I feel you and agree this a hiphop site, but that was my method of voting, because everyone here i'm assuming is hiphop (including myself), but the production range I can't ignore. My top playlist is hiphop/rap, and I know voting that way is in the minority and the "true" hip hoppers will still have a higher probability of winning. I'm definitely not knocking sampling, my favorite producers sample like J Dilla, Arrab, and my best friend who past was ASR10/MPC2000 all the way, but the skill of playing samples in its self like an instrument not just looping I am a huge fan of. I am always amazed of how they can take small pieces and make them feel organic.