One of the main things wrong with Hip Hop today is the lack of Sampling. Any producer knows, that sampling can get you in big trouble today. These days everyone wants to sue and copyright issues are a major concern. THIS IS ONE OF THE ISSUES KILLING OUR CULTURE!! Hip Hop was founded on sampling, which is the glue that has held our music together.
Which brings me to today. We were able to keep the soul of our music alive by sampling say….a Ray Charles record…or a Chaka Khan record…and re inventing it. That way the new generation knows about who came before them, even if they aren’t aware they are partying to a Rick James record.
Sampling is the glue that connects every generation to the next. The reason some of today’s commercial artists have lost their way, is because of the lack of knowing where the music comes from. As you can tell from the videos above, to quote Dead Prez, “It’s bigger than Hip Hop”…it’s soul music, and music in general that creates our culture. Sampling encourages people to dig, and research where the music started, without that you get the soul less rappers that we have on stations like B.E.T
Here is a quote and a video from Redman that sums it all up:
"I added that to my show. Cypress Hill's ['How I Could Just Kill A Man'] into ['Time 4 Sum Aksion']," Red said, after being asked about his catalog connection to Cypress Hill. Still a deejay hobbyist, Redman then spoke about the decline of that in Hip Hop. "That ended because we got more viral. We got more media coverage on this whole Hip Hop game now. Samples caused a major problem. Back in the day, you could snatch a record, snatch it right quick, and you ain't have to clear shit. Now, you gotta clear every-fucking thing."
SO MANY EMCEES WANT TO BE EMCEES, WILL NEVER BE EMCEES CAUSE THEY CAN'T EMCEE....with that said here is this weeks SKILLS section: featuring: Daish Presberry
