Perfect example of someone using a sample without being TOO obvious:

Did Prince give credit to the things he's sampled?
On D&P and he's sampled a whole bunch of scenes fro Barberella.

And of course throughout a few of his 90's output.

I don't own psychical copies of his CDs anymore so I can't check the credits.

TheVoid said:

When he samples music he credits it. When he samples voices/lines from films he doesn't.

Swa

I don't sample as much as I used to,but when I do..that artist is give it's due credit and that should be always be the case.Sampled artist must be paid..point blank.

Some songs use a "blatant" samples as a way for instant recognition from older users and introduction to younger listeners.Many new ears will read where the sample came from and go to the original song,hence a new fan could be created.

Some producers use "hidden" samples to go for certain sound.(80's synth,70's snare,60's guitar riff) to give the track a certain feel.

With sound libraries becoming the new normal,sampling of older records will be minimal,but never completely gone for the reasons I stated.In addition it is the basis of a entire genre that is a fixture in society(no matter how many hate it).

Hip Hop was based on a DJ spinning records back to back of breaks of other records.A sampler was invented to replicated that action.(Not to take work away from musicians,if there were no sampler,you would've had DJ's still spinning the records back and forth,that's all).But it's this formula that has created a genre,a culture and if you were around before this technique was born, then you're displeasure if acknowledged and understandable.You're venting won't change anything but it's understandable.

SavonOsco said:

Well stated.