GraceRandolph Posted September 26, 2023 Share Posted September 26, 2023 (edited) Despite being in the hip hop genre and releasing multiple mixtapes and albums the rapper has only used a single digit number of samples across her discography. Does she deserve more credit for her avoidance of sampling in a sample obsessed world? Edited September 26, 2023 by GraceRandolph 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HEAVYONIT Posted September 26, 2023 Share Posted September 26, 2023 ???? Her work isn’t selling so no, she doesn’t deserve “more credit”…the only way you could argue that was if she had hits/work that sells. 2 1 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
illia Posted September 26, 2023 Share Posted September 26, 2023 Because SHE herself is the sample, look at all these Cupcakke remixes 8 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digitalism Posted September 26, 2023 Share Posted September 26, 2023 To achieve what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Bad Wolf Posted September 26, 2023 Share Posted September 26, 2023 Bad gyal don't sample nobody like what Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GentleDance Posted September 26, 2023 Share Posted September 26, 2023 the blueprint Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oceans Posted September 26, 2023 Share Posted September 26, 2023 17 minutes ago, Big Bad Wolf said: Bad gyal don't sample nobody like what Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GraceRandolph Posted September 26, 2023 Author Share Posted September 26, 2023 27 minutes ago, Black Jesus said: ???? Her work isn’t selling so no, she doesn’t deserve “more credit”…the only way you could argue that was if she had hits/work that sells. She debuted in the streaming era, and has certified singles as an independent artist. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ontherocks Posted September 26, 2023 Share Posted September 26, 2023 Because you have to be able to pay for that 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antisocialites Posted September 26, 2023 Share Posted September 26, 2023 I wish there was a day in this site where I didn’t come around some stupid ass sh*t. Unfortunately not today. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mornings Posted September 26, 2023 Share Posted September 26, 2023 Samples are expensive. This isnt the old days where you make a mixtape to flex for your competition. You made no money off those mixtapes unless you were outside broadway/Lafayette putting CDs in peoples hands and tricking them into buying it. She wanted to monetize those mixtapes so she couldn’t use a sample. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Slayne Posted September 26, 2023 Share Posted September 26, 2023 she is the queen of music, people want to sample HER Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
punisher Posted September 26, 2023 Share Posted September 26, 2023 She can’t afford to clear them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GraceRandolph Posted September 26, 2023 Author Share Posted September 26, 2023 Just now, punisher said: She can’t afford to clear them She cleared a Britney sample on her debut album. She just doesn’t need to use them. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloudbusting Posted September 26, 2023 Share Posted September 26, 2023 nowhere in the OP did it say she was massively commercially successful so idk why some people had to immediately deflect to sales. that wasn’t the point at all anyway yes, clearly she and her producers do what they can to maximize her INDEPENDENT art talent and ownership of her material >>> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mariya Takeuchi Posted September 26, 2023 Share Posted September 26, 2023 2 hours ago, Black Jesus said: ???? Her work isn’t selling so no, she doesn’t deserve “more credit”…the only way you could argue that was if she had hits/work that sells. y'all always gotta bring up sales when discussing artistry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CBC Posted September 27, 2023 Share Posted September 27, 2023 Because she's a true artist that ends a lot of our faves effortlessly lol. Give her just a tiny percentage of budget some of the big girls get and she'd be a unstoppable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HEAVYONIT Posted September 27, 2023 Share Posted September 27, 2023 7 hours ago, Mariya Takeuchi said: y'all always gotta bring up sales when discussing artistry And y’all gotta bring up samples when discussing artistry and act like using samples makes you less of an artist. It’s stupid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GraceRandolph Posted September 27, 2023 Author Share Posted September 27, 2023 10 minutes ago, Black Jesus said: And y’all gotta bring up samples when discussing artistry and act like using samples makes you less of an artist. It’s stupid. No one said that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ASC Posted September 27, 2023 Share Posted September 27, 2023 Population doesn’t need her music… Surprised? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GraceRandolph Posted September 27, 2023 Author Share Posted September 27, 2023 12 minutes ago, ASC said: Population doesn’t need her music… Surprised? Every last one of your faves has a Cupcakke remix of one of their songs. Surprised? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mariya Takeuchi Posted September 27, 2023 Share Posted September 27, 2023 3 hours ago, Black Jesus said: And y’all gotta bring up samples when discussing artistry and act like using samples makes you less of an artist. It’s stupid. Good thing i don't share that view aye Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevino Posted September 27, 2023 Share Posted September 27, 2023 2 hours ago, GraceRandolph said: Every last one of your faves has a Cupcakke remix of one of their songs. Surprised? Exactly! She's literally in every remix. Personally, I think she deserves a-lot of credit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLΔCKP!NK Posted September 27, 2023 Share Posted September 27, 2023 not surprised; don’t care Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Komet Posted September 27, 2023 Share Posted September 27, 2023 You don't need samples when you're talented Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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