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VIDEO: Dizzy Wright - Wherever I Go

Dizzy Wright releases the visuals for his latest track, “Wherever I Go”. Here at Sampleface HQ, we’ve been following the unstoppable rise and rise of La’Reonte ‘Dizzy’ Wright with peaked interest. Since last October’s Wyclef collab ‘Turned Out Alright’, Dizzy has been busy crafting the ‘State of Mind’ EP, a Funk Volume release which we …

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VIDEO: First Word Records - Nothing Leaves The House

Watch as Tall Black Guy, Eric Lau and kidkanevil rifle through Mr Thing’s vast record collection for samples to use on a special First Word Records release for Record Store Day. We all hope you enjoyed Record Store Day on Saturday. If you were one of the lucky ones to pick up First Word Records’ …

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One To Watch: MUNOZ

Our One To Watch is Chicago producer MUNOZ. After listening through a couple of tracks by MUNOZ, my first question was: how the hell is this kid only 17? Hailing from Chicago, MUNOZ’s style takes its cue from the schools of Flying Lotus and Madlib with its disregard to audible cleanliness and tight rhythms. While …

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VIDEO: Fliptrix – Duppying The Style

High Focus label boss Fliptrix delivers some visuals for Duppying The Style, a track taken from his new project ‘Out The Box’. 2014 is shaping up to be a monumental year for High Focus Records with their release schedule containing some of the most intriguing hip hop albums of the year. In just 4 years, …

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WhoSampled To Hold First Ever "Samplethon"

WhoSampled will hold the world’s first “Samplethon” in Brighton on 10th May for twenty lucky producers. It’s every beatmaker’s dream to have access to rare samples and be able to use them without the impending doom of a lawsuit and that’s precisely what’s on offer at WhoSampled’s first ever “Samplethon”. The event will give a …

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THROWBACK THURSDAY: Akai's MPC60 Training Video Ft. Roger Linn

The sampling landscape was changed forever when industrial designer Roger Linn joined forces with technology company Akai to create the MPC60. In this week’s Throwback Thursday, we take a look at the training video for this innovative piece of music history. Here’s a question for you samplers out there: did your sampler come with a …