Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. From MPCs to FL Studio sessions, one thing remains consistent across generations of Hip Hop and R&B: The power of the sample. With ...

Luther Vandross didn’t just sing love songs. He invented the kind of vocals that make you want to text your ex, light a candle, and dramatically stare out a window all at once. While Vandross is ...

Cultural crossover: The update reflects a deepening exchange where anime visuals, themes, and sounds influence hip hop music and vice versa. Broad creative scope: Samples range from dramatic fight ...

Sampling has become a huge part of music production. However, you must choose a sample that matches other aspects of your song. Sampling has become one of the most influential strategies in modern ...

In the ever-evolving landscape of music, nostalgia plays a significant role in shaping contemporary sounds. As we dive into 2024, it’s clear that many artists are channeling the past, breathing new ...

Salt N Pepa play the Ford stage during Sunfest in downtown West Palm Beach on April 30, 2016. (Richard Graulich / The Palm Beach Post) Dayton is considered the Land of Funk. Here is why. Video by ...

Southern hip-hop’s influence continues shaping modern music through strategic sampling, with artists like Future, GloRilla and Sexyy Red drawing from classic Southern tracks. Recently, Juicy J noted ...

It's pretty much impossible to overestimate Michael Jackson's impact on pop music. The songs, the albums, the outfits, the television performances, the videos—it all adds up, and in Jackson's case, it ...

Complex says: RZA was in the prime of his production career in 1996 as he laced Ghostface's debut album with '70s soul samples galore. RZA built beats around not just Green, but also acts like Sam ...

In 2017, hip-hop became the most consumed genre in the US, and it hasn't shown any signs of slowing down. Now that we're just over the halfway mark into the 2020s, hip-hop continues to dominate with ...