Sampling Sport

Supposedly, @icecube sampled the Mr. Rogers theme song in “A Gangsta’s Fairy Tale,” and Rogers was getting 5¢ a copy before it was pulled. If true, why is there no evidence of such a sample? Copies must exist if Rogers heard it and it got pulled. Cube? Anyone? Find me a copy.

“I melted microphones instead of cones of ice cream…” —Rakim @rakimgodmc #GOAT #LegendMC

Dope to hear @NPR’s @nickfountain look up the @DeLaSoulsDugout sample of “Peg.” “OK, Google, who’s better for this than @PlugWonDeLaSoul?”

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Happy birthday, @mclyte.

DJ Hurricane @DJHURRICANE2 (former Beastie Boys DJ, solo artist, and member of the Afros) suffered a minor stroke on Thursday. #hiphopnews

NWA shirts at @HotTopic?! #SMH It says not available. Sold out, or taken off the shelves?

No one says it better than @MrChuckD. Audio series on the history of samples coming soon.