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. …
Listen to Illa J’s new single “Strippers” produced by Potatohead People and Kaytranada, from his forthcoming solo album dropping in Autumn.
Canada’s Andrew Triple A takes the Christmas hymn “Carol Of The Bells” and flips it into something completely different. Whatever anyone tells you, Christmas lasts for twelve days. I’m telling myself that more than you to defend the sanctity of writing something Yuletide-related a week after the big day. Toronto-based producer Andrew Triple dropped a …
Just when you thought you were bored of Pharrell’s Happy, Kaytranada went ahead and rearranged it into a brand new jam.
The Canadian rapper shows his true feelings towards the classic Akai sampler on a hilarious track.
Canada’s Howie Wonder aka Rhythum is our One To Watch.
Canada’s Tim Wong is our One To Watch. Despite the name, we don’t just cover sample-based music here at Sampleface; we have a high level of appreciation for the musicians who compose their own stuff. Tim Wong does just that and does it across a wide range of genres. The Canadian producer recently set up …
Canada’s Elaquent remixes Allie’s Cross My Mind into a sexy soulful hip hop joint.
J Shiltz’s Still Standing shows the rapper spitting over diamond cut beats with top notch collaborators.
Toronto’s Tremayne shows a kaleidoscope of footage for his Ascension video. I think Tremayne might have won the award for Most Unexpected Backing Track this week. Hailing from Toronto, the Canadian rapper has released the video for Ascension ahead of his new project, WNDRFCK, out today. So, why the award? Well, the backing track is …