Sampling has quietly reshaped music over the past five decades. A snare hit here, a vocal yelp there, maybe a drum loop that becomes the foundation for an entirely new genre. It’s wild how a forgotten ...

Want to clear a sample for songs you are working on? This guide breaks down everything you need to know to do it the right way. Some of the most iconic music you’ll ever hear uses samples — a.k.a.

Using WhoSampled, Stacker found the Bollywood songs record producers have sampled most and revealed which songs they helped to go mainstream. – Photo Illustration by Stacker // Getty Images Bollywood ...

Future & Metro Boomin, Drake, Young Thug, Lil Baby, Big Sean and French Montana all have this thing in common in their discography. By Heran Mamo “Mile High Memories” from Future and Metro Boomin‘s ...

Led Zeppelin is responsible for some of rock history’s most epic guitar riffs and rhythms. The band transcended rock n’ roll and impacted other musical genres, including hip-hop. While the two seem ...

Ever since technology took over the music industry, artists have been sampling from other artists nonstop. Folks have contrasting views about this phenomenon, as some view it as unoriginal and lazy, ...

Jack Harlow, Tink, Fivio Foreign, and Paul Woolford have all succeeded at getting Beyoncé samples to clear. Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Photos by Stephen J. Cohen/Getty Images, Prince ...

I've been playing video games since roughly around the time I developed the cognitive function to do so. Many musicians draw inspiration from video games, including Grammy winner Jacob Collier, known ...

Many of Burna's most celebrated songs have borrowed elements from some recognizable U.S. pop, soul and hip-hop favorites. By Heran Mamo A common theme in Burna Boy‘s discography is his expert lifting ...

The ride shot, a cymbal strike that sounds like a hammer striking anvil, is a sample that's come to define DMV crank music.