Meaning of type beat | Babel Free

Definitions

1. An instrumental made with the intention of emulating the style and sound of a particular musical artist or producer.
   informal, neologism
2. Type shit.
   euphemistic, slang

Examples

“An often overlooked undercurrent of contemporary rap production is around a singular phrase: “Type Beat.” Aspiring producers self-consciously emulate the styles of a singular rapper or producer in the hopes that the artist’s fans like it, and more importantly the artist themselves might enjoy it. Then they upload it to YouTube with that simple tag “type beat.””

““Type beats” have become more prevalent than ever. In December, Post Malone announced that he hopes to have a “Post Malone-type beat contest” at some point in the future. MJ Nichols landed a placement on 6ix9ine’s Day69 after the rapper’s team searched for “6ix9ine type beat” on YouTube.”

“This video introduced him to type beats, instrumentals that attempt to replicate the sound of a scene that are labeled to grab the attention of aspiring rappers trying to catch the wave. Eight years after his initial exposure to the type beats community Cash has become one of rap’s most prolific producers and savviest businessmen,[…]”

“I feel a lotta shade considering i use most of these lmaooo it’s giving boring at parties type beat”

CEFR level