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Rich Mountain Tower

From hip-hop artists like Jay Z, Kid Cudi, Madlib, and Kanye West: rock music has always been a major source for sampling. Starting with rock ‘n roll of the 50s and 60s all the way up to prog-rock or psychedelic sounds. Samples ranging from classic rock to contemporary subgenres.

Rock

Country music only for hillbillies and rednecks? Think again. The working-class lyrics, acoustic harmonies, and steel guitars or harmonicas have been sampled before by the likes of Kendrick Lamar, Bob James, Post Malone, Eminem, and Deltron 3030. Sample that Western swing or find new tracks from the heart of ‘Music City USA’ and beyond.

Country

From the biggest catalog of Chinese music currently available to folklore from South America: downloads from any region in the world at your fingertips. Madlib went to India and Brazil, J Dilla loved Japan, David Byrne went to Africa... The list of artists sampling and revisiting music from all over the world is endless. Save a plane ticket and use local music to go international.

Folk / World

Tuff City Records is a New York-based record label founded by journalist Aaron Fuchs in 1981. Initially concentrating on hip hop music, the label's roster expanded to include doo-wop, dancehall, and hip hop-jazz fusion, and releases included reissues of music from as far back as the 1940s.