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Kanye West Won’t Save Us – But Toasty Digital Might

March 24, 2021 - Created by Conor Herbert

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The prospect of a new Kanye record has never been less enticing, but inspired remixer Toasty Digital has managed to piece together something better: a thrilling sampledelic celebration of Kanye West and the artists behind his many sounds and styles.

Manu Dibango and the Soul Makossa

May 11, 2020 - Created by Conor Herbert

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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.

The Grammys are Statistically Biased and Hip-Hop Doesn’t Need Them

February 18, 2019 - Created by Ben Carter

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It’s 2019. Hip-hop has been the biggest genre in music for more than two years now, but The Grammys still reek of bias against the genre. Recent snubs of iconic albums like Kendrick Lamar’s DAMN. and Cardi B’s Invasion of Privacy sting badly, but sadly they weren’t a surprise to anyone who has been paying […]

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

February 9, 2019 - Created by Conor Herbert

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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 […]

Behind “The Black Album”: Production & Sampling Deep-Dive

November 13, 2018 - Created by Conor Herbert

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November 14, 2003: with nothing left to prove, Jay Z releases The Black Album, a project billed as his last. Fifteen years on, we reflect on the production throughout the LP, breaking down the sampling, examining the sonic palette and looking at the collaborators Jay chose to score his classic curtain closer. Fifteen years ago, […]

Beats & Bars: The Complete History of Dual-Discipline Artists in Hip-Hop

November 9, 2018 - Created by Ben Carter

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Tyler, the Creator. J Cole. Mac Miller. Childish Gambino. Kid Cudi. Hip hop’s new generation seems to be filled with artists that wear the hat of both “producer” and “rapper” like never before – but this DIY movement is no recent phenomenon. We trace the lineage of today’s dual-discipline artists to its origins, over 30 […]

Nicki Minaj, Cardi B, Drake or Kanye West: Who Was the Most Self-Obsessed Lyricist in 2018?

September 6, 2018 - Created by Ben Carter

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Back in 2017 it was discovered that Nicki Minaj mentioned herself on wax significantly more than her contemporaries. To recap, 11.5% of Nicki Minaj’s  discography prior to QUEEN contains self-references by Nicki.. In this analysis, Nicki was far ahead of the competition, even handily beating out noted egos like Kanye West and Jay-Z, who came in […]

Wyoming: Breaking Down Kanye West’s 42 Samples One-by-One

July 28, 2018 - Created by Conor Herbert

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From the hook on Pusha T’s “Come Back Baby” to the quasi-unreleased Kurt Cobain demos on “Cudi Montage”, the five-chapter Wyoming series produced by Kanye West contains some of the most iconic samples of the year. We break them down one-by-one to gain a glimpse behind the creative process of one of the most talented […]

Drake vs Kanye: Quantifying Hip Hop’s Biggest (Proxy) Beef

July 25, 2018 - Created by Ben Carter

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It’s the question no one is asking – how could it be possible for Kanye not to have his hands in the Drake and Pusha T beef? Now that the dust has settled, we’re diving into the numbers to understand what the consequences of 2018’s defining beef have been – and what exactly happened between […]

Gangsta Rap is Dead – and Your Favorite Rapper Has Blood on Their Hands

July 19, 2018 - Created by Edward Alexander

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Imagine if Drake released his record-breaking album Scorpion in 1988, the year Straight Outta Compton hit the airwaves. Not only would the music would seem totally out of place, but he’d be straight up laughed out of the room. Now let’s flip the picture: imagine a young group of artists releasing Straight Outta Compton in […]

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