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Selects: How Music Sampling Works

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The Evolution of Music Sampling

This chapter explores the history of music sampling, tracing its roots from early electronic music and record scratching to the innovative works of DJ Kool Herc and Grandmaster Flash in the 1970s. It further examines how these pioneering artists have influenced contemporary music and the culture of experimentation within sampling.

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