The French continue to be some of the most imaginative samplers of Jones’ work. Fred Falke, a contemporary of Daft Punk whose ...

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The legendary polymath, who died at his home in Bel-Air on Sunday (November 3), envisioned and executed some of the most ...

West Coast rap conglomerate Hieroglyphics would later sample it just as memorably for their 2003 song “Let It ... The final track on Nas’ 1994 debut album “Illmatic,” producer Large ...

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On her new debut EP, Los Angeles-based singer and rapper Samara Cyn seizes a style for herself in hip-hop.

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