You haven't studied a lick of music theory. The same reason that made you think you could emulate and copycat the greats is the same reason you can't. The problem is that most of these guys simply aren't talented. They are shopping their beats everywhere in hopes that someone will hear their indisputable talent and 'put them on.' Not a lot of them are millionaires or are landing their beats on major label records, and it's not for a lack of trying. If you dig into the online beat making community for even ten minutes you'll realize that a lot of these haters actually attempt to become producers, along with other aspiring instrumentalists who are fans of the genre. I could make this beat! There's nothing to it.

Not a day goes by where I don't hear some non-hip-hop listener say something stupid like, 'Listen to this crap.