history Archives - Sampleface

Relive 1959, The Golden Year of Jazz, In A New Photoblog Project

January 29, 2019• Jazz

92 Of The Most Sampled Tracks In Music History (Spotify Playlist)

April 28, 2018• Sampling

A Reddit user compiled 92 of the most sampled tracks in music history thanks to WhoSampled's extensive database....

The Etymology of Sampling #2 – The Loop

March 14, 2018• Hip Hop

In our next edition of The Etymology of Sampling, we will be looking at the word “loop”. The term has many meanings outside of sampling...

New Crowdfund To Pay “Compensation” For The Amen Break

February 28, 2015• Sampling

J Dilla’s MPC And Moog Heading To The Smithsonian

July 20, 2014• Hip Hop

The upcoming National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington D.C. has a new exhibit courtesy of J Dilla’s...

VIDEO: B+ Previews His Upcoming Book, “Ghostnotes”

July 20, 2014• Music

Legendary photographer Brian Cross aka B+ drops a little video preview of his new book, Ghostnotes. Clear your coffee table because...

THROWBACK THURSDAY: Pump Up the Volume – The History of House Music (Documentary)

April 3, 2014• House

Upon Frankie Knuckles sad passing, this week’s Throwback Thursday is dedicated to the genre he fathered in documentary series Pump Up the Volume: The History of House Music.

VIDEO: Eclectic Method – A Brief History Of Sampling

February 2, 2014• Video

Video remix producer Eclectic Method patches together “a brief history of sampling” in his latest remix video. Depending on how...

Beat Box: A Drum Machine Obsession

November 30, 2013• Hip Hop

Joe Mansfield’s book Beat Box: A Drum Machine Obsession is a must have for any drum machine connoisseurs. Are you on the lookout for...

INTERVIEW: Latyrx

November 21, 2013• Interviews

THROWBACK THURSDAY: Beat This: A Hip-Hop History

August 15, 2013• Music

To mark the 40th anniversary of the famous 1520 Sedgwick Avenue house party back in 1973, BBC documentary “Beat This: A Hip-Hop...

UK DJ Jaguar Skills Talks About Sampling

August 9, 2013• Sampling

In an interview with Clash Music, Jaguar Skills shares his views on sampling and knowledge of hip hop. Donning a ninja-like mask (or the...

A History Of Sampling (Mix)

June 3, 2013• Mixes

VIDEO: Marley Marl Recreating LL Cool J’s Mama Said Knock You Out

May 23, 2013• Video

Wanna know how Marley Marl made LL Cool J’s Mama Said Knock You Out. Just watch. Mama Said Knock You Out was LL Cool J’s...

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