{"id":33774,"date":"2022-05-28T19:00:14","date_gmt":"2022-05-28T19:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/traklife.com\/featured\/sampling-by-drake-reinventing-rb\/"},"modified":"2023-09-16T21:09:13","modified_gmt":"2023-09-16T21:09:13","slug":"sampling-by-drake-reinventing-rb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/traklife.com\/culture\/sampling-by-drake-reinventing-rb\/","title":{"rendered":"Sampling by Drake: Reinventing R&amp;B"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Anyone who listens to rap music knows that sampling is a key foundation of the hip-hop world. During the late 1970s and 1980s, rappers and producers revolutionized music production by sampling soul and funk beats in their songs. The rise in popularity of sampling over the years has not only blurred the lines between the R&amp;B and hip-hop genres, but it has introduced new generations to the legendary songs that laid the foundation for today\u2019s popular music.<\/p>\n<p>If there\u2019s one artist who consistently captivates his listeners with his creative, refreshing takes on familiar classics, it\u2019s Drake. Since his first mixtape dropped in 2006, Drake has redefined what it means to remix iconic songs and pair them with honest, fiery lyricism. Check out my list of some of his most famous samples.<\/p>\n<p>\/*! elementor &#8211; v3.7.8 &#8211; 02-10-2022 *\/<br \/>\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=&#8221;.svg&#8221;]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/p>\n<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"359\" src=\"https:\/\/traklife.com\/featured\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2023\/09\/drake-onstage-1024x575.jpeg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><figcaption>Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\/*! elementor &#8211; v3.7.8 &#8211; 02-10-2022 *\/<br \/>\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]&gt;a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/p>\n<h2>&#8220;Unforgettable&#8221;<\/h2>\n<h2>Sample: Aaliyah, &#8220;At Your Best (You Are Love)&#8221;<\/h2>\n<p>Drake\u2019s admiration for the late R&amp;B songstress Aaliyah is evident in his lyrics and sampling throughout his catalog (\u201cWe\u2019ll Be Fine,\u201d \u201cIs There More\u201d) but perhaps his most effective Aaliyah sample is present on his second studio album&nbsp;<em>Thank Me Later<\/em>. Aaliyah\u2019s sultry vocals crooning \u201cLet me know, let me know\u201d on her cover of the Isley Brothers\u2019 hit, \u201cAt Your Best (You Are Love)\u201d&nbsp; provide the perfect introduction for the downtempo hip-hop track.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"IBZ3Rq5WVjngyDdTNLHV1xQhEqRXQk1lkIPi7pGSbtzesaLcF6OrsyOwivumvtl8jA4r\"><iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Unforgettable\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/track\/5LZ0ZCRXrklIpnzn4Tcyde?utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"aWePuidAk8SCTXIcKpw4sl29VRhNE60DzLyQJOGqb5U\"><iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: At Your Best (You Are Love)\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/track\/4lRrk574qIHpoEEKC1zuam?utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<h2>&#8220;Tuscan Leather&#8221;<\/h2>\n<h2>Sample: Whitney Houston, &#8220;I Have Nothing&#8221;<\/h2>\n<p>Drake paid homage to \u201cThe Voice\u201d by pitching shifting and reversing her vocals from her hit ballad, \u201cI Have Nothing\u201d on the opening track of his 2013 album,&nbsp;<em>Nothing Was The Same<\/em>. \u201cTuscan Leather\u201d features Whitney\u2019s sped-up sample on loop in the background throughout the song.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"A7YinFsHvythpynpCcKENCVP9sbjJBA21cbOXzRfNJGzIKkx4heWg87MU9QDWlqG5PS0w2vE\"><iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Tuscan Leather\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/track\/4MOy68Xuz84lkfu1NQH6Bg?utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"j02IPreC6yYz5ThBk38n49\"><iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: I Have Nothing\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/track\/31er9IGsfFbwqy1pH4aiTP?utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<h2>&#8220;Nice For What&#8221;<\/h2>\n<h2>Sample: Lauryn Hill, &#8220;Ex-Factor&#8221;<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cNice For What\u201d was undoubtedly THE bop of Summer 2018, and its secret to success was interpolating the poetic Lauryn Hill\u2019s pitch-shifted vocals from her 1998 hit \u201cEx-Factor.\u201d The heartbreak-ridden song is an example of the subdued, neo-soul that characterized the late \u201890s, yet Drake\u2019s \u201cNice For What\u201d from&nbsp;<em>Scorpion<\/em>&nbsp;transforms Hill\u2019s hip-hop ballad into a club-ready, female empowerment banger.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TgdONWuYAq6F2vfGwFLTHG8MqRronhIIJgYijUpd4PEhX537WykOZ1LQbiJs4CjNmVfeM\"><iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Nice For What\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/track\/3CA9pLiwRIGtUBiMjbZmRw?utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TAnXq5mZxKb96dUPxDQrOWmJ3wV3IyA8nZTu0EjL1gMwFRB8fctCaktuPHCWljGF5I7E2zo7gf1Jhi\"><iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Ex-Factor\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/track\/2VjXGuPVVxyhMgER3Uz2Fe?utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"381\" src=\"https:\/\/traklife.com\/featured\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2023\/09\/Screen-Shot-2022-05-20-at-11.45.46-AM-1-1024x609.png\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><figcaption>Republic Records<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>&#8220;Do Not Disturb&#8221;<\/h2>\n<h2>Sample: Snoh Aalegra, &#8220;Time&#8221;<\/h2>\n<p>The closing song on Drake\u2019s 2017 album&nbsp;<em>More Life<\/em>, \u201cDo Not Disturb\u201d is a self-reflective track that sets a trap beat to a sample of \u201cTime\u201d by indie R&amp;B artist Snoh Aalegra. Aalegra\u2019s jazzy ballad is revitalized as Drake raps over a loop of her pitch-shifted vocals from the chorus on \u201cTime\u201d: \u201cSilence keeps cloudin\u2019 me \/ Hand on my heart \/ And I, I wish time never mattered.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"QP03nwXxGVo48z6flAbiJLYECuaK9te1Fy2rUNBM7gk5DvRZpsH\"><iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Do Not Disturb\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/track\/2KvHC9z14GSl4YpkNMX384?utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"f\"><iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Time\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/track\/3GTpHuThSwghiUEvVQCwsz?utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<h2>&#8220;Weston Road Flows&#8221;<\/h2>\n<h2>Sample: Mary J. Blige, &#8220;Mary&#8217;s Joint&#8221;<\/h2>\n<p>On \u201cWeston Road Flows\u201d from his 2016 album&nbsp;<em>Views<\/em>, Drake uses a sample of Mary J. Blige\u2019s neo-soul slow jam \u201cMary\u2019s Joint\u201d as the foundation for the track. Blige\u2019s gritty voice evokes \u201890s vibes as Drake reminisces on life before fame. He also gives a nod to TLC when he raps \u201cCreepin\u2019 like Chilli without the tender, love, and care.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"SzXNQjQRPwGrfwfvh0KOxn4TsVFd65BDbs21jKClB7l4oLm59yi23zHqCq6yuWLTepr7JRkMbuEmOUXSW\"><iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Weston Road Flows\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/track\/4PA16FAl8LPmFmOhARawdV?utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"UyLlPSngiMD7CsHG\"><iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Mary&amp;apos;s Joint\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/track\/0s10gk6qEQgdiWwP2c0xy7?utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<h2>&#8220;Emotionless&#8221;<\/h2>\n<h2>Sample: Mariah Carey, &#8220;Emotions&#8221;<\/h2>\n<p>In the early 1990s, few singers could touch the vocal agility and prowess of Mariah Carey. That\u2019s why this sample needed no editing whatsoever. Carey\u2019s pristine, earth-shattering vocal range is on full display on Drake\u2019s \u201cEmotionless\u201d from <em>Scorpion<\/em>, on which he raps over a loop of the pop diva\u2019s soulful runs and high notes pulled from her 1991 hit, \u201cEmotions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"NVBE4aLQowkD9ceZ4o0v11tRCCnjpGaEHGfMdmdg78iP3zyqiSAPejSm5WusW3NthQuwBTl0Fn69hv7rZsYLkXTO8l\"><iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Emotionless\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/track\/5Psnhdkyanjpgc2P8A5TSM?si=fa1efc5dae254d53&#038;utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"Tf26D9qlSGNcEyxhRQUju3PsxraCJho6g0IWMiYiezm5nvdZLwIy0EOFbAVnZeVpt3MN4la17gJSsG28O\"><iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Emotions\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/track\/0cELvuwJW1acISUHYB6suj?si=ebb6208beb4248dc%5B%2Fvc_column_text%5D%5B%2Fvc_column%5D%5B%2Fvc_row%5D&#038;utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Anyone who listens to rap music knows that sampling is a key foundation of the hip-hop world. During the late 1970s and 1980s, rappers and producers revolutionized music production by sampling soul and funk beats in their songs. The rise in popularity of sampling over the years has not only blurred the lines between the&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":244,"featured_media":33777,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1707,352,353,1592,1561,364,1689,1601],"tags":[504,176,188,173,165],"class_list":["post-33774","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-afrobeats","category-artist-select","category-blog","category-culture","category-pop","category-rb","category-rap-hip-hop-genre","category-reviews","tag-canadian-hip-hop","tag-drake","tag-pop","tag-rb","tag-rap"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Sampling by Drake: Reinventing R&amp;B - Traklife Music - Culture<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/traklife.com\/culture\/sampling-by-drake-reinventing-rb\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Sampling by Drake: Reinventing R&amp;B - Traklife Music - Culture\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Anyone who listens to rap music knows that sampling is a key foundation of the hip-hop world. During the late 1970s and 1980s, rappers and producers revolutionized music production by sampling soul and funk beats in their songs. The rise in popularity of sampling over the years has not only blurred the lines between the...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/traklife.com\/culture\/sampling-by-drake-reinventing-rb\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Traklife Music - Culture\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2022-05-28T19:00:14+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-09-16T21:09:13+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/traklife.com\/culture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2023\/09\/Screen-Shot-2022-05-20-at-11.57.25-AM-1024x551.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1024\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"551\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Mack Mendenhall\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Mack Mendenhall\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/traklife.com\/culture\/sampling-by-drake-reinventing-rb\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/traklife.com\/culture\/sampling-by-drake-reinventing-rb\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Mack Mendenhall\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/traklife.com\/culture\/#\/schema\/person\/5bb4f1b162e773df040d6339c620ec43\"},\"headline\":\"Sampling by Drake: Reinventing R&amp;B\",\"datePublished\":\"2022-05-28T19:00:14+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-09-16T21:09:13+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/traklife.com\/culture\/sampling-by-drake-reinventing-rb\/\"},\"wordCount\":769,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/traklife.com\/culture\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/traklife.com\/culture\/sampling-by-drake-reinventing-rb\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/traklife.com\/culture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2023\/09\/Screen-Shot-2022-05-20-at-11.57.25-AM.png\",\"keywords\":[\"Canadian Hip-Hop\",\"Drake\",\"Pop\",\"R&amp;B\",\"Rap\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Afrobeats\",\"Artist Select\",\"Blog\",\"Culture\",\"Pop\",\"R&amp;B\",\"Rap &amp; Hip-Hop\",\"Reviews\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/traklife.com\/culture\/sampling-by-drake-reinventing-rb\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/traklife.com\/culture\/sampling-by-drake-reinventing-rb\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/traklife.com\/culture\/sampling-by-drake-reinventing-rb\/\",\"name\":\"Sampling by Drake: Reinventing R&amp;B - Traklife Music - Culture\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/traklife.com\/culture\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/traklife.com\/culture\/sampling-by-drake-reinventing-rb\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/traklife.com\/culture\/sampling-by-drake-reinventing-rb\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/traklife.com\/culture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2023\/09\/Screen-Shot-2022-05-20-at-11.57.25-AM.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2022-05-28T19:00:14+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-09-16T21:09:13+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/traklife.com\/culture\/sampling-by-drake-reinventing-rb\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/traklife.com\/culture\/sampling-by-drake-reinventing-rb\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/traklife.com\/culture\/sampling-by-drake-reinventing-rb\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/traklife.com\/culture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2023\/09\/Screen-Shot-2022-05-20-at-11.57.25-AM.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/traklife.com\/culture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2023\/09\/Screen-Shot-2022-05-20-at-11.57.25-AM.png\",\"width\":2154,\"height\":1160},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/traklife.com\/culture\/sampling-by-drake-reinventing-rb\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/traklife.com\/culture\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Sampling by Drake: Reinventing R&amp;B\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/traklife.com\/culture\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/traklife.com\/culture\/\",\"name\":\"Traklife Music - Culture\",\"description\":\"Curated music, performances, conversations, and documentation from the Traklife community.\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/traklife.com\/culture\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/traklife.com\/culture\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/traklife.com\/culture\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Traklife Music - Culture\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/traklife.com\/culture\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/traklife.com\/culture\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/traklife.com\/culture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2023\/08\/cropped-traklife-main-logo-light.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/traklife.com\/culture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2023\/08\/cropped-traklife-main-logo-light.png\",\"width\":129,\"height\":38,\"caption\":\"Traklife Music - Culture\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/traklife.com\/culture\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/traklife.com\/culture\/#\/schema\/person\/5bb4f1b162e773df040d6339c620ec43\",\"name\":\"Mack Mendenhall\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/traklife.com\/culture\/wp-content\/uploads\/avatars\/244\/6351ccc58b402-bpthumb.jpg\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/traklife.com\/culture\/wp-content\/uploads\/avatars\/244\/6351ccc58b402-bpthumb.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/traklife.com\/culture\/wp-content\/uploads\/avatars\/244\/6351ccc58b402-bpthumb.jpg\",\"caption\":\"Mack Mendenhall\"},\"description\":\"Mack Mendenhall is an independent singer, songwriter, and music journalist from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She graduated from Liberty University in May 2022 with a Bachelor degree in Commercial Music, Artist Development. Mack is passionate about a variety of musical genres, especially R&amp;B, hip hop, soul, jazz, and Latin music. She loves listening to artists like Whitney Houston, Selena Quintanilla, SZA, Jhen\u00e9 Aiko, TLC, and Aaliyah. She is pursuing a career in the music industry.\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/traklife.com\/culture\/author\/mmendenhall\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Sampling by Drake: Reinventing R&amp;B - Traklife Music - Culture","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/traklife.com\/culture\/sampling-by-drake-reinventing-rb\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Sampling by Drake: Reinventing R&amp;B - Traklife Music - Culture","og_description":"Anyone who listens to rap music knows that sampling is a key foundation of the hip-hop world. During the late 1970s and 1980s, rappers and producers revolutionized music production by sampling soul and funk beats in their songs. The rise in popularity of sampling over the years has not only blurred the lines between the...","og_url":"https:\/\/traklife.com\/culture\/sampling-by-drake-reinventing-rb\/","og_site_name":"Traklife Music - Culture","article_published_time":"2022-05-28T19:00:14+00:00","article_modified_time":"2023-09-16T21:09:13+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1024,"height":551,"url":"https:\/\/traklife.com\/culture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2023\/09\/Screen-Shot-2022-05-20-at-11.57.25-AM-1024x551.png","type":"image\/png"}],"author":"Mack Mendenhall","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Mack Mendenhall","Est. reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/traklife.com\/culture\/sampling-by-drake-reinventing-rb\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/traklife.com\/culture\/sampling-by-drake-reinventing-rb\/"},"author":{"name":"Mack Mendenhall","@id":"https:\/\/traklife.com\/culture\/#\/schema\/person\/5bb4f1b162e773df040d6339c620ec43"},"headline":"Sampling by Drake: Reinventing R&amp;B","datePublished":"2022-05-28T19:00:14+00:00","dateModified":"2023-09-16T21:09:13+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/traklife.com\/culture\/sampling-by-drake-reinventing-rb\/"},"wordCount":769,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/traklife.com\/culture\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/traklife.com\/culture\/sampling-by-drake-reinventing-rb\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/traklife.com\/culture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2023\/09\/Screen-Shot-2022-05-20-at-11.57.25-AM.png","keywords":["Canadian Hip-Hop","Drake","Pop","R&amp;B","Rap"],"articleSection":["Afrobeats","Artist Select","Blog","Culture","Pop","R&amp;B","Rap &amp; Hip-Hop","Reviews"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/traklife.com\/culture\/sampling-by-drake-reinventing-rb\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/traklife.com\/culture\/sampling-by-drake-reinventing-rb\/","url":"https:\/\/traklife.com\/culture\/sampling-by-drake-reinventing-rb\/","name":"Sampling by Drake: Reinventing R&amp;B - Traklife Music - Culture","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/traklife.com\/culture\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/traklife.com\/culture\/sampling-by-drake-reinventing-rb\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/traklife.com\/culture\/sampling-by-drake-reinventing-rb\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/traklife.com\/culture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2023\/09\/Screen-Shot-2022-05-20-at-11.57.25-AM.png","datePublished":"2022-05-28T19:00:14+00:00","dateModified":"2023-09-16T21:09:13+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/traklife.com\/culture\/sampling-by-drake-reinventing-rb\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/traklife.com\/culture\/sampling-by-drake-reinventing-rb\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/traklife.com\/culture\/sampling-by-drake-reinventing-rb\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/traklife.com\/culture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2023\/09\/Screen-Shot-2022-05-20-at-11.57.25-AM.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/traklife.com\/culture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2023\/09\/Screen-Shot-2022-05-20-at-11.57.25-AM.png","width":2154,"height":1160},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/traklife.com\/culture\/sampling-by-drake-reinventing-rb\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/traklife.com\/culture\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Sampling by Drake: Reinventing R&amp;B"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/traklife.com\/culture\/#website","url":"https:\/\/traklife.com\/culture\/","name":"Traklife Music - Culture","description":"Curated music, performances, conversations, and documentation from the Traklife community.","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/traklife.com\/culture\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/traklife.com\/culture\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/traklife.com\/culture\/#organization","name":"Traklife Music - Culture","url":"https:\/\/traklife.com\/culture\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/traklife.com\/culture\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/traklife.com\/culture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2023\/08\/cropped-traklife-main-logo-light.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/traklife.com\/culture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2023\/08\/cropped-traklife-main-logo-light.png","width":129,"height":38,"caption":"Traklife Music - Culture"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/traklife.com\/culture\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/traklife.com\/culture\/#\/schema\/person\/5bb4f1b162e773df040d6339c620ec43","name":"Mack Mendenhall","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/traklife.com\/culture\/wp-content\/uploads\/avatars\/244\/6351ccc58b402-bpthumb.jpg","url":"https:\/\/traklife.com\/culture\/wp-content\/uploads\/avatars\/244\/6351ccc58b402-bpthumb.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/traklife.com\/culture\/wp-content\/uploads\/avatars\/244\/6351ccc58b402-bpthumb.jpg","caption":"Mack Mendenhall"},"description":"Mack Mendenhall is an independent singer, songwriter, and music journalist from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She graduated from Liberty University in May 2022 with a Bachelor degree in Commercial Music, Artist Development. Mack is passionate about a variety of musical genres, especially R&amp;B, hip hop, soul, jazz, and Latin music. She loves listening to artists like Whitney Houston, Selena Quintanilla, SZA, Jhen\u00e9 Aiko, TLC, and Aaliyah. She is pursuing a career in the music industry.","url":"https:\/\/traklife.com\/culture\/author\/mmendenhall\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/traklife.com\/culture\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33774","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/traklife.com\/culture\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/traklife.com\/culture\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traklife.com\/culture\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/244"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traklife.com\/culture\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33774"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/traklife.com\/culture\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33774\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traklife.com\/culture\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/33777"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/traklife.com\/culture\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33774"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traklife.com\/culture\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33774"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traklife.com\/culture\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33774"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}