Before the Beat Drops: Honoring the Samples That Built Hip Hop Hip Hop producers didn’t just make beats, they uncovered ancestral sound. Today, we’re paying homage to the soul, funk, and jazz samples that became the heartbeat of a culture. From James Brown’s horn stabs to Donny Hathaway’s chord progressions, sampling is storytelling. 🎧 Drop your favorite Hip Hop sample original track below. Let’s give the originators their flowers. 🌹 #TheHipHopMuseum | The Hip Hop Museum