As long as I can remember the Akai Mpc has been synonymous with Hip hop and RnB .The legendary Mpc 60 wich still today has a high second-hand value as well as the Mpc 3000 .Several incarnations of the latter two has then reach the market .Today we´re all used to do all our sequencer and sampling duties inside the DAW and the all in the box concept has slowly faded .The New king of the throne is Maschine from german software house Native instruments .If you haven´t tried it I recommend you to go down to your nearest music shop and request a demo .It will change the way you do music