A Reddit user compiled 92 of the most sampled tracks in music history thanks to WhoSampled’s extensive database. If you love samples like us, you’ll…
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The Etymology of Sampling #2 – The Loop
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
It’s the most famous drum break in the history of recorded sound and like most old samples, none of the musicians involved have received a…
J Dilla’s MPC And Moog Heading To The Smithsonian
The upcoming National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington D.C. has a new exhibit courtesy of J Dilla’s custom Moog synth and MPC3000….
VIDEO: B+ Previews His Upcoming Book, “Ghostnotes”
Legendary photographer Brian Cross aka B+ drops a little video preview of his new book, Ghostnotes. Clear your coffee table because you’ll need room for…
THROWBACK THURSDAY: Pump Up the Volume – The History of House Music
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…
VIDEO: Eclectic Method – A Brief History Of Sampling
Video remix producer Eclectic Method patches together “a brief history of sampling” in his latest remix video. Depending on how you look at it, there…
Beat Box: A Drum Machine Obsession
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 a…
THROWBACK THURSDAY: Beat This: A Hip-Hop History
To mark the 40th anniversary of the famous 1520 Sedgwick Avenue house party back in 1973, BBC documentary “Beat This: A Hip-Hop History” is the…