Jazz-funk / Hip-hop6 flips
Nautilus
Bob James · 1974
Six seconds of a 1974 jazz-funk record became one of the most sampled pieces of music ever made. Here it is, and here are the records built on top of it.
The Most Iconic Hip-Hop Samples of All Time, Flip Them Yourself
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Jazz / Hip-hop1 flip
I Love Music
Ahmad Jamal · 1970
Pete Rock lifted a few seconds of Ahmad Jamal’s piano — nearly five minutes into a 1970 jazz recording — and built the whole of Illmatic’s best-known beat on top of it.
Sampled in: The World Is Yours — Nas
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As Long as I've Got You
The Charmels
Tracks built on The Charmels's "As Long as I've Got You" — hear the original and each flip side by side.
Sampled in: C.R.E.A.M. — Wu-Tang Clan
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Jessica
Herbie Hancock
Tracks built on Herbie Hancock's "Jessica" — hear the original and each flip side by side.
Sampled in: Shook Ones Part II — Mobb Deep
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Saudade Vem Correndo
Stan Getz and Luiz Bonfá
Tracks built on Stan Getz and Luiz Bonfá's "Saudade Vem Correndo" — hear the original and each flip side by side.
Sampled in: Runnin' — The Pharcyde
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Mind Rain
Joe Chambers
Tracks built on Joe Chambers's "Mind Rain" — hear the original and each flip side by side.
Sampled in: N.Y. State of Mind — Nas
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Skylark
Al Cohn and The Barry Harris Trio
Tracks built on Al Cohn and The Barry Harris Trio's "Skylark" — hear the original and each flip side by side.
Sampled in: Survival of the Fittest — Mobb Deep
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Fate
Chaka Khan
Tracks built on Chaka Khan's "Fate" — hear the original and each flip side by side.
Sampled in: Music Sounds Better With You — Stardust
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What Child Is This?
John V. Rydgren and Bob R. Way
Tracks built on John V. Rydgren and Bob R. Way's "What Child Is This?" — hear the original and each flip side by side.
Sampled in: Nas Is Like — Nas
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Ironside
Ironside (TV Show)
Tracks built on Ironside (TV Show)'s "Ironside" — hear the original and each flip side by side.
Sampled in: All Caps — Madvillain
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Horizon Drive
Vic Juris
Tracks built on Vic Juris's "Horizon Drive" — hear the original and each flip side by side.
Sampled in: Mass Appeal — Gang Starr
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Good Guys Only Win in the Movies
Mel & Tim
Tracks built on Mel & Tim's "Good Guys Only Win in the Movies" — hear the original and each flip side by side.
Sampled in: Insane in the Brain — Cypress Hill
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Heather
Billy Cobham
Tracks built on Billy Cobham's "Heather" — hear the original and each flip side by side.
Sampled in: 93 'Til Infinity — Souls of Mischief
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Huit Octobre 1971
Cortex
Tracks built on Cortex's "Huit Octobre 1971" — hear the original and each flip side by side.
Sampled in: One Beer — MF DOOM
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Rise
Herb Alpert
Tracks built on Herb Alpert's "Rise" — hear the original and each flip side by side.
Sampled in: Hypnotize — The Notorious B.I.G.
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I Love You More
George Duke
Tracks built on George Duke's "I Love You More" — hear the original and each flip side by side.
Sampled in: Digital Love — Daft Punk
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Thief of Bagdad
Lee Erwin
Tracks built on Lee Erwin's "Thief of Bagdad" — hear the original and each flip side by side.
Sampled in: Represent — Nas
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A Garden of Peace
Lonnie Liston Smith
Tracks built on Lonnie Liston Smith's "A Garden of Peace" — hear the original and each flip side by side.
Sampled in: Dead Presidents — Jay-Z
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Gojira Tai Mosura
Akira Ifukube
Tracks built on Akira Ifukube's "Gojira Tai Mosura" — hear the original and each flip side by side.
Sampled in: Simon Says — Pharoahe Monch
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The Madness Subsides
Pekka Pohjola
Tracks built on Pekka Pohjola's "The Madness Subsides" — hear the original and each flip side by side.
Sampled in: Midnight in a Perfect World — DJ Shadow
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I Can't Stand (To See You Cry)
The Escorts
Tracks built on The Escorts's "I Can't Stand (To See You Cry)" — hear the original and each flip side by side.
Sampled in: Don't Cry — J Dilla
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Love Theme From "The Robe"
Yusef Lateef
Tracks built on Yusef Lateef's "Love Theme From "The Robe"" — hear the original and each flip side by side.
Sampled in: Feather — Nujabes feat. Cise Starr and Akin
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Space Oddity
David Matthews
Tracks built on David Matthews's "Space Oddity" — hear the original and each flip side by side.
Sampled in: Coffin Nails — Metal Fingers
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Last Men Standing
Gianfranco Reverberi and Gian Piero Reverberi
Tracks built on Gianfranco Reverberi and Gian Piero Reverberi's "Last Men Standing" — hear the original and each flip side by side.
Sampled in: Crazy — Gnarls Barkley
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Walk on By
Cal Tjader
Tracks built on Cal Tjader's "Walk on By" — hear the original and each flip side by side.
Sampled in: Full Clip — Gang Starr
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Drowning in the Sea of Love
Joe Simon
Tracks built on Joe Simon's "Drowning in the Sea of Love" — hear the original and each flip side by side.
Sampled in: You Know My Steez — Gang Starr
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