Making Beats
The Art of Sample-Based Hip-Hop
Joseph G. Schloss

Wesleyan University Press
distributed by University Press of New England

Table of Contents

• “It’s about playing records”: History
• “It just doesn’t sound authentic”: Live Instrumentation vs. Hip-Hop Purism
• Materials and Inspiration: Digging in the Crates
• Sampling Ethics
• Elements of Style: Aesthetics of Hip-Hop Composition
• The Outer Circle: From Samplers to Ears
• Interviews by Author
• Discography




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