Miraculously, we’ve made it this far into our weekly exploration of Hip-hop samples without even accidentally coming across ...

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When the mainstream popularity of rap music elevated in the late 1980s, it often did so with the help of inventive sampling. While many samples came from the R&B funk world, clever hip-hop artists and ...

From Future, Metro Boomin and Gunna to GloRilla, Latto and Sexyy Red, the South has only further cemented itself as Hip Hop’s most dominant region in 2024 — even as Kendrick Lamar popped out and ...

In its themes, “Nubian Nut” taps into the politics, philosophy, history and identity that were central to the music of Fela Kuti, the Nigerian artist, Afrobeat founder and political activist whose ...

Similar to the 1990s, the 2010s were a goldmine for hip-hop. By this point, hip-hop died according to Nas, and Atlanta carved out a significant chunk for themselves in the genre and culture. The ...

Sampling has been part of the genre since the beginning. The rapper Busta Rhymes names the songs that artists keep turning to. By Mitchell Kuga Roy Hammond, the lead singer of the Honey Drippers.

From MPCs to FL Studio sessions, one thing remains consistent across generations of Hip Hop and R&B: The power of the sample. With that said, few eras have been mined more heavily than the 1980s. With ...

Many of Burna's most celebrated songs have borrowed elements from some recognizable U.S. pop, soul and hip-hop favorites. By Heran Mamo A common theme in Burna Boy‘s discography is his expert lifting ...

Travis Scott‘s recent co-sign of Tame Impala‘s Deadbeat, its first album in five years, marks the right time to reexamine the Kevin Parker's psychedelic outfit's long-standing relationship with rap.