Toontrack releases Hip-Hop EZX
 
http://www.toontrack.com/...rce=Campaign%20Monitor

cclarry
Toontrack releases Hip-Hop EZX
 

 
Is this the
?????

geez that demo was totally lacking inspiration. 
 
Alexander Juneblad aka Supreme Meatmaker Academics.
 
<<Beavis & Butthead voice>>  Uh, okay who's dat?  yeah yeah, who's that jerk?
 
ugh.  so many regurgitations of beats.  meh.

There is actually a "Kanye" kit listed.  My biggest hope is that this means the Reggae EZX is finally available to be sold at the $39 discount price.

Hopefully that was just a terrible trailer. Most hip-hop kits suffer from sounding horribly out of touch with current trends and sounding like a computer designed based on stereotypes. Hip-hop producers tend to use pre-processed 808 like kit variations (southern, trap) or  reduced bit samples (boom bap, east coast). Those who go beyond this are more prone to use acoustic drums (groups like the Roots) or other drum variations that don't fit neatly in a kit (underground/backpacker). For them, the heavy metal kit is just as likely to get use as any kit labeled "hip-hop". Most kits of this type tend to be of use only to people who don't actually make hip-hop.

yorolpal
  My biggest hope is that this means the Reggae EZX is finally available to be sold at the $39 discount price.

+1

I think it might compete with their elec ezx and already lost. I use that ezx a lot actually combined along with "normal" kits and the sounds are endless using the mixer. Yeah the trailer convinced me NOT to buy it at this point. Who needs more 808 stuff??

dubdisciple
Hopefully that was just a terrible trailer. Most hip-hop kits suffer from sounding horribly out of touch with current trends and sounding like a computer designed based on stereotypes. Hip-hop producers tend to use pre-processed 808 like kit variations (southern, trap) or  reduced bit samples (boom bap, east coast). Those who go beyond this are more prone to use acoustic drums (groups like the Roots) or other drum variations that don't fit neatly in a kit (underground/backpacker). For them, the heavy metal kit is just as likely to get use as any kit labeled "hip-hop". Most kits of this type tend to be of use only to people who don't actually make hip-hop.

My favorite hip hop drums are the ones where they take a sample of a breakbeat from vinyl, slow it down, and compress them.  Maybe that's its own stereotype, but I prefer that sound over the drum machine sounds.