You can’t mention sample-based music and not talk about drum breaks. In the early 1970′s, years before producers had begun chopping up old records on samplers, Jamaican-born and Bronx-based DJ Kool Herc introduced a new approach to mixing records, paving the way for the development of Hip-Hop beatmaking. At the time, when playing extended disco [...]
Archive | April, 2010
R.I.P. Guru (1961 – 2010), a Hip-Hop Legend
The Hip-Hop world lost one of its most valued MCs yesterday: Keith Elam, better known as Guru. We were all alerted to his poor health earlier this year when he was admitted to hospital following a cardiac arrest, sending him into a coma. Apparently he had been living with cancer for the past year, and [...]
Malcolm McLaren’s Contribution to Music Extends Beyond the Pistols
The music world is mourning the death of the former Sex Pistols manager turned solo artist and music producer Malcolm McLaren, who died of cancer this week, aged 64. Throughout his life, McLaren pushed the boundaries of popular culture, challenging the status-quo with revolutionary fashion, music and attitudes. His pivotal role in the birth of [...]
