Why haven't Hip Hop producers started sampling obscure West African beats?

[Non Sequitur]

But even the traditional stuff could work given the right context. I mean Kanye S1 used an African chant on Power

fixed.

Anywho, I was going to mention Darondo, but I just found out he's not really African even though he has a heavy Afro-Beat influence.

 

[Truth200]

 

[Premeditated]

I need an Alpha Blondy sampled hip hop track in my life before I die.

 

[Ian1362]

Not technically west african but

 

[illadope]

Not technically west african but

Theres shyt loads of samples in this.

 

[Juneya]

Not to be that nikka. But... If I'm not mistaken... The beat patterns we use today are from west Africa. The drum is from west Africa. American slaves were not allowed to have a drum. Our beats are from Cuba... Which had the most slaves, and slavery longer than any where else. But where slaves were allowed to buy freedom and own drums.

 

[ℒℴѵℯJay ELECTUA]

Mory Kante -yeke yeke, please!!!

 

[Why-Fi]

they have breh

 

[A Real Human Bean]

I've always thought Fela's discography and Afrobeat in general would be great for hip hop, or even pop music, sampling.

 

[NvrCMyNut]

Sampling is dead. A better question would be given the amount of people in hiphop with west indian origins, the jamaican presence on the eastcoast in general and the history of jamaicans in hiphop why haven't dancehall beats been used more in hiphop? that afrobeat shyt just a poppy swagless knock off dancehall anyway.

 

[Black Gatsby]

 

[Black Gatsby]

Sampling is dead. A better question would be given the amount of people in hiphop with west indian origins, the jamaican presence on the eastcoast in general and the history of jamaicans in hiphop why haven't dancehall beats been used more in hiphop? that afrobeat shyt just a poppy swagless knock off dancehall anyway.

Made an interesting post garbage

 

[wilburn burchette]

people been hittin the crates in africa for years, probably still a ridiculous amount of unearthed drum breaks over there.

 

[NvrCMyNut]

Made an interesting post garbage

and i was being nice shyt makes reggaeton sound good

 

[ManBearPig]