Music is an ever changing phenomena that reflects those who listen to it. With the rise of digital editing software and the prevalence of computers, a new type of music has evolved. This “bootlegging” is the sampling of others artists work and the remixing of it into something new. In his article “Bootlegging Culture,” Pete Rojas analyzes the growth of this new trend of digital sampling and the reactions towards it. Rojas points out that just like when hip-hop first began, the general consensus towards sampling is it lacks creativity. However, following the same analogy, he also remarks that like hip-hop, “our definition of creativity will expand to accommodate them” (Rojas 4). Sampling is a natural progression of the way people listen to music