Drum machines? I don't know how many people use them nowadays, but I used to own the Roland R-70 and it was pretty good. The sounds weren't that great, but that's what you get with a drum machine. Well, actually I mean the sounds weren't good for Hip-Hop! They were geared more towards rock, but the machine itself was cool. Easy to work around and lots of options, including memory cards and stuff. Oh, and it had 16 sensitive pads on it, so I would could record stuff like that, with a human touch.