Sampling has always been at the heart of hip-hop, but as the genre finds its way onto more T.V. commercials, and film soundtracks, artists find they have to pay up when they borrow without permission. Today, we'll hear how some DJs are avoiding legal hassles by writing their own samples. Also: Find out how baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky went from fronting a Soviet-era metal band to taking bows at at the Metropolitan Opera. And finally: the story behind those point of purchase CDs at Pottery Barn and Banana Republic.
Sampling can make a hit song, but it can also lead to a lawsuit: Artists must pay up when they borrow without permission. Guests include Pete Miser, a solo hip-hop artist, DJ, and self-made hip-hop scholar; and Jon Price, who works in sample clearances.
Velvety-voiced baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky takes time out from his busy Metropolitan Opera schedule to share his latest recordings.
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