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The evolution of sampling in hip-hop, from The Sugarhill Gang to A Tribe Called Quest
INSIDER via Yahoo Canada News· 10 months agoDJ Grandmaster Flash stands behind a DJ table spinning recordsDavid Corio/Redferns Sampling...
Doug Ingle: Iron Butterfly lead vocalist who sang rock classic In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida dies
Sky News via Yahoo Canada News· 2 months agoDoug Ingle, the last surviving member of the original line-up of heavy rock band Iron Butterfly, has...
Jim Gordon, Eric Clapton Drummer Convicted of Murdering Mother, Dead at 77
Rolling Stone via Yahoo Canada News· 1 year agoJim Gordon, a drummer who played on Derek and the Dominos’ Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs and...
Kool Herc and the History (and Mystery) of Hip-Hop’s First Day
Rolling Stone via Yahoo Canada News· 11 months agoHIP-HOP WAS BORN IN THE BRONX IN the summer of 1973. To celebrate the music’s 50th anniversary,...
‘It Turned the World Upside Down’: How New York City’s 1977 Blackout Jump-Started the Hip-Hop Era
Rolling Stone via Yahoo Canada News· 2 years agoIn an exclusive excerpt from the new book The Come Up: An Oral History of the Rise of Hip-Hop,...
Jim Gordon, Wrecking Crew Drummer Heard on Derek and the Dominos’ ‘Layla,’ Dies at 71
The Wrap via Yahoo Canada News· 1 year agoJim Gordon, one of the most in-demand session drummers of the 1960s and 70s whose beats were heard...
Taylor Swift and her 'Anti-Hero' top MTV VMAs in a show dominated by hip-hop, K-pop and Latin jams
Associated Press via Yahoo Canada News· 10 months agoTaylor Swift took home the top prize at the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards for her “Anti-Hero” music...
All About Michael Jackson's Mom, Katherine Jackson
People via Yahoo Canada News· 4 months agoMichael Jackson's mom Katherine has continued remembering him since his death in 2009 Justin Sullivan/Getty Michael Jackson leaves the Santa Barbara...
Hip-Hop Was Born in New York City, But Its Roots Are in the Caribbean
Time via Yahoo Canada News· 8 months agoGrandmaster Flash, DJ Kool Herc, Afrika Bambaataa and Chuck D attend Columbia University's Rap...
Taylor Swift reigns supreme at the MTV VMAS while Shakira makes history
The Independent via Yahoo Canada News· 10 months agoSwift set the record for most wins in one night as Shakira became the first South American artist to...