In partnership with the National Basketball Retired Players Association and The Finn Group, the Okayplayer Lounge pop-up is bridging music, basketball, art and legacy. Finally, in January of this year ...

The case claimed that one of the track's high-profile samples featured infringing lyrics, but those allegations likely faced long odds in court. By Bill Donahue A lawsuit against Beyoncé and Sony ...

In case you missed the memo, De La Soul's 1996 classic Stakes Is High is enjoying its 20th year of screwing up heads and faces in the hip-hop world. Unthinkable, I know, especially as the buzz around ...

Dedicated students of ’90s hip-hop revere and revel in the soul sample chop. (For those illiterate in hip-hop speak, chopping is when a sample is cut into pieces to be used instrumentally in a track, ...

(WVUE) - A lawsuit against Beyoncé and Sony Music over samples in her song “Break My Soul” has been dropped less than three months after it was filed, according to Billboard. The case involved Da ...

The sounds of '70s soul and funk are cherished by sample-seeking producers, but if you want to skip the crate digging and get your hands on some crusty vinyl-ised sounds that you can use without ...

Beyonce has sent the internet into meltdown with her new song Break My Soul, which is already the anthem of the summer. Not only did Queen Bey release her new hit hours earlier than expected, she gave ...

A little-known New Orleans group claims one of the track's high-profile samples featured infringing lyrics. But a case over a three-word phrase could face long odds in court. By Bill Donahue Beyoncé, ...