Whitney Houston‘s tragic passing at the age of 48 has reminded the world of what a great singer she was. Between the mid ’80s and early ’90s she could do no wrong, releasing hit after hit of glorious pop R&B with stellar vocal performances, dominating the charts with every single release. This incredible run was [...]
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Shawn Lee’s Incredible Tabla Band Competition
Win one of five copies of Shawn Lee’s Incredible Tabla Band’s new album, ‘Tabla Rock’, with just a tweet! ‘Bongo Rock’ by Michael Viner‘s Incredible Bongo Band is a truly seminal album in sampling culture. It started life as studio project initiated by Viner, then MGM’s head of music, to record a soundtrack for an [...]
WhoSampled Exclusive: The Mohawks Interviewed by Mark Rae
A few weeks ago we had the pleasure of hosting a truly special event: an exclusive interview with none other than the original members of The Mohawks, the group behind the most sampled British track in history, 1968′s ‘The Champ‘ (we currently list nearly 150 samples of it!). We were honoured to welcome on stage [...]
12 Breaks of Christmas
This is a guest post by J-Squared and Hudson. Since 2003, J-Squared and Hudson have put out a series of mix CDs featuring the best Christmas music from the genres of rap, soul, funk, jazz, reggae and lots more. Listen to them all here (via Mixcloud): http://toiletries.wordpress.com/2011/12/18/complete-seasons-beatings/ We all know that sample spotting is for life, not just [...]
WhoSampled’s Top 10 Holiday Gifts Wishlist
This post is powered by Best Buy. Shop Early Save Big at Best Buy. The holiday season is fast approaching and it’s time to casually plant those seeds of wishlist items in the caring minds of our loved ones, in the hope that they will sprout at that family gathering next month. Here’s a selection [...]
WhoSampled is 3 Years Old!
It’s already three years since we launched WhoSampled, and what an intense ride it’s been! Our community has been growing quickly, gathering sample spotters, cover freaks and remix fiends everywhere. The database has doubled in size over the past year, zooming past the 100,000 songs mark, and now lists nearly 60,000 samples and 35,000 covers by [...]
Watch the Throne: The Samples
Yes, it’s finally here. ‘Watch the Throne’, the hotly anticipated new album from hip-hop heavyweights Kanye West and Jay-Z, is released today. Working with an impressive list of top producers, Kanye and Jay made sure they work on the album together in the same room as they recorded it in various locations around the world. The [...]
WOW! The WhoSampled Database Crosses 100,000 Songs!
Music DNA Brain of the Universe by My Doodle a Day We’re extremely pleased to announce that the WhoSampled database has crossed the 100,000 songs mark! This incredible accomplishment is the result of a huge collective effort of nearly 4,500 contributors and more than 100 moderators (past and present) over the last two and a [...]
