Unfortified Castle

You don't sample and rap over Otis Redding and get away with it... right? Unless you're Ye and Jay.

As I've done twice before, I pay tribute to a recently deceased musician by looking back at one of their works.

The industrial instrumental's dark, chilling nature makes it a great fit for the holiday — but it also isn't exclusively an October track.

I finally talk about a track from my lifetime, and it gives me a chance to appreciate sampling as well as its lyrical perspective.

Where else to start but the beginning?