When it comes to sampling I do not see how it is creative at all. When an artist uses sampling to try and create their own music it just shows that they do are not the great artist that they make it seem like they are. A true artist does not need to use sampling; they will be able to create amazing music without using something someone else already created. I do not think it is original music if an artist uses sampling, how can it? In order for something to be original you have to create it not borrow it from someone else and claim it to you own work. There are a lot of artist that do this, especially the new artist. To me it just shows their lack of creativity. But most artists just say that they are using other artist music to show them that they look up to them and respect them enough to put them into their own music. An artist who I see that is constantly doing this is Lil’ Wayne. A lot of his songs have samples of other artist music; he has even gone as far as using almost all the lyrics from the other person’s song. In one of his songs that is called “Misunderstood” he using the entire beat and the hooks that the other artist used. The only thing that is good in that song is the beat. The lyrics that he uses in that song are horrible, so without that sample that he used the song be a lot worse than it already is. I believe that sampling should not be allowed to be done by artist; they should be made to create original music. That is what it takes to be a real artist, they need to create their own music, I do not know why most of these artists are famous when all they do Is sample music from other musicians. I do not see any creativeness to that. I personally do not like to listen to artist that are constantly sampling from other musicians. I like real music that is created from the heart and soul of the artist, I do not want listen to someone who is using the same lyrics or beat that someone else already created. Just because they change a couple of words here and there from the music they are sampling does not make it an original work of art. I cannot enjoy music that is not originally made by the artist. That is how I feel about artist sampling music, and I know that there are some people that think that it makes the music better if you sample, but I honestly feel like that is not real music. Real music comes from the heart and it inspires to people to do great things, I do not believe that other artist that sample can create this type of inspiring music; it is not possible to do that if it is not your creation in the first place.
I have to agree with you on some points you made. I also think that if artists sample too much, they lack creativity. But I myself sometimes like hearing old beats being incorporated into the new stuff we hear nowadays. To me, it is like a blast from the past you know. In my blog for this week, I talked about Jennifer Lopez’s new song On the Floor, where she samples a beat from the group Kaoma and the song was Lambada. When I heard the Jennifer Lopez version, I was like I know that beat, and then it hit me I used to listen to the Lambada song a lot during my childhood, and it brought back memories. That is why I do not mind when people sample songs a little; I just do not like it if they are frequently sampling. But when they do sample and it becomes a smash hit, we must give it to them because some songs artists sample do come out to be disastrous. Those are the ones who should not be sampling, and they lack the skills to be creative. Because if they suck now without sampling, it might get even worse for them lol!
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