Favorite sample in a rap song (1 Viewer)

[Mike Broadman]

Ah, the delicate art of sampling. There are a lot of lame ones, and a lot of really clever ones. What are your faves?

I've just been listening to De La Soul's 3 Feet High and Rising. On the song Eye Know, they sample and loop a snippet from Peg by Steely Dan, and integrate very nicely with the song. Very cool.

 

[Neil Joseph]

"Turn The Lights Down Low" by Bob Marley and Lauryn Hill

 

[John Kilduff]

While I don't like sampling as a musical crutch (Thank you, 99.9 percent of the rap industry), when it comes to sample-scapers (those who integrate lots of them into a sound universe), I like (sorry that I'm only listing artists):

-Janet Jackson (pre-"All For You")

-Depeche Mode

-Art Of Noise

-Arthur Baker

That's it, really, but I'm not up for a flame war. I'm done.

Sincerely,

John "Burn in Hell, Sean Combs" Kilduff

 

[bill lopez]

Mariah Carey's sample of a sample. I forgot the name.

 

[Jon_B]

Nice & Smooth - song "slow & quick", sampled from Tracy Chapman's "Fast Car"

 

[Neil Joseph]

Mariah Carey's sample of a sample. I forgot the name.

Would that be Genius Of Love by the Tom Tom Club?

 

[JasenP]

MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM.....DROP!

Originally used by The Beastie Boys, sampled by themselves and The Blackeyed Peas in well...Drop

 

[Alex Spindler]

You know, I don't even know if it's original music, but I was suspecting that it was a sample. From Cypress Hill Rap/Rock Superstar. I liked the song originally, but when I heard only that sample (prominently used for Training Day both in the film and in the trailer), I realized that it was the sample I enjoyed the most.

Of course, I might not be giving CH credit if it was original.

 

[Mike Broadman]

I just picked up a Gang Starr CD. At point in the song "I Am the Man", they sample a Charles Mingus bass intro and use it as the base for the rest of the tune. That's so awesome!

 

[Scott Weinberg]

Just about anything by The Beastie Boys, particularly the track they use in "Egg Man".

 

[cafink]

Biscuit's in the House.