Making Beats : The Art of Sample-Based Hip-Hop

Format:

• Book

Author/Creator:

• Schloss, Joseph G.

Series:

• Music Culture

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Hip-hop.
• Rap (Music)--History and criticism.
• Sound recording executives and producers--United States.
• Turntablism.
• Rap (Music)--History--Production and direction.

Local Subjects:

• Hip-hop.
• Rap (Music)--History and criticism.
• Sound recording executives and producers--United States.
• Turntablism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (280 p.)

Other Title:

• Making Beats
• 慍楫杮䈠慥獴
• Music Culture

Place of Publication:

Middletown : Wesleyan University Press, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

First book on hip-hop sampling as a musical process.

Contents:

Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction; 2 "It's about Playing Records": History; 3 "It Just Doesn't Sound Authentic": Live Instrumentation versus Hip-Hop Purism; 4 Materials and Inspiration: Digging in the Crates; 5 Sampling Ethics; 6 Elements of Style: Aesthetics of Hip-Hop Composition; 7 The Outer Circle: From Samplers to Ears; 8 Conclusions; Endnotes; Bibliography; Interviews by Author; Discography; Index; About the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

• 9780819574220
• 0819574228