Hip-Hop club nights in Rochester

What is Hip-Hop?

Hip-Hop is built on strong drum patterns, sampled loops and a rapper's flow sitting on top. The classic "boom bap" sound that most people picture when they think of old-school Hip-Hop has a tempo home that's slower than most people think, roughly 85–95 BPM for the classic sound, with around 87 BPM being a go-to for head-nod beats. That groove… Read our full Hip-Hop guide →