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Manu Dibango and the Soul Makossa

May 11, 2020 - Created by Conor Herbert

Soul Makossa Dibango

These are unprecedented times, and they’re sure to bring unprecedented losses. Cameroonian jazz pioneer Manu Dibango changed the world with “Soul Makossa,” an indelible record with a special place in hip-hop.

Behind ‘A Written Testimony’: The Sounds of Jay Elec’s Arrival

March 30, 2020 - Created by Conor Herbert

Jay Electronica A Written Testimony Beyoncé Pool

He’s back. You knew it was coming: a breakdown of the samples from the heart of Jay Electronica’s mythical debut, now a Hov-ridden reality. 

Sampled Their Provisions: The Sonic Palette of ‘Jesus Is King’

November 20, 2019 - Created by Conor Herbert

Jesus Is King Sunday Service Kanye West Film

The dust has settled and the controversy has all but passed, so what can the samples on Jesus Is King tell us about Kanye’s religious reinvention?

Internal Affairs, 20 Years On: The Return of a Lost Classic

October 19, 2019 - Created by Conor Herbert

1999’s Internal Affairs thrust underground veteran Pharoahe Monch into the spotlight, imbued with the might of Godzilla and a vocabulary like none other. Twenty years on, we’re looking back at the Organized Konfusion emcee’s classic solo debut, exploring the feud that all but erased it, and celebrating the anniversary that brought it back from the brink!

Organized Konfusion’s Stress: The Extinction Agenda – Inside an Underground Hip-Hop Classic, 25 Years Later

August 16, 2019 - Created by Conor Herbert

pharoahe monch prince po

It’s been 25 years since Organized Konfusion––that’s Prince Po and Pharoahe Monch––released their sophomore record, “Stress: The Extinction Agenda”. Not only is it one of the greatest underground hip-hop records of all time, it’s a crowning achievement of the genre’s richest decade. In celebration, we’re exploring the stories behind every beat and every sample––at least the ones we know about––that make up the classic Queens LP!

Dissecting Madlib’s Production on Bandana: Every Sample, Every Beat

July 19, 2019 - Created by Conor Herbert

MadLib sampling

It’s been five years since we last heard from MadGibbs, one of hip-hop’s most revered emcee-producer duos. Their triumphant return comes in the form of Bandana, a sophomore record that averts the slump with unbridled excellence. There’s a lot going on in there – let’s take a look at the samples underpinning Madlib and Gibbs’ […]

Behind Doggystyle: The Singles that made a West Coast Classic

July 3, 2019 - Created by Conor Herbert

doggystyle album samples

As the sun rotates and his game grows bigger, it’s now become easy to forget just how Snoop Dogg became a pop culture legend. It was Doggystyle, his Death Row debut, that catapulted him to the forefront of mid-’90s hip hop. In celebration of a quarter-century of G Funk, we’re breaking down all the samples […]

Behind Warren G’s Regulate… G Funk Era: Every Sample, Every Collaborator

June 2, 2019 - Created by Conor Herbert

warren g g-funk

The ‘G’ in Warren G stands for Griffin, but it might as well be shorthand for “G Funk”. Warren’s distinctive production chops and romantic vision of gangsterism made him one of the most indispensible voices of the G Funk era and, in the years since, they’ve enshrined him as one of the West Coast’s most […]

25 Years of Illmatic: The Producers and Samples that Created a Classic

April 18, 2019 - Created by Conor Herbert

illmatic samples

If 1994 is one of hip hop’s greatest years, then Illmatic is one of the richest cherries atop the proverbial cake. Whilst it might not have been the most immediately impactful of the year’s debuts, it still stands as one of the greatest hip hop albums of all time. We’re breaking down the samples throughout […]

How Kanye Made “The College Dropout” – Every Sample, Every Beat

February 9, 2019 - Created by Conor Herbert

college dropout samples kanye

It’s hard to imagine the world without Kanye West, and it’s hard to imagine Kanye West without The College Dropout. Fifteen years on, we’re breaking down the sampling on Ye’s triumphant debut and talking about the creation of a classic. Things were different in 2004: 50 Cent was a musical titan, Jay-Z had retired from […]

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