<P><EM>Reimagining Sample-based Hip Hop: Making Records within Records</EM> presents the poetics of hip-hop record production and the significance of sample material in record making, providing analysis of key releases in hip-hop discography and interviews with experts from the world of Hip Hop and beyond.</P><P></P><P>Beginning with the history of hip-hop music making, this book guides the reader through the alternative techniques deployed by beat-makers to avoid the use of copyrighted samples and concludes with a consideration of the future of Hip Hop, alongside a companion album that has been created using findings from this research. Challenging previous theoretical understandings about Hip Hop, the author focuses on deconstructing sonic phenomena using his hands-on engineering expertise and in-depth musicological knowledge about record production.</P><P></P><P>With a significant emphasis on both practice and theory, <I>Reimagining Sample-based Hip Hop</I> will be of interest to ad