@Tomblr
Very soulful sample choice. The chops are cool. There's a lot of melodic information in there, but the sample is a bit quiet. I find normalizing the sample, after it's been chopped, is a good way to get the levels up. It takes some back-and-forth with normalizing, adjust levels, and balancing to get them all even. Personally, I prefer you more boom-bap drums. But I appreciate anyone that's trying something new.
@KomeKie
Welcome to the community! There definitely are some incredibly talented cats in here. More importantly, there are a lot of people that are generous with their feedback and have tons of experience to share. 2G already mentioned levels, so I won't be repetitive. I could give a bunch of tips or suggestions, but I feel like that may be overwhelming. The one thing I will advise, is explore that piano melody more. It's dark, moody and could be the foundation of something really interesting. Break up your sessions into categories. Maybe spend a session getting the drums sounding nice with the groove you're looking for. Then dive in and build out that piano melody. Make variations, add some layers, put on a bunch of FX and tweak some knobs. See how it affects the sound and what you like dislike. Keep the beats coming!
@PhxAzTracmaster
Get Your Ass Up:
This kinda reminds me of peak Cash Money. The Mannie Fresh and Hot Boys era. It has that southern funk and bounce to it. Oddly, I'm not a big fan of that sound lol...but this definitely has nostalgia points as that movement had a big impact on hip-hop.
