In the ever-evolving landscape of music, nostalgia plays a significant role in shaping contemporary sounds. As we dive into 2024, it’s clear that many artists are channeling the past, breathing new ...

At various points in my previous articles, I have at least pointed to the fact that I, having been born in the 2000s, had to learn about hip-hop out of order, at least compared to those who had been ...

Sampling has been a part of music for ages, but the 1990s marked a significant era for it in both Hip Hop and R&B. Producers like Dr. Dre, DJ Premier and J Dilla gained widespread recognition for ...

Hip-hop has existed for over 50 years, and since its inception, the genre has mastered the art of sampling to create some of the most iconic records in music history. Effectively using a sample ...

With roots in African-American and Latino communities, hip-hop music has been a cultural phenomenon for decades. It has been one of the most influential music genres in the world since its inception ...

The Brooklyn rap trio curates a playlist for sneaky links, situationships and love that doesn’t whisper. 3 days ago Going from “dope” to “decked out,” the Y2K era introduced fads that would define ...

Sampling originated from DJ Kool Herc's Merry-Go-Round technique. Over time, the technique evolved and has created hip-hop songs with ties that go back decades. The legal battles with clearing samples ...

Funk allowed Black musicians and their audiences to shapeshift and speak truth to power—even while speaking in tongues. But as Stanley Nelson and Nicole London’s documentary WE WANT THE FUNK! reveals, ...

Sampling in hip-hop has been going on since the genre’s inception, but in 2023, it’s been more prevalent than ever. If everything sounds familiar, it’s because it definitely is. Words: Grant Rindner ...