You no longer need to hire a vocalist when you have free hip-hop vocal sample packs to use!
These days, tons of resources can help in getting the best hip-hop vocals to make your production pop.
They include thousands of voice samples and loops/one-shots from which the right one can be chosen for each project.
The most important factor when choosing any type of sample is its tone - it has to work well with the genre and style of the song at hand!
To help with this process (and make things easier) we've compiled some free options available online:
Vocal sample packs, loop packs, and chops that are sure to set your productions on fire!
These are the best hip-hop vocal sample packs at a glance:
We've added a mix of free and paid vocals to our list. While there are lots of free options, there's a high likelihood that the exact vocal samples you're looking for are in a paid pack.
In order to help you find what you seek within this section, we recommend starting out with downloading all the free vocal loops before considering a paid pack.
If after trying every free pack here and they don't work well enough for your needs, then consider checking out the paid packs!
Bonus: Check out our ultimate list of the 25 best free vocal sample packs, chops, and loops. There's a lot more in there that's sure to keep you happy!
It's a good idea to use female vocals as background or one-shots in your hip-hop tracks.
These are the best royalty-free female vocal samples at a glance:
These are the sample packs you can trust to deliver high-quality stock sounds with a female vocal twist.
When it comes to sampling female vocals, you can use these samples in any genre and create an endless variety of songs.
You'll be able to find all sorts of creative ways on how they could be used!
Similar to hip hop, these trap vocal sample packs can work just as well and can help inspire some serious new ideas for your productions.
These are the best trap vocal sample packs at a glance:
Many vocal sample packs contain everything from vintage recordings to killer chops.
These are an excellent way to find a catchy vocal for your next track without having to worry about copyright.
Another benefit of these trap vocal sample packs is that you don't have to worry about copyright...
Especially if you heavily manipulate them for your productions and/or melodies or hooks needed in the production process!
Royalty-free samples are a great way to get started with music production.
A royalty-free license generally means that you are allowed to use the sample as much as you like, but may have to do so within certain restrictions.
There are also some limitations to copyright law that apply to how you can legally use a royalty-free sample.
When it comes to royalty-free vocal samples, they tend to be a bit harder to come by.
Since vocals are so unique, entire vocal acapellas are easy to be re-released in many productions.
Watch this insightful video from legendary producer Laidback Luke to see how to properly greenlight vocal samples:
Even if you use a long royalty-free vocal sample, there's a chance another artist already used it for their track, in which case yours might be flagged for copyright.
You'll usually find the best luck with either heavily modifying your vocal samples, getting explicit permission from the vocalist, or using short vocal chops and one shots.
Short, memorable, and unique samples are the best choices for voice sampling.
They also need to fit your song's flow and tone; sound like they belong in your song; complement the instrumental mix.
Ideally, the sample will fit the lyrics and flow of the song, complement the song, and sound unique to the song.
You'll know when vocal loops are of good quality when they are actually written by songwriters.
You'll notice this when a vocal sample grabs your attention, has memorable phrases and is generally of a higher quality than what you'd expect with your average sample pack.
The best way to do this is to think about your song as a whole and what your song aims to accomplish.
Are the vocals in your song to highlight a specific subject?
For example, are they telling a story? Are they to help set the tone?
As you create your song, think about each section, beat, or section and what the vocals will be doing in each part of your song.
How do you want your song to sound?
What kind of style is it?
What is the tone of the song?
What is the vibe of the song?
Get to know your vocal sounds and how they work within your song.
Once you've downloaded your vocal sample pack, loops, or phrases, all you need to do is browse through them within your DAW and drag and drop the ones you want to use into your current project.
From there, go ham! Test loops, make choirs, change the keys, and add some soul to your track!
I hope you enjoyed our list of these packs.
Be sure to download them all and listen to all the samples! All of them have a great combination of loops, ad-libs, and vocals.
Bonus: Check out our ultimate list of the 25 best free vocal sample packs, chops, and loops. There's a lot more in there that's sure to keep you happy!
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