A-Trak is reflecting on the evolution of the art of sampling. In a Twitter thread over the weekend, the producer/DJ/all-around industry titan—whose extensive ...

Hip-hop producers live in uncertainty. Flipping samples, breaking rules, and trusting instinct is part of the job. That same skill set carries into betting, investing, and startups, where reading ...

This article has been handpicked from the Okayplayer editorial archives and included in our Hip Hop 50 collection as a noteworthy inclusion to the genre's rich and diverse narrative. The article has ...

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 ...

Sampling in hip-hop has been going on since the genre’s inception, but in 2023, it’s been more prevalent than ever. If everything sounds familiar, it’s because it definitely is. Words: Grant Rindner ...

I usually write this column based on whatever music I’m listening to during the week. Along with this column, my radio show on Wednesday nights follows the same idea, an hour of what I’ve been ...

Hip-hop turned 50 last year. During that half-century, the technology used to create this globally influential sound has continually moved forward. However, there's one tool that has remained ...

A History of Hip Hop Sampling with John Morrison and Josh Leidy is 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 7 at Monmouth University in West Long ...