Updated 2 Nov 2026
An EsDeeKid type beat lives on a gliding 808 and dark, layered texture more than on busy melody. It leans on the Wraith9 sound from the 2025 mixtape Rebel: drill drums, cloud-rap synths, and a Scouse edge that does not copy London. Keep it minor, keep it heavy, and let two or three notes carry the loop. The free melody loops below give you that starting point.
You do not need a finished beat to start. The EsDeeKid loops sit in step 1 and again at the bottom, ready to play.
The drill core sits around 140 to 145 BPM. Tracks like Tapped In land at 144 BPM, and most of his catalog ranges from 70 to 144 with a median near 140. The high tempo is written as a halftime feel, so the kick and snare hit on a 70 to 72 BPM grid while the hats run double time.
Stay in minor. His beats read dark and cold, so keys like B minor, C minor, D# minor and F# minor fit the mood. Pick one scale and do not modulate. The darkness comes from the sound choice and the 808, not from fancy chords.
Start with the UK drill backbone: kick on the one, a sharp snare or rim on the off-beat, and hi-hats that skip in triplets and 1/32 rolls. Leave the snare dry and close to the front. Space between hits matters more than fills.
The 808 is the lead instrument. Write a short minor pattern, then glide (portamento) between notes so the bass slides instead of retriggering. Distort it lightly and let it ring long enough to blur into the next slide. Sidechain or duck it under the kick so the low end stays clean. That sliding 808 is the signature of this lane.
Wraith9 builds a lot of these beats from FM and Digitone-style synth leads: thin, metallic, slightly detuned. A simple two or three note minor figure is enough. Add reverb and a touch of delay so it sits back in the mix as atmosphere, not as a hook competing with the 808.
The guitar and rock texture is where you give it the Liverpool edge. A distorted power-chord stab, a muted plucked guitar line, or a reversed guitar swell adds grit without turning it into a rock song. Keep it dark and keep it sparse. One guitar layer under the synth is usually enough, and the free loops tagged Rock and Guitar are made for exactly this.
Build in blocks of 4 and 8 bars. Open with the melody and light drums, drop the full 808 and hats for the main section, then strip back for a breakdown before the last section. A rapper needs room, so mute the lead on some bars and let the drums and 808 carry.
Use simple transitions: a reversed hit, a short 808 slide into the downbeat, or a one-bar hat roll. Do not crowd the arrangement. The energy comes from the contrast between full and empty bars, not from adding more layers.
The reference point is Wraith9 (Harley Riecansky), who produced almost all of the Rebel mixtape in 2025. Study Phantom with Rico Ace for the slow, heavy 70 BPM feel and the stop-and-slow drums, and the faster cuts like Tapped In for the 144 BPM drill core.
Listen for how little is happening at any moment: a lead, an 808, drums, and space. That restraint is the sound. Match the texture and the 808 behaviour first, and worry about the exact notes second.
Do not overfill the melody. Four or five layers of synth kill the space these beats need. Keep it to a lead and one texture.
Do not leave the 808 static. Without the glide it stops sounding like this lane. And do not push the tempo into generic trap territory, keep the halftime drill feel and keep everything in minor.
Pick a loop and drag it into your DAW. 808 under it, clap on top, your first EsDeeKid beat is running.
All EsDeeKid loopsTempo, key and mood of the EsDeeKid loops, straight from our catalog.
| Loop | BPM | Key | Vibe |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monkeyball | 140 | Bmin | Dark, Hard, Virtual |
| Nasty | 140 | Cmin | Dark, Hard, Virtual |
| Maiskolben | 140 | Bmin | Dark, Hard, Virtual |
| Magazin | 130 | Dark, Hard | |
| Graduate | 130 | Amin | Dark, Sad |
| Levels | 140 | Dark, Virtual | |
| Landing | 140 | F#min | Dark, Hyper, Virtual, Hard |
| Ratten wav | 100 | Dark, Virtual | |
| Mosquitos | 140 | D#min | Dark, Hard, Hyper, Virtual |
| Timeless | 140 | F#min | Dark, Virtual |
Around 140 to 145 BPM with a halftime feel, which plays like 70 to 72 BPM. His catalog ranges from 70 to 144, median near 140.
Minor keys. B minor, C minor, D# minor and F# minor all fit the dark mood.
Wraith9 (Harley Riecansky) produced almost all of his 2025 mixtape Rebel.
A gliding, distorted 808, dark FM or Digitone synth leads, triplet drill hats, and a guitar or rock texture for grit.
Load a free minor melody loop tagged Dark, Hard or Guitar, set the tempo near 140, and build the drums and gliding 808 around it.
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