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Turning Over Rocks: Buried Gems Found When Sourcing Samples

The rich heritage of sampling in Hip-Hop has given many artists second and third lives. Quite appropriately, it’s often the obscure and/or forgotten artists who either get their first day in the sun or receive a nostalgic dousing of warmth when a notable modern Hip-Hop act samples their music. Most other forms of music can’t make such claims even if there are great influencers we can hear in the music. Rock, Folk, Blues, Jazz, and Dance-Electronic build upon the work...