Eminem‘s “Houdini” samples one of the big hits of the 1980s. Unfortunately, the song in question is terrible. Regardless, Eminem’s decision to sample a certain song made one classic rocker very happy.

Sampling originated from DJ Kool Herc's Merry-Go-Round technique. Over time, the technique evolved and has created hip-hop songs with ties that go back decades. The legal battles with clearing samples ...

The art of sampling has been with us for four decades now. In that time, it has been used to a greater or lesser effect to lift iconic or rare snippets of sounds from countless older recordings to ...

Hear where moments of Kraftwerk, Enya, Herb Alpert and more ended up in producers’ deft hands. By Lindsay Zoladz Today’s playlist is a celebration of a tried-and-true method of discovering new-to-you ...

Samples are a dime a dozen in the modern music landscape. The now-common practice found its roots in the invention of the Fairlight CMI synthesizer in 1979 and the Akai MPC workstation nearly a decade ...