Sampling

WhoSampled - Six Degrees of Music Separation

With WhoSampled’s Six Degrees of Music Separation, you can connect your favourite artists in ways you never thought possible. I’ve often wondered how my favourite artists, who never directly collaborated, are connected in some way. Michael Jackson never duetted with Prince on Bad for documented reasons but they are connected by one degree of separation. …

Hip Hop

Teck-Zilla - Joe Jackson Kids

Nigerian-born, Montreal-based producer Teck-Zilla brings us “Joe Jackson Kids”, an instrumental tribute to the Jackson 5. Just when you thought you’d heard every J5 sample, along comes Teck-Zilla. As you’d expect, Michael features prominently in the way of vocal samples but that doesn’t take away from the stonking beats, wonderfully varied in rhythm and texture. …