Snoop Dogg slams modern rappers for 'fu***** up' classic samples in today's music
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Snoop Dogg recently voiced his frustrations about the state of modern hip-hop, particularly the way new artists are using samples from classic hit records.
During a candid conversation on 'The Stephen A. Smith Show' with Dr. Dre, Snoop expressed his disappointment with how today’s rappers handle sampling.
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“Most of these hit records are based off a sample,” Snoop explained. “You’re taking somebody’s music that was a hit and redoing it, and now they’re f***ing it up.”
He emphasized that in his era, they took care to honor the original tracks they sampled. “We complemented the sample we used. If we took a sample from somebody, we didn’t make your record depreciate because you made more money and had more eyes on it.”
Dr. Dre, who joined the conversation, acknowledged that sampling isn’t a new phenomenon but stressed that it should be done with respect.
This sparked a deeper discussion about the changing nature of production in the industry, with Dr. Dre saying, “I like the idea of one producer on an album... I don’t like the fact that there’s nine different producers on one album.”
Sampling has always been a hot topic in hip-hop, with many debates on whether it diminishes or enhances the art. Producer Jarred Jermaine told *Complex*, “It actually does take talent to manipulate another song into a new piece of creative content.”
However, Snoop’s comments shed light on the pressure for today’s artists to not only use samples but elevate them.