That year also saw the introduction of the MPC by Akai Professional and Roger Linn. The innovative sound of drum breaks and melodic grooves sampled directly from vinyl flooded the airwaves with new music from the inner cities of the US where artists had so much to express and share with the rest of the world.

Legendary artists like Erik B and Rakim, Rob Base and DJ Ease Rock, Erick Sermon and EPMD, Dr Dre and NWA, along with others were cementing the sound of Hip-Hop. MPC is regarded today as the most influential sampling drum machine ever created embedding itself into the history of music.ġ988 was a pivotal year in Hip-Hop.

35 Years later, HipHop has become the biggest and most influential genre with the MPC at the forefront of its DNA. This one pivotal moment transformed the sound of HipHop and electronic music forever introducing a new fusion of genres such as NewJackSwing, Boombap to the deep souful sound of Chicago House. That very same year, Akai Professional/Roger Linn debuted the very first MPC. The sound of HipHop was a mixture of sampled drum chops, and melodies sampled directly from vinyl. Thirty-five years ago, in 1988, artists such as Erik b and Rakim, Rob Base and DJ Ease Rock, EPMD, to the legendary sound of Dr Dre and NWA were changing the airwaves bringing the sound of HipHop to the mainstream.

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