: Layering ambient "city sounds" or impacts over your drums helps achieve that characteristic lo-fi, immersive texture.
: Used by producers for tracks like "Choppa City Lone," this kit is known for having a unique, ambient, and "glitchy" feel that fits the darker side of Goth Money Records. Elements of the Black Kray Sound
If you have spent any time digging through r/drumkits or Discord production hubs, you have likely downloaded a “Type Beat” kit. But here is the hard truth:
The snares should sound like they were sampled from an old VHS tape or a dirty MPC.
| Element | What to look for | Example reference | |--------|----------------|--------------------| | | Short, sub-heavy, no click. Layered with a soft 808 thud. | “Hydrocodone” – muted, round kick. | | Snare | Tight, dry rimshot or a 909 clap with reverb. Avoid long tails. | “Thug Angel” – punchy, compressed clap. | | Clap | Often used instead of snare. Layer two claps (one dry, one with room). | Goth Money tracks – wide, dark clap. | | Hi-hat | Sparse, often off-grid. 808 hat or a gritty closed hat with slight swing. | “30” – hats that stutter or drag. | | 808 / Bass | Saturated, slightly distorted. Long decay but not boomy. Sine wave based. | “I Got a Glock” – overdriven, rubbery 808. | | Percussion | Rim clicks, triangle hits, metallic Foley (keys jingling, glass taps). | Adds chaos in second verse. |
Short, low-quality vocal chants ("Yeah," "Go," "Slay") sampled from old underground mixtapes or Kray's own iconic ad-libs.