Tuesday, August 30, 2011

samplin is not a crime...

... but sometimes, it's a bit too obvious. The whole internet (well, at least the hip hop community) has gone wild over a few things lately, like Tyler's award, Weezy's new album and, of course, the sampling issue between the legendary Syl Johnson and Kanye West.
Maybe Kanye thought he could get away with it (is he that stupid ?), but "Different Strokes" ain't exactly a confidential song... So, Syl is pissed off, and claims "Kanye could have called me".

On the topic, a fine summary by Flea Market Funk.

And an absolute read, check this recent interview of the man.

"This house I'm sitting in right now I built in 2002 with the Wu-Tang money... "Shame on a Nigga".

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