Who created "Hip-Hop exercise"?

"Hip-Hop exercise" was created by David and shared on DrumShed.

What tempo is "Hip-Hop exercise" played at?

"Hip-Hop exercise" is a drum exercise played at 85 BPM by default in 4/4.

Is "Hip-Hop exercise" a beginner, intermediate, or advanced drum exercise?

"Hip-Hop exercise" is rated intermediate.

What does "Hip-Hop exercise" work on?

"Hip-Hop exercise" is an exercise for Hi-Hat Foot, Accents, and Sticking Control. Loop it against a click and build the tempo gradually on DrumShed.

Exercise · DrumShed

— Exercise · Hi-Hat Foot

Hip-Hop exercise

by David

Open in DrumShedIntermediate

4/485 BPM★0⑂0Hi-Hat FootAccentsSticking Control

— The PatternPress play to preview

Bar 1 of 14

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SN

KK

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— About

Hip-hop chops drill: right hand rides closed hi-hats on every eighth-note, left hand ghosts the snare, and kick weaves syncopated doubles (RRLK) through the stream, shedding a repeat every two bars — RRLK four times plus RLK answer, then three times, then two, then one. Fourteen bars because the reduction walks through four stages (4x, 3x, 2x, 1x) at two bars each, plus two bars for the triplet answer phrase. Keep the ghosted snare whisper-quiet so the kick syncopation and the backbeat foot cut through clearly; 85.

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