Cinnie said:

These are the two albums that come to mind when I think of sample use that isn't blatant. There are so many layers to the sound, especially on the Public Enemy album. You recognize the sample enough to think you know where it came from, but it works on it's own.

Cinnie said:

Hey, I just remembered I had this album at one time! No idea what happened to it.

RipHer2Shreds said:

I think it is excellent. Probably someone stole it.

Cinnie said:

Am I remembering right (excuse me while I gay out)...is there a Holiday sample on one of the tracks?

RipHer2Shreds said:

Yep. And it was the first time an act got Madonna's permission to sample her music.


Not that she hadn't been sampled before

http://youtube.com/watch?v=qGe_qhy8NXU
[Edited 5/2/08 6:27am]

Cinnie said:

Cinnie said:

Can't argue that. It's the ONLY way it should be done in my book.

Graycap23 said:

Well, post more examples! I only took the most mentioned ones where it is usually a huge collage.

Graycap you will get a smack if you say Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em.

Cinnie said:

U should KNOW better than that. I love the way Teddy did "No Diggity".

Graycap23 said:

Even his new jack swing stuff was very innovative in the way he created original songs from subtle samples.

Cinnie said:

True.

IstenSzek said:

What is this one?

RipHer2Shreds said:

DJ Shadow Endtroducing

I find this album pretty difficult to listen to except for its mesmerizing production:

I don't know the album well enough, but I'm not too cool to admit that "Groove Is In The Heart" is an unstoppable combination of samples.

An example of a chunky sample molded into a new song of worth is "Rhythm Nation".

Cinnie said:

I remember when they were on Club MTV promoting this album and Julie Brown asked them their opinion of sampling (it was a hot topic at the time) and Lady Kier said, "If you use their music, den you should pay dem."

RipHer2Shreds said:

I doubt Deee-lite's record company actually paid everyone sampled on "Groove Is In The Heart". In 1990, samples that were only percussive breaks and not melodic weren't usually cleared.