Updated 8 Nov 2026
A Xavier Wulf type beat is built on dark Memphis energy, a heavy 808, and drums that hit hard without crowding the vocal. Wulf came up through Raider Klan and SESHOLLOWATERBOYZ, with Three 6 Mafia and Bone Thugs in the DNA, so the sound stays underground and gritty. This guide gives you the tempo, key, drums, and arrangement to get there. Grab a free dark melody loop to start, then build the drums and 808 around it.
You do not need a finished beat to start. The Xavier Wulf loops sit in step 1 and again at the bottom, ready to play.
Most Xavier Wulf type beats sit between 130 and 145 BPM. Around 138 to 142 is the sweet spot: fast enough to knock, slow enough to leave space for his laid-back, menacing flow. If it feels rushed, drop to 132.
Stay in a minor key. Emin, A#min, and Dmin all carry the dark, cold mood this sound lives on. Pick one, tune your 808 to the root, and keep the whole beat in that key so the low end and the melody never fight.
The 808 is the center of the beat. Tune it to the root of your key, keep the pattern simple, and let a few long, sliding notes do the heavy lifting. Glides between two notes give that Memphis weight.
Keep the kit hard and dry. A punchy kick locked to the 808, a sharp snare or clap on the backbeat, and fast hi-hat rolls in short bursts. Leave gaps. Wulf rides the pocket, so a busy drum pattern kills the space he needs.
Lo-fi is part of the identity. A little distortion or saturation on the drum bus and a slightly crunchy 808 pull it closer to the raw, underground Memphis texture.
Start with a dark piano or an orchestral element: low strings, a lone bell, or a cold piano line. Two or three notes in a minor scale are enough. The melody should feel heavy and a bit eerie, not pretty.
Use a free dark melody loop from the catalog to skip straight to that mood. The Dark, Piano, and Orchestral loops in minor keys are built for exactly this. Pitch or time-stretch the loop to match your BPM and key.
Keep it sparse. One repeating motif with room around it beats a dense arrangement. Add a reverb tail or a low drone under the melody to deepen the atmosphere without adding more notes.
Keep the structure simple so the beat breathes. Open with the melody alone for four or eight bars, then bring in the drums and 808 for the main section.
Use mutes as transitions. Cut the drums for a bar before a new section, or drop everything but the 808 to reset the energy. These empty moments are where a Wulf type beat creates tension.
Change as little as possible. Swap one element in and out rather than rewriting the loop. The repetition is the point: it leaves a wide pocket for the vocal.
Reference the SESHOLLOWATERBOYZ and Hollow Squad world: Xavier Wulf alongside Chris Travis, Bones, and Eddy Baker. His East Memphis Maniac era and the 2024 Memphis Zoo tape with Juicy J show the range, from raw underground cuts to harder Memphis bounce.
Pull up a few of these tracks before you start and match the feel, not the exact notes. Listen for how much space sits around the 808 and how dry the drums are. That restraint is the real reference.
Too many notes in the melody. If the loop is busy, there is no room for the rapper. Strip it back to two or three.
808 out of key. An untuned 808 clashes with the melody and muddies the low end. Always tune it to the root.
Drums too loud and too full. Constant hi-hat rolls and layered percussion smother the beat. Keep it hard, dry, and sparse so the pocket stays open.
Pick a loop and drag it into your DAW. 808 under it, clap on top, your first Xavier Wulf beat is running.
Browse all loopsTempo, key and mood of the Xavier Wulf loops, straight from our catalog.
| Loop | BPM | Key | Vibe |
|---|---|---|---|
| Magazin | 130 | Dark, Hard | |
| 2 Doors | 130 | Emin | Dark |
| New | 140 | A#min | Dark, Goofy, Hard |
| FiveSeven | 140 | Dark, Virtual | |
| Summon | 149 | Dmin | Ambient, Dark |
Usually 130 to 145 BPM, with 138 to 142 as the most common range for his dark, laid-back flow.
A minor key. Emin, A#min, and Dmin fit the cold, underground mood. Tune your 808 to the root of whatever you pick.
Space and grit. A heavy tuned 808, dry hard drums, a sparse dark melody, and lo-fi saturation. The underground Memphis texture comes from restraint, not from adding more.
Yes. Start with a free Dark, Piano, or Orchestral melody loop in a minor key, then build your drums and 808 around it. Match the loop to your BPM and key first.
Xavier Wulf himself plus the SESHOLLOWATERBOYZ and Hollow Squad circle: Chris Travis, Bones, and Eddy Baker, and his work with Juicy J on Memphis Zoo.
They are not royalty-free. Free in your own beats; a 50/50 publishing split with NDA Company applies to every commercial release. License Terms
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