Robert Glasper: “Jazz is the mother of hip-hop” | JAZZ NIGHT IN AMERICA
Robert Glasper: “Jazz is the mother of hip-hop” | JAZZ NIGHT IN AMERICA Why do hip-hop producers gravitate towards jazz samples? ————————————————————— by ALEX ARIFF For a mood, for sonic timbre, for a unique rhythmic component. Swing is a precursor to the boom-bap. “If you’re a hip-hop producer that wants a lot of melodic stuff […]