Sampling has been an integral part of hip-hop for decades. It's one of the genre's main foundations. When a producer uses a portion of an already existing song for a new record, the sample turns the ...

New York City's most notable drill producers have defined themselves by the songs they sample, so much so that critics and fans alike have phrased the trend as "sample drill." Abe Beame Abe Beame ...

Much of today’s pop music is built on an ethos of remixing, sampling and rearranging. Whether it’s a clever nod to an oldie, or a controversial near-stealing of a riff, many producers build their ...

After Pop Smoke's tragic death in 2020, many wondered what would become of New York drill, and many naysayers claimed it died with him. Over the next year, several booming voices would knock at that ...

Trip-hop is a style that’s highly dependent on its laid back feel and this is often achieved using slowed down sampled loops and breaks. Building your track from loops is definitely a valid approach, ...