When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. DJ EXPO 2014: Since the mid 1980s, artists have been sampling breaks and beats from their ...

Sampling beats from existing songs is nothing new in the music industry. While many artistes try their luck, turning a sampled beat into a successful hit isn’t always easy. However, some have managed ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. It's tricky to alter sampled drums at source, so familiarising yourself with processing ...

Sampling has been an integral part of hip-hop for decades. It's one of the genre's main foundations. When a producer uses a portion of an already existing song for a new record, the sample turns the ...

Stunna didn't stop there. She pointed out what she sees as a double standard, suggesting racial bias in how sampled beats are handled. According to her, there's a different treatment when the sampled ...

This article has been handpicked from the Okayplayer editorial archives and included in our Hip Hop 50 collection as a noteworthy inclusion to the genre's rich and diverse narrative. The article has ...

Gospel singer Gabbie Ntaate, renowned for her hit song Cheza For Yesu, has responded to Mansur Ssemanda, also known as King Saha, who accused her of copying his song Sala Pulesa to create her trending ...

A$AP Rocky closed out his career-making debut mixtape 'Live.Love' with this Olympicks-produced track, which uses Squier's aptly named rhythm as a foundation for a ...

Nothing says hip-hop like Hall & Oates. That's right. Not even the filthy mouths of 2 Live Crew could resist their soft rock hooks, luxurious hair and awkward, ambiguous lyrics. (You can't go for what ...

After Pop Smoke's tragic death in 2020, many wondered what would become of New York drill, and many naysayers claimed it died with him. Over the next year, several booming voices would knock at that ...