I'm a minimalist when it comes to the beats that I make. I try my best to capture the true essence of Hip-Hop with my instrumentals. I use FL Studios 10 and that's literally it. I can't afford hardware so I make due with what I got.
Guitar, Bass, Drums and a little Piano.
FL Studio 10
My god damn keyboard and mouse.
Definitely check out Sandpeople. MC Forty is pretty good too, he's from Cincinnati like me.
Enter The Wu-Tang 36 Chambers, Ready To Die, Tical, Illmatic, STILLmatic, Genesis, Hard To Earn,
Wu-Tang Clan, Nas, Tom Waits, The Roots, The Notorious B.I.G., Big Pun, Busta Rhymes, Gorillaz, The Animal Crackers, Fam Gemz, The Sound Providers, Sandpeople, Gang Starr (RIP Guru), Cocoa Brovaz
90's Hip-Hop for real. At least I think so. Occasionally I'll make some other shit.
Stay alive.