Sampling Video

VIDEO: Early Documentary about Sampling (1988)

Sampleface wouldn’t be Sampleface without the art of sampling. Producers know the feeling when they listen to a track and they just hear that hook/riff/break/loop in their head. This practice formed the foundations of hip hop and can still be found today (albeit via differing means). But before all the copyright bullshit, sampling was done freely …

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Interviews

INTERVIEW: Revolutionary Rhythm

We caught up with Revolutionary Rhythm. Remember when we told you about Revolutionary Rhythm a few weeks ago? Well, we’ve managed to get an interview with the group. Peep it below! When did you guys start making beats and start rhyming? We started making music around the age of 18. We started freestyling around 16 years …

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Free Download Hip Hop Jazz Sampling

HIP HOP FIND: Somepling - CloudLoad

Thanks to Potholes for putting us onto this one. This Hip Hop Find comes from a French producer named Somepling (seemingly a play on the word “sampling”, which makes us love him even more!) and his CloudLoad EP. Produced purely on a MPC2000XL, the release contains some great jazzy samples and really gives an insight into what the underground scene …

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Sampling Video

SATURDAY MATINÉE: Oh No's Red Bull Music Academy Lecture

Decided to start a new feature called Saturday Matinee where we show you hip hop videos from the past for your enjoyment (usually more than 5 minutes long to keep you entertained). Today, we have a Red Bull Music Academy (RBMA) lecture featuring California producer Oh No a.k.a. The Disrupt. His real name is Michael Jackson, …

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