>Many classic albums, like the ones pictured here by Public Enemy and De La Soul, produced in the 80’s simply could not be made today because of judicial rulings made in courts across America in the late 90’s and early 00’s. It would cost too much to pay the owners of the publishing rights for the music sampled in these songs. When people realized that Hip Hop was making major money in the music industry, the natural course of action was for everyone to want a piece of the pie. Lawyers got involved (who seemed to be the only ones … Continue reading >Sampling and Copyright Laws Make Hip Hop Not What It Use To Be