Did hip-hop truly start due to a city-wide electricity blackout? How has sampling both been and become problematic for artists?

Here are some of the topics that we go over in this episode:

• Why was the Mellotron created?
• Have the communities of rock, jazz, and hip-hop held back their respective genres due to dated thinking?
• What was The New York City Blackout of 1977?
• How are major artists having problems with sample clearance?