| 28 June |
RZA Demonstrates the MV-8800 |
Archive for the ‘Art of Sampling’ Category
| 17 June |
Love & Vinyl (Short Film) |
A lovers quarrel caught in a record store.
| 6 April |
Chip x Dale Flip |
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This is the result of boredom @ 4:43am and less than 2 minutes. I know, I know, I’m awful for this. Good night!
| 5 April |
Sample: Billy Paul – War Of The Gods |
One of the meanest samples EVER! Dilla used the intro a couple of times throughout his beats and Luda ripped through this on Release Therapy. Peep after.
| 30 March |
Sample: Linda Jones – Let It Be Me |
I’ll give you a hint: It’s off the Wu-Massacre LP which drops TODAY! What a great chop. Production at its finest. Click here to find out which track they sampled it for.
PS – This is a disgusting chop. Damn!
| 30 March |
Erykah Badu – Love (Produced by J Dilla) |
As always, Badu delivers with anything she’s put out. This one’s been long over due but it finally drops today!
Oh man, the amount of soul and funk is hella dope. This one definitely lives up to the first one. New Amerykah Part 2: Return of the Ankh in stores now!
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| 24 March |
Sample: Nina Simone – See Line Woman |
Who else but him… Simone’s always had some ill percussion. Hit the jump.
| 5 March |
45 King Live Set on Scion Radio |
The legendary 45 King runs through some classic Hip-Hop samples and breaks. So soulful ladies and gentlemen, wouldn’t you agree?
| 23 February |
Sample: Bayete – Free Angela [Dear Moleskine] |
Just skip on over to 3:14. Can we get the full version of this already?
| 11 February |
Throwback: Common – Heat |
Let’s break B-Boys x B-Girls! Dilla went in on this!
| 1 February |
The Archive |
The greatest digger of all time!
Paul Mawhinney was born and raised in Pittsburgh, PA. Over the years he has amassed what has become the world’s largest record collection. Due to health issues and a struggling record industry Paul is being forced to sell his collection.
| 1 February |
Sample: ELO – Evil Woman |
These guys were always dope but now they’ve officially climbed up in my sample-chop masters list. Peep the final product after the jump from the dynamic duo.
| 28 January |
Vintage: DJ Premier on Beat-Making |
An interesting clip from Doug Pray’s documentary Scratch.
| 13 January |
Mayer Hawthorne’s Dusty Fingers |
Getchur dig on!
| 21 September |
Sample: Lou Rawls – Early Morning Love |
Ooh- Wee. Good job on this one. Its hits you @ 2:38. Hit the jump for the song.
| 14 September |
Sample: The Menahan Street Band – The Traitor |
Mr. Solo Dolo drops tomorrow. Make sure ya run out and buy your special edition DVD copy. Dream on! Peep the single after the jump.
| 26 August |
The Making of “Kinda Like A Big Deal” |
Bless this man for this footage. Bout time!


















