Throughout the year, we will spend our Thursdays exploring some of the most recognizable, beloved, mysterious, and ...

Wale’s latest track honors ‘90s R&B by sampling the SWV hit “I’m So Into You.” “Where To Start” arrives shortly after a recent collaboration with 4batz. A viral BET Awards moment with Kai Cenat ...

Sampling has been a cornerstone of hip-hop since its inception, with producers repurposing existing music to create entirely new sonic landscapes. A standout hip-hop sample is more than just a looped ...

Dedicated students of ’90s hip-hop revere and revel in the soul sample chop. (For those illiterate in hip-hop speak, chopping is when a sample is cut into pieces to be used instrumentally in a track, ...

Beyoncé released her seminal visual album Lemonade in 2016, and has continued to release music since then, including her collaborative album with Jay-Z, Everything Is Love, and her album The Lion King ...

The case claimed that one of the track's high-profile samples featured infringing lyrics, but those allegations likely faced long odds in court. By Bill Donahue A lawsuit against Beyoncé and Sony ...

Overtones is a column by Jayson Greene that examines how certain sounds-- a snare crack, a synth blob, a ghostly string sample-- linger in our minds and lives. "On Sight", the first song on Kanye West ...

Kanye West, now Ye, is not only a rapper but something more, he has transformed the soundscape of modern music. Years before ...

In partnership with the National Basketball Retired Players Association and The Finn Group, the Okayplayer Lounge pop-up is bridging music, basketball, art and legacy. Finally, in January of this year ...

Lauryn Hill may have mostly retreated from the public eye, but she’s never really left rap music. Her brief catalog—one solo album, one live album, and two albums with the Fugees—still casts a long ...

Disclosure have released a new three-track EP, Moog For Love, available via all major digital outlets, including iTunes and Spotify. The British electronic duo – brothers Guy and Lawrence Howard – ...