Did hip-hop truly start due to a city-wide electricity blackout? How has sampling both been and become problematic for artists?
Here are some of the topics that we go over in this episode:
- Why was the Mellotron created?
- Have the communities of rock, jazz, and hip-hop held back their respective genres due to dated thinking?
- What was The New York City Blackout of 1977?
- How are major artists having problems with sample clearance?
