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Discover music sampling at its best. From sampled-based hip hop music to soul, funk, jazz, and more, The Art of Sampling features music that inspires and helps you better understand music creativity.
Sample Flips: Cormega – “Fallen Soldiers” (Prod. By J-Love)
Cormega is a rapper from Queensbridge, Queens who has enjoyed a successful independent career. He befriended Nas and their rapport led to a friendship both in and out of music. In 1996, Cormega joined the short-lived rap group, The Firm,…
Source Material: Paul Mauriat – “Melancholy Man”
Paul Mauriat was a French orchestra leader from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. As a child, Mauriat studied classical music, but as a teenager, he transitioned to jazz and popular music. At 17, he formed his own orchestra, and he…
Sample Flips: Chill Rob G – “Let Me Show You” (Prod. By The 45 King)
Chill Rob G is a rapper from Jersey City, New Jersey who started rhyming in the '80s. He is an original member of Flavor Unit, a hip hop collective from the east coast that featured Queen Latifah, Lakim Shabazz, and The 45 King. In 1987,…
Source Material: Patti Austin – “The Family Tree”
Patti Austin is a singer and songwriter from New York. She was born in Harlem, but she grew up in Bay Shore, New York on Long Island. When she was four years old, she sang at the Apollo Theater during a performance by Dinah Washington,…
Sample Flips: Ghostface Killah Ft. Raekwon & Cappadonna – “Daytona 500” (Prod. By RZA))
Ghostace Killah is one of the lead members of Wu-Tang Clan (the legendary hip hop group from Staten Island, New York). In 1993, Wu Tang released their debut album, Enter the Wu Tang (36 Chambers). It was an impactful debut; by 1995, the…
Source Material: Brighter Side of Darkness – “Love Jones”
Brighter Side of Darkness was a soul group from Chicago, Illinois who enjoyed a brief run in the early '70s. The group was led by 12-year old Darryl Lamont, and the supporting members were Ralph Eskridge, Randolph Murph, and Larry…
Sample Flips: Big Sean – “How It Feel” (Prod. By Million $ Mano)
Big Sean is a rapper from Detroit, Michigan who made a name for himself through freestyles and mixtapes. Sean started rhyming in high school, and he often freestyled at a local hip hop station called WHTD. In 2005, he freestyled for Kanye…
Source Material: Ryo Fukui – “Early Summer”
Ryo Fukui was a jazz pianist from Biratori, Hokkaido, Japan. In 1970, when Fukui was 22 years old, he taught himself how to play the piano. Six years later, he released his debut album, Scenery. One of the standout tracks from his album…
Source Material: Junior Parker – “River’s Invitation”
Junior Parker is a blues singer who was born on a plantation near Bobo, Cahoma County, Mississippi. As a child, he sang in various gospel groups, and after he moved to Memphis, Tennessee with his mother, he began his blues career. In the…
Sample Flips: Keith Murray – “The Most Beautifullest Thing in This World” (Prod. By…
Keith Murray is a rapper from Long Island, New York who started rhyming in the '90s. In the early '90s, Murray met Erick Sermon of EMPD. Sermon included Murray on his album No Pressure (1993), and their song "Hostile" led to more…