What are some songs that have been sampled?
The greatest samples in music
- 1The Winstons – ‘Amen Brother’
- 2The Clash – ‘Straight to Hell’
- 3The Charmels – ‘As Long As I’ve Got You’
- 4Stevie Nicks – ‘Edge of Seventeen’
- 5Curtis Mayfield – ‘Move On Up’
- 6Edwin Birdsong – ‘Cola Bottle Baby’
- 7ABBA – ‘Gimme, Gimme, Gimme (A Man After Midnight)’
- 8Sister Nancy – ‘Bam Bam’
What song is sampled the most in hip-hop?
Top 10 All Time Most Sampled Records in Hip Hop
- Lyn Collins – ‘Think About It’ (318 samples in Hip Hop)
- Public Enemy – Bring The Noise (295 samples in Hip Hop)
- Run DMC – Here We Go (Live At The Funhouse) (295 samples in Hip Hop)
- Skull Snaps – It’s A New Day (282 samples in Hip Hop)
What is the most sampled break in hip-hop?
The Amen break is a drum break that has been widely sampled in popular music. It comes from the 1969 track “Amen, Brother” by the soul group the Winstons, released as the B-side of the 1969 single “Color Him Father”.
What popular songs use sampling?
The best samples in music… ever!
- M.I.A. – ‘Paper Planes’ (2008)
- Sugar Hill Gang – ‘Rapper’s Delight’ (1979)
- A Tribe Called Quest – ‘Can I Kick It?’ (
- Beyoncé – ‘Crazy In Love’ (2003)
- The Notorious B.I.G. – ‘Mo Money Mo Problems’ (1997)
- N.W.A. – ‘Express Yourself’ (1988)
- Kanye West – ‘Blood on the Leaves’ (2013)
What rapper has the best samples?
Here are ten of hip hop’s most popular samples.
- Ex-Factor – Ms Lauryn Hill.
- The New Style – Beastie Boys.
- Gimme The Loot – The Notorious B.I.G.
- Funky President (People It’s Bad) – James Brown.
- Impeach the President – The Honey Drippers.
- Think (About It) – Lyn Collins.
- ‘Here We Go’ – Run DMC (Live at The Funhouse)
What is the most popular sample?
There’s one song that’s been sampled far more than any other, according to one measure. The website WhoSampled.com, whose audience obsessively tracks what’s sampled, says that a 1960s track called “Amen, Brother” by The Winstons is the most-sampled track in history, and it’s not particularly close.
What rap song has the most samples?
What song is sampled the most?
Now known as the ‘Amen Break’, the six seconds of drums at the 01:26 mark of the 1969 B-side is the most sampled piece of music of all time.
Which rapper has the best samples?
Who is the king of sampling?
Carl Stone the ‘king’ of sampling.