Type beat, how VonOff1700-style Chicago drill instrumentals work and how to license one

Video: [Hard] VonOff1700 Type Beat - “No Smoke” | Chicago Type Beat 2026

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Oct 21, 2026 · based on the channel Nemii

A type beat is an original instrumental produced in the style of a specific artist — in this case VonOff1700 and the wider Chicago drill scene — and sold under a license so a rapper can record and release on it legally. Nemii's "No Smoke" is one such beat: a hard Chicago drill type beat published on June 20, 2026, with licensing handled through the BeatStars license page.

What a type beat actually is — and what it is not

A type beat is a new, original composition that borrows the sonic signature of a known artist, not a copy of one of their songs and not a beat they recorded on. The producer writes the drums, melody and bass from scratch, then labels the result with the artist name so rappers searching for that sound can find it. That is why a search for "type beat" returns thousands of instrumentals tagged with names like VonOff1700, Bloodhound Q50, Rell Vert or Lil Speedy rather than official releases.

The practical difference matters for anyone planning to upload:

1. A type beat is not a free beat. Nemii states plainly that "No Smoke" is not free to rap on — a license is required to distribute on streaming platforms.
2. The tagged version you hear in a preview is for evaluation only; the untagged, high-quality file is a separate purchase.
3. Buying a license does not give you ownership of the instrumental, and it does not let you claim the producer's work as your own.
4. Naming the artist in the title is a search convention, not an endorsement — VonOff1700 has nothing to do with the beat.

How the VonOff1700 Chicago drill sound is built

Chicago drill is one of the most identifiable production styles in rap, and a VonOff1700 type beat leans into its hardest edges. The tempo usually lands between roughly 130 and 150 BPM, fast enough for double-time flows but slow enough for the drums to breathe. The low end is carried by sliding 808s that glide between notes instead of sitting static, and the hi-hats run in triplet patterns with frequent rolls and open-hat accents.

On top of that skeleton comes the part that makes or breaks the beat: the melody. Drill melodies are typically dark and minor-key — detuned piano, eerie bell lines, string stabs or a pitched vocal sample. Producers often chop a sample and pitch it down to create that cold, slightly off-centre feeling. Aggressive ad-lib-style vocal chants and sparse, punchy snares complete the picture. Nemii's catalog in this lane also references adjacent Chicago and Philly names such as Bloodhound Q50, Screwly G, Chuckyy and FullyChop, which tells you the target palette: raw, minimal and built for shouting, not singing.

Licensing "No Smoke": the exact options

There are two distinct products attached to this beat, and confusing them is the most common mistake buyers make.

• License the beat: https://bsta.rs/Hxl2S2 is the licensing page, where you choose a lease or exclusive tier and receive the contract and files that let you release the song.
• Buy the untagged file: https://bsta.rs/fCVYYX is the high-quality untagged purchase, and it comes with a Buy 2 Get 1 Free offer — useful if you are building a small catalog of beats rather than recording a single track.
• Custom work and exclusives: contact the producer via Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/im.nemii/ or by email at beatbynemii@gmail.com. The email note explicitly asks that you do not send loops.
• Full catalog and more beats: https://nemiiofficial.com hosts the complete beat catalog.

A lease typically caps distribution and streaming numbers and may restrict monetized video use, while an exclusive removes the beat from sale and transfers broader rights. Read the tier terms before you record, not after you have already mixed the song.

Typical questions from rappers before they record

Listeners under drill beats tend to ask the same things, and the answers are worth stating clearly. The first is whether the beat is genuinely usable for a release — yes, but only after a license is purchased; recording a freestyle over the preview is fine for practice, uploading it is not. The second is whether the sound is hard enough for aggressive writing: the feedback on "No Smoke" clusters around exactly that, with listeners describing it as bleeding hard and immediately reaching for bars about front lines and standing on business. That is the intended reaction — the beat is designed as a freestyle and writing canvas for hard-spoken, street-level verses, not for melodic hooks.

The third recurring question is about the producer's own sound and how to get more of it. The answer is the catalog link plus the Instagram follow, where coupon codes are posted. The fourth is about custom work: if you want a beat built around your vocal tone rather than a pre-made instrumental, that goes through a direct message or email, and the producer handles it as a separate commission rather than a catalog purchase.

Where the links live

All official destinations for this beat in one place:

• License and release: https://bsta.rs/Hxl2S2
• Untagged high-quality purchase (Buy 2 Get 1 Free): https://bsta.rs/fCVYYX
• Instagram (custom beats, exclusives, coupon codes): https://www.instagram.com/im.nemii/
• Website and full catalog: https://nemiiofficial.com

Summary

A type beat is a licensed original instrumental in a known artist's style, and "No Smoke" is a textbook example of the VonOff1700 Chicago drill lane: fast tempo, sliding 808s, triplet hats and a dark minor melody. If you want to release on it, start at the licensing page, pick the tier that matches your distribution plans, and keep the untagged file purchase in mind if you are stocking up. The video breakdown was published by the channel Nemii, the producer behind the beat, who also handles custom and exclusive requests directly. Treat the preview as an audition and the license as the permission slip — in that order.

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