James Brown, Sample Culture and the Permanent Distance of Glory
The James Brown song ‘I’m Real’ (1988) features lyrics regaled from James Brown’s back catalogue, alongside vocal samples extracted from his earlier hits. As one of the most sampled artists of the hip-hop era, James employed sampling in order to reclaim his position as the “Godfather of Soul” and ex...
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Open Humanities Press
2009-12-01
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| Series: | Fibreculture Journal |
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| Online Access: | http://fifteen.fibreculturejournal.org/fcj-103-james-brown-sample-culture-and-the-permanent-distance-of-glory/ |