Samples continue to be a huge part of our current music culture. Some of the biggest artists in the world have used them to create incredible hit records that have gone on to become classics in their ...

Check out the group that inspired some of 50 Cent, The Dog Pound, Fat Joe, and Queen Beyoncé biggest hits! Beyoncé introduced a new generation to the titan soul group Frankie Beverly and Maze after ...

Hear where moments of Kraftwerk, Enya, Herb Alpert and more ended up in producers’ deft hands. By Lindsay Zoladz Today’s playlist is a celebration of a tried-and-true method of discovering new-to-you ...

Sampling originated from DJ Kool Herc's Merry-Go-Round technique. Over time, the technique evolved and has created hip-hop songs with ties that go back decades. The legal battles with clearing samples ...

Today, Paul Simon is considered one of the best and most influential songwriters of the 20th century and beyond. With songs to his credit like “Mrs. Robinson,” “Diamonds on the Souls of Her Shoes” and ...

These days, music nostalgia is showing up in more ways than one. As recording stars like Lady Gaga have older songs finding success in the present day, others like Gwen Stefani are considering ...

Southern hip-hop’s influence continues shaping modern music through strategic sampling, with artists like Future, GloRilla and Sexyy Red drawing from classic Southern tracks. Recently, Juicy J noted ...

Ever listened to a song you came to love, only to find out it was built on a gem from decades before? Samples are a cornerstone in modern music, shifting culture while forcing the past and present to ...

Metal artists getting sampled in rap music isn’t anything new. After all, we’ve already gotten the gold that was Ozzy’s reaction to Crazy Train being used in a Trick Daddy track. Yet it’s somewhat ...

Aerosmith has no shortage of arena-filling bangers. With Steven Tyler’s high-flying vocals and Joe Perry’s ear-worm guitar riffs, it would be hard to mistake an Aerosmith song when it comes through ...