From block party breakbeats to Pro Tools precision, sampling has been the heartbeat of hip-hop’s evolution. It’s a bridge between generations, cultures, and technologies, shaping the genre’s sound and ...

Southern hip-hop’s influence continues shaping modern music through strategic sampling, with artists like Future, GloRilla and Sexyy Red drawing from classic Southern tracks. Recently, Juicy J noted ...

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 ...

Samples in Hip-hop can double as maps to wild, breathtaking places. Sometimes, it’s the sample itself that opens your eyes to ...

From block party breakbeats to intricate digital manipulations, hip hop sampling has evolved into both an art form and a cultural archive. Early DJs looped funk and soul drum breaks to move crowds, ...

This week marks the release, at long last, of De La Soul’s 1989 debut album 3 Feet High and Rising on music streaming services, along with most of their vital early catalog. It is, for fans of a ...

Heading into its homestretch, Soundbreaking: Stories from the Cutting Edge of Recorded Music, examines “a musical revolution that was not only inspired by recording but born from its history: the art ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. You might not know the song “Amen Brother” by the Winstons, but chances are you've heard it. Or a part of it. The song's drum ...

Although newer artists and producers continue to breathe new life into the endless possibilities of sampling, there’s been growing criticism of contemporary popular music reaching back to sample the ...

I usually write this column based on whatever music I’m listening to during the week. Along with this column, my radio show on Wednesday nights follows the same idea, an hour of what I’ve been ...

Sampling has been part of the genre since the beginning. The rapper names the three songs that artists keep turning to.

Hip-hoppers are a shameless bunch who will literally rap over anything. The Fugees' Ready or Not borrowed Enya humming, Kanye's Diamonds from Sierra Leone sampled Shirley Bassey, and Cypress Hill's ...