A compelling article discusses the cultural appropriation of black voices in Moby’s seminal album.
Moby’s Play as “audio blackface”
Category: Sampling
A Sampling Essay by Defected
This sampling essay from Defected covers everything from the history of sampling to three European stars of the craft.
RecordRadar turns your e-digging into crate digging
The web app integrates your Spotify music and finds records near you to buy from Discogs.
Sampleface Five: Kenny G Samples
I don’t like Kenny G. That sounds like an odd admission when I’m about to write about the man but I have reasons. And those reasons are because of you. Well, not necessarily *you* but readers in general. You see, as part of our content strategy, I check what you all search for to make …
Obscure Artists Made For Hip Hop Samples
Here’s a selection of obscure artists ripe for sampling. It appears some people weren’t very happy with our guest post on Classic Artists Made For Hip-Hop Samples. That’s fair enough. It goes without saying everyone’s entitled to their opinion, including the person who wrote the article. But then we thought… how about obscure artists? The …
Spot-digging: e-digging on Spotify
The word “spot-digging” has made its way onto Urban Dictionary so it must be a thing, right?
Classic Artists Made For Hip-Hop Samples
Here are a selection of classic artists ripe for sampling.
Samples from Jaylib’s Champion Sound Played by VinRican
Power 106 Los Angeles got DJ VinRican to mix tracks from Champion Sound with the samples they used. It’s officially dope. Say what you want about WhoSampled but I’m sure many of us have searched through and marvelled at the samples used in our favourite tracks. I’ve done it with Jaylib before but there’s always …
Sample Breakdown: Madvillainy
For anyone who needed a sample breakdown of Madvillainy, one of the greatest hip hop albums of our generation, here you go.
Are Sample Subscription Services The Future For Indie Musicians?
Music consumption has changed quite a lot in the past 30 years. The latest development involves sample subscription services.
SAMPLE RECOVERY (Justice’s “Cross”)
You’ve gotta love a sample showcase and SAMPLE RECOVERY does precisely that. This edition focusses on Justice’s debut, † (Cross).
92 Of The Most Sampled Tracks In Music History (Spotify Playlist)
A Reddit user compiled 92 of the most sampled tracks in music history thanks to WhoSampled’s extensive database.
E-Digging and Crate Digging: A Collection of Posts
Find resources and inspiration with our e-digging/crate digging article collection.
Carns Hill, Anime and Samples – A Match Made in Rap Heaven
Our guest writer Zweli Chibumba gives us the lowdown on London producer Carns Hill and his penchant for sampling.
Songs That Sample Feminists
Pitchfork has compiled a list of songs that sample speeches and other audio from feminists. When it comes to sampling speeches, MLK leads the way (I’ve done it myself). But while his and Malcolm X’s voices may have taken prominence amongst producers over the years, it’s the voice of feminists that have added a welcome …
Every Sample from JAY-Z’s 4:44
Samples from 4:44 include Nina Simone, Stevie Wonder, and The Fugees.
15 More Awesome Places For E-Digging
We’re back with 15 more e-digging channels and playlists.
The Etymology of Sampling #1
If you ever wanted to discover the origins of sampling culture terminology, The Etymology of Sampling will help to explain. In this new series, we will be looking at the meaning behind sampling terminology to find out where they come from and whether their meanings have stuck through the centuries. The first word we’ll look at …
Vulfpeck’s Jack Stratton Wants The Band To Be Sampled
The Michigan group want you to sample them. Hurrah! Vulfpeck are a fantastic funk band and the bandleader, Jack Stratton, recently discussed desires for their music to be sampled in an interview with Stanford Daily. “We want to do some of that. I always thought we’d be sampled by now, but that’s just not happening. …
SAMPLE: Tha Alkaholiks’ Sample Of Stevie Wonder (1997)
We’ve taken a look at Tha Alkaholiks’ “All Night” sampling Stevie Wonder’s “Too High”. Stevie features prominently in every producer’s music collection. That invariably leads to sampling once in a while – or a lot. “Too High”, from his 1976 classic Innervisions, has been sampled on at least 8 tracks WhoSampled can account for. The …