Jazz Hip Hop Apr 2026

Watch these tutorials and breakdowns to see how the genre's iconic sound is built from the ground up:

: Using compact, sophisticated chord movements (like vamps) and loose, unquantized piano or synth parts to mimic a live feel. Jazz Hip Hop

by Herbie Hancock (heavily sampled by Us3 for "Cantaloop"). Watch these tutorials and breakdowns to see how

: Pushing or pulling the beat off the grid—specifically in the drums—to create a "swinging" or "lazy" groove typical of artists like J Dilla . Jazz Hip Hop