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Sample Wars: Ciara vs. Dipset
Each week in Sample Wars, we’ll pit two songs which sample the same source material head-to-head against each other, to determine which one rocked the sample better. This week we’re being super timely,...
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Sample Wars: Justin Timberlake vs. 5kinAndBone5
Each week in Sample Wars, we’ll pit two songs which sample the same source material head-to-head against each other, to determine which one rocked the sample better. To celebrate the release of Justin...
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Take a Video Tour of J Dilla’s Record Collection
The late J Dilla is one of the most celebrated hip-hop producers of all time, and his enormous record collection is nearly as impressive as his music. In the above documentary from Fuse’s “Crate...
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Sample Wars: The Fugees vs. The Field
Each week in Sample Wars, we’ll pit two songs which sample the same source material head-to-head against each other, to determine which one rocked the sample better. Today, we’re reaching way back to...
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Jay Shells Drops “Rap Quotes,” His Most Site-Specific Street Art Project Yet
After schooling New Yorkers on etiquette via numerous unsanctioned interventions, artist Jay Shells channeled his love of hip hop music and his uncanny sign-making skills towards a brand new project:...
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Sample Wars: RiFF RAFF and Action Bronson vs. Talib Kweli and Dela
Each week in Sample Wars, we’ll pit two songs which sample the same source material head-to-head against each other, to determine which one rocked the sample better. As you may have heard, Harmony...
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Sample Wars: Tyler, The Creator vs. Madlib
Each week in Sample Wars, we’ll pit two songs which sample the same source material head-to-head against each other, to determine which one rocked the sample better. To mark this week’s release of...
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Sample Wars: Jay-Z vs. Snoop Dogg
Each week in Sample Wars, we’ll pit two songs which sample the same source material head-to-head against each other, to determine which one rocked the sample better. Both of this week’s contestants are...
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Coming Soon: The Beastie Boys Memoir, by Ad-Rock and Mike D
Fans hungry for one last piece of the Beastie Boys legacy will get their wish Fall 2015, when Spiegel & Grau will publish a yet-untitled memoir by Adam Horovitz and Mike Diamond, aka Ad-Rock and...
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Sample Wars: Chance the Rapper vs. Slum Village
Each week in Sample Wars, we’ll pit two songs which sample the same source material head-to-head against each other, to determine which one rocked the sample better. This week’s Sample Wars presents a...
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Sample Wars: UGK and OutKast vs. GZA and ODB
Each week in Sample Wars, we’ll pit two songs which sample the same source material head-to-head against each other, to determine which one rocked the sample better. This week we’re focusing on what’s...
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Sample Wars: Azealia Banks vs. Jay and Kanye vs. the Prodigy
Each week in Sample Wars, we’ll pit two songs which sample the same source material head-to-head against each other, to determine which one rocked the sample better. This week’s Sample Wars pits two...
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Listen In: Cities Aviv Made You a Playlist
“Listen In” is a weekly feature in which we ask musicians to curate a mixtape-length YouTube playlist of songs they’re currently digging. Listening to Cities Aviv’s latest release, 2012′s excellent...
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Sample Wars: Lil B vs. A$AP Rocky
Each week in Sample Wars, we’ll pit two songs which sample the same source material head-to-head against each other, to determine which one rocked the sample better. This week’s Sample Wars concerns a...
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Angel Haze’s New Video Features Boobs, White People Saying the N-Word
“No Bueno,” Angel Haze’s NSFW doozy of a new video, features a whole cast of characters lip synching or actually rapping and signing along to Angel’s verses–fat people, thin people, black people, white...
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Sample Wars: Kanye West vs. Big K.R.I.T.
Each week in Sample Wars, we’ll pit two songs which sample the same source material head-to-head against each other, to determine which one rocked the sample better. Kanye West is on everyone’s mind...
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Here’s a Mixtape of (Almost) All the Samples Used on Yeezus
Yeezus is easily Kanye’s darkest record, and with that comes an almost total abandonment of the warm, sample-based sound upon which he built his name. The samples themselves aren’t gone, however,...
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Yung Lean’s New Video Is Net Art Pokémon Carnage
Put on a bucket hat, do the cooking dance, add some net art aesthetics and #90sKid pop cultural references, and you’ve got yourself a pretty banging rap video circa 2013. Technically, Yung Lean is from...
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Sample Wars: M.I.A. vs. A Tribe Called Quest
Each week in Sample Wars, we’ll pit two songs which sample the same source material head-to-head against each other, to determine which one rocked the sample better. Between a new single, a new album...
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SKI and 2ESAE’s Jay-Z Art Book Scavenger Hunt
To mark the upcoming release of his new album-cum-viral-marketing-stunt, Magna Carta Holy Grail, Jay-Z created some shiny, mostly contentless promotional books, then sent fans on a scavenger hunt to...
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