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Re:The shady one-man corporation that's destroying hip-hop (... by enneff on Sunday February 09, 2014 @05:16PM (#7207590)
What do you mean? People are still writing sample-based music.
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Re:The shady one-man corporation that's destroying hip-hop (... by rjtavares on Sunday February 09, 2014 @05:52PM (#7207760)
Those were particularly sample heavy albums (Paul's boutique samples more than 100 songs), which are impossible to do today unless you're Kanye West or too underground to matter.

After Biz Markie was sued, sampling changed completely: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Upright_Music,_Ltd._v._Wa....

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