00:0010 Famous Songs with Cleverly Disguised Samples
00:04Number 10 My Name Is Eminem
00:07Dr. Dre introduced Slim Shady over Labi Sifra's guitar, controversy and charisma delivered
00:13a Grammy-winning debut for Eminem
00:16Number 9 Like Toy Soldiers, Eminem
00:20Eminem looped Martika's melody into somber reflection, accelerating it for urgency while
00:25crediting her, turning pop sweetness into rap gravitas
00:29Number 8 What's the Difference, Dr. Dre
00:33Dr. Dre merged Charles Aznavour's orchestral elegance with Compton Grit, while Eminem and
00:38Exhibit added verses, expanding hip-hop's sonic vocabulary
00:43Number 7 It Was a Good Day, Ice Cube, and Them Changes, Thundercat
00:49The Isley Brothers powered two eras, Ice Cube sampled the keys, Thundercat the drums, distinct
00:56moods, equally loving tributes
00:59Number 6 Gold Digger, Kanye West
01:02Kanye West reimagined Ray Charles via Jamie Foxx, stripping production to spotlight emotion
01:08and hooky rhythm.
01:09Charts worldwide bowed accordingly
01:11Number 5 Mo Money, Mo Problems, The Notorious B.I.G.
01:17B.I.G.
01:18transformed Diana Ross's disco into glossy, cautionary success tales, uniting eras as Billboard crowned
01:24the sample-driven triumph.
01:26Number 4 Nothing But a G-Thang, Dr. Dre featuring Snoop Dogg
01:32Dr. Dre flipped Leon Heywood into G-Funk's mission statement, launching Snoop and defining West Coast rap's timeless, endlessly imitated, party-smooth aesthetic.
01:41Number 3 Countless songs sample
01:44Amen, Brother The Winstons
01:46The Winstons' six-second aim and break birthed jungle, drum and bass, and hip-hop, yet earned no royalties, fueling ongoing debates about fair compensation.
01:55Number 2 Countless songs sample funky drummer, James Brown
02:01James Brown and Clyde Stubblefield's twenty-second break became sampling's holy grail, shaping hip-hop and pop while cementing Stubblefield's rhythmic legacy.
02:09Number 1 Praise You, Fatboy Slim
02:13Fatboy Slim spliced Yarbrough's test recordings and cartoons into euphoric chaos, reviving Yarbrough's catalogue and validating quirky, collage-style sampling.
02:24The Winstons' three-sex pages, and boiled running
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