You'll hear Herb Alpert's "Rise" live on today sampled (not trumpet, guitar) in Notorious B.I.G.'s "Hypnotize," with enduring appeal. I went to dig up the conne

You'll hear Herb Alpert's "Rise" live on today sampled (not trumpet, guitar) in Notorious B.I.G.'s "Hypnotize," with enduring appeal. I went to dig up the connection and it's a lot more interesting than I first suspected. "Rise" was actually composed by Herb's nephew, and the article goes into why the Alperts rejected many sampling requests before accepting Notorious. https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/7709057/notorious-big-hypnotize-sample-randy-badazz-herb-alpert-rise https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/7709057/n...