Sampling is ubiquitous in music and in addition to being a lot of fun to use, can add a lot to your work. That said, if done incorrectly, sampling can quickly put you on the wrong side of Johnny Law.

Music collaboration tech developer Splice has acquired Indaba Music. Indaba is an online music community of more than a million creators. Indaba’s Founder Dan Zaccagnino and CEO, JJ Rosen, a former ...

Why do hip-hop producers gravitate toward jazz samples? For a mood, for sonic timbre, for a unique rhythmic component. Swing is a precursor to the boom-bap. "If you're a hip-hop producer that wants a ...

With its blend of jazz, samples, smooth rhymes, and buoyant flare, the song is a classic. You could put it on right now and dance around your kitchen with ease, joy, and exuberance. Founded in London ...

Nesbert “Stix” Hooper returns home this week for the first time in maybe 20 years. He thinks the last time he was here was for a class reunion at Phillis Wheatley High School. The legendary drummer ...