The Message was the hip hop Sign Of The Times. Who made the best use of the sample?
Tag: Saturday Sample Session
The radicalism of Nina Simone lives on in hip hop.
Kendrick sampled a jazz classic to tell the story of a Good Kid growing up in Compton.
Styles P got us all high with this obscure sample from the 70’s.
Smif-N-Wessun turned a hardcore track into a smooth radio friendly single without compromising lyrics or flow
Check out the original samples from Black Sheep’s Similak Child!
The D.O.C. and Dr. Dre sampled a legendary group for the hit single It’s Funky Enough.
The Production on EPMD’s You’re A Customer is the epitome of creativity. Read and you’ll see why.
The Fugees used more than one sample for their hit single Ready Or Not. Can you name both?
This Ski Beats produced track is a no brainer for this week’s Saturday Sample Sessions.
You probably wouldn’t expect a song by Eric B & Rakim to use an Al Green sample. But that’s the beauty of hip hop.
Lets take a look at a song from the Geto Boys ‘Grip it! On That Other Level’ album and listen to the original work it was sampled from.