Sampling has been a cornerstone of hip-hop since its inception, with producers repurposing existing music to create entirely ...

In 2000, hip-hop duo Slum Village released their sophomore album Fantastic, Vol. 2. In addition to the four singles, one of the album’s standout tracks is “Players.” ...

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The Best Samples Used in Hip-Hop and R&B History. Artists such as Dionne Warwick, Stevie Wonder, and Marvin Gaye have been sampled on many of the dopest songs in hip-hop and R&B. By.

The trends in hip-hop production for 2025 and beyond are not a neatly packaged blueprint for success—they’re a wild, ever-shifting terrain where every misstep is as valuable as every triumph.

Here is the best of hip-hop this week ending April 25, 2025. Albums/EPs/Mixtapes ... off-kilter kicks and distorted soul samples. Ray Vaughn — The Good The Bad The Dollar Menu ...

A new generation of rap moguls and artists are flipping the wealth script by investing in technology, transforming their ...

On this day in 2003, Gang Starr, one of the most revered duos in hip hop history, released what would become their sixth and ...

Since the mid-1980s when hip-hop fully entered the popular culture, ... Featuring a sample from Buffalo Springfield's "For What It's Worth," some sick rhymes by Chuck D, ...

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The Best New Hip-Hop This Week includes albums, videos, and songs from Lola Brooke, Lil Baby, and Quavo. While it’s not the busiest week, there’s plenty to get into for fans of pretty much ...