Stop data brokers from exposing your personal information. Go to my sponsor https://aura.com/diggingthegreats to get a 14-day free trial and see how much of yours is being sold. Today, we’re going to cover a lot of ground, by way of this song, “Genius of Love” by Tom Tom Club. I’ll […]
PBS Member Stations rely on viewers like you. To support your local station, go to: http://to.pbs.org/DonateSoundField ↓ More info below ↓ Jersey club is a style of dance music created by Black DJs from New Jersey. Recently, this sound has gone viral online across YouTube, Instagram, and Tik Tok. The […]
Tap in to the Livestream Giveaway on Wednesday April 17th at 5pm PST – exclusively on Patreon (free tier included) http://www.patreon.com/diggingthegreats I’ll be giving away records, merch, DJing, and hanging out – come say what’s up! Today I want to answer the question – what was the first Hip Hop […]
PBS Member Stations rely on viewers like you. To support your local station, go to: http://to.pbs.org/DonateSoundField ↓ More info below ↓ Hip hop’s foundation and evolution owe itself to jazz. And it’s reciprocal. Jazz has borrowed from all facets of hip hop culture and musical contributions, showing that one of […]
Watch the full, extended edit of this video by becoming a FREE DTG member at https://www.patreon.com/posts/free-extended-it-102635923?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link That video is twice as long and has things that can’t make this cut. Today is the 30th anniversary of Nas’ Illmatic. So today, we’re gonna talk about yet ANOTHER incredible producer who worked […]
As one of the coolest and most innovative genres, dancehall basically invented the use of sampling and looping in music. The open use of “riddims”, however, was bewildering to me before I discovered what it was all about. Playlist of songs in this video & more: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5Cr3h4tPlIpHo1ilzQFLeC ALL SONGS IN […]
Cowritten by: Brin DeRouen — https://www.twitch.tv/alfomedia https://www.patreon.com/AlfoMedia https://twitter.com/renshawhs https://www.instagram.com/renshawhs/ — In today’s video, we are back looking at weird samples in the realm of rap music. This video goes from some silly examples — to complicated questions revolving around ethics in sampling, and music in general. Comment down below with […]
Let’s count down the Top 10 Diss Tracks of All Time, and I mean ALL Time. Watch the extended edit of this video (which has a bonus 11th entry) by becoming a DTG member at http://www.patreon.com/diggingthegreats __________________________________ ► Get the Full Experience on Patreon – http://www.patreon.com/diggingthegreats ► Digging The Greats […]
Get 15 tracks to sample on Tracklib for free: http://www.tracklib.com/diggingthegreats Songs Played are included on my Tracklib playlist, check it out here: https://www.tracklib.com/music/collections/783538 “Passin’ Me By” by The Pharcyde is a classic song and today I’m breaking this one all the way down. We’ll get into the scene surrounding The […]
Today I’m breaking down “Regulate” by Warren G – we’ll talk about the story of how this song was made, the G Funk sound, the samples used, and see how this song is a perfect example of mutual respect between musicians and artists across multiple generations and genres. Well, mostly. Watch the extended […]
