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Hot Traxxx / SHOULD PRODUCERS WHO SAMPLE BE GIVEN AS MUCH AS THEY GET
« on: January 14, 2007, 02:27:03 PM »
sure.
Yes, i have been sampling more.
I have nothing against sampling, its what hip-hop is based on. Though i maintain that a producer who jacks the work of someone else and repackages is does NOT deserve as much props as someone who adds their own soul. that was the question.
Sure, madlib samples loads. But the dude also plays 12 instruments, has a jazz quintet of 5... all himself. and he adds these elements to his productions. His more sampled albums i would consider to be more mixtape type ish. Dirty creative and made in a hurry on various drugs. Plus the cat is humble. Same as JDilla. He just makes good music. Sure dila samples... but bits n pieces here n there with loades of filtering etc. He doesnt just jack long pieces and then steps up on MTV or whatever claiming to be the producer of the century.
Also..the market is f***ed up. No matter how often ppl tell me that what he's doing is okay because the dude is making money at the end of it.....
I dont buy it. Music was not supposed to be a business. It is now...and thats why most music today is a heap of lifeless soulless regurgitated fast food that starts rotting the moment its released.
Taking a johny pate/ curtis mayfield etc loop shouting on top of it is in my humble opinion FRAUD. Cuz you are faking it...lying to your listeners... making them believe that that sweet piece of music that they are bumping their head to originated from YOU. when in fact all u did was loop it up. add a kick and a snare ands then sent it to a sound engineer for cleaning up...and u coould, cuz u had enough money to buy the sample.
Money is NOT a rationalisation. Money is NOT the ends that makes the means okay. It'll be some years until we start recognizing that again....i HOPE.
I think music, just like writing and other creative work should reference its sources. Next time Jayz Shouts show me what u got, Just Blaze should be in there sayin: "I got Johnny Pate's Shaft in Africa, and some drums.... you like? "
Yes, i have been sampling more.
I have nothing against sampling, its what hip-hop is based on. Though i maintain that a producer who jacks the work of someone else and repackages is does NOT deserve as much props as someone who adds their own soul. that was the question.
Sure, madlib samples loads. But the dude also plays 12 instruments, has a jazz quintet of 5... all himself. and he adds these elements to his productions. His more sampled albums i would consider to be more mixtape type ish. Dirty creative and made in a hurry on various drugs. Plus the cat is humble. Same as JDilla. He just makes good music. Sure dila samples... but bits n pieces here n there with loades of filtering etc. He doesnt just jack long pieces and then steps up on MTV or whatever claiming to be the producer of the century.
Also..the market is f***ed up. No matter how often ppl tell me that what he's doing is okay because the dude is making money at the end of it.....
I dont buy it. Music was not supposed to be a business. It is now...and thats why most music today is a heap of lifeless soulless regurgitated fast food that starts rotting the moment its released.
Taking a johny pate/ curtis mayfield etc loop shouting on top of it is in my humble opinion FRAUD. Cuz you are faking it...lying to your listeners... making them believe that that sweet piece of music that they are bumping their head to originated from YOU. when in fact all u did was loop it up. add a kick and a snare ands then sent it to a sound engineer for cleaning up...and u coould, cuz u had enough money to buy the sample.
Money is NOT a rationalisation. Money is NOT the ends that makes the means okay. It'll be some years until we start recognizing that again....i HOPE.
I think music, just like writing and other creative work should reference its sources. Next time Jayz Shouts show me what u got, Just Blaze should be in there sayin: "I got Johnny Pate's Shaft in Africa, and some drums.... you like? "
