Today’s class on sampling really intrigued me because it’s an interesting part of music and we hear it often, especially in rap in my opinion. I do have some unfair criticism for it, though, because it makes me think that the sampling artist lacks ideas of their own and they need to use someone else’s material to enhance theirs or to carry it in general. Perhaps that artists has a strong appreciation for the sample and that’s it. I think it can either fit well into a song, like that last puzzle piece, or it doesn’t really help but it doesn’t matter. I learned that sampling isn’t necessarily defined by a few seconds of another song and doesn’t necessarily contain lyrics from a song which is what I thought. Sometimes sampling can be an entire song like “I’ll Be Missing You” which has an identical chord progression as “Every Step You Take.” I also have to agree that “Stay With Me” sounds a lot like “I Won’t Back Down,” contrary to popular belief. I’m a big fan of instrumental music whether it’s rock, hip-hop, jazz, or just ambient sounds and I really enjoyed our brief listen to J Dilla’s “Life.”