Clashing with accusations of lesser aptitude, Led Zeppelin bassist John Paul Jones came to the passionate defence of hip-hop's sampling and DJ technology.

Craig Charles shines a spotlight on hip hop's foundations: its samples. Thanks to passionate crate digging, rap tracks have not only been built around some of the best grooves and beats ever ...

Hip-hop’s sample reserve grows generationally. In the ‘90s, artists like RZA, DJ Premier, Pete Rock, and others were culling the soul, funk and jazz records of the ‘70s. Over the past decade ...