An essential element to Hip Hop is the rhythm. Ignorant heads think that rap music is just a constant loop of the same beat, but if you actually listen to the music you will realise that the producer or DJ took the time to pinpoint the funkiest element of a track to ensure that the listener gets the best audio over and over again. Without denegrating the crazy samples, horns, strings and vocals that a crate digger can trackdown to lace a banging song, the instrumental’s aren’t much without drums. Someone who understands the beat of the drum more than most is Damu the Fudgemunk (Y Society). Quickly categorized amongst the Pete Rock, Q-Tip, ?uestlove, J-Dilla and DJ Premier class of beatmakers, Damu studies his art like a Harvard scholar student. These two videos are rad interviews with Damu where he explains the history and the passion behind the highhat, bass drum and snare. You can also find a load more videos of Damu getting busy on his trusty MPC in the studio or in the streets here: http://wonkabeats.tumblr.com/

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