Bootleg Beats: A Vlogers Delight

A 96bpm East Coast hip hop groove in C, built on a boom-bap beat and round bass with warm strings, bell figures and a jazzy saxophone line on top. Bright and unhurried, it suits breezy lifestyle footage where the sax carries the personality rather than the picture.

The most summery cut here at 110bpm in E, swapping jazz colours for a clean synth hook over crisp beat and bass. Fun and forward-moving from the top, it fits beach days, skate clips and any upbeat travel edit.

A laid-back 95bpm groove in D with jazzy piano chords, strings and chopped vocal samples riding a fat bass and vintage drum kit. Slinkier and smokier than its neighbours, it works for night-time city footage and anything with a flirtatious edge.

The same 95bpm pocket as its neighbour but in D# minor and stripped to beat, bass and jazzy piano, giving it a cooler, more pensive tint. Sparse enough to sit comfortably under narration or a talking-head vlog.

A confident 96bpm East Coast beat in G# with punchy horn stabs over hard drums and bass. Built for swagger — streetball, sneaker culture and any highlight reel that needs strut.

At 91bpm in F minor this is the plushest cut on the album, pairing swung drums and bass with strings and woodwind lines for a expensive, slightly melancholy jazz feel. Good for high-end lifestyle content that wants attitude without brightness.

A slow 83bpm lo-fi head-nodder in D# with dusty drums, deep bass, muted horns and scattered vocal samples. Relaxed and roomy, it suits travel-day footage, airport departures and anything narrated.

Logged at 135bpm in G but sitting in a chilled lo-fi half-time feel, with horns and strings floating over a dusty beat and bass. Warm and easygoing, it fits feel-good day-in-the-life cuts and mellow product reveals.

A funk-leaning 100bpm groove in D driven by horn hits over a tight beat and bouncing bass — the most overtly retro-funk cut of the set. Good for playful, high-energy edits that want brass punctuation on the cuts.

The shortest cue at just over two minutes, a 92bpm jazzy hip hop bed in E with strings, horn colour and vocal samples over beat and bass. Its news-desk title and tidy length make it an easy fit for intros, stings and segment beds.

The darkest and slowest track here: 81bpm in B flat minor, pared back to just a heavy lo-fi beat and bass with a film-score edge. Its minimalism and menace make it the obvious pick for tense narration or a slow-burn reveal.