Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Design the drum beat first. Build in a bass line. Add in orchestration and melody instruments. Learn how to loop. Learn how to sample. Add the vocals. Finish the songs with accents, beat drops, and surprise. Refine your beats. Break all the rules.

Answer: The drums are the most important part of your beat and form the structure to the entire song. Especially in hip-hop, where singers need a steady rhythm to rap over, you need to create a solid foundation for melody, vocals, and orchestration. Start with the classic trio of drum beats -- kick drum, snare, and hi-hat. Play with these three drums to produce the bouncy, up-tempo feel of classic rap and hip-hop songs. Ex. DJ Premier's famous beats on the album Step in the Arena. Download free drum packs online to find unique percussion and sounds the incorporate into your songs. Experiment with other sounds for percussion. Producers such as J Dilla (Ex. "Waves") became famous for using voices, sirens, pops, and other noises in place of drums. (Ex. 50 Cent's "Heat" uses gun noises for percussion) Hip-hop has its roots in jazz, funk, and soul, and just like the genres that spawned it, all hip-hop tracks require two basic instruments: drums and bass. A bass line gives your song a basic template for the melody Bass lines can be a simple, like Nas' "Memory Lane (Sittin' in the Park)," or complex, like Common's "Be (Intro)." Practice meshing the bass line with your kick drum, as they both emit low frequency notes. Layer them so you can hear both, like in the songs above. Once you've established the "groove" of the song with bass and drums, it's time to make it really shine. This is where you get to design the feel of a song. If you want an RnB inspired song, for example, you'll want piano, some horns, and maybe some jazzy guitar (Ex. Blues Scholars "The Ave"). If you want an epic, cinematic song you'll be adding strings, tubas, gongs, etc (Ex. Big Boi's "General Patton"). Play around with sounds constantly-- the only way to find out what sounds best is to try out as many different orchestrations as possible. Looping is when you take several bars of music and repeat throughout a song so it sounds like someone is playing the part the entire time. It allows you to create a consistent beat for the MC to rap over and keeps you from tediously writing out the same part over and over again. The best loops are seamless. That is, it is impossible to tell that the part was essentially copy and pasted together. Sampling is when you splice bit of other songs into your song, using the old part to create something entirely new. Sampling is one of the building blocks of hip-hop producing, but you should always do it with caution -- sampling without permission can be illegal. Use sample sparingly, finding 2-3 notes that you like and distorting them, repeating them, or chopping them up into something new. Whether you do them yourself or have someone else rapping, record the vocals to your song and tinker with the length, chorus placement, and any intros or outros you want. Use your producing skills to mesh the lyrics with the beat. For example, at a moment when the lyrics reference the police, it is common to put a siren sound in the song. When you hear particularly powerful lines or rhythms, considering muting the beat so that listeners can hear the rapper clearly, then jumping back in as a surprise. Build up the beat-- start the song with just drums and bass, and add an instrument each verse, then break it down in the outro (Ex. Outkast's "Slump") Add subtle accents -- even noises that are hard to hear can give the song depth. Read your software manual and learn about EQ, effects and quantization, and use them where necessary. EQ: Also known as equalization, this is where you adjust the volume, frequency, and sounds of the entire song so that all the parts fit smoothly together. Effects: There are endless effects, all of which adjust or alter the sound of an instrument to make it fit the mood of the song. They can create echoes, change tones, subtly adjust notes, and much more. They are never permanent, so test them out on every instrument. Quantization: The art of taking hand-made notes or beats and electronically lining them up with the beat. Quantization is crucial to make a song sound clean and professional, but overdoing it may make a song seem robotic and bland. The best hip-hop producers forged their own path, learning from the masters while trying things no one else has. Make a song without drums, sample from a polka tune, or use a live band to make your tracks. Follow your creative instincts and keep your ears open to stand out as a producer.

Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Ask around on music forums. Download music recognition apps. Enter the melody into a searchable music site. Visit artist websites.

Answer: Enlist the help of music enthusiasts to find the song. Look in music forums for specific genres, like metal or instrumental. Make a post including as many details about the song you can remember. Include lyric phrases, any relevant context, and anything else you remember. WatZatSong and Name My Tune are both general music finding sites. The popular social news site Reddit hosts a forum called "r/tipofmytongue," where users can ask for help identifying unknown songs. If the song is currently playing while you're in a restaurant or book store, some apps allow you to record the song and upload it. The app will then match the recording to songs in their database and offer the most likely match. Some well-known music recording apps include Shazam and MusicID. Music recognition apps might not aid your search if the song's already ended. If you have a microphone, some music websites allow you to sing the melody or tap the rhythm of the song and upload the recording online. Try singing or tapping the melody into your microphone. The website will then compare your recording to their song database and return with possible matches. Midomi, Tunebot, and Musipedia all allow users to upload recordings. You might know the song's artist but not the specific song. Check out their official website and scroll through their album lists. Input every song title into a music website like Spotify or iTunes until you find what you're looking for.

Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Beat 2 large eggs in a medium-sized bowl. Fry the shrimp for 1 to 2 minutes or until they are golden brown.

Answer:
Use a fork or a whisk to quickly beat 2 eggs in a bowl. Make sure the bowl is wide enough to fit a few shrimp in it at a time. Look for a frothy yellow color to tell when your eggs are beaten. Shrimp are small, so they do not take long to deep fry. Wait 1 to 2 minutes for the shrimp to cook, and watch for a golden brown color on the breadcrumbs. Look for an opaque color on the inside of the shrimp to double check that it is done. If your shrimp are overcooked, they will be chewy.