Finding the best Samples

Crate Digging: The art of finding samples for Hip Hop beats. In the begining "crate digging" consisted of searching through record crates. Today it also includes CDs, mp3s and sample websites. Most producers probably don't sample from mp3s but they might hear a track on a mp3 and then find a CD or vinyl version of it. Another way of acquiring samples is to buy them from sample sites. There are a lot out there: modernbeats, abstractbeats, p5audio, joemadsamples etc. I don't like paying a lot but sometimes in a pinch the sites come in handy. I've bought from the 4 I mentioned above and I'll review them soon. Finding the right sample is an important part of making Hip Hop beats. It can be the difference between a making that track hott.

Hip Hop Samples on Blogspot

After getting out of my old place and finding a better pad; I'm back in the swing of things. I'm happy to tell you that I didn't even have to sell my MPC2000xl. I sold the MFC42 (for $200), some records and one of my turn tables. After settling into my new room/studio, I wanted to get inspired by chopping some samples so, I searched blogspot for Hip Hop Samples and old records. Here's what I found today...

I can not be held responsible for any legal actions regarding the sampling of these songs. More to come soon. Enjoy!

Souled On Music
A lot of Soul music to sample and chop.
Updated often.


Wu Tang Samples
Wu Tang Forever Original Samples.