Wale’s latest track honors ‘90s R&B by sampling the SWV hit “I’m So Into You.” “Where To Start” arrives shortly after a recent collaboration with 4batz. A viral BET Awards moment with Kai Cenat ...

Sampling has been a cornerstone of hip-hop since its inception, with producers repurposing existing music to create entirely new sonic landscapes. A standout hip-hop sample is more than just a looped ...

Dedicated students of ’90s hip-hop revere and revel in the soul sample chop. (For those illiterate in hip-hop speak, chopping is when a sample is cut into pieces to be used instrumentally in a track, ...

Justin Vernon combines spiritual themes, soulful samples and an electronic throb on “33 God,” a soulful new song from Bon Iver‘s upcoming third LP 22, A Million. “Is the company stalling?/ We had what ...

Overtones is a column by Jayson Greene that examines how certain sounds-- a snare crack, a synth blob, a ghostly string sample-- linger in our minds and lives. "On Sight", the first song on Kanye West ...

Lauryn Hill may have mostly retreated from the public eye, but she’s never really left rap music. Her brief catalog—one solo album, one live album, and two albums with the Fugees—still casts a long ...

Kanye West, now Ye, is not only a rapper but something more, he has transformed the soundscape of modern music. Years before ...