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Some of the best sample flips you’ll ever hear.
Sample Flips: Larry June – “Organic Tears” (Prod. by Cash Fargo)
Since the beginning of his career, Larry June has consistently dropped new music. But since 2018, Larry June has maintained an increasingly prolific pace. In 2019, he dropped six total projects: Early Bird, The Port of San Francisco, Trap…
Kanye West Flipped “Strange Fruit” for “Blood On The Leaves;” And There’s Nothing Wrong With That
First, it was “Blood on the Leaves.” Outrage from everywhere for how Kanye West used a sample of Nina Simone’s heart-wrenching rendition of “Strange Fruit,” a 1939 song about lynching written by teacher Abel Meeropol and first popularized…
Sample Flips: Wiz Khalifa & Curren$y – “Landing”
Live in Concert produced a slew of Jazz-infused songs, but one stands out above the rest.
Wiz Khalifa and Curren$y have always blended their styles well. Starting in 2009 with How Fly, the two MC’s have produced projects together ever…
Sample Flips: Screwball – “Who Shot Rudy?” (Prod. By K. Jones)
Menacing Queensbridge crew details fictional assassination of former New York Mayor.
The Queensbridge hip hop tradition is well-documented. From Marley Marl to Nas to Cormega to Mobb Deep, Queensbridge (the largest housing project in…
Little Children, All Grown Up: Exploring the Ways A Kool & The Gang Album Cut Was Flipped
Kool & The Gang’s “Little Children” is an obscure prayer for the youth of the ‘70s, wishing them godspeed in their pursuit of a better world. In the hands of the titular children - namely, Buckwild, Ez Elpee, Ghetto Professionals and…
Sample Flips: A$AP Rocky – “Praise The Lord (Da Shine)” Ft. Skepta
The demise of sampling has been greatly exaggerated. We continue to see the art of sampling power many of the hits of today. Whether it's trap or a trap-blend, sampling still remains a go-to for its sound and flavor. And what stands out…
Rhythm Roulette: Large Professor
"I'm not just gon make some bullshit." —Large Professor
This is one of the best installments of Mass Appeal's Rhythm Roulette series. It finds Large Professor, one of the pioneers of beatmaking, flip records that at first seem…
Check This: Showbiz & AG – “Fat Pockets”
When Showbiz & AG dropped "Fat Pockets" in 1992, I hadn't yet owned an Akai S950. I was still a teenager, and technically I couldn't even get into The Fever (infamous Bronx nightclub) yet. Even still, I used to roll up to the Bronx, at…
Sample Flips: Jay-Z – “Imaginary Players” (Prod. by Prestige)
A sampling gem from Jay-Z's In My Lifetime, Vol. 1
After the release of 4:44 I had a newfound interest in revisiting Jay-Z's catalog, especially because of the sampling. I started with In My Lifetime, Vol.1 because it was the…
Sample Flips: Max B & French Montana Ft. Dame Grease – “The New Wave” (Prod. by…
Max B and French Montana's relationship is well documented. In 2008, the duo made their first song together "Waavvy" off of French's mixtape Live From Africa. The success of that song, coupled with common enemies, led to the beginning of…