Hip Hop

RKZ - They Don't Know Nothing Feat. Chino XL (Prod. Handbook)

Our man RKZ drops his hardest bars of the year on They Don’t Know Nothing, partnered by Chino XL and Handbook on the beats. Let me just preface this post with one word: WOAH. In arguably the Sampleface coup of the century, RKZ enlisted the talents of Bronx emcee Chino XL and Handbook on the …

Hip Hop

MentPlus - All My Friends

Brooklyn-based producer MentPlus blends plinking keys with stonking drums on new joint, All My Friends. Short but mighty sweet, “All My Friends” packs quite a punch in its 82 seconds. The track comes from MentPlus’ Stormy Nights EP and holds plenty of inspiration from his current locus. The drums are heavy, the snares snappy and …

Hip Hop

n2deepbeatz - RMXTAPE.5

London’s n2deepbeatz’s RMZTAPE.5 is straight fire, featuring raps from 2pac, Common and Gang Starr. Whilst discussing samples on Facebook, I stumbled upon this gem of a beat tape by London producer n2deepbeatz. RMXTAPE.5, as the name suggests, is the fifth of a series of “remix tapes” (of which there have since been two more released) …

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EXCLUSIVE: Scott Xylo - Super Contra Homies

For our birthday month, Scott Xylo has dropped an exclusive joint called Super Contra Homies. We might have been incredibly late to our own birthday party, but that hasn’t disrupted the celebrations. In fact, one of our brethren, Scott Xylo, has provided us with an incredible present in the form of Super Contra Homies. I …

News

Happy 3rd Birthday, Sampleface!

Sampleface is now 3 years old. They grow up so fast… So, it looks like we’re nearly three weeks late to our own party. On 1st October 2012, we officially launched the site and in those three years, we’ve achieved more than we could have imagined. We’ve spoken to the likes of Phife Dawg, Black …

Technology

The Akai MPC Touch

Akai release their latest sampler, the MPC Touch. MIDI controllers, drum machines and samplers (most combine the technology of all three) are constantly evolving and now Akai have upped the ante with the MPC Touch. The Japanese company have implemented a 7″ multi-touchscreen to their “music production center”, adding the capability to drag and chop …

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.