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 ...

North stayed busy in 2025, where she notched a collaboration with FKA Twigs, which saw her rap in Japanese on Eusexua standout “Childlike Things.” The 12-year-old also contributed to the Ye-produced ...

And no one’s made better disco music than KC and the Sunshine Band. Along with Donna Summer, Bee Gees and Chic, this Miami-area founded group belongs on the Mount Rushmore of Disco, in my opinion. [A ...

Joanna Demers, assistant professor of music history and literature, University of Southern California Is the creative appropriation of previously recorded music theft? Or is that act, better known as ...

Snoop Dogg has some words for musicians and producers that are making songs that sample the hit records of yesteryear. The legendary rapper and Dr. Dre sat down with Stephen A. Smith to talk all ...

Do you keep hearing people talk about sampling rate in music? But aren’t certain what that actually is?? Well, friend, you’ve come to the right place. On a fundamental level, sampling rate is a result ...

It may seem impossible to combine classical music, one of the oldest genres of music, with Korean pop (K-pop), an internationally trending genre. But it’s probable. The first song to sample classical ...

The musical output of George Clinton hinges on an unimpeachable run from 1970 to 1982. During that time, Clinton slapped together doped-up, proto-disco like “Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof Off the ...

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Lizzo has some strong feelings about sampling laws. The 37-year-old appeared on Million Dollaz Worth of Game, where, amid discussing the release of her latest mixtape, My Face Hurts from Smiling, she ...

Lizzo recently ignited debate by suggesting that the origin of laws governing sampling in music was affected by race. In a discussion on the Gillie & Wallo MDWG podcast, she argued that sampling rules ...