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Updates to
1. Soul, R&B, Funk, and Disco Samples
1619 Bad Ass Band
?: (? ?)
* "Step Out"
DJ Shadow's "Entropy"
Average White Band
Benny and Us: Featuring Ben King (Atlantic 1977)
* "Get it Up for Love"
Def Jef "God Made Me Funky"
Brown, James
Black Caesar: (Polydor 1973)
* "A Blind Man Could See It"
Sting ft Puff Daddy and Wyclef's "Roxanne 97"
Charmells, The
removed - Single: (Stax 1967)
* "I'll Never Grow Old"
W-TClan's "Cream"
Chicago Gangsters
Blind Over You: (Gold Plate 1975)
* "Gangster Boogie"
LL Cool J's "Mama Said Knock you Out" (Vocal)
Conley, Arthur
Soul Directions: (Atco 1968)
* "Love Comes and Goes"
Ed OG's "Love Comes and Goes"
Creative Source
Migration: (Sussex 1974)
* "Who is He and What is He to You?"
LL Cool J's "Phenomenon"
Davis, Sammy Jr.
7" : (20th Century 1976)
* "Baretta's Theme"
Kris Kross's "I Missed The Bus"
Delegation
Promise of Love: (State Records Ltd 1977)
Delfonics, The
La La Means I Love You: (Philly Groove ?)
* "Ready Or Not (Here I Come)"
Missy Elliot's "Sock it to Me"
Dynasty
Adventures in the Land of Music: (Solar 1980)
* "Adventures in the Land of Music"
Camp Lo's "Luchini"
Dynamic Corvettes
Single: (A-Bet 1974)
* "Funky Music is The Thing"
Twin Hype's "Do it to the Crowd'
Earth, Wind & Fire
Last Days & Time: (CBS 1972)
* "Saxophone Interlude"
DPlanets' "Swoon Units"
Gratitude: (CBS 1982)
* "Devotion" (Live)
NbNature's "Rhyme'll Shine On" (moved from studio version)
Fat Larry's Band
Feel It: (Stax 1977)
* "Down on the Avenue"
NWA's "Something Like That"
Fatback (Band, The)
People Music: (Perception 1973)
* "Kiba"
Lord Finesse's "Back to Back Rhyming"
Wicky-Wacky: (Ace 1974)
* "Wicky-Wacky"
ATCQuest's "Show Business"
Fatback (Band, The)
Yum, Yum: (Event 1975)
* "Let the Drums Speak"
JBrothers' "Acknowledge your own History"
Gap Band
Gap Band II: (Mercury 1979)
* "Oops Up Side Your Head"
Snoop Doggy Dogg's "Snoop's Upside ya Head"
Gap Band III: (Mercury 1980)
* "Yearning for Your Love"
Nas' "Life's a B----"
Paris's "Outta my Life"
Gaye, Marvin
I Want You: (Tamla 1976)
* "I Want You"
RBL Posse's "Don't Give Me No Bammer"
Grant, Eddie
Killer on the Rampage: (Ice 1982)
* "Electric Avenue"
Refugee All Stars ft Pras's "Avenues" (Vocal Interpolation)
Jackson, Michael
Off the Wall: (Epic 1979)
* "Rock with You"
Puff Daddy ft Mase's "Can't Nobody Hold Me Down"
Thriller: (Epic 1983)
* "The Lady in my Life"
LL Cool J's "Hey Lover"
Jenkins, Johnny
?: (? ?)
* "I Walk on Guilded Splinters"
Beck's "Loser"
Soul II Soul's "Get a Life"
Johnson, Syl
Diamond in the Rough: (HI 1972)
* "Anyway the Wind Blows"
* "Could I Be Falling in Love?"
Knight, Bobbie & the Universal Lady
?: (? 1974)
* "Lovomaniacs(Sex)"
Twin Hype's "Do it to the Crowd"
Kool and the Gang
Music is the Message: (De-Lite 1971)
* "Music is the Message"
QLatifah's "A King & Queen Creation"
* "Funky Granny"
Love Unlimited Orchestra
He's all I've Got: (? 1976)
* "I Did it for Love"
Marie, Teena
It Must Be Magic: (Gordy 1981)
* "Square Biz"
The Firm's "Firm Biz"
Naked to the World: (Epic 1987)
* "Ohh La La la"
Fugees' "Fu-gee-la" (Vocal Interpolation)
Mason, Vaughn & Crew
Bounce, Rock, Skate, Roll: (Brunswick 1981)
* "Bounce, Rock, Skate, Roll"
Whorida's "Shot Callin'"
Mayfield, Curtis
Curtis Live!: (Curtom 1971)
* "Gypsy Woman"
Craig Mack's "Project Funk Da World" (Intro)
Something to Believe In:(RSO 1980)
* "Tripping Out"
Camp Lo's "Black Nostaljack"
Meters
Struttin': (Josie 1970)
* "Chicken Strut"
Michie Mee's "Victory is Calling"
QLatifah's "Wrath of My Madness"
Young Zee's "Stay Gold"
Rejuvenation: (Reprise 1974)
* "Just Kissed My Baby"
EPMD's "Never Seen Before"
Miracles
? :(? 1963)
* "Mickey's Monkey"
BDP's "Part Time Sucka" (Vocal: "Alright now here we Go")
Ohio Players
?: (? ?)
* "Dirty Worm"
Brotha Lynch Hung's "Deep Down"
Murder One Gangster's "Smoove"
T$hort's "Sample the Funk"
Sicx's "Once Upon A Time"
Street Military's "Another Hit"
One Way
Wild Night: (MCA 1982)
* "Don't Fight the Feeling"
DJ Quik's "Can I Eat It?"
Too Short's "Don't Fight the Feeling"
"Don't Fight the Intro"
Pamplemouse, Le
12" Single: (AVI 1976)
* "Gimme What You Got"
BDKane's "Word to the Mother (Land)
Peebles, Ann
I Can't Stand the Rain: (Hi 1974)
* "I Can't Stand the Rain"
Missy 'Misdemeanor' Elliot's "Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)"
Rhythm
?: (Dunbar Music ?)
* "The World is a Place"
CRU's "Just another Case"
Rhythm Heritage
Disco-Fied: (ABC 1976)
* "Theme from S.W.A.T."
Hill, Lauryn's "Sweetest Thing" (Mahogany remix)
Scholly D & Mekon's "Skool's Out"
Tragedy Khadafif ft Capone's "Thug Paradise"
Rockwell
Somebody's Watching Me: (Motown 1984)
* "Somebody's Watching Me"
TRU's "I Always Feel Like.."
Robinson, Jackie
12" single: (Direction Records 1977)
* "Pussyfooter"
EB & Rakim's "Just A Beat"
Rob Base & DJ EZ Rock's "Don't Sleep On It"
Ultramagnetic MC's "Moe Luv's Theme"
Olympic Runners
Put the Music Where Your Mouth Is: (London 1974)
* "Put the Music Where Your Mouth Is"
DUnderground's ?
Secret Weapon
?: (Prelude 1981)
* "Must Be The Music"
Deion Sander's "Must Be the Money"
Sherrell, "Sweet" Charles
Single: (People 1973?)
* "Soul Man"
PRock & CLSmooth "Soul Brother No.1" (Vocal)
{"He's a sweet soul brother", I know gazillions have sampled this but no one
springs to mind. Also there are two different singles, one from 74 without
the intro vocals and the original from 73?. -Palle}
Skyy
Skyyline: (Salsoul 1981)
* "Let's Celebrate"
Nice & Smooth's "Step by Step"
Sound Experience
Don't Fight the Feeling: (? 1976)
* "Devil with the Bust"
Public Enemy's "911 is a Joke"
Summers, Bill & Summers Heat
?: (MCA 1981)
* "We Call it the Box"
Young M.C.'s "Pick up the Pace"
Thomas, Rufus
Did You Hear Me?: (Stax 1972)
* "Do the Funky Penguin" (Live)
Unlimited Touch
Unlimited Touch: (Prelude 1980)
* "I Hear Music in the Streets"
Rampage ft Bille Lawrence's "I Hear Music in the Streets"
UPP
?: (? ?)
* "Give it to You"
Eric B and Rakim's "Put Your Hands Together"
Schooly D's "Am I Black Enough For You"
Watson, Johnny "Guitar"
Ain't that a Bitch: (Amherst 1976)
* "Superman Lover"
Hardcore's "High Time"
Wright, Betty
Danger High Voltage: (Alston 1974)
* "Tonight is the Night"
Candyman's ?
Zapp
The New Zapp IV U: (Warner Bros. 1985)
* "Computer Love"
Celly Cell's "Going down Tonight"
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2. Jazz
Alpert, Herb
Rise: (A&M 1979)
* "Rise"
NBIG's "Hypnotize"
Ayers, Roy (Ubiquity)
Vibrations: (Polydor 1977)
* "Vibrations"
Big L's "Put it On"
Bascomb, Bad
Black Grass Music: (Paramount 1972)
* "Feel Like Dancing"
Public Enemy's "911 is a Joke"
Crusaders
Images: (ABC 1978)
* "Marcella's Dream"
Biz Markie's "Biz Freestyle" (from DJ Honda's album)
Deodato
Prelude: (CTI 1973)
* "September 13th"
Camp Lo's "Park Joint"
Hancock, Herbie
Crossings: (Warner Brothers 1972)
* "Quasar"
The Mighty Bop ft EJM's "Freestyle Linguistique"
Hubbard, Freddie
First Light: (? ?)
* "First Light"
SoMischief's "Never No More"
Hutcherson, Bobby
San Fransisco: (Blue Note 1971)
* "Goin' Down South"
US3's "Lazy Day"
Jamal, Ahmad
Awakening: (ABC 1970)
* "The Awakening"
PRock & CLSmooth's "It's on You"
* "Your my Everything"
PRock & CLSmooth's "Get on the Mic (Outro)"
Jamal Plays Jamal: (20th Century 1974)
* "Pastures"
Jay-Z's "Feelin' It"
Jamalca: (20th Century 1974)
* "Misdemeanor"
Gangstarr's "Solliloquy of Chaos"
* "Theme Bahamas"
Nas's "I Gave You Power"
* "Don't Misunderstand"
Jeru tDamaga's "One Day"
James, Bob
One: (CTI 1972)
* "In the Garden"
Coolio's "C U When I Get There"
Two: (CTI 1975)
* "I Feel a Song (In my heart)"
Daddy-O's ?
Lucky Seven: (CTI 1979)
* "Carribean Nights"
Redman's "I Can't Wait"
?: (? ?)
* "The Golden Apple"
Group Home's "Baby Pa"
* "Farandole (L'Arlesienne Suite #2)"
Powerule's "Back"
Kranz, George
?: (Personal Records 1973)
* "Din Daa Daa"
Levy, O'Donel
Breeding of the Mind: (Groove Merchent 1973?)
* "We've Only Just begun"
PRock & CLSmooth's "Mecca and the Soul Brother"
Lewis, Ramsey
Maiden Voyage: (Cadet 1968)
* "The Mighty Quinn (Quinn the Eskimo)"
LotNSchool's "Another Case of the PTA"
McGriff, Jimmy
Electric Funk: (Blue Note 1970)
* "Back on Track"
OC's "Ma Dukes"
Morgan, Lee
Live at the Lighthouse: (Blue Note 1970)
* "Absolutions"
ATCQuest's "Oh My God"
Morris, Ramon
Sweet Soul Funk: (Groove Merchant: ?)
* "People Make the World Go Around"
Blackalicious's "Swan Lake"
Roberts, Howard Quartet
?: (? ?)
* "Dirty Old Bossa Nova"
AtCQuest's "The Jam"
Sample, Joe
Rainbow Seeker: (ABC 1978)
* "Fly With the Wings of Love"
Mad Skillz's "VA in the house"
Tjader, Cal
Cal Tjader Plugs In (Skye: 1969)
* "Morning Mist"
Alkaholiks' "Daaaaam" (Buckwild remix)
* "Lady Madonna"
Slick Rick's "It's a Boy (Remix)"
?: (? ?)
* "Never My Love"
Grand Puba's "I Like It"
Urbaniak, Michael
The Beginning: (? ?)
* "Ekim"
ATCQuest's "Stir It Up (Steve Biko)"
Washington, Grover, Jr.
Inner City Blues: (Kudu 1971)
* "Mercy, Mercy Me"
Funkdoobiest's "What the Deal?"
JBrothers' "Behind the Bush"
removed: * "Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)"
ATCQ "Rhythm (Devoted to the Art of Moving Butts)"
Weather Report
Sweetnighter: (Columbia 1973)
* "Non-Stop Home"
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3. Pop and Blue eyed-soul:
ABBA
?: (? 1977)
* "The Name of the Game"
Fugee's "Rumble in the Jungle"
Belle Epoque
?: (? 1977)
* "Miss Broadway"
Pras's "Electric Avenue"
Blue Swede
Hooked on a Feeling: (EMI 1974)
* "Hooked on a Feeling"
JBrothers "Good News Comin'"
Bowie, David
Let's Dance: (Capitol 1983)
* "Let's Dance"
Puff Daddy's "Been around the World"
The Dynamics
?: (? ?)
* "Get Myself High"
Refugee Camp All-Stars's "The Sweetest Thing"
Hall & Oates
?: (? ?)
* "One on One"
Nine's "Dafundamentalz" (Vocal)
* "Sara Smile"
D-Shot's "Ghetto Smile"
Masta Ace's "Terror"
Kingsley, Gershon
?: (? ?)
* "Rebirth"
Dr. Octogon's "Blue Flowers" (Remix)
Kraftwerk
Trans-Europe Express: (Capital 1977)
* "Trans-Europe Express"
Rampage's "Ramp Europe Express" (Vocal Interpolation)
Lindh, Bjorn Jason
Sissel: (Metronome 1973)
* "Your Own House"
Attica Blues' "Contemplating Jazz"
Beastie Boys' ?
Schaffer, Janne
Earmeal: (CBS 1979)
* "It's Never too Late"
Lady of Rage's ?
Steely Dan
Aja: (MCA 1977)
* "Black Cow"
MF Doom's "Gas Drawlz"
Lord Tariq & Peter Gunz's "Deja Vu"
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4. Blues Samples
Hill, ZZ
The Brand New ZZ Hill: (Mankind 1971)
* "I Think I'd Do It"
NWA's "Something Like That"
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5. Rock Samples
Brethren
Brethren: (Tiffany Records 1969)
* "Outside Love"
Biz Markie's "Take it from the Top" (Drums)
Gangstarr's "Precisely the Right Rhymes" (Drums, Guitar)
Hawkins, Screamin' Jay
I Put a Spell on You: (Okeh 1957)
* "I Put a Spell On You"
Notorious BIG's "Kick in the Door"
McClaren, Malcolm
Duck Rock: (Island 1983)
* "World's Famous"
Eazy-E's "Radio" (Breakbeat)
Mitchell, Joni
Ladies of the Canyon: (Reprise 1970)
* "Big Yellow Taxi"
Jackson, Janet's "Got 'til it's Gone" (Vocal)
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6. Reggae
U Roy
With Version of Wisdom:(Frontline 1979)
* "Tom Drunk"
Reflection Eternal with Mos Def & Bush Babees "Fortified Live"
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7. Old School Rap
Afrika Bambaataa & Soulsonic Force
12": (Tommy Boy 1981)
* "Jazzy Sensation"
12": (Tommy Boy 1982)
* "Looking for the Perfect Beat"
12": (Tommy Boy 1982)
* "Planet Rock"
B-Side & Fab Five Freddy
12": (Celluloid 1982?)
* "Change le Beat"
Beastie Boys "Hey Ladies" (Vocal)
"B-Boy Bouillabaisse" (Vocal)
EB & Rakim's "Paid in Full (7 Minutes of Madness Remix)" (Vocal)
Gang Starr's "2 Steps Ahead" (Vocal)
{ "Aaaaahh this stuff is really freeeesshh". The most popular scratch ever? At
least for battle DJs. -Palle}
Blow, Kurtis
12": (Mercury 1979)
* "Christmas Rappin'"
The Breaks:(Mercury 1980)
* "The Breaks"
KRS-One's "MC's Act Like They Don't Know" (Vocal Interpolation)
Not Enough ft Kurtis Blow's "The Breaks"
Cold Crush Brothers
The Battle of the Cold Crush Brothers vs. Grand Wizard Theodore &
The Fantastic 5 MC's: (? 1981)
* "No Title"
Blackalicious "Swan Lake" (Intro)
{I don't know the name of the song cause it's one long jam. The year is
probably 80-81 cause a DJ spins a Kurtis Blow song that comes from his first
LP. -Palle Zetterstrand}
Fearless Four
12":(Enjoy 1982)
* "Rockin It"
Jay-Z's "Sunshine"
Problems of the world 12": (Elektra 1983)
* "F-4000"
De La Soul's "A Rollerskating Jam Named Saturdays"
Funky 4+1
12": (Sugar Hill 1981?)
* "It's the Joint"
Grandmaster Flash
The Message: (Sugar Hill 1982)
* "The Message"
* "It's Nasty"
Grandmaster Flash & Melle Mel
12": (Sugar Hill 1983?)
* "White Lines"
JBrothers' "Beyond This World"
Sequence
12": (Sugar Hill 1980?)
* "Funk You Up"
Spicer, Jimmy
?: (Dazz 1979)
* "Adventures of Super Rhymes"
JBrothers "Beyond this World"
("It's a bird, it's a plane, no it's Super Rhymes")
Spoonie G & the Treacherous Three
New Rap Language 12":(Enjoy 1980)
* "New Rap Language"
De La Soul's "Area"
Sugarhill Gang
Rapper's Delight: (Sugar Hill 1980)
* "Rapper's Delight"
8th Wonder: (Sugar Hill 1981)
* "8th Wonder"
Treacherous Three
12": (Enjoy 1980)
* "Body Rock"
Carey, Mariah "Honey (Bad Boy Remix)"
De La Soul's "Cook Breeze on the Rocks" (Vocal)
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8. Comedy
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9. Movies and Television
Beverly Hills Cop II
"This is deep, I'm going deep" - Eddie Murphy
Bo$$ "Deeper"
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10. Instrumental
Papetti, Fausto
?: (? ?)
* "Love's Theme"
Richie Rich's "(My DJ) Pump it Up"
Kid 'N' Play's "Do This My Way"
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11. Unknown
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