Sampling can either break or make a record. But when there’s a head-nodding, stank-face inducing and shoulder-moving communion between the sounds of today and the melodic gems of yesterday, its hit-worthy goodness cannot be denied. And when that auditory fusion hits a pair of eardrums, nostalgic feelings of happiness are sure to overcome any listener.
Now that the year 2017 has finally hit the halfway mark of the year (July 2), we at VIBE decided to take a look back at all the musical contributions artists have released (between December 1, 2016 – June 30, 2017), and highlight 17 stand-out tracks that dug in the crates and pulled out former sounds for the youth to get hip to.
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