Southern hip-hop’s influence continues shaping modern music through strategic sampling, with artists like Future, GloRilla and Sexyy Red drawing from classic Southern tracks. Recently, Juicy
Fredro Starr, founding member of the pioneering hip-hop group Onyx, is reaping substantial financial rewards from Travis Scott‘s mega-hit “SICKO MODE.” The intricate sampling chain
In the ever-evolving landscape of music, nostalgia plays a significant role in shaping contemporary sounds. As we dive into 2024, it’s clear that many artists
Jon B, a prominent figure in R&B music since the ’90s, has recently stirred controversy with his comments regarding Chlöe and Gunna’s sampling of his
Beyoncé had the time today to clap back at “erroneous” claims by musical group Right Said Fred that she sampled their song without their permission.
While frenzied fans listened to Beyoncé’s new album Renaissance, which was released on Friday, July 29, 2022, fellow singer Kelis stewed in resentment. And then
Madonna has put producer-rapper Tory Lanez on blast for allegedly using one of her hit songs without permission. The song in question is Madonna’s 1985
Comedy icon and movie star Eddie Murphy is poised to star in Soul Soul Soul: The Murray Murray Story, a mockumentary about music sampling. According
There’s a fine line between sampling a song and outright stealing it and Kanye West has been accused of crossing that line. Electronic artist Aphex
If you know anything about ’90s hip-hop, with one listen to Nicki Minaj’s “Anaconda,” you immediately recognized the repeated “my anaconda don’t” line as being borrowed
Diddy took offense to Kweli and Mos Def’s interpolation of Slick Rick’s classic “Children’s Story.”
