What happens when one of Japan's biggest hip-hop crews brings new tools into the studio to build a track?
In this episode of In The Cut, we head to Studio Tanta in Tokyo to hang with Bark and Tiji Jojo of BAD HOP. Childhood friends since kindergarten, the duo sits down to show us exactly how they hunt for new ideas and build out their sound.
Watch as they explore a "Midnight" theme, isolate a killer riff, and mute the original generated drums to lay down their own custom beat underneath it. They break down the intricacies of their rhythm, adjusting triplet flows, and explain how rapidly iterating on ideas actually sharpens their rapping skills.
For BAD HOP, the technology is a true collaborator. "It's not about having it create for you, but using it to create together," they explain. "If we can do that, it's a new era."
In this video:
00:00 - Childhood friends to hip-hop heavyweights: The roots of BAD HOP 00:22 - Exploring a "Midnight" theme to set the mood 00:34 - Reviewing the mix: When drums and hats blend together 00:45 - The workflow: Muting generated drums to reprogram a custom beat 01:06 - Dialing in the rhythm with triplet flows 01:17 - How playing with new ideas sharpens rap skills 01:40 - "Using it to create together": Stepping into a new era of music 01:56 - Why anyone can start making music tomorrow
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