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Five Suggestions for Sample-Based Producers (Via Do Androids Dance)
EDM blog Do Androids Dance have written up a list of five helpful suggestions for sample-based producers. Over the past few months, we’ve discussed various sampling issues with some of the biggest names…
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FREE DOWNLOAD: Free Music Samples From MusicRadar
Stuck for new sounds to use on your tracks? Let MusicRadar help with their free music samples. We deal in samples over here, but you should know this by now. When we see…
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Hip Hop And The “F” Word
Hip hop hasn’t always had a harmonious relationship with the F word – feminism – but where does it stand now and is it any better in other genres? Taytula Burke ponders on…
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Hip Hop Beat Made In A Senegalese Hospital
When it comes to hip hop sampling you can sample absolutely anything, even the sounds of people in a Senegalese hospital. That’s what happened when Beat Making Lab made a hip hop beat…
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Dapper Rapper: Another Batch
Yup you guessed it, The AB Tribe are back with “Another Batch” of fresh garments that y’all should be rockin this summer. So a year (and a bit) after we first met the…
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Welcome To Sampleface & Happy Birthday, RKZ!
A double shout out to RKZ has becomes the latest member of the Sampleface team on his birthday no less. I don’t think I need to go into too much detail about who…
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Apollo Brown Discusses The Importance & Rules Of Hip Hop Sampling
Detroit producer Apollo Brown talks to HipHopDX about some of his favourite hip hop samples and the rules of sampling. When it comes to sampling, Apollo Brown is more than equipped to discuss…
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When Thundercat Met Michael Jackson (Video Mashup)
So this is what happens when Michael Jackson gets down to Thundercat’s Oh Sheit It’s X. Having played through Thundercat’s new album Apocalypse (review pending), a thought came to me in between nearly…
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Kanye West – The College Dropout (Samples Mix)
Boom Bap Beatnik, the guy behind the Madvillainy samples mix has returned with a mix of samples used on Kanye’s The College Dropout. We gave our opinion on Kanye’s latest tracks from Yeezus…
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REVIEW: Kanye West – ‘Black Skinhead’ & ‘New Slaves’
Kanye West, the self-professed Louis Vuitton Don, is back but there’s nothing materialistic about the message within his two new tracks Black Skinhead & New Slaves, apparently. Sampleface is on the case to…
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RKZ – Namaste (Prod. Bhonstro)
RKZ drops Namaste, a hip hop slow jam for the spiritual beings amongst us. Whatever you have planned for your summer playlists this year, stop and take a listen to this. RKZ has…
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COMPETITION: Remix Benga’s “Forefather” For A $1000 Prize (via Talenthouse)
Dubstep pioneer Benga and creative platform Talenthouse have a perfect opportunity for you Samplefacers out there and there’s a nice little $1000 prize to go with it. Here at Sampleface we love challenges…
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TECHNOLOGY: Ableton Live 9
Ableton Live 9 has been out for a while now but the question is with so many different methods to make beats these days, how does it stand out? As any producer knows,…
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Zaheer – Mood Swings EP
Zaheer drops Mood Swings EP with a whole host of features to put a smile on your Sampleface. You may recollect that we featured Zaheer’s “Assemble” back in October. Well, the fellow MK resident…
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ONE TO WATCH: Cambio Sun – Intuition
Cambio Sun delivers a smooth guitar driven track for you to zone out too. I have literally had this track on repeat as much the raiiN mix done by Sir CRKS. Intuition is…
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Is Hip Hop Sampling Lazy or Creative?
Entertainment commentators BRKDWN ask the classic question: is hip hop sampling lazy or creative? Sampleface was started on the basic concept of a collective facial expression, similar to a “gas face” but in…
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EVENT: Live & Direct – May 4th (hosted by Tricksta)
Live & Direct, another epic event brought to you by Tricksta, the good people at Parkstreet PR and Barmageddon. This promises to be a night of the finest Hip Hop and Live battles…
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5 Things Flying Lotus Should Do Before He Dies
The LA production maestro has his hands in a lot of jars but what should he do next? Here are five things we think Flying Lotus should do before he dies. It’s hard…
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Beat Gates – Madflips EP
Sampleface’s Beat Gates puts his MPD to good use by reworking some Madlib samples for his Madflips EP. Flying Lotus may be one of the busiest producers at the moment but Beat Gates…
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Welcome To Sampleface, Simon!
Simon Boyle, our new contributor, joins the Sampleface ranks. The second new Sampleface contributor of the year comes in the form of Simon Boyle from London but currently residing in the coastal city…
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J Dilla – Trucks
J Dilla’s synth-crazy Trucks is now available to stream via Rappcats. I’ve had this on loop in my head since I heard it earlier today. This will be familiar territory for the major…
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De La Soul – Get Away Feat. The Spirit Of The Wu
It’s here. De La Soul’s brand new single “Get Away feat. The Spirit Of The Wu. Goosebump-worthy shit. A few weeks after announcing the release of monthly singles and videos, De La Soul…
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Kanye West, Def Jam & Stones Throw Being Sued For Uncleared Sample
Labels and artists have become the subject of a lawsuit for illegal use of the Bumpin’ Bus Stop sample. And the uncleared sample stories just keep on coming. After the lawsuit filed against…
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Review: James Blake – Overgrown
We reviewed James Blake’s Overgrown. I didn’t jump on the James Blake bandwagon immediately. I tend to be wary of media fawning of independent albums because that usually sparks the demise before the…
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Madvillain – Madvillainy (Samples Mix)
Boom Bap Beatnik kindly puts together a mix of all the samples used on Madvillain’s Madvillainy. For the samplers out there, this is like the Holy Grail. Some of the samples were known…
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VIDEO: J Dilla’s Collection On Crate Diggers
The episode we’ve all been waiting for – J Dilla’s vinyl collection for all to see on Fuse TV’s Crate Diggers. This is probably one of two episodes of Crate Diggers we’ve all…
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A Tribe Called Quest To Perform At Wireless Festival
A Tribe Called Quest will be performing in London in July. No, it’s not 1st April and you’re not dreaming. Pretty much lost for words right now. Hip hop legends A Tribe Called…
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FREE DOWNLOAD: Decknologist – Madlibmix2 (Madlib Mix)
Our good friend Decknologist has put together another fantastic Madlib mix for our earlugs and it’s absolutely free. We’ve been fans of Decknologist ever since he dropped his first Madlib mix last year and…
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Get Yourself A Sampleface Wristband!
Face the music with a Sampleface wristband! We have some new merch for you all. A run of ten white Sampleface wristbands are available for you to show your support and spread “The…
VIDEO: RKZ – Find You
Sampleface’s RKZ drops the visuals for new track “Find You”, off his upcoming SOULar EP. Summer is only a few days away (officially), so what better way to celebrate the solstice than dip…
Five Suggestions for Sample-Based Producers (Via Do Androids Dance)
EDM blog Do Androids Dance have written up a list of five helpful suggestions for sample-based producers. Over the past few months, we’ve discussed various sampling issues with some of the biggest names…
Rahim Samad – Alkahest (Prod. FunkGhost)
New York DJ and emcee Rahim Samad spits fire over a haunting sampled beat by FunkGhost. Rahim Samad was fortunate to have been born down Sedgewick Avenue, a place held in the highest…
Kanye West – Mama’s Boyfriend (Unreleased)
Q-Tip played a snippet of Mama’s Boyfriend, a track that didn’t make Kanye’s MBDTF, in his RBMA lecture. Here’s a minute and a half of it. We watched the Q-Tip lecture a few…
ONE TO WATCH: Yancey Boys
Hip hop/jazz band Yancey Boys are our Ones To Watch. Lending their names to one of the most famous hip hop producers of all time brings a lot of history and possibly some…
Flying Lotus – Putty Boy Strut (Go Yama Guitar Remake)
Jazz guitarist and beat maestro Go Yama remakes Flying Lotus’ Putty Boy Strut with his good ol’ guitar. This is quite cool. San Diego-based guitarist Go Yama has remade Flying Lotus’ Putty Boy…
Kanye West – Yeezus (Samples Mix)
Boom Bap Beatnik is back again, this time with a mix of the samples used on Kanye West’s Yeezus. Controversy aside, sample fiends will be intrigued to know what samples were used on…
SONG FOR SUNDAY #35: Quadron – LFT
LFT, the opening track on Quadron’s new album Avalanche, is our Song For Sunday. Number of times I’ve listened to this song in the past three days: around fifteen. And it’s only the…
Languid – Nature Beats
Languid drops a beat tape made from his interpretations of natural sounds. The sounds of nature have often been used to emulate the impression that you’re one with earth. A few jungle sounds…
FREE DOWNLOAD: The Stuyvesants – Refined
The Stuyvesants new soul-sample heavy album, Refined, is free to stream and download on Soundcloud. If you’ve never heard of The Stuyvesants, they’re a collaborative duo between producer Allan Cole (Algorythm) and record…
