▁the ▁producer ▁the ▁flex ibility ▁to ▁create ▁more ▁complex , ▁rich ly ▁detailed ▁and ▁varied ▁instrument als . ▁Songs ▁of ▁this ▁genre ▁may ▁w ander ▁off ▁in ▁different ▁musical ▁directions ▁and ▁explore ▁various ▁sub gen res , ▁because ▁the ▁instruments ▁do ▁not ▁have ▁to ▁supply ▁a ▁steady ▁beat ▁for ▁an ▁MC . ▁Although ▁produ cers ▁have ▁made ▁and ▁released ▁hip ▁hop ▁be ats ▁without ▁MC s ▁since ▁hip ▁hop ' s ▁in ception , ▁those ▁records ▁rarely ▁became ▁well - known . ▁Jazz ▁keyboard ist / compos er ▁Her bie ▁Han cock ▁and ▁bass ist / produ cer ▁Bill ▁Las well ' s ▁electro - in sp ired ▁collabor ations ▁are ▁notable ▁exceptions . ▁ 1 9 8 3 ' s ▁Future ▁Sho ck ▁album ▁and ▁hit ▁single ▁" R ock it " ▁featured ▁tur nt ab list ▁Grand ▁Mix er ▁D . ST , ▁the ▁first ▁use ▁of ▁tur nt ables ▁in ▁jazz ▁fusion , ▁and ▁gave ▁the ▁tur nt abl ism ▁and ▁record ▁" scr atch ing " ▁w ides p read ▁expos ure . ▁ ▁The ▁release ▁of ▁DJ ▁Sh adow ' s ▁debut ▁album ▁End t rodu cing ..... ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁saw ▁the ▁beg inn ings ▁of ▁a ▁movement ▁in ▁instrument al ▁hip ▁hop . ▁R ely ing ▁mainly ▁on ▁a ▁combination ▁of ▁sample d ▁fun k , ▁hip ▁hop ▁and ▁film ▁score , ▁DJ ▁Sh adow ' s ▁innov ative ▁sample ▁arrang ements ▁influenced ▁many ▁produ cers ▁and ▁mus icians . ▁ ▁In ▁the