Kneecap announce their largest headline show to date
Kneecap have announced details of their largest headline show to date, set to take place at Crystal Palace Park in…
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The most-used samples in hip hop history
Hip hop and sampling go hand in hand, with many of the genre’s iconic tracks built on previously-recorded sounds and…
Maya Jane Coles releases latest EP under her Nocturnal Sunshine alias
Maya Jane Coles has teamed up with rapper and actor Cha$ey Jon£s on the latest EP under her Nocturnal Sunshine…
The Beastie Boys’ Adam Yauch passed away on this day ten years ago
“If you can feel what I’m feeling then it’s a musical masterpieceIf you can hear what I’m dealing with then…
Skepta unveils limited-edition ‘Rum of Skepta’
Grime and hip hop artist Skepta has announced the launch of a limited-edition rum, ‘Rum of Skepta’, alongside distillers Havana…
Five samples that defined DJ Shadow’s ‘Entroducing…..’
DJ Shadow’s Entroducing….., which was released on 16 September 1996 (25 years ago today) is arguably the finest example of…
“If hip hop ever got to a position where it could hear other kinds of beats, one of the first people it would have to hear is Christy Moore…” Irish hip hop in the mid-90s [February 1994]
It’s a Renaissance moment for Irish rap and hip hop, with acts like Denise Chaila, Tebi Rex, JyellowL, Mango X…
“Ahhh… this stuff is really fresh!” But who was the voice behind one of hip hop’s most-used samples?
It’s one of the most pillaged hip hop samples of all time – a heavily-vocoded voice intoning “Ahhh… this stuff…
“This is a journey into sound…” The sample that made hip hop history
Released in October 1987, Eric B & Rakim’s Paid in Full was arguably the hip hop duo’s biggest single, thanks…
THROWBACK THURSDAY: Beastie Boys – Ill Communication [May 1994]
Released 25 years ago this week (31 May 1994), Beastie Boys’ Ill Communication is a majestic blend of rap, jazz,…
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