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Rashad Smith meets Henry Franklin

Hip-hop producer Rashad Smith meets jazz bassist Henry Franklin to talk about how he sampled Franklin's "Sweet Spirit" for A Tribe Called Quest's "The Hop."

Joe Chambers

Jazz drummer Joe Chambers share his opinion on being sampled for Nas' "N.Y. State of Mind" and on hip-hop in general.

Patrice Rushen

Renowned pianist, composer and arranger Patrice talks about her experience being sampled in multiple hip-hop songs and shares her thoughts on relationship between the gen

Digable Planets meet Bobby Watson

Digable Planets meet saxophonist Bobby Watson, who played on Art Blakey's "Stretchin'" that was sampled for one of the first hip-hop hits to sample jazz - "Rebirth of Sli

Patti Austin meets DJ Khalil

Grammy-winning producer DJ Khalil meets Patti Austin to talk about how reworked her song "Havana Candy" for Keith Murray's "Candi Bar."

Large Professor meets Larry Mizell

Hip-hop producer Large Professor meets soul/r&b producer Larry Mizell to talk about sampling Donald Byrd's "Think Twice" for the hip-hop classic "Lookin'at the Front Door

Souls of Mischief meet Billy Cobham

Legendary hip-hop group Souls of Mischief meet jazz drummer Billy Cobham to talk about sampling his composition "Heather" to create their hip-hop classic "93 'Til Infinit

Pete Rock meets Tom Scott

Jazz saxophonist Tom Scott meets legendary hip-hop producer Pete Rock to talk about how his saxophone solo became the basis of "They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.)".

Members of the Pharcyde meet Chuck Rainey

Renowned session bassist Chuck Rainey played bass on Quincy Jones' "Summer in the City" Rainey meets members of the Pharcyde to talk about how his bassline was sampled to

Ron Carter meets Black Sheep

Hear the story behind how Black Sheep sampled legendary jazz bassist Ron Carter to create the hip-hop classic "The Choice is Yours (Revisited)" told by the artists themse