Hip Hop By Numbers #2
In Hip Hop By Numbers, we take a look at the latest hip hop news and the numbers connected to them.
Category: Hip Hop
Hip Hop By Numbers #1
In the first of a new series, we take a look at the latest hip hop news and the numbers connected to them. We always associate hip hop with words, sounds and even art but never numbers but they play a part, humorously or otherwise. Here are some rap stats to get your dome around.
READ: Academic Papers On Sampling By Amanda Sewell
Thanks to musicologist Amanda Sewell, we have some academic papers on the subject of sampling. Sampling is synonymous with interactive technology. The pressing of pads on an MPC or Maschine, the splicing of audio on a DAW or even the manual pausing on cassette. But we don’t really see many books or papers on the …
EXCLUSIVE: Moteleola Discusses The Samples Used In Oasis Black
We’re proud to have Moteleola explain the sampling process on his album Oasis Black.
Gangrene - You Disgust Me
Gangrene put their latest album You Disgust Me on Spotify, free to stream. Arguably one of my favourite hip hop duos in recent years is Gangrene and after their fantastic sophomore LP, Vodka & Ayahuasca, the gang are back with You Disgust Me. The album features rap heavyweights Evidence, Sean Price (RIP), Your Old Droog, …
Pelle – Chinese Funk
Dutch producer Pelle’s Chinese Funk was created from sounds and samples found during his travels through China.
Jay Alpha - Cult.Differences
Jay Alpha mixes analog and digital with his latest project, Cult.Differences.
Ceiling Demons - Even If
North Yorkshire, stand up. The hip-hop trio known as Ceiling Demons have dropped a properly beautiful track entitled ‘Even If’ and you should listen to it. Not now but right now.
BodyMoves - North Spaulding EP
Brixton’s BodyMoves new EP is a glorious sample-filled joy to listen, I’m sure you will agree.
Mega Ran - OutRun The Sun (Feat. SkyBlew)
Press play and zone out to Mega Ran’s new track “OutRun The Sun”, with production by K-Murdock. Using a sample from the classic game “Outrun” would probably conjure images of cruising in a Ferrari on a Floridan highway but not for Mega Ran and SkyBlew. The pair chose to speak on political unrest and injustice …