From Beatbox to 90s Hip-Hop to R&B: Two Songs, One Beat Using Suno AI

Can you turn a simple beatboxed demo into a convincing 90s Hip-Hop track and then transform it into a 90s R&B song?

That's exactly what I wanted to experiment with using Suno AI V6.

The interesting part is that both songs started with the same homemade beat. No Suno Studio or complicated production setup was involved.

My setup:

• Suno AI V6 – Pro plan
• Audacity – Free audio editor
• A simple beatboxed demo

1. Create Your Own Beat

I started by beatboxing a rough rhythm and then arranging it into a more complete demo using Audacity.

You don't need to be a music producer. The idea is simply to give Suno a rhythmic foundation to work with. Even a basic beat can be enough.

2. Turn the Demo Into 90s Hip-Hop

I uploaded the demo to Suno and used a genre-specific prompt generated with my own Suno Prompt Compiler.

I wanted a classic 90s Hip-Hop sound, with a talk box as one of the main backing instruments.

I generated the instrumental first, without lyrics. Once I was happy with the sound, I used ChatGPT to help write lyrics around Suno's suggested song structure and generated the completed track.

The result was surprisingly convincing.

3. Remix It Into 90s R&B

Next, I wanted to see whether the same musical foundation could work as an R&B song.

Rather than simply changing the genre tag, I generated a completely new 90s R&B prompt.

I then used Suno's Cover feature on the original Hip-Hop track, overwrote the original style with the new R&B prompt and adjusted the Original Audio Influence slider to retain some of the original character.

You can also start the Cover process using the original Audacity demo instead.

The Results

Two different songs, two different genres, but the same original beat.

A simple beatboxed idea was enough to give Suno a foundation for both tracks.

My main takeaways:

• You don't need professional production skills to create a useful demo.
• A good genre-specific prompt makes a difference.
• Generate the instrumental first, then add lyrics.
• For remixes, write a new prompt rather than relying on a genre tag.
• You don't need Suno Studio for this workflow.

It's a simple experiment, but it demonstrates how much you can do with one basic musical idea and AI music generation.