]" and "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9hwjQBQFIo Aruarian Dance.]]"

* Music/{{Nujabes}} (He specializes in instrumental beats but sometimes has a rapper or singer over them): "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-tTmSY4m4M Counting Stars]]" and "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9hwjQBQFIo Aruarian Dance.]]"

* ''El-P'' (His Mixtapes, his full albums are all rapping): "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXw_HUarC10 Drivin' Down the Block.]]"

* Music/FlyingLotus: "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtjZOf0WmdE Zodiac Shit]]" ['''Seizure Warning''']

* Music/DJVadim: "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgBfQsXcEpw The Next Shit.]]"

* ''Rjd2:'' "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abeUTN9OB8I The Horror.]]"

Though beats are sometimes considered an afterthought in rap music, Instrumental Hip-Hop makes them the main focus. Vocals--when they appear at all--are either [[{{Sampling}} sampled]], or by guest artists. There are a number of different approaches to Instrumental Hip-Hop, from the more jazzy, downtempo sounds of DJ Vadim, to the genre-hopping Music/DJShadow, to the synthesizer songwriter Music/{{Rjd2}}. But in general, Instrumental Hip-Hop will usually incorporate a number of musical styles (what styles exactly depends on the individual act), but all rooted in hip-hop. Sampling is also quite common in this particular genre of music. Turntablism is a subgenre focused solely around use of the Turntable as an instrument, and TripHop can be considered a cousin. [[ThemeNaming Many instrumental hip-hop acts have names with "DJ" in them.]]

!!Instrumental Hip-Hop Artists[[note]]Include a link to a song or two if possible.[[/note]]

* Damu The Fudgemunk: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5vfRwT8I30 Brooklyn Flower]]
* Music/DJKrush: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVjgRlto8PI Kemuri]]
* Music/DJShadow: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4E60Ffa9yQ Organ Donor]]
* Music/DJVadim: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgBfQsXcEpw The Next Shit]]
* El-P (His Mixtapes, his full albums are all rapping): [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXw_HUarC10 Drivin' Down the Block]]
* Music/FlyingLotus: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtjZOf0WmdE Zodiac Shit]] ['''Seizure Warning''']
* Music/GrandmasterFlashAndTheFuriousFive (TropeMaker): [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXNzMVLqIHg Grandmaster Flash's Adventures on the Wheels of Steel]]
* Hermitude: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLPAStzQqqY HyperParadise]]
* Music/JDilla: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4rUKcVxbgM Lightworks]]
* Joe Boyd Vigil: Probably best known for [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TfadJj4d5K4 his work on Toonami]].
* Paul White [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPK0jlWc9uQ Alien Nature]]
* Rjd2: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abeUTN9OB8I The Horror]]
* Music/{{Nujabes}} (he specializes in instrumental beats but sometimes has a rapper or singer over them): [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-tTmSY4m4M "Counting Stars"]] and [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9hwjQBQFIo "Aruarian Dance"]]

Though beats are sometimes considered an afterthought in rap music, Instrumental Hip-Hop makes them the main focus. Vocals--when they appear at all--are either [[{{Sampling}} sampled]], or by guest artists. There are a number of different approaches to Instrumental Hip-Hop, from the more jazzy, downtempo sounds of DJ Vadim, to the genre-hopping DJShadow, to the synthesizer songwriter {{Rjd2}}. But in general, Instrumental Hip-Hop will usually incorporate a number of musical styles (what styles exactly depends on the individual act), but all rooted in hip-hop. Sampling is also quite common in this particular genre of music. Turntablism is a subgenre focused solely around use of the Turntable as an instrument, and TripHop can be considered a cousin. [[ThemeNaming Many instrumental hip-hop acts have names with "DJ" in them.]]

* DJShadow: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4E60Ffa9yQ Organ Donor]]

* {{Nujabes}}: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OobUV9q0aDA Battlecry]]

* Rjd2: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abeUTN9OB8I The Horror]]

* Music/GrandmasterFlash (TropeMaker): [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXNzMVLqIHg Grandmaster Flash's Adventures on the Wheels of Steel]]

* FlyingLotus: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtjZOf0WmdE Zodiac Shit]] ['''Seizure Warning''']
* DJKrush: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVjgRlto8PI Kemuri]]
* DJShadow: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4E60Ffa9yQ Organ Donor]]
* DJVadim: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgBfQsXcEpw The Next Shit]]
* Grandmaster Flash (TropeMaker): [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXNzMVLqIHg Grandmaster Flash's Adventures on the Wheels of Steel]]
* JDilla: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4rUKcVxbgM Lightworks]]

* Rjd2: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abeUTN9OB8I The Horror]]

!!Instrumental Hip-Hop Artists[[hottip:*:Include a link to a song or two if possible.]]

Though beats are sometimes considered an afterthought in rap music, Instrumental Hip-Hop makes them the main focus. Vocals--when they appear at all--are either {{sample}}d, or by guest artists. There are a number of different approaches to Instrumental Hip-Hop, from the more jazzy, downtempo sounds of DJ Vadim, to the genre-hopping DJShadow, to the synthesizer songwriter {{Rjd2}}. But in general, Instrumental Hip-Hop will usually incorporate a number of musical styles (what styles exactly depends on the individual act), but all rooted in hip-hop. Sampling is also quite common in this particular genre of music. Turntablism is a subgenre focused solely around use of the Turntable as an instrument, and TripHop can be considered a cousin. [[ThemeNaming Many instrumental hip-hop acts have names with "DJ" in them.]]

* DJKrush
* DJShadow
* DJSwamp (though he does rap too. Swamp is mostly known for [[IncendiaryExponent setting his records on fire]] while DJ'ing.)
* DJVadim
* Grandmaster Flash (TropeMaker)
* JDilla
* {{Nujabes}}
* Rjd2

Though beats are sometimes considered an afterthought in rap music, Instrumental Hip-Hop makes them the main focus. Vocals--when they appear at all--are either {{sample}}d, or by guest artists. There are a number of different approaches to Instrumental Hip-Hop, from the more jazzy, downtempo sounds of DJ Vadim, to the genre-hopping DJShadow, to the synthesizer songwriter {{Rjd2}}. Turntablism is a subgenre focused solely around use of the Turntable as an instrument, and TripHop can be considered a cousin. [[ThemeNaming Many instrumental hip-hop acts have names with "DJ" in them.]]

* DJKrush
* DJShadow
* DJSwamp (though he does rap too. Swamp is mostly known for [[IncendiaryExponent setting his records on fire while DJ'ing.)
* DJVadim
* Grandmaster Flash (TropeMaker)
* JDilla
* {{Nujabes}}
* Rjd2