Where have I heard that before? How Drake, Doja Cat, more sample hits to find chart success [USA TODAY]

“It’s a feeling, an emotion. It’s not the genre you’re looking for, but just a vibe,” says producer-songwriter Drumma Boy, who has worked with hip-hop megastars including 2 Chainz (“Spend It (No DJ)”), T.I. (“What Up, What’s Haapnin'”), Future (“Usual”) and Gucci Mane (“All My Children”). “You can never get what someone else captured. Whether it’s a bass line, strings, horns, guitars – a lot of music back then was rehearsed over and over before it was captured on tape, so there was a professionalism to the musical sound.”

Read the full story by Melissa Ruggieri with USA TODAY.