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West Coast Hip-Hop: Orchestrating a Soundtrack for Change
Michael Isberto Michael Isberto

West Coast Hip-Hop: Orchestrating a Soundtrack for Change

Black music has long been a powerful medium, more than just entertainment. It has transformed into a platform for societal critique, a voice against inequality, and a testament to experiences marred by racial injustices. Its influence reverberates from legendary Soul and R&B music to revolutionary Hip-Hop from the West Coast.

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History of Sampling: Rhythm of Recollection
Michael Isberto Michael Isberto

History of Sampling: Rhythm of Recollection

In the vibrant, pulsating heart of the 1970s Bronx, New York, a dynamic cultural phenomenon was taking shape. A synthesis of the old and the new, a dialogue between genres, an echo of the cultural past in the rhythm of the present — this is the art and allure of sampling.

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