▁Sn ark y ▁Pu ppy , ▁performed ▁on ▁the ▁track ' s ▁titled ▁" For ▁Free " ▁and ▁" H ood ▁Polit ics ." ▁The ▁non - mus ician ▁may ▁find ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁a ▁live ▁drum mer ▁on ▁a ▁hip - h op ▁recording ▁un not ice able , ▁however , ▁these ▁mus icians ▁should ▁receive ▁credit ▁for ▁their ▁work . ▁The ▁list ▁below ▁names ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁influ ential ▁drum mers ▁of ▁the ▁hip - h op ▁genre . ▁ ▁H ip ▁hop ▁drum mers ▁▁▁ ▁Qu est lo ve ▁ ▁J ▁D illa ▁ ▁Ph ar rell ▁Williams ▁▁ ▁Tony ▁Ro yst er ▁Jr ▁ ▁Chris ▁Dave ▁ ▁Kar ri em ▁R igg ins ▁ ▁Adam ▁De itch ▁ ▁Inst rument al ▁hip ▁hop ▁▁ ▁Inst rument al ▁hip ▁hop ▁is ▁hip ▁hop ▁music ▁without ▁vocals . ▁H ip ▁hop ▁as ▁a ▁general ▁rule ▁consists ▁of ▁two ▁elements : ▁an ▁instrument al ▁track ▁( the ▁" be at ") ▁and ▁a ▁vocal ▁track ▁( the ▁" rap "). ▁The ▁artist ▁who ▁craft s ▁the ▁beat ▁is ▁the ▁producer ▁( or ▁beat maker ), ▁and ▁the ▁one ▁who ▁craft s ▁the ▁rap ▁is ▁the ▁MC ▁( em ce e ). ▁In ▁this ▁format , ▁the ▁rap ▁is ▁almost ▁always ▁the ▁primary ▁focus ▁of ▁the ▁song , ▁providing ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁complexity ▁and ▁variation ▁over ▁a ▁fairly ▁repet itive ▁beat . ▁Inst rument al ▁hip ▁hop ▁is ▁hip ▁hop ▁music ▁without ▁an ▁em ce e ▁ra pping . ▁This ▁format ▁gives