I'm not defending, I'm educating
I make beats.. I've worked with aspiring artists/rappers, producers, and actual musicians.. I've had studio sessions and seen/experienced how shyt goes. I've had shyt stolen from me without any credit or any pay
I joined the military just to get money to go to art school
I also DESPISE sampling but have seen producers use it and make dope shyt... to me this isn't in any way different and in ways, hypocritical
Just like you "purists" think a rapper should write rhymes from scratch, I feel like a producer should make beats from scratch. Most producers/beatmakers don't but I'm not going to hate on them if they make hot/classic shyt
In my mind, its the same thing. In artists minds, it;s the same thing