oney . ▁ ▁Element s ▁ ▁Dr um ▁beat ▁ ▁The ▁drum ▁beat ▁is ▁a ▁core ▁element ▁of ▁hip ▁hop ▁production . ▁While ▁some ▁be ats ▁are ▁sample d , ▁others ▁are ▁created ▁by ▁drum ▁machines . ▁The ▁most ▁widely ▁used ▁drum ▁machine ▁is ▁the ▁analog ▁Roland ▁TR - 8 0 8 , ▁which ▁has ▁remained ▁a ▁main st ay ▁for ▁dec ades . ▁Digital ▁sam pl ers , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁E - mu ▁SP - 1 2 ▁and ▁SP - 1 2 0 0 , ▁and ▁the ▁A ka i ▁M PC ▁series , ▁have ▁also ▁been ▁used ▁to ▁sample ▁drum ▁be ats . ▁O thers ▁yet ▁are ▁a ▁hy brid ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁techniques , ▁sample d ▁parts ▁of ▁drum ▁machine ▁be ats ▁that ▁are ▁arranged ▁in ▁original ▁patterns ▁altogether . ▁The ▁A ka i ▁M PC ▁series ▁and ▁En son i q ▁AS R - 1 0 ▁are ▁main st ays ▁for ▁sampling ▁be ats , ▁particularly ▁by ▁The ▁Ne pt unes . ▁Some ▁beat ▁mak ers ▁and ▁record ▁produ cers ▁are ▁sound ▁design ers ▁that ▁create ▁their ▁own ▁electronic ▁drum ▁k it ▁sounds , ▁such ▁as ▁Dr . ▁Dre , ▁Tim bal and , ▁DJ ▁Paul ▁& ▁Ju icy ▁J , ▁Sw izz ▁Be atz , ▁K any e ▁West ▁and ▁The ▁Ne pt unes . ▁Some ▁drum ▁machine ▁sounds , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s - era ▁TR - 8 0 8 ▁cow bell , ▁remain ▁as ▁historical ▁elements ▁of ▁hip ▁hop ▁l