led-zeppelin-vs-the-blues Led Zeppelin is considered by many to be one of the greatest bands in the history of rock music, but their roots clearly lie…

When Danger Mouse released The Grey Album, a mash-up of The Beatles self-titled 1968 album, also known as The White Album, with Jay-Z’s 2003 album The Black Album, the Beatles’ record label, EMI, put a stop to its distribution because none of the samples of the Fab Four’s work had been cleared.  It turns out […]

Led Zeppelin is considered by many to be one of the greatest bands in the history of rock music, but their roots clearly lie in…

Led Zeppelin is considered by many to be one of the greatest bands in the history of rock music, but their roots clearly lie in the tradition of the blues. Their blues influences got the best of them on a few occasions during their run in the late 60s and 70s. In 1972, the band […]

On December 26, 2010 singer Teena Marie died in her home at the age of 54. As is customary when a musician we love has passed away, we take a moment to highlight how they’ve influenced the hip-hop generation. R.I.P. Teena Marie: Celebs Remember The Legendary Singer On Twitter As a gifted singer and musician […]

From Nodfactor.com. I can’t even take credit for this one. That walking hip-hop encyclopedia  Dart Adamsover Blogger House put Kanye’s latest leak “Lord, Lord Lord” on blast for being more than a little similar to Nas’s “Find Ya Wealth.”

John Legend and The Legendary Roots Crew remake Baby Huey’s song that has spawned so many notable hip hop samples, with Black Thought spitting on this one.Wake Up! Drops September 21st.

It’s been a minute since we heard any new music from Jazmine Sullivan.

Produced by Kanye West this Classic material was sampled from the Jackson 5. Do you know what song Kanye Sampled? Mr. Smith landed another platinum album and a hit single with Boys II Men with Hey lover in 1995. What MJ song was sampled to make this a reality? Ghostface solo debut was huge due […]

From Nodfactor.com. It’s only right that the birthplace of hip-hop spawned one of its most oft-sampled drum breaks.