The Masterclass | How Kanye West turned soul samples into cinematic storytelling

Kanye West reshaped Hip Hop production through soul, gospel and R&B samples that became cinematic rap records. Revisit 10 of ...
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19 essential Hip Hop and R&B songs built on ’80s soul samples

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. From MPCs to FL Studio sessions, one thing remains consistent across generations of Hip Hop and R&B: The power of the sample. With ...
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Here’s How De La Soul Cleared The Samples For Their Classic Catalog’s Streaming Debut

Beyoncé, Drake, Nicki Minaj and Big Freedia all play a role in the story of how house and bounce music continue to shape hip-hop and R&B today. Finally, in January of this year, fans got the ...
Los Angeles Times

The timeless creativity of De La Soul, now (finally) available for the streaming generation

Before De La Soul, says Hank Shocklee, “‘beautiful’ and ‘rap’ weren’t two words that went together.” Shocklee would know: As a founding member of Public Enemy’s production team, the Bomb Squad, he’s ...