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Sample *Licious

http://samplelicious.blogspot.com

A blog about the use of samples in hip hop and popular music.

• Added on: Oct 22nd, 2008
• Country: United States
• Language: English

• Author: Jay Gumbs
• Listed in: Music Music
• Tags: music sample hip hop rap samples r&b

Recent Posts

• I Wanna Know What Love is - Sampled and Covered

  Posted on Sunday December 20th, 2009 at 14:15 in mariah carey, foreigner, the chipmunks, lucky dube, terro 3000

  Mariah Carey recently did her version of Foreigner's '80s power ballad I Wanna Know What Love Is. Good cover of a great song. The song can be found on her latest album Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel. I love the original by Foreigner and even hav...

• Best I Ever Had is Falling In Love

  Posted on Thursday October 15th, 2009 at 02:09 in drake, joe frank, dan hamilton, tommy reynolds

  Listening to Drake's Best I Ever Had, I knew there had to be a sample in there. That melody is so groovy its addicting. Hip hop has helped me discovered some of the music my parents used to listen to and I really love that 70's soul music. Best I...

• Baby Come Home - Willie Hutch is Back Like That

  Posted on Monday July 27th, 2009 at 21:31 in ne-yo, ghostface killa, willie hutch

  Y'all know Willie Hutch. No?Well you've been hearing his pimpilicious music all over hip hop for years. Willie's the man behind 70s classics like "The theme from The Mack".Here's a tune you'll instantly recognize. Its called Baby Come Home.And Wu Ta...

• Mattafix Cools Down the Pace with Gregory Isaacs

  Posted on Saturday April 11th, 2009 at 17:05 in gregory isaacs, mattafix

  Not much as sample as it is a cover. Although based in the UK, Mattafix has roots in the country where I came from so the culture was bound to be a part of their music.Their new single, Cool Down the Pace is a relaxing reggae joint that many reggae h...

• Shaggy meets the Delfonics

  Posted on Wednesday April 1st, 2009 at 21:53 in shaggy, delfonics

  Amazing song by Shaggy as he gets in touch with his softer side (again). His first single off his ninth studio album is Bad Man (Don't Cry).Bad Man borrows from the classic 1968 song La La La Means I Love You by Delfonics.Wow. Just cant get enough of...

• Something In Common with Bobby Caldwell's Open Your Eyes

  Posted on Monday March 30th, 2009 at 21:34 in common, bobby caldwell

  Was just browsing around on twitter and one thing led to another. Before you know it, I'm on sweet Caribbean poet, Carmelite Souffront's blog.That's how I got inspired to do this post. I know...been a while.Remember Common's The Light?The Light @ Yah...

Comments & Reviews

This blog is currently rated a 5.00 out of a possible 5 based on 1 comment.

Soul of Sydney

that's some music knowledge you got champion,

thanks for sharing it,

its nice to see how crafty some producers have been sampling..

peace from Bondi Beach, Sydney Australia

Posted: May 3rd, 2009 | More Reviews From soulofsydney | Report This Comment

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