Nice work man, for a first this is good, keep on. With the sample, just try to make it not to chopy, hide the fact that its choped up, but with time you will get it, and the drumin, play around with it, reason is very powerful in the line of drums. as for using recycle, its going to need you to get used to, but you soon will.
Nice beat, get someone to lace on it and it will come out good.