After a four-year delay, Lil Wayne's Tha Carter V has finally arrived. We're looking at our favorite samples that are found on it. The production on the album is stellar, with veteran hitmakers Swizz ...

With his death Nov. 4 at age 91, late composer, performer, bandleader and producer Quincy Jones leaves behind an enormous body of work — over 70 years of albums, film scores and other collaborations.

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 ...

Right from his breakthrough, Drake was all about the art of the sample. His now iconic “So Far Gone” mixtape was built around sample-heavy beats you wouldn’t expect in the year 2009 or any year really ...

Artists such as Dionne Warwick, Stevie Wonder, and Marvin Gaye have been sampled on many of the dopest songs in hip-hop and R&B. Although hip-hop and R&B are always evolving, one thing will always be ...

Music history simply wouldn’t be the same without the vast effect Nine Inch Nails have had throughout their career. Their significance has netted them countless accolades, too—from dozens of award ...

One of the major keys to Drake’s ongoing success is beat selection. Even when he was assembling early mixtapes from borrowed beats and instrumentals from then-unknown bedroom producers, the always guy ...