D ▁and ▁the ▁R ados , ▁Common , ▁DJ ▁Qu ik , ▁U G K ▁and ▁Out K ast , ▁among ▁others . ▁ ▁In ▁recent ▁years , ▁The ▁Robert ▁Glas per ▁Ex periment ▁has ▁expl ored ▁live ▁instrument ation ▁with ▁an ▁emphas is ▁on ▁the ▁instrument al ▁and ▁impro vis ational ▁aspect ▁of ▁hip ▁hop ▁with ▁rapp ers ▁such ▁as ▁Mos ▁Def , ▁Tal ib ▁K w eli , ▁Q - T ip , ▁and ▁Common ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁ne o - s oul ▁singer ▁Bil al ▁Oliver . ▁ ▁The ▁drum mers ▁of ▁hip ▁hop ▁Through out ▁history ▁the ▁drum ▁set ▁has ▁taken ▁numerous ▁ident ities . ▁It ▁is ▁the ▁instrument ▁that ▁makes ▁jazz ▁" swing " ▁and ▁rock ▁' n ' ▁roll ▁" rock ." ▁With ▁a ▁new ▁age ▁of ▁pop ▁music ▁on ▁the ▁rise ▁within ▁the ▁past ▁de cade , ▁it ▁is ▁easy ▁to ▁assume ▁the ▁drum ▁set ▁has ▁been ▁replaced ▁by ▁electronic ▁sounds ▁produced ▁by ▁an ▁engineer . ▁In ▁reality , ▁the ▁drum ▁set ▁is ▁the ▁reason ▁behind ▁the ▁production ▁of ▁these ▁electronic ▁be ats , ▁and ▁live ▁drum mers ▁contribute ▁to ▁modern ▁day ▁hip - h op ▁much ▁more ▁than ▁what ▁meets ▁the ▁ear . ▁ ▁An ▁example ▁of ▁a ▁drum mer ▁recording ▁on ▁a ▁hip - h op ▁record ▁is ▁K end rick ▁L amar ' s ▁album ▁titled ▁To ▁P imp ▁A ▁But ter fly ▁which ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁Robert ▁S put ▁S ear ight , ▁drum mer ▁of