# How to Make a YFG Fatso Type Beat With a Sample and Get That Breakin All My Bonnes Sound How to build a YFG Fatso type beat from a sample: tempo, key, drum choices, arrangement and mixing, plus where to license the Breakin All My Bonnes beat. Source: https://bxx3-lo-ebpw-44b.shop/how-to-make-9153d/ · based on the channel [Davy's Gray II](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbEmOOmNqeMA-jL5BH14vPA) · Video: [YFG Fatso Type Beat "Breakin All My Bonnes" | Sample Type Beat](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAL8JTyCBK4) · 2026-10-24 ![How to Make a YFG Fatso Type Beat With a Sample and Get That Breakin All My Bonnes Sound](https://bxx3-lo-ebpw-44b.shop/how-to-make-9153d/how-to-make-9153d.webp) ## Key takeaways - "Breakin All My Bonnes" by Davy's Gray is a YFG Fatso sample type beat set at 160 BPM in C minor. - The beat is built from a sample rather than fully composed melodies, which is the defining trait of the YFG Fatso and Lil Noonie type beat lane. - A Buy 1 Get 4 Free license sale is running on the beat's BeatStars page. - Davy's Gray sells drums separately, including a 13 Angels Drum Kit with over 40 MIDI presets and a Philly Drill Drum Kit. - A license must be purchased before any release or monetized upload that uses the beat. A YFG Fatso type beat is a sample-driven, mid-tempo drill instrumental built for the nasal, melodic Philadelphia delivery that Fatso and the Lil Noonie circle favor. The reference point here is Davy's Gray's "Breakin All My Bonnes," a 160 BPM sample type beat in C minor that you can license directly through the [Breakin All My Bonnes license page on BeatStars](https://bsta.rs/DAoCsh). This guide breaks down what makes that sound work and how to build your own version of it from scratch. ## What defines the YFG Fatso type beat sound The YFG Fatso lane is sample-first: the emotional weight of the beat comes from a chopped loop, not from a synth lead playing the melody. That single choice shapes everything downstream — the drums have to leave room around the sample, the 808 has to follow the sample's root rather than fight it, and the arrangement has to build tension by subtracting elements instead of stacking them. Typical markers of the style: 1. A soul, gospel or R&B loop pitched and chopped into a 2- or 4-bar phrase, often with the vocal tail left in. 2. Slow-to-mid tempo drill drums, usually in the 140–165 BPM range; "Breakin All My Bonnes" sits at 160 BPM. 3. A minor key center — C minor in this case — which keeps the loop melancholy without turning it into a full sad-beat ballad. 4. Sliding 808s that move in step with the sample's bass notes, plus triplet hi-hat rolls and a snare or clap that lands slightly behind the grid. 5. Space for ad-libs: the beat drops out or thins at the start of each 8-bar section so the vocal can sit dry. The neighboring searches — Lil Noonie type beat, Lil Sane type beat, Fatt Smack type beat, Chuckyy x Lil Noonie type beat — all point at the same production grammar. If you can nail one, you can service the whole cluster. ## How to build the beat step by step Start with the loop, because in this style the sample is the song and the drums are the delivery system. Work in this order and you will not have to redo the mix later. 1. **Pick and prep the sample.** Choose a 4- to 8-second phrase with a clear chord movement and at least one identifiable vocal or instrument stab. Time-stretch it to 160 BPM, then pitch it until the root lands on C so the key signature stays consistent with the reference. 2. **Chop into a 4-bar phrase.** Cut on the sample's own transients rather than on the grid; the slight imperfection is what makes a sample type beat sound human. Keep one chop that plays alone as an intro tag. 3. **Program the drums at 160 BPM.** Use a punchy kick on the downbeat, a snare or clap on beat 3, and hi-hat rolls in triplets for the last beat of every second bar. Keep the drum bus mono below roughly 200 Hz. 4. **Write the 808 to the sample's bass.** Slide between the root and the fifth, and avoid notes that clash with the loop's chord tones. Sidechain the 808 to the kick so the low end stays clean. 5. **Arrange with subtraction.** Intro with the filtered sample, drop full drums at bar 9, remove the 808 for one bar before each verse, and mute the sample for the last two bars of the hook so the vocal carries the ending. 6. **Mix for a vocal that is not there yet.** Leave a pocket around 1–3 kHz so a rapper's voice sits on top without EQ surgery, and keep the sample slightly wide while the drums stay centered. ## Tempo, key and drum choices that sell the style Numbers matter more than vibes when you are making a type beat for a specific artist. "Breakin All My Bonnes" is tagged 160 BPM in C minor, which puts it at the faster end of the Fatso spectrum — fast enough for double-time flows, slow enough that the 808 slides still read as melodic. If you want variations within the same lane: - **138–145 BPM:** heavier, more traditional drill bounce; good for a hard YFG Fatso type beat or a Fatt Smack type beat. - **150–160 BPM:** the sweet spot for the melodic, sample-driven version; hats can run in triplets without crowding the vocal. - **165–175 BPM:** works only if the sample is sparse, otherwise the loop turns into mush. For drums, Davy's Gray sells two kits that fit this template: the 13 Angels Drum Kit, which includes more than 40 MIDI presets, and a Philly Drill Drum Kit. Both are aimed at exactly this regional sound, so the one-shots are already tuned and processed for drill patterns. ## Common mistakes when making a sample type beat The most frequent failure in this genre is over-production: too many layers competing with a loop that was already finished when it was recorded. A sample type beat should feel like the producer framed someone else's music, not like a beat with a sample buried in it. Watch for these: - **Pitching the sample without checking the key.** If the loop sits in C minor but the 808 plays in a different key, the whole record sounds sour no matter how good the drums are. - **Quantizing every chop.** Straightening the sample to the grid removes the swing that makes the loop feel sampled. - **Too many counter-melodies.** One supporting element — a single bell, a filtered pad, a vocal chop — is enough. - **Clipping the master before the vocal exists.** Leave 6 dB of headroom; a rapper recorded on top of a hot beat will distort. - **Skipping the license.** Uploading a type beat for monetization or releasing a song on it without a lease is a takedown waiting to happen. ## Where to license the beat and the producer's other tools Everything referenced in this breakdown is available from one producer storefront, which makes the workflow simple: audition, license, download the tracked-out stems, and record. - [License "Breakin All My Bonnes" (Buy 1 Get 4 Free sale)](https://bsta.rs/DAoCsh) — the beat itself, with the current promotion applied at checkout. - [Davy's Gray BeatStore](https://davysgraymusic.beatstars.com/) — the full catalog of type beats, including Lil Noonie and Fatt Smack instrumentals. - [13 Angels Drum Kit with 40+ MIDI presets](https://bsta.rs/xy9kjr) — drum one-shots and patterns for this style. - [Philly Drill Drum Kit](https://bsta.rs/VTXguw) — a regional kit built around the Philadelphia drill palette. - [Instagram: @davysgray4848](https://www.instagram.com/davysgray4848/) — beat previews and updates. - [Loops Telegram channel](https://t.me/davysgrayloops) — sample loops for producers; note the email contact is explicitly not for loop submissions. Licensing terms differ by tier, so read the lease you buy: most type beat licenses cap streaming numbers and require producer credit, and exclusive rights are usually priced separately. ## Conclusion "Breakin All My Bonnes" is a clean template for the YFG Fatso sound: a 160 BPM C minor sample loop, drill drums that stay out of the way, and an arrangement that leaves the front of every section open for a vocal. Build yours in the same order — sample first, drums second, 808 locked to the loop's root — and the style will hold together without imitation. The video breakdown comes from the channel Davy's Gray II, and the producer's full catalog and license options live on his BeatStars page. If you want this exact instrumental rather than a soundalike, [grab the license for "Breakin All My Bonnes"](https://bsta.rs/DAoCsh) while the Buy 1 Get 4 Free offer is live. ## Questions & answers **What BPM and key is a YFG Fatso type beat usually in?** The reference beat "Breakin All My Bonnes" by Davy's Gray is set at 160 BPM in C minor. Across the lane, most instrumentals sit between roughly 138 and 165 BPM in a minor key, with the faster end reserved for sparse, sample-driven loops. **What makes a beat a "sample type beat" rather than a regular type beat?** A sample type beat is built around a chopped, pitched loop taken from an existing recording, so the melody and chord movement come from that source rather than from played-out synth parts. The drums and 808 are then programmed around the sample's timing and root note. **Can I release a song on a YFG Fatso type beat for free?** No. Type beats are sold under leases, and a lease must be purchased before you release or monetize a song that uses the instrumental. Most leases also require producer credit and cap distribution or streaming numbers, so check the terms of the tier you buy. **Which artists are in the same type beat category as YFG Fatso?** Producers usually group Fatso with Lil Noonie, Lil Sane, Fatt Smack and Chuckyy, since they share the Philadelphia drill template of sample loops, sliding 808s and triplet hats. Searching any of those names will surface beats that work for the others as well.