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 ...

After a four-year delay, Lil Wayne's Tha Carter V has finally arrived. We're looking at our favorite samples that are found on it. The production on the album is stellar, with veteran hitmakers Swizz ...

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 ...

The art of beatmaking in the present is a lot more accessible than it has ever been. During the pre-digital age, being able to generate something of high-quality required one to go crate-digging for ...

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 ...

It's safe to say that I love samples. From a very young age, I have always been fascinated with how such a small snippet can be chopped and developed into something completely new. Now, as an adult, ...

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 ...

The lead single on Loleatta Holloway’s 1978 album Queen of the Night, “Catch Me on the Rebound,” featured a Norman Harris production, a 12-inch mix by Walter Gibbons and lyrics that displayed ...

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 ...