Top 10 Samples: UK Garage
UK Garage could be described as one of a few notable hybrid genres which only seem capable of being cultivated in the unique melting pot of musical influences that exists in the British Isles. Taking...
View ArticleTop 10 Samples of 2013: Staff Picks
Following on from our recent Top 10 of 2013’s most popular samples, we are pleased to now present (in no particular order) our Top 10 staff favorites of 2013: Jai Paul’s Track 2 (Str8 Outta Mumbai)...
View ArticleTop 10 Most Sampled Jazz Artists of All Time
Words: Sophie Ramayrat & Chris Read Jazz, in its more traditional forms, it’s fair to say is viewed by many as somewhat unnavigable musical territory, but the influence of jazz remains evident...
View ArticleTop 10 Most Sampled Classical Composers
Words: Joe Bourne Classical music is comparatively speaking something of an untapped resource for sample material. The term ‘classical’ itself is used to reference the best part of a millennium of...
View ArticleTop 10 Old School Hip Hop Christmas Classics
As Christmas approaches, it’s time to start dusting off those classic Hip Hop Christmas platters. Here’s our run down of 10 all time classics: Lightnin Rich, Big John & The Maniacs – Santa’s...
View ArticleThe Top 10 Most Popular Samples of 2014
2014 has been another great year for sampling and although there has been a serious drought of high profile Hip Hop LPs with notable sample content (unlike previous years), we have seen some huge...
View ArticleTop 10 Samples of 2014: Staff Picks
Following on from our recent rundown of WhoSampled’s most popular samples of 2014, we’ve highlighted some of our personal favorite tracks and sample flips of 2014 selected by the WhoSampled team...
View ArticleTop 10 Most Sampled Reggae Tracks
Of the many Top 10 lists we’ve featured here over the years, Reggae has been somewhat neglected. Certainly, it’s not a genre as frequently associated with sampling culture as say Hip Hop or indeed...
View ArticleTop 10 Most Covered Artists
Whilst for some the term ‘cover version’ carries the unwanted association with that inescapable crop of Youtube acoustic guitar ballads, a well executed cover that succeeds in treading the fine line...
View ArticleHouse Music’s Top 10 Most Sampled Sources mixed by Chris Read
Words: Zoe Stoll / Chris Read The phrase ‘House Music‘ means a variety of things to a variety of people. In the current landscape of sub-genres of sub-genres it can be used either as an umbrella term...
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