I’ve seen several “design remix” projects (including the video game/book covers by Olly Moss) but Logan Walters’s Wu-Tang / Blue Note Record covers manage to breathe some new life into the trend. Walters did a great job of capturing Blue Note’s design style and the application succeeds in looking like Wu-Tang’s music sounds, gritty and bold.

Bonus: Check out the latest Wu video: New Wu

This informative video illustrates the widespread appropriation of a 6-second drum break from 1969. The song from which the break was sampled was a B-side to a somewhat popular song from the time period. These six seconds have been repeated countless times in both popular and underground music over the course of the last 20 years, with the invention of the sampler marking the initial instance. This video is a must-see for anyone who likes sample-based music or contemporary music history.

Via yay!everyday

3 Years after the passing of James “J Dilla” Yancey (one of hip hop’s greatest producers), Carlos Nino & Miguel Atwood Ferguson have collaborated to create a 4-song EP which features orchestral renditions of some of J Dilla’s greatest work. The concept seemed a bit corny at first , but after listening to an orchestral version of Slum Village’s Fall in Love, I was moved by how beautifully this work has been excecuted.

Listen to Fall in Love at okayplayer >>