It is also a staple part of many a pop hit. Sampling has been the bedrock of virtually all genres of dance and electronic music ever since, including many a house classic. Thankfully these days the “do’s and don’ts” are far better signposted, and guidance is available. Records topped the charts and, in some cases, sold millions whilst behind closed doors lawyers belatedly negotiated how to share the spoils between the sampler and the sampled. The music industry was caught on the hop, with no template in place to deal with the legal implications. It was in the mid-80s, as sampling technology became more accessible and affordable, that sample-based releases exploded. For others, it is musical theft, a technique employed by those without the talent to create original pieces of work. For some, it is the best creative minds taking inspiration from the past to make groundbreaking new music for the present. In this opening verse to their 1988 hip hop classic Talkin’ All That Jazz, Stetsasonic neatly encapsulated the debate about sampling. You said it wasn't art, so now we're gonna rip you apart…” You criticise our method of how we make records Heard you on the radio, talkin' 'bout rap
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