Creating the perfect beat is a combined matter of timing, creative
genius and just the right rapper to complement it. Since hip-hop's
inception, producers spanning The Bomb Squad and J Dilla to Just Blaze and Kanye West have crafted instrumentals that have stood the test of time, but none more so than a handful of premier craftsmen -- DJ Premier, Pete Rock, Dr. Dre -- who have minted the best beats in the genre's history.
