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Thursday, June 17, 2010

You Need(le) This: The Hiphop Sample Encyclopedia

Posted by on Thu, Jun 17, 2010 at 3:56 PM

Want to know where those samples from your favorite songs by your favorite rap artists originate? Go here. The tenacious, scholarly bloggers at Hip Hop Is Read likely have you covered; chances are you'll be able to figure it out in seconds. This site provides sample details from entire albums, but it's obviously a work in progress. If you're seeking something that doesn't appear on Hip Hop Is Read, don't give up hope. It'll get there eventually.

The identity of the main break from Raekwon's "Criminology" has nagged at me for years. Now I know it. ^5, Hip Hop Is Read.

 

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