Milestones in Music - Pop eats itself: The Impact of the Sampler

This lecture considers the impact of the sampler and questions surrounding legality, performance and technology, authenticity and quotation. How has the sampler prioritised Black music history in a dominant, Anglo-American popular music industry? To what extent is a soul and funk canon mediated via house and hip hop musicality? Is it possible to make sample-heavy records, such as Beastie Boys' Paul's Boutique and De La Soul's 3 Feet High and Rising, today? And how do contemporary 'replay' and 'allusion' techniques overcome legal boundaries?

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