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God don’t ever give me nothing I can’t handle, so please don’t ever give me records I can’t sample

The title is a lyric by Kanye West on Common’s track “They Say.” A hundred percent of my musical energy right now is coming from and going into sample-based music. To wit: Records I Can’t Sample [audio:http://ethanhein.com/music/Ethan_Hein_Records_I_Cant_Sample.mp3] Me vs Michael Jackson vs Herbie Hancock vs Missy Elliot vs Kanye West vs Fab Five Freddy mp3 …

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Posted byEthanJune 14, 2009August 22, 2011Posted inComposition, Copyright and Authorship, Music, SamplingTags: Common, copyright, electronica, Evolution, hip-hop, homebrewing, Jonathan Lethem, Kanye West, mashups, memes, originality, property, remixes, sampling9 Comments on God don’t ever give me nothing I can’t handle, so please don’t ever give me records I can’t sample
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