2009 was a phenomenal year for sample-based music. Looking at the list of U.S. number-one singles of 2009 to date, it’s astonishing to see that no less than 6 out of 13 are based on samples: Crack a Bottle by Eminem, Dr. Dre and 50 Cent Right Round by Flo Rida feat. Kesha Poker Face [...]
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The Blueprints for “The Blueprint 3″
Rap mogul Jay-Z returns this week with ‘The Blueprint 3’, his eleventh studio album and the follow up to 2007’s ‘American Gangster’. With production from Timbaland, Swizz Beatz and of course Kanye West, ‘The Blueprint 3’ looks set to be a landmark for the ever-changing face of hip-hop in 2009. With mainstream rap split between [...]
Kanye West: Glow in the Dark Tour
We went to see Kanye West‘s Glow in the Dark show at the o2 arena in London last night, and we weren’t disappointed! To those of you who haven’t had the chance to see or read about the show, it tries to push the boundaries of what a hip-hop gig (or any gig in fact) [...]
Isaac Hayes
On August 10th 2008, shortly after we started work on WhoSampled, Isaac Hayes passed away at the age of 65. Countless words have been written since then detailing his exceptional career in music, film and television. However, many of those obituaries failed to mention the man’s direct influence on today’s music. Ike is one of [...]
