Throwback Thursday Sample of the Week
With final exams in full swing at many college campuses, including my own, I couldn’t help but think of “Spaceship.” When you mix the late great Marvin Gaye with Kanye West, only good things can...
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In my humble opinion, this week’s sample is the greatest sample of all time. East-coast hip-hop at its finest, courtesy of Pete Rock, one of the greatest producers of all time. Normally I don’t reveal...
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Ask any basketball fan and they’ll tell you that it’s pretty guaranteed that the Miami Heat are gonna take home the title. So, this week’s sample features a song you’re gonna hear a lot. All of you...
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Mount Rushmores of Hip-Hop
Someone once asked me who would be on the Mount Rushmore of hip-hop and it surprised me just how hard it was to think of it. There are so many people who’ve made such huge contributions, and it’s hard...
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This week on Throwback Thursday Samples features a 2pac classic. Selling nearly 75 million albums worldwide up to 2010, 2pac has been named the 86th greatest artist of all time from Rolling Stone, and...
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Music is art, and this week’s sample is a perfect example of hip-hop as art, courtesy of Q-Tip and A Tribe Called Quest. Busta Rhymes has gone on record in saying that he tears up when he hears this...
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This week’s sample gives a shout-out to all our readers from the Big Apple. This week’s Throwback Thursday Sample of the Week features The Moments and Isaac Hayes, with sampling from the iconic...
View ArticleFriday Night Fix – Hip-Hop Samples A Day Later
So this was ready for yesterday, but we got caught up in our EDC Las Vegas / Miami travel plans that we are finally getting to it today. We’re going way back in the day to the Golden Era of hip-hop in...
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Kanye West Is The Miles Davis Of Our Time
It would seem that with the release of Yeezus, everyone seems to be stroking Kanye West’s already massive ego. And while I haven’t drunk Yeezy’s Kool-Aid yet, I realize that it is a very significant...
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This week’s sample features my favorite song from Kanye West‘s critically acclaimed new album, Yeezus, which dropped on June 18, 2013. This album has already sold 327,000 copies to date, and continues...
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What’s up guys! Unfortunately, due to some 4th of July festivities last week, I was unable to hit you guys up with a sample. But don’t fret, because I’m giving you guys two samples for the price of one...
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Let me just start off by saying that any time you got Marvin Gaye involved in a song, it’s gonna be hot. But this week’s sample has a special place in my heart because it used one of my favorite songs...
View ArticleCases of Rappers Being “Renegaded”
Some of you reading the title of this piece might be thinking, “What the hell does it mean to be ‘renegaded?’ ” Well fear not little boys and girls because I’m gonna break it down to guys like Merriam...
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I want to give a special shout-out to one of my favorite professors at USC, Mr. Josh Kun, for exposing me to this sample, courtesy of jazz legend Ahmad Jamal and Kanye West. “Ghetto Child” – Ahmad...
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This week’s sample is specifically for all of you die-hard hip-hop heads. In 1968, Stevie Wonder released an all instrumental album titled Eivets Rednow (Stevie Wonder spelled backwards). One of the...
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BiggDogg’s Top 5 Most Ignorant Rappers
Seven years ago, Nas released a record called Hip Hop Is Dead. Many hip-hop die-hards, including my colleague Reuben Friedman, hold the same opinion and I agree for the most part. However, with the...
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In the hands of a great producer, any song can be turned into a hot beat, and TV show theme songs are no exception. Sabzi, the producer for the underground group The Blue Scholars, shows us that skill...
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It’s a damn shame to see what Busta Rhymes has become these days. He’s gone from being Q-Tip’s protege to being hanging around with Lil Wayne and Young Money. This week’s sample takes us back to right...
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There’s a good chance that not many of you have heard of the late Japanese producer, Nujabes. That’s a shame, because he truly was one of the great hidden gems of hip-hop. This week’s sample is just a...
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Out Of “Control”: What Kendrick’s Verse Means For The Future Of Hip-Hop
Some of you may be wondering why I waited so long to comment on Kendrick Lamar’s verse heard ‘round the world from Big Sean’s “Control.” Well, there was so much hysteria surrounding it that if you made...
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