Normally I’m not a great fun of the cowbell. The way it cuts through the mix can be easily parodied, such as in the SNL…
Tag: Hip Hop
11/08/2018: “Midnight In A Perfect World” by DJ Shadow
Hip Hop music is often built around sampling. The producers find a cool drum pattern on one old record, a riff on another which they…
28/07/2018: “Straight Outta Compton” by N.W.A
This is the song that defined gangster rap for a generation. Even people who don’t listen to rap know this. And people who do listen…
04/07/2018: “Waco” by Trim
The leftfield electronic artist James Blake put together a group called 1-800 Dinosaur, who specialise in producing quirky, futuristic beats. This collective put out an…