New York City's most notable drill producers have defined themselves by the songs they sample, so much so that critics and fans alike have phrased the trend as "sample drill." Abe Beame Abe Beame ...

Music enthusiasts discuss the most creative and unexpected sample flips in rap history, from cartoon themes to default software loops.

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 ...

Last summer, I received an email from an independent rap label, promoting one of its new releases. It had a note attached about samples. "Do your best to refrain from mentioning them by name unless ...

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 ...

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.

Aretha Franklin's legacy in hip-hop runs as deep as her legacy in soul music. Franklin was a vocal powerhouse known for belting out classics like "Respect," “Spanish Harlem,” and "Chain of Fools." Her ...

Complex says: RZA was in the prime of his production career in 1996 as he laced Ghostface's debut album with '70s soul samples galore. RZA built beats around not just Green, but also acts like Sam ...

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 ...