When I heard “Passing Me By” in 1992, I understood the lo-fi aesthetic in the crackling needle and distorted, ghostly organ sample from Quincy Jones’ “Summer in the City”. The saxophone precursor to the chorus also introduced me to a more sophisticated rap-jazz fusion.

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This video was posted to the Jacknjellify X account on December 24, 2020. The video begins with Leafy greeting Ice Cube, accidentally pushing her. Ice Cube almost falls on Firey, who is touching a tree, but Leafy catches her just in time. Leafy apologizes for almost killing her when off-screen, Firey causes the now burning tree to fall on Ice Cube. The next short shows Ice Cube building a bunch of small snowmen and Match notices. Ice Cube comes back with a carrot nose only to discover her snowmen have all been taken apart by FreeSmart for a snowball fight.

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As we mentioned earlier, a beat, just like a song, shouldn’t just be a loop on repeat for 3 minutes. You need variations and structure here. Start with producing your core section, that’s where every instrument and element play together.

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The last short features Blocky getting ready to do a prank, and then looking over at Ice Cube, his next prank victim. Ice Cube backs away and shakes in fear at what's coming to her, but to her surprise, Blocky gives her a gift. Pen places a Santa hat on her and all of the characters cheer before she opens her gift. Blocky pulls out Camera to take a picture as Ice Cube opens her gift, which is actually a boxing glove. The picture Blocky takes is of her shattered body.

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The top melody could come in at the chorus to make the beat more interesting and captivating to the listener. It should also blend seamlessly with your chords and/or samples. Keep it simple and expressive to maintain the lo-fi aesthetic throughout.