The Art of Sampling: The Sampling Tradition of Hip Hop/Rap Music and Copyright Law

The art of sampling -- one of the most innovative music processes to emerge in the late-twentieth century -- stands today as both a celebrated art form and a cultural activity within the hip hop/rap music tradition and beyond. 'The Art of Sampling' (Amir Said, author of 'The BeatTips Manual'), examines this complex and controversial music process, and presents a study that illuminates the history, creative mechanics, and philosophy of sampling, while also exploring the implications that it holds for copyright law. Divided into three primary parts, including an in-depth History part, a robust Instruction (how-to) part, and a highly comprehensive Copyright Law part, 'The Art of Sampling' is detailed, sharply informative, and engaging. Astute and intensely thought-provoking, it's the definitive book on sampling in the hip hop/rap music tradition and copyright law, and one of the most striking and poignant music studies to come along in years.

• | Author: Amir Said
• | Publisher: Superchamp Books
• | Publication Date: August 25, 2015
• | Number of Pages: 484 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 0974970417
• | ISBN-13: 9780974970417