Hood Movie Stars
- Key
- 1B · B major
- BPM
- 96
- Double-time
- 192
- Open Key
- 6d
- Energy
- 47/100
- Pop
- 5/100
- Length
- 2:21
- Released
- 1997
- Genre
- Hip Hop
- Loudness
- -8.8 dB
- ISRC
- GBAMY9700246
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Hood Movie Stars: slow-groove tempo hip hop, B major (1B), 96 BPM. It is vocal-led. A 1997 production that still circulates in sets. Slower than 98% of Armand Van Helden's catalogue.
- Energy:
- calmer than 97% of Armand Van Helden's catalogue
- Brightness:
- brighter than 92% of Armand Van Helden's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
FAQ
What key is Hood Movie Stars in?
Hood Movie Stars by Armand Van Helden is in B major, or 1B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Hood Movie Stars?
Hood Movie Stars runs at 96 BPM, a slow-groove tempo track.
What mixes well with Hood Movie Stars?
From 1B it blends harmonically with 2B, 1A, 12B. Moving to 2B lifts the energy a step.
Is Hood Movie Stars good for peak time?
With energy 47 out of 100 at 96 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
Mixes harmonically
1B → 12B · 2B · 1AFrom 1B, 2B (F♯ major) lifts the energy a step; 1A (A♭ minor) settles into the relative minor; 12B (E major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 1B at 96 BPM: 2B (F♯ major) — move to 2B to push the floor harder; 1A (A♭ minor) — switch to 1A for a mood change without losing the groove; 12B (E major) — drop to 12B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 90-102 BPM — anything in that window beatmatches without sounding stretched.
Key on the fader: without key lock (Master Tempo on CDJs), above roughly +5% it plays a semitone higher, so treat it as 8B rather than 1B; below -5% it reads as 6B. With key lock on, it stays 1B across the whole range.
Programming: an opener or closing-set piece.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 96 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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Other recommendations
Beyond strict key and genre matches: tracks that still sit in beatmatch range of 96 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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