Gospel

Gospel samples draw from some of the most emotionally charged and technically rich vocal and keyboard traditions in American music, encompassing soaring choir arrangements, Hammond organ chord stabs, soulful call-and-response vocal phrases, clavinet riffs, and reverb-drenched piano loops. The genre developed from the sacred music of the African American diaspora, blending West African call-and-response forms with Protestant hymns, blues tonality, and the spiritual songs of the antebellum era. Gospel has completely defined genres like soul, R&B, and hip hop at a foundational level, and its textures remain central to contemporary production.