Playing a nice hip hop groove
is really determined by how we approach it.
We've got to create the right feel
in order for it to move the way we want it to.
So we first got to understand where
it came from, so we can approach it the right way.
Now hip hop
is sort of an extension
of jazz music.
Which is why
the marriage between hip hop and jazz
works so well
because they are sort of from the same family.
So when we go
to play a lot of these hip hop grooves
on the drum kit,
we can actually use
the jazz swing as a foundation
to create the right kind of feel.
[demonstration of jazz swing]
[Voiceover] If you use the jazz swing as your foundation,
it will actually help you to set the pace
and create the right feel for the flow of the groove
It's actually a pretty smooth and
and simple transition to hip hop.
Let's take a look
First, 
we'll start with the swing
and we'll throw in that backbeat
we'll add that kick in, on the 1 and 3
We're gonna to take it over to the hats
Now the last step
is actually to switch from playing the jazz swing
to just playing the straight 8th notes on the high hat.
The idea
is to keep that jazz swing rolling around in your head.
As a sort of a groove template
to help you to create a feel for the groove.
But it's the feel of the jazz swing, 
that really going to help that groove
move along and bounce real nice.
I call this the "Philly Bounce"
