909originals catches up with electro pioneer Man Parrish
Hip hop recently celebrated its 50th anniversary, and the genre owes a great deal to…
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Freddy Fresh unveils new album, ’35 Years Of Music’
Having dipped his toe into electro, drum ‘n’ bass, hip hop, big beat, techno and…
“Hear the drummer get wicked …again!” Chad Jackson releases follow up to crossover classic
Released in February 1990, Chad Jackson‘s Hear The Drummer (Get Wicked) was one of the…
The 10 most-used samples in hip hop history
Hip hop and sampling go hand in hand, with many of the genre’s most iconic…
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…
909originals explores the legacy of Afrika Bambaataa & the Soulsonic Force’s ‘Planet Rock’
Arguably the finest moment of Afrika Bambaataa & the Soulsonic Force’s Planet Rock isn’t the…
Hip hop the top genre on Spotify, while radio continues to go ‘pop’, study finds
Hip hop is the most listened to genre on Spotify, accounting for 38% of streams,…
“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,…
“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…
“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…
909rewind Vol. 12… Arthur Baker
Welcome to 909rewind, a new series from 909originals that delves into the early careers of…