More Popular Examples of Sampling Throughout The Years

 

  • “Rapper’s Delight” by Sugarhill Gang (1979)

    • Samples the beat from Chic’s “Good Times” (1979)

 

  • “Me, myself, and I” by De La Soul (1989)

    • Samples the beat from (Not Just) Knee Deep by Funkadelic (1979)

 

  • “U Can’t Touch This” by MC Hammer (1990)

    •  Samples the beat from “Super Freak” by Rick James (1981)

 

  • “Ice Ice Baby” by Vanilla Ice (1990)

      •  Samples the intro beat from “Under Pressure” by Queen (1981)
      • The sample plays during the chorus in “Ice Ice Baby”

  • “Mo’ Money, Mo’ Problems” by The Notorious B.I.G (1997)

    • Samples the beat from “I’m Coming Out” by Diana Ross (1980). The song also samples the lyrics “I’m coming – “
    • The samples play throughout the song

 

  • “Loverboy” by Mariah Carey ft. Cameo (2001)

    • Samples the beat from “Candy” by Cameo (1986). Also samples some of the ad libs and the 2nd verse and post-chorus.
    • The 2nd verse and post-chorus of “Candy” by Cameo appears at the end of “Loverboy” with Mariah Carey singing along.

 

  • “Hollaback Girl” by Gwen Stefani

    • Samples from “Another One Bites The Dust” by Queen. “Hollaback Girl” references the lyric “Another one bites the dust” while playing the rhythm of the bassline of the 80s throwback with horns.

 

  • “Stronger” – Kanye West (2007)

    • Samples from “Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger” by Daft Punk (2001)
    • “Stronger” samples the lyrics from Daft Punk “Work it harder, make it better /
      Do it faster, makes us stronger / More than ever, hour after hour / Work is never over”

 

  • “Whatcha Say” – Jason Derulo (2009)

    • Samples from “Hide and Seek” by Imogen Heap (2005)
    • “Whatcha Say” samples the lyrics at 02:52, “Mm, what’d you say? / Mm, that you only meant well / Well of course you did / Mm, what’d you say? / Mm, that it’s all for the best / Of course it is / Mm, what’d you say? / Mm, that it’s just what we need / You decided this / Mm, what’d you say? / Mm, what did she say” “Whatcha Say” plays these lyrics during its chorus

  • “Wild Thoughts” by DJ Khaled Featuring Rihanna and Bryson Tiller (2017)

    • Samples from “Maria Maria” by Santana feat. The Product G&B (1999)
    • “Wild Thoughts” borrows the beat of the late 90s hit and plays at a different key.

 

  • “Nice For What” by Drake (2018)

    • Samples from “Ex-Factor” by Lauryn Hill (1998). “Nice For What” pulls from the lyrics at both 02:15 (I keep lettin’ you back in (You back in) / How can I, explain myself?) and 03:25 (Care for me, care for me, you said you’d care for me / There for me, there for me, said you’d be there for me / Cry for me, cry for me, you said you’d die for me / Give to me, give to me, why won’t you live for me?) of “Ex-Factor”. The lyrics play at a higher pitch and faster tempo during the intro, in between verses, and at the end.

 

  • “I Like It” by Cardi B ft. Bad Bunny and J. Balvin

    • The song samples from I Like It Like That (A Mi Me Gusta Asi) by Pete Rodriguez (1966). The sample that is borrowed is the instrumental and the lyrics ” Yeah, baby, I like it like that / You gotta believe me when I tell you / I said I like it like that / You gotta believe me when I tell you / I said I like it like—”. “I Like It” samples the entirety of the lyrics within the intro. Afterwards, the song loops “I like it like that” in the background.

 

  • “Paint the Town Red” by Doja Cat (2023)

    • The song samples from “Walk On By” by Dionne Warwick. The sample is borrowed from 0:13-0:17 of “Walk On By”. The entirety of that portion is placed on loop in the background of “Paint the Town Red”.