How to Make a Hunxho Type Beat (+ Free Loops)

What BPM and key is a Hunxho type beat?

Most loops run 122 to 145 BPM, with the bulk around 140. The drums often read half time, so the beat feels relaxed under the voice even when the loop itself sits faster.

The key is mostly minor and warm, F minor and G minor come up a lot. Easiest is to take the key straight from your loop and put the 808 and the melody on the same root.

How to make a Hunxho type beat in 6 steps

The loops in step 1 stream right here and the mp3 is free. Then work through the six steps.

1. 1Pick a sample▾

   A warm guitar or piano in minor, 122 to 145 BPM. Grab a loop from the list below, one with a soft, emotional figure that already moves.

   • ▶
     Did you want too
     140 BPM
     AmbientDancehallDeutschrap
     @ndacompany
     ↓
   • ▶
     Lagos
     125 BPM · D#min
     ChoirDancehallGuitar
     @ndacompany
     ↓
   • ▶
     Caretaker
     122 BPM · G#min
     AmbientBeautifulEpiano
     @ndacompany
     ↓
   • ▶
     Cuir
     136 BPM · F#min
     AmbientBeautifulGuitar
     @ndacompany
     ↓
   • ▶
     You Lyin
     125 BPM · Bmin
     AmbientChoirPiano
     @ndacompany
     ↓
2. 2Lay the 808▾

   Follow the root notes of the chords and keep the pattern open, leaving long gaps so it does not crowd the loop. Set it to cut itself, add light saturation and layer a soft kick under it for punch, so it supports the melody instead of fighting it.
3. 3Hi-hats on top▾

   A two-step with gaps, a few light rolls, and drop the open hat on the grid right in front of the snare so it bounces. Randomize the velocities so the pattern swings up and down like a live drummer instead of sitting flat. Keep it relaxed, the feel is smooth rather than aggressive.
4. 4Clap and kick▾

   A soft clap on 2 and 4, a quiet kick under the 808 with the odd extra kick dropped just in front of a hit to push the bounce. A faint counter snare filling the gap between the main hits adds swing. Keep the drums behind the melody.
5. 5Leave room for the melody▾

   Hunxho sings as much as he raps, so mute a bar of the lead here and there and let the voice sit out front.
6. 6Arrange▾

   Keep it simple, less is more. Hook early, strip a layer in the verse, let the warm loop carry it. That keeps it catchy and easier to place.

The smooth, guitar led melody

The Hunxho mood is warm and R&B leaning, not dark or hard. A soft guitar or a mellow piano, sometimes a choir pad swelling in on a volume fade, sets the emotional tone. Sketch the idea first and polish later: get the chords and the feel down rough, like drawing with a pencil, then come back for velocities and small edits once the emotion is already there.

Build tension toward the root. Instead of opening on the root chord, start the progression a step or two above it and let the chords lean down into home, so the whole figure keeps pulling back to the key center. Then spice up the basic triads by adding a single note on top that is not in the chord, which brings in a new frequency and keeps the progression from sounding too predictable.

Randomize the chord velocities so the part breathes instead of sounding programmed. A useful trick when you arrange: make a second, stripped version of the chords with the top notes removed, so you can swap between the full figure and the bare chords section by section without rewriting anything.

Depth comes from layering, not from a busy part. Stack a soft pad, a grand piano and a recorded guitar on the same chords, pan them apart and keep each one quiet. You do not need expensive gear for the guitar, even a cheap one recorded live gives you the warmth. A plugin like Omnisphere or an ambient vocal texture underneath fills the stereo field, and a vocal drowned in reverb is what glues all the layers together without crowding the lead.

Process the loop light and let it breathe. EQ and a gentle compressor first: roll off the muddy sub low, bring out the low mids for warmth and presence, then even it out so the quiet parts sit closer together. If you pull a texture out of a sample pack, turn off its stock effects and add your own. Automate the pad volume so it fades in smoothly rather than hitting cold. A dry two bar figure that repeats beats a busy progression.

Writing for a half sung, half rapped voice

Hunxho delivers melody in Auto-Tune, so the beat has to leave space for a sung hook, not just rapped bars. A crowded beat clashes with the Auto-Tune, which is the main reason you keep the arrangement thin.

Pre plan the gaps. Drop a layer where the hook lands so the melody has air, then bring it back for the verse.

Keep the 808 and drums relaxed and steady. The voice carries the energy, the beat holds the mood underneath, so let the chords carry the emotion and keep counter melodies to a minimum.

Pitch the sample up and down

The position of the loop is not fixed. One or two semitones change the whole mood.

Up the guitar gets brighter and thinner, down it gets warmer and heavier.

The key moves with it, so pull the 808 to the new root afterwards.

Common mistakes

Hard drums over a soft loop. Hunxho beats are relaxed, so aggressive trap drums fight the emotional mood.

Burying the loop in effects. Keep the guitar dry and let it breathe, the warmth is the point.

No space for the hook. He sings as much as he raps, so leave gaps for a melody instead of filling every bar.

Rushing it for quantity. These beats live on feel, so take the time to pick the right chord and the right layer rather than banging out beats as fast as possible.

Using the loops from NDA Company

Every loop here is played by hand, no AI, and free as an mp3.