I just been on this crazy Latin kick.
I went back to being 12 and getting that J
Lo album for the cover and just looking at
her all day long.
So I just been on a crazy Latin wave, man.
I just went off of that, really.
First, came the keys.
I'm like, 'OK.
I know where this is going.'
So then I put the little Latin.
So now, the pocket is already there.
So, in my mind it's done.
So, now we are trying to make money now.
So we gonna add some chorus to it.
Underneath, there is a little piano riff I'm
doing along with the keys on the chorus.
People were very sleep on that whole Latin
wave.
For me, and I'm sure a lot of other producers,
they already heard it.
They heard the pocket, but a lot of people
don't hear it until you give it to them.
Everything goes with the Latin drums, and
the kick comes in just to hold it.
So a lot of times, what I'll do too is...
I'm about to give you a crazy gem.
A lot of times what I'll do with Latin music
is... people will be scared of it because
of the sound.
But I'll replace the sounds with a sound that
we're used to.
In Latin music, a cowbell usually holds the
quarter notes.
But instead of the cowbell, I used an 808
bell.
808s…
It starts with a baseline on the chorus.
When I program, I'll click it in, but on musical
joints like this, I'll play it.
I'll actually play it like a key bass.
A little piano chords.
I used an old M1 on it.
And then, I added a little bass.
And you got “Undercover.”
Like I’ve been trying to do this Latin thing
for awhile.
A lot of people like Ty Dolla $ign, "Campaign"
remix had a lot of Latin flavor to it too,
but this one is undeniably one of them joints.
