Genius broke down if making beats that explicitly mimic another artist’s style a viable career path for a producer or just a another scheme to get noticed. “Type Beats” origins come from concepts of mood or sub-genres as Abe Batshon says (founded BeatStars in 2008.) later on when search engines got updated a lot of producers took the advantage to their hands, making the “Type Beats” a pile of random ass beats that don’t even match the title. While receiving critics for lack of creativity.
Yes, “Type Beats” created back then by the type of moods the producer is having, or trying to deliver. Before becoming a hype it was a spark for creativity among rappers, i.e. “Panda” by Desiigner or Trap Queen by Fetty Wap, even A$AP Rocky himself. Back then the producer was focusing on the vibe of the beat giving a specific typed direction, what can you say. Art is repeating itself in different ways. For more information head over to Genius.
