Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Kendrick Lamar has consistently been known as one of the world’s most prominent storytellers and a rooted artist in hip-hop’s ...

Dedicated students of ’90s hip-hop revere and revel in the soul sample chop. (For those illiterate in hip-hop speak, chopping is when a sample is cut into pieces to be used instrumentally in a track, ...

The 1970s gave birth to rap music, and the 1980s helped raise it, but the 1990s were when rap really came into its own. Artists like 2Pac, Notorious B.I.G., Snoop Doggy Dogg, Nas, OutKast, Jay Z, ...

Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Nestled deep into the sonic layers of “Redbone” is ‘70s funkadelics staple “I’d Rather be With You” by Bootsy’s ...

Antoine Harris: “Back then, you wanted a great single [from an artist] but you also wanted the album to be poppin’. You wanted it to tell a story, you wanted it to have a theme, an objective. I think ...

Hip-hop has existed for over 50 years, and since its inception, the genre has mastered the art of sampling to create some of the most iconic records in music history. Effectively using a sample ...

A publisher claims Lil Uzi Vert’s “Strawberry Peels” sampled Blackout’s “Dim Da Lights” without permission. A music publisher sued Lil Uzi Vert, Young Thug, Gunna and producer Wheezy over their ...

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This song, which hit no. 18 on the Billboard Hot 100, is all about the intense amorous feelings brought on by lust, specifically the kind that comes with the warm weather. Taking a look at the music ...