There's nothing quite like nostalgia. Just about anything can trigger a memory of your younger years, whether it's a picture, a fire ’fit or, as often happens, a song. Music, especially hip-hop, is ...

Ariana Grande’s new song “7 Rings” samples the melody from The Sound of Music’s “My Favorite Things.” In the original, Julie Andrews’s character, Mary, sings about her favorite things like "raindrops ...

Artists such as Dionne Warwick, Stevie Wonder, and Marvin Gaye have been sampled on many of the dopest songs in hip-hop and R&B. Although hip-hop and R&B are always evolving, one thing will always be ...

Weirdness makes for good art. These are three one-hit wonders from the 1980s you didn't know were sampled by other songs.

Sampling music isn't about "hijacking nostalgia wholesale," says DJ Mark Ronson. It's about inserting yourself into the narrative of a song while... Why Would More Than 500 Artists Sample The Same ...

This article has been handpicked from the Okayplayer editorial archives and included in our Hip Hop 50 collection as a noteworthy inclusion to the genre's rich and diverse narrative. The article has ...

Think 30 seconds isn't enough to decide whether you like a song? Sources tell CNET that Apple is making changes. They also say you'll have to wait longer for an iTunes cloud service. Greg Sandoval ...

Today, Paul Simon is considered one of the best and most influential songwriters of the 20th century and beyond. With songs to his credit like “Mrs. Robinson,” “Diamonds on the Souls of Her Shoes” and ...

Jack Harlow, Tink, Fivio Foreign, and Paul Woolford have all succeeded at getting Beyoncé samples to clear. Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Photos by Stephen J. Cohen/Getty Images, Prince ...