Chief Keef, Eminem and a ’70s Game Show Are Connected Through One Unexpected Sample
Chief Keef and Eminem come from two completely different eras of hip hop, but their music has a surprising connection that goes back decades.
For this edition of Sample Saturday, CVBER takes a look at the unexpected sample history connecting the two artists and a 1970s game show.
Chief Keef has become one of the most influential rappers of his generation, helping introduce Chicago drill to a global audience and influencing an entire generation of artists who followed him.
But one of the more interesting parts of digging through his catalog is discovering where some of those sounds actually came from.
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Chief Keef, Eminem and a ’70s Game Show?
That is where things get interesting.
A sound connected to Chief Keef can also be traced through Eminem’s music and even further back to television decades before either rapper became a household name.
It is the type of connection that shows just how unpredictable sampling can be.
Watch CVBER break down the full connection on Sample Saturday below.
One Sound Can Travel Through Generations
Sampling has always allowed hip hop producers to take sounds from completely different eras and give them new meaning.
Sometimes the source is another rap record. Other times it is soul, funk, jazz or R&B.
And sometimes it comes from somewhere completely unexpected.
That is what makes this Chief Keef and Eminem connection worth revisiting. A piece of music can exist in one context, get rediscovered years later and eventually become part of something an entirely different generation recognizes.
Chief Keef and Eminem may not immediately seem connected musically, but following the samples tells a different story.
It is also a reminder that some of the most recognizable sounds in hip hop have histories much longer than the songs where we first heard them.
And once you know where the sound came from, you probably will not hear it the same way again.
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