Classic Hip-Hop Samples (Vol. 1)

Here is the first post in a brand new series, entitled Classic Hip-Hop Samples, which as the title suggests, will aim to introduce you to the incredible samples used in some of the greatest Hip-Hop tracks of all-time. Many people believe that sampling is just a form of copying and shows a lack of imagination, but when you listen to where these samples have come from, you will then realise it's completely the opposite - all of the producers listed have taken songs from a wide variety of genres, some well-known/some totally obscure, used a small part and reinvented them to make a totally new, relevant and fresh sound. 5 Hip-Hop classics every Monday - this week includes Mobb Deep, Common, A Tribe Called Quest, Wu-Tang Clan & Jay-Z. Hope you enjoy it, and hope you learn something.

Hip-Hop Classic:

Mobb Deep - Temperature's Rising (Prod. Q-Tip & Mobb Deep)

Samples:

UFO - ESG

Patrice Rushen - Where There Is Love

Quincy Jones - Body Heat

Hip-Hop Classic:

Common - The Light (Prod. J Dilla)

Samples:

Bobby Caldwell - Open Your Eyes

Detroit Emeralds - You're Getting A Little Too Smart

Hip-Hop Classic:

Wu-Tang Clan - Shame On A Nigga (Prod. RZA)

Samples:

Syl Johnson - Different Strokes

Thelonious Monk - Black and Tan Fantasy

Hip-Hop Classic:

A Tribe Called Quest - Check The Rhime (Prod. A Tribe Called Quest)

Samples:

Average White Band - Love Your Life

Minnie Ripperton - Baby, This Love I Have

Grover Washington Jr - Hydra

Steve Miller Band - Fly Like An Eagle

Hip-Hop Classic:

Jay-Z - D'Evils (Prod. DJ Premier)

Samples:

Allen Toussaint - Go Back Home

LL Cool J - I Shot Ya (Remix) (Feat. Prodigy)

Dr. Dre - Lil Ghetto Boy (Feat. Daz & Snoop Dogg)

Snoop Dogg - Murder Was Tha Case