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Similar to the G-Funk sounds that still make plenty of cameos in West Coast hip-hop (see: Dr. Dre\u2019s \u201cNuthin\u2019 But a \u2018G\u2019 Thang<\/a>\u201d), the stomp sound isn\u2019t something Barber actively notices. It\u2019s simply \u201cin the air now.\u201d<\/p>\n

Barber points out that the \u201cGrindin\u2019\u201d beat spawned other imitations. There\u2019s \u201cTipsy,\u201d by J-Kwon, with a similar low end to \u201cGrindin\u2019,\u201d though the song\u2019s Tribe-like stomp is actually a sample of Queen\u2019s \u201cWe Will Rock You.\u201d Incidentally, Barber\u2019s children have recently started listening to this song because of country artist Shaboozey\u2019s platinum track \u201cA Bar Song (Tipsy),\u201d which interpolates J-Kwon\u2019s original.<\/p>\n

There are other production breadcrumbs like Tribe that show up over and over again in hip-hop, Barber notes, such as Three 6 Mafia member Juicy J\u2019s trademark \u201cyeah, ho,\u201d or the shaker used in the late ’90s by D-Dot Angeletti, Jermaine Dupri, and the Hitmen. Yet another distinctive shaker was popularized by Atlanta producer Zaytoven<\/a> a decade later.<\/p>\n

Staying Power<\/h2>\n

The Korg Triton is particularly important to the Evan Ingersoll, better known as Chuck Inglish, a rapper, producer, and one half of the hip hop duo Cool Kids. He first learned how to make beats on the now-iconic synthesizer.<\/p>\n

\u201cGrindin\u2019,\u201d if Inglish recalls correctly, dropped on the same day he graduated from high school. A friend showed Inglish the Korg Triton. He went to the B116 Percussion Kit and showed him all the sounds from the Neptunes beat.<\/p>\n

Two decades after the Clipse dropped \u201cGrindin\u2019,\u201d the Cool Kids used Tribe in \u201cSCAM LIKELY<\/a>,\u201d a track off their 2022 album Before Shit Got Weird<\/em>. Inglish, along with Don Trevino and Slade Da Monsta, produced it. A spoiler for Cool Kids fans: He also used the sound on their upcoming album in a way that he tells me is \u201ccheeky.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Tribe sound has a nostalgic, familiar feeling, Inglish says, one that has become an ingredient in a growing recipe book of beats. As another example, Inglish points to \u201cDilemma\u201d by Nelly and Kelly Rowland, which uses an \u201cahh!\u201d sound found in a Roland M-DC1 rack module<\/a>, which has since been heard on tracks by the likes of Travis Scott, Nicki Minaj, and Migos, largely in part because of the producer Zaytoven.<\/p>\n

If you used the sound right after \u201cGrindin\u2019\u201d came out, \u201cyou\u2019re damn near biting Pharrell,\u201d Inglish says. But 22 years have passed. \u201cNow, it\u2019s common knowledge.\u201d<\/p>\n

In the ’90s, people dipped back into previous decades for their sounds. So one reason we might be recognizing the \u201cGrindin\u2019\u201d beat is that producers are referencing these now-vintage sounds.<\/p>\n

\u201cI believe there’s a type of energy required for anybody to even be curious or discover your song,\u201d Inglish says. Tribe is a sound people\u2019s ears gravitate toward, one that provides familiarity when hearing a fresh batch of beats for the first time. When someone hears that stomp, \u201cit\u2019s an instant I like that<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n

He compares it to the staying power of Jordan sneakers. \u201cThese kids weren\u2019t even alive to watch Michael Jordan,\u201d he said. \u201cBut that doesn\u2019t stop them from rocking Jordans. And they can go back and see how impactful Jordan was.\u201d The Tribe sound, or \u201cGrindin\u2019 stomp,\u201d gets repurposed in a similar way, he says. \u201cThe nostalgia just carries. That sound was from something that you’re familiar with, so you’re more warmed up to hear it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sound on Sound<\/h2>\n

Like many who work in the field of audio production, Lehmkuhl doesn\u2019t just love music, he loves sound<\/em>. Outside of his home studio, he\u2019s recorded entire libraries of sounds using ambient recordings captured on a Tascam recorder in a Costa Rican rainforest.<\/p>\n

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