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 ...

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 ...

"People call it weird but really it's not, man. It's just new." The producer is one of the most crucial yet anonymous figures in all of music. Every now and again we aim to illuminate these ...

Sampling is ubiquitous in music and in addition to being a lot of fun to use, can add a lot to your work. That said, if done incorrectly, sampling can quickly put you on the wrong side of Johnny Law.

Haliey Welch partners with BeatStars on a vocal pack for producers. By Elias Leight Haliey Welch, better known as the “Hawk Tuah Girl,” announced the launch of her own vocal sample pack on Wednesday ...

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