Crossover sweet spots with Malibu Babie
When you flip a sample for a Hot 100 hit, are you trading on nostalgia or breaking an iconic sound to the next generation? In this episode of Doing Music, Malibu Babie tells Craig Schuftan how she approached the big samples that turned into big hits for artists like Nicki Minaj and Megan Thee Stallion. As a producer toying with the space between pop, rap and club music, she explains the exciting results that come from crossing over styles and shopping them out to unlikely artists, and the ways she'll try to get a collaborator in the right headspace before getting into the beats.\nExplore further:\nI\u2019ll Never Write My Memoirs by Grace Jones and Paul Morley\nElizabeth Gilbert - Big Magic and her\xa0Ted Talk\nLil Jon feat. E-40 and Sean Paul -\xa0Snap Yo Fingers\xa0\nWhoSampled: Missy Elliott feat. Ciara and Fatman Scoop - Lose Control\nKeep up with Malibu Babie on Instagram,\xa0TikTok and Twitter.\n\xa0\nTell us what you think of this episode: doingmusic@ableton.com\nDoing Music is brought to you by Ableton. Follow us on TikTok and Instagram.