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Introducing Crates: Sample Packs by WhoSampled!
Next level sample packs and pre-cleared albums from incredible artists, curated by WhoSampled. Dig in!
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Korean Boy band BTS are trending on our Hot Artist's chart for the first time:
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📈
@NICKIMINAJ
's sample of Lumidee's early 00s club smash 'Never Leave You (Uh Oooh)' on new track 'Red Ruby Da Sleeze', produced by
@GoGrizzly
x
@cheezebeatz
is a new entry on our Hot Samples chart this week:
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Celebrated Bossa Nova singer Astrud Gilberto has passed away aged 83. Best known for 'The Girl from Ipanema', a song covered 100 times, her music has also been sampled over 100 times. RIP 🖤
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John "Ecstasy" Fletcher of legendary hip hop group Whodini has sadly passed away aged 56. The hugely influential group was sampled hundreds of times by artists including Kanye West, Nas, 2Pac, Dr. Dre, Eazy-E and Ice Cube. May he rest in peace.
#RIPEcstasy
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Disco and Soul percussionist and bandleader Hamilton Bohannon has died at the age of 78. His music was sampled more than 100 times by artists including Jay-Z, Justin Timberlake and Digable Planets:
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Kanye's new 7 track album 'Ye' has just dropped and the samples are coming in. Check out the tracks behind the much anticipated album we have so far. More to come:
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NEW IN ‼️
@Queennaija
x
@i_am_j_i
's 'Love is...' produced by
@AMRHANKYBEAT
, Michael Woods &
@Oakwud
replays Eve's 'Love is Blind'. Listen to both tracks:
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Actor Roger Hill (RIP) was born on this day 1948. His famous speech from the cult movie The Warriors has been sampled more than 40 times by artists including Ice Cube, Redman and Fat Joe:
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Big Daddy Kane's debut album 'Long Live the Kane' turns 35 years old today! 🎂
Explore the samples via the link in bio
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Raekwon's classic single 'Ice Cream' was released on this day 1995. The latest 'Examples of Samples' animation pays tribute. Illustration / Animation: Instagram/tobymort
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Toots Hibbert of legendary reggae group Toots & The Maytals has died aged 77. The group's hugely influential body of work was covered and sampled by Amy Winehouse, Major Lazer and Vampire Weekend among many others. Explore his legacy here:
#RIP
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🏆 Gil Scott Heron is to be inducted into the Rock N Roll Hall fo Fame, the 2021 inductees list confirms. His music has been sampled close to 400 times by artists including Common, Drake and Kendrick Lamar.
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📈 The Isley Brothers and Earth Wind & Fire hold down the
#1
and
#2
spots on our Hot Artists chart today following this weekend's
@verzuzonline
battle. Peep their influence:
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NEW IN! 🚨
Anitta's latest cut 'Girl From Rio', samples the Brazilian Bossa Nova classic, The Girl From Ipanema.
Follow the link to listen:
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Kanye's 'The Life of Pablo' was released on this day 2016. Explore the samples:
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Kanye's Sunday Service Choir dropped an album on Xmas Day! 'Jesus is Born' is full of vocal interpolations and covers of Gospel, R&B and House classics, with a few Kanye remakes thrown in for good measure. Dig in!
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French Jazz musician and film composer Alain Goraguer has passed away aged 91. His soundtrack to the 1973 animated film 'La Planete Sauvage' has been sampled by a who's who of underground Hip Hop luminaries including J Dilla, Madlib and Mac Miller. RIP.
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Michael Jackson's timeless classic 'Off the Wall' was released this day 1979. It has been sampled 100s of times:
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'Sway With Me' by
@Saweetie
and
@GALXARA
flips Rosemary Clooney and Pérez Prado's 1959 'Sway' into a club monster for the
@birdsofpreywb
soundtrack:
#BirdsOfPrey
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Kanye West's new album 'Donda' has dropped, and the samples are coming in:
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RIP Clyde Stubblefield. 'Funky Drummer' was sampled in 1,364 tracks, and counting:
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Tracks from Kanye West's 'Ye' album are dominating our Hot Samples chart this week. Listen to the sources behind the much talked about album:
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JESUS IS KING is here! Explore the samples on Kanye's new gospel inspired album:
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Happy Birthday Frank Ocean, born this day 1987 🎂
Explore over 230 samples, cover versions and remixes:
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🏆 BROCKHAMPTON are our
#1
trending artist today follow their double album drop today. Explore their samples here:
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Kanye West's third studio album 'Graduation' was released on this day 2007. Explore the samples:
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‼️NEW SAMPLES FRIDAY‼️
@PDE_YOUNGNUDY
's 'Mini Me' produced by
@BentleyMCoupe
samples some classic 80s Soul from Deniece Williams. Listen here:
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The Lox Vs. Dipset
@verzuzonline
battle has put Jadakiss's 'We Gonna Make It' and its killer sample of Samuel Jonathan Johnson back in our Hot Samples Chart today.
#VERZUZ
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Kanye West's 'Yeezus' was released on this day 2013. Explore the samples behind the opinion dividing album:
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Most sampled rappers of all time:
1. Public Enemy - sampled 3,061 times
2. Run-DMC - sampled 2,140 times
3. The Notorious B.I.G. - sampled 1,810 times
4. Jay-Z - sampled 1,561 times
5. Eric B. & Rakim - sampled 1,488 times
Full list:
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📺 Kaelin Ellis steps up to Mass Appeal's Rhythm Roulette challenge. Watch here:
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Legendary Jazz drummer Alphonse Mouzon has died aged 68 following a battle with a rare form of cancer. RIP.
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Actor Keir Dullea was born this day 1936. His dialog from classic movies inc 2001: Space Odyssey has been sampled over 50 times:
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Erykah Badu - Mama's Gun, released on this day in 2000 🗓��
Featuring production from J Dilla and ?uestlove, of the 47 songs that sample Tarika Blue's 'Dreamflower,' 'Didn't Cha Know' is the most popular on our site:
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OVO's
@dvsn
drop new single 'I Believed It' feat.
@tydollasign
and the late Mac Miller. The duo recorded the track in the studio with Mac before his untimely death. Produced by
@Nineteen85
and
@tydollasign
.
Check out the 1972 soul sample:
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Kanye's The Life of Pablo was released 3 years ago today. Explore / rediscover the samples:
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🚨 NEW SAMPLE FRIDAY! 🚨
@Anitta
's latest cut 'Girl From Rio', produced by
@stargatemusic
samples the Brazilian Bossa Nova classic, The Girl From Ipanema.
Follow the link to listen:
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Kanye West's debut album 'The College Dropout' was released on this day 2004. Explore samples from the modern classic:
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‼️ NEW IN ‼️
@KodakBlack1k
's 'Dirty K', produced by
@KasimGotJuice
,
@PopNick
&
@dzyondabeat
. Check out the sample:
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✔️
@kalbanx
is now verified on WhoSampled. An in-house producer for
@TopDawgEnt
, Kal has worked with
@babykeem
,
@JorjaSmith
and
@isaiahrashad
, and was most recently behind
@denzelcurry
's 'Walkin.'
Read his exclusive commentary here:
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‼️ NEW SAMPLES FRIDAY ‼️
@Latto
's new single 'Big Energy' samples Tom Tom Club's classic 'Genius of Love'.
Listen here:
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Check out our video breakdown of samples from The Avalanches new album 'Wildflower'.
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Daft Punk have split up after 28 years. Explore the incredible legacy of the highly influential electronic duo, the sampling maestros that were themselves sampled over 450 times to date:
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‼️NEW MUSIC FRIDAY‼️
@AriLennox
'Hoodie' features a killer sample of New York Port Authority's 'Home on a Rainy Day', previously sampled by Smif N Wessun, Rapsody, Common & others. Produced by
@Elite
:
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Kanye West's 'Follow God' is a new entry on our Hot Samples chart this week. Listen to the sample:
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A very Happy Birthday to Stevie Wonder, born this day 1950. Explore over 1,750(!) samples, cover versions and remixes from the all time great:
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RIP soundtrack maestro Ennio Morricone. His influence on modern music cannot be overstated. From Hip Hop to Dance Music and Rock, hundreds of artists sampled and covered his work. Here are a few of the best. THREAD.
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Three samples from J. Cole's new album 'KOD' appear in our Hot Samples chart this week. Check out the samples from the album:
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Guru (RIP), this day 2010.
Explore almost 1,650 samples, cover versions and remixes of and by the celebrated rapper:
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🚨NEW SAMPLE FRIDAY! 🚨
@steveaoki
reworks a George Benson classic - Give Me the Night. Listen to the 2021 update alongside the original version here:
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'Get Down: The Influence of James Brown' - a new animated mini-series about the most sampled artist of all time. Narrated by
@questlove
and powered by WhoSampled data:
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Released 10 years ago today! Explore the samples and influence of Kanye's 'Graduation' LP:
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Aretha Franklin has passed away aged 76. The 800+ samples, cover versions and remixes of her incredible catalogue are a testament to her enduring influence.
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📺 Notorious BIG documentary 'I Got a Story to Tell' comes to Netflix on March 1st. Watch the trailer and revisit classic samples from Biggie's influential catalogue:
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Madlib x MF DOOM's cult classic 'Madvillainy' was released on this day 2004 🗓️
Explore the samples here:
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Clipse's 'Hell Hath No Fury' was released 15 years ago today! 🎂
Explore the influences:
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Perry Botkin Jr. has died aged 87. The Grammy Award winning and Oscar nominated Film & TV composer arranged and conducted the Incredible Bongo Band's 'Bongo Rock' album, sampled hundreds of times.
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✔️E. Dan – founder of production collective
@IdlabsMusic
– is now verified on WhoSampled. Best known for steering the early careers of
@wizkhalifa
and Mac Miller, the Pittsburgh producer has given exclusive commentary on tracks from throughout his career:
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‼️ NEW IN ‼️
@realddosamaa
teams up with
@coi_leray
for 'Up Now', sampling the 90s teen R&B of Immature. Produced by TJ Wave x Bullo:
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Azymuth drummer Ivan Conti has died aged 76. The band has been sampled by artists including Flying Lotus, and Joey Bada$$.
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✔️ Tom Tom Club are now Verified Artists on WhoSampled! Take a deep dive on influential tracks 'Genius of Love', 'Wordy Rappinghood' and much more with verified commentary from founding member
@ChrisFrantzTTC
:
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Earl Simmons aka DMX has died aged 50. His distinctive, energetic vocal style was an influence on a generation of Hip Hop artists, as evidenced by the fact that his music has been sampled over 230 times.
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Minnie Riperton (RIP) was born on this day 1947.
Explore almost 550 samples, cover versions and remixes by artists including A Tribe Called Quest, J Dilla, Pete Rock, Pharrell and more:
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Kanye's LP 'The College Dropout' was released on this day 2004. Explore the classic samples from Ye's debut album:
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🎂 A Happy 60th Birthday to Chuck D! 🎂 Public Enemy are the most sampled Hip Hop group of all time, sampled more than 3,000 times:
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‼️ NEW IN‼️ BROCKHAMPTON's 'The Ending' samples classic 70s Soul from Willie Hutch. Produced by boylife. Listen here:
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NEW IN!
@steveaoki
teams up with an all star cast including
@seanpaulmusic
and Willy William for 'Mambo' reworking a Cab Calloway classic. Listen here:
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📺 The Wire first hit screens 20 years ago today. The much loved TV series has been sampled extensively in Hip Hop and beyond by artists including Pusha T, Freddie Gibbs and Burial:
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A Happy 78th Birthday to Herbie Hancock. Explore 1,000 samples, cover versions and remixes from the veteran pianist's huge discography:
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The WhoSampled Android app can now scan your Spotify library for samples, covers and remixes! Get yours here: (also available on iPhone via the same link)
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"Give out more toothaches than first birthday cakes".
DOOM would have been 50 years old today. RIP
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✔️
@DwayneDuggerII
is now verified on WhoSampled. The saxophonist has performed with
@JanelleMonae
,
@silksonic
and
@maryjblige
, and is best known for his work on
@MarkRonson
and
@BrunoMars
' 'Uptown Funk.'
Read his exclusive commentary here:
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RIP Minnie Riperton, this day 1979. Her music has been sampled close to 400 times by artists including A Tribe Called Quest, J Dilla and J. Cole. Explore more:
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Bill Withers has died aged 81. His music has been sampled close to 500 times by artists including Dr Dre, Kendrick Lamar and Kanye West:
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‼️NEW IN‼️
@amaarae
reworks The Clipse's 'Wamp Wamp' on 'Counterfeit' from new album 'Fountain Baby':
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Madlib's 'Shades of Blue' turned 15 years old this week. Explore the sample flips in this modern classic reworking the
@bluenoterecords
archive:
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Outkast's fourth studio album 'Stankonia' turns 21 years old today! 🎂
Revisit the album here:
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RIP Curtis Mayfield, this day 1999. Explore over 1,500 samples, cover versions and remixes from artists including Kendrick Lamar, A Tribe Called Quest and Lupe Fiasco:
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Now trending: Peep the samples in Kanye West & Lil Pump's 'I Love It' (and the brilliant Spike Jonze directed video):
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RIP Paul Mooney 🖤 The comedian is reported to have died aged 79 following a heart attack. His routines were sampled by Hip Hop acts including Group Home and Public Enemy.
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Dissecting the musical DNA of the soundtrack to
@edgarwright
's awesome hit movie Baby Driver:
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Jay Z’s The Blueprint celebrates its 15th anniversary, dive in to the original samples
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French Jazz musician and film composer Alain Goraguer has passed away aged 91. His soundtrack to the 1973 animated film 'La Planete Sauvage' has been sampled by a who's who of underground Hip Hop luminaries including J Dilla, Madlib and Mac Miller. RIP.
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📈NOW TRENDING: DJ Snake's 'You Are My High' and it's sample of The Gap Band is a new entry at
#2
on our Hot Samples chart this week:
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📈 Nas's 'Dedicated' from new album 'Magic' is a new entry on our Hot Samples chart. Listen here:
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Alan Hawkshaw has died, aged 84. A true legend of library music and beyond, his music was sampled over 200 times by Jay-Z, Meek Mill and others. He was also bandleader of The Mohawks, whose classic 'The Champ' was sampled over 700 times. Rest in peace.
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A Happy Birthday to Dr Dre, born this day 1965. In addition to containing some timeless samples, his music has been sampled close to 4,500 times, putting him among the most sampled Hip Hop artists of all time:
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🎂 A Happy Birthday to
@PublicEnemyFTP
's Flavor Flav , born this day 1959. Having been sampled over 3,000 times, Public Enemy are the most sampled Hip Hop group of all time!
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A Happy Birthday to Herbie Hancock, born on this day, 1940 🎹
Explore over 1,400 samples, cover versions and remixes from the veteran pianist's huge discography:
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We've partnered up with
@TheGRAMMYs
to present an infographic for Kanye's 'Late Registration'
http://t.co/lTkyJCozdl
http://t.co/hV02hXjsdc
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