Peel back the production layers used to make hip-hop and drum & bass and you'll find a common strand of DNA: samples. When jungle emerged in early 1990s England, the music borrowed from dub and ...

Sampling originated from DJ Kool Herc's Merry-Go-Round technique. Over time, the technique evolved and has created hip-hop songs with ties that go back decades. The legal battles with clearing samples ...

Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Nestled deep into the sonic layers of “Redbone” is ‘70s funkadelics staple “I’d Rather be With You” by Bootsy’s ...

Steely Dan brings its drum-tight grooves and jazzy time changes to the American Airlines Center Wednesday night. The Dan have been around long enough that you should know what to expect: a clinic in ...

With much success under her belt, Texas’ own Erica Banks continues to make waves. Erica Banks has certainly been busy from releasing back-to-back fan-favorite records to releasing her debut album ...

In celebration of New York Magazine’s 50th anniversary, this weekly series, which will continue through October 2018, tells the stories behind key moments that shaped the city’s culture. In 1989, DJ ...