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Inspiration
The Ultimate List of Sample Breakdowns by Tracklib: The Best Chops & Flips Of All Time
Made With Tracklib
From Kendrick Lamar to Kaytranada: a who's who of artists used Tracklib as an integral part of the production process to dig, flip, and license samples. Below you find an overview of hits made with Tracklib.
SAMPLED AND CLEARED THROUGH TRACKLIB
Produced by: Machinedrum
Samples:
Nathan Murphy Singers - He'll Understand (1982)
Fabio Borgazzi Fabor - Ma Griffe (1982)
The Good Samaritans - Ughamwen-Rhienenemwen (1982)
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SAMPLED AND CLEARED THROUGH TRACKLIB
Produced by: Ye, Ty Dolla $ign, The Legendary Traxster, Leon Thomas
Sample: Band of Thieves - Love Me Or Leave Me (1976)
SAMPLED AND CLEARED THROUGH TRACKLIB
Produced by: MashBeatz
Sample: James Monroe - Frontiersman of the Galaxy (1977)
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SAMPLED AND CLEARED THROUGH TRACKLIB
Produced by: Jansport J, Hit-Boy
Sample: Keys - Lovin Cup
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SAMPLED AND CLEARED THROUGH TRACKLIB
Produced by: Sounwave, DJ Dahi, Bekon, Beach Noise, Duval Timothy, Victor Ekpo
Sample: Hoskins 'Ncrowd - You're Not There
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Produced by: T-MINUS & J. Cole
Sample: First Choice - Wake Up To Me (Take 1) (1973)
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Full Album Breakdowns
Time to get deep. These Sample Breadowns uncover nearly ALL of the samples on Daft Punk's Discovery, Kanye West's Graduation, and Kendrick Lamar's good kid, m.A.A.d city.
Kanye West's My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
The Samples Behind the Beefs
Daft Punk's Discovery
Kanye West's Graduation
Kendrick Lamar's good kid, m.A.A.d city
Sample Breakdowns: Extended
In tutorial-style videos, the Sample Breakdown Extended series explains which sampling techniques were used for some of the biggest hits and hip-hop classics.
The Most Iconic Hip-Hop Sample of Every Year (1973-2023)
The Eighth Note Technique J Dilla Used for 'Donuts'
How Havoc Created Iconic Beats like "Shook Ones Pt. II"
The Simple Trick that Made Daft Punk's "One More Time" an Infectious Hit
Sample Breakdowns: Hip-Hop
The art of sampling is deeply ingrained in hip-hop music. This overview takes you through old-school classics and new-school hits. You can also jump straight to the subcategories Boom Bap, Lofi Hip-Hop, or Trap, Drill & Grime.
50 Years of Hip-Hop Sampling: The Most Iconic Sample of Every Year (1973-2023)
Produced by: DJ Mustard
Sample: King Willonius - BBL Drizzy (2024)
Produced by: Boi-1da, Tay Keith, Mark Ronson, Fierce, Kevin Mitchell, Dramakid, Preme & Jordan Fox
Samples: The Grodeck Whipperjenny, Public Enemy, and interpolations of Kendrick Lamar & Drake
Produced by: Sounwave & Jack Antonoff
Sample: Al Green - What a Wonderful Thing Love Is (1972)
Produced by: Sounwave, Cardo, Kyro, Johnny Juliano & Yung Exclusive
Samples: Teddy Pendergrass, Richard Pryor in The Wiz
Produced by: Kanye West, Ojivolta & Earl on the Beat
Sample: Yeo - Jacob's Ladder (2012)
Produced by: Metro Boomin
Samples:
Rodney O & Joe Cooley - Everlasting Bass (1988)
Eazy-E - Eazy-Duz-It (1988)
Produced by: Conductor Williams
Sample: The Winans & Anita Baker - Ain't No Need to Worry (1987)
Produced by: Juicy J, DJ Paul
Sample: Willie Hutch - I Choose You (1973)
Produced by: Kanye West
Sample: Otis Redding - Try A Little Tenderness (1966)
Produced by: Boi-1da
Sample: Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds - Fallin' In Love (1975)
Produced by: DJ Dahi, Sounwave, Terrace Martin, Anthony 'Top Dawg' Tiffith
Sample: Bruno Mars - 24K Magic (2016)
Produced by: A$AP Ty Beats
Sample: The S.O.S. Band - No One's Gonna Love You (1984)
Produced by: The Alchemist
Sample: The Lovers - La Prima Volta (1976)
Produced by: Evilgiane
Sample: Alabaster DePlume & Bon Iver
Produced by: Hollywood Cole
Sample: Connie Laverne - Can't Live Without You (1974)
Produced by: Big Jerm, ID Labs
Sample: Aquarian Dream - Yesterday (Was So Nice Today) (1978)
Produced by: Madlib
Sample: Z.Z. Hill - That Ain't The Way You Make Love (1975)
Produced by: DJ Dahi
Sample: Beach House - Silver Soul (2010)
Produced by: Scoop DeVille
Sample: Janet Jackson - Any Time, Any Place (1993)
Produced by: Logic, Steve Wyreman, Rob Kinelski
Sample: Bill Withers, Eazy-E & Grant Green
Produced by: Kanye West
Sample: Donny Hathaway - Jealous Guy (1972)
Produced by: Kanye West, Pharrell Williams and OjiVolta
Sample: Beyoncé - 1+1 (2011)
Produced by: Kanye West, 88-Keys
Sample: Jerry Butler - Take the Time to Tell her (1974)
Produced by: Jack Harlow, Charlie Handsome, Jasper Harris, Angel Lopez, Rogét Chahayed
Sample: Fergie - Glamorous (2006)
Produced by: Inflo
Sample: Smokey Robinson - The Agony and the Ecstacy (1975)
Produced by: Kanye West, Mike Dean
Sample: Daft Punk - Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger (2001)
Produced by: Masego, Noah "40" Shebib, Maneesh, Oliver El-Khatib
Sample: The Singers Unlimited, The Gabriel Hardeman Delegation
Produced by: Tyler, the Creator
Sample: H-Town - Back Seat (With No Sheets) (1994)
Produced by: Guy Larence (of Disclosure), Jon Brion
Sample: The Four Freshmen - It's A Blue World (1955)
Produced by: Bangladesh
Sample: A Tribe Called Quest - I Left My Wallet In El Segundo (Norman Cook Vampire Mix)
Produced by: Jermaine Dupri
Sample: The Jackson 5, The Honey Drippers, Ohio Players, Cypress Hill
Produced by: Timbaland, Big Tank
Sample: David Pomeranz - Greyhound Mary (1976)
Produced by: D/R Period and Mafia Boy
Sample: The Commodores - Easy (1977)
Produced by: WondaGurl, DJ Dahi, Mike Dean
Sample: Rigol, Kanye West, Bill Withers
Produced by: WondaGurl, DJ Dahi, Mike Dean
Sample: Ironside, The Streets of San Francisco
Produced by: DJ Shadow
Sample: Caterina Valente - Ol' Man River (1968)
Produced by: B!nk and Mike Dean
Sample: Smokey Robinson - Will You Love Me Tomorrow? (1973)
Produced by: Cool & Dre
Sample: The Trammps - Rubber Band (1972)
Produced by: Mike Zombie, Noah "40" Shebib
Sample: Bruno Sanfilippo & Mathias Grassow - Ambessence Piano & Drones 1 (2008)
Produced by: 88-Keys, Kanye West, Mike Dean
Sample: Phil Manzanera & Spooky Tooth
Produced by: Like
Sample: Grant Green, Bill Withers
Boom Bap
Produced by: J Dilla
Samples: Stan Getz & Luiz Bonfá, Run-DMC, Woody Herman, James Moody
Produced by: Pete Rock
Samples: Tom Scott & the California Dreamers, James Brown
Produced by: Pete Rock
Samples: The Cannonball Adderley Quintet, Emilio Santiag
Produced by: DJ Premier
Sample: John Dankworth - Two-Piece Flower (1967)
Produced by: Pete Rock
Sample: Ahmad Jamal Trio, Jimmy Gordon, The Rimshots
Produced by: Q-Tip
Sample: RAMP, Rotary Connection, Little Feat
Produced by: Havoc
Sample: Chick Corea - October Ballade (Griffith Park Collection Live Version) (1983)
Produced by: Havoc
Sample: Daly-Wilson Big Band, Quincy Jones, Herbie Hancock
Produced by: Erick Sermon
Sample: Kool & The Gang, Stevie Wonder, Grover Washington Jr.
Produced by: DJ Premier
Sample: The Kay-Gees, Marc Hannibal, Gang Starr, The Lady Of Rage
Produced by: Q-Tip
Sample: Weldon Irvine, The Sons of Champlin, Charles Earland
Produced by: Erick Sermon
Sample: Gladys Knight & The Pips - Help Me Make It Through The Night (1970)
Produced by: DJ Premier
Sample: John V. Rydgren & Bob R. - What Child Is This? (1966)
Produced by: Havoc
Sample: The Barry Harris Trio & Al Cohn - Skylark (1976)
Trap, Drill & Grime
Produced by: Metro Boomin
Sample: Carlton Williams - Prison Song (1976)
Produced by: J. White Did It, Tainy, and Craig Kallman
Sample: Pete Rodriguez - Oh That's Nice (1967)
Produced by: BanBwoi, Noah "40" Shebib
Sample: B.G.O.T.I. - Give Me Your Lov'n (1995)
Produced by: Budd Dwyer
Sample: Butterfly Boucher & Joeski Love
Produced by: Christo, DJ Scheme, Nuri
Sample: Aretha Franklin - One Step Ahead (1965)
Produced by: PARTYNEXTDOOR
Sample: Miguel - Girl With The Tattoo Enter.lewd (2010)
Produced by: Reazy Renegade
Sample: Bernard Herrmann - Prelude (Psycho Theme) (1960)
Produced by: Elliott Trent
Sample: Kenji Yamamoto - Inside the Crashed Space Pirate Frigate (2003)
Produced by: Lookas, DJ Frank E, Andrew Cedar, Miles Beard
Sample: WAR - Low Rider (1975)
Produced by: A$AP Rocky, Hector Delgado, Friendzone
Sample: The-Dream - Mr. Yeah (2009)
Lofi Hip-Hop
Produced by: Nujabes
Sample: The SIngers Unlimited - Emily (1972)
Produced by: Nujabes
Sample: Yusef Lateef - Love Theme From 'The Robe' (1961)
Produced by: Nujabes
Sample: Aki Takase, Ivan Lins, Nana Caymmi & more
Sample Breakdowns: Electronic Music
Parallel to hip-hop, sampling is crucial to electronic music. Whether that's for classic house music or modern-day EDM bangers.
Sample Breakdown: The Most Iconic Electronic Music Sample of Every Year (1990-2024)
Produced by: Jamie XX
Sample: Erykah Badu - Some Blues About These God Damn Turntables (2019)
Produced by: Louis The Child
Samples:
Frex - Oxford Circus (2022)
Curtis Mayfield - Rap (#4) (1971)
Produced by: Justice (Gaspard Augé & Xavier de Rosnay)
Sample: Simonetti, Pignatelli & Morante – Tenebre (1982)
Produced by: Fred Again..
Samples:
Baby Keem - south africa (2021)
Baby Keem - BULLIES (acapella) (2019)
Produced by: Fatboy Slim
Sample: The Bobby Fuller Four, David Bowie, Just Brothers & more
Produced by: The Chemical Brothers
Sample: Bernard Purdie, The Crusaders, Schoolly D
Produced by: Skrillex
Sample: Sonny Moore (Skrillex) - Equinox (2008)
Produced by: Robbie Chater, Darren Seltmann
Sample: The Main Attraction, The Duprees, Tony Mottola & Lamont Dozier
Produced by: Robbie Chater, Tony Di Blasi
Sample: Honey Cone - Want Ads (1971)
Produced by: Adrian Utley, Portishead
Sample: Isaac Hayes - Ike's Rap II (1971)
Produced by: Jamie xx
Sample: Daryl Hall & John Oates - I Can't Go For That (No Can Do) (1981)
Sample Breakdowns: Pop
As analyzed in Tracklib's annual State of Sampling reports, samples are the building blocks of today's hits. Watch these breakdowns to see how chart-toppers and hitmakers use sampling for their pop hits.
Produced by: Spiller & Boris Dlugosch
Sample: Carol Williams - Love Is You (Original 12" Version) (1977)
Produced by: Drake, Noel Cadastre, BNYX, 40 & Dalton Tennant
Sample: The Soul Superbs - Just Ask Me (1974)
Produced by: Jermaine Dupri
Sample: Love Unlimited - He's All I've Got (1976)
Produced by: Kanye West
Sample: The Main Ingredient - Let Me Prove My Love To You (1975)
Produced by: Rob Fusari, Beyoncé Knowles, Falonte Moore
Sample: Stevie Nicks - Edge of Seventeen (1981)
Produced by: Frank Ocean, Buddy Ross, Francis Starlite
Sample: Stevie Wonder - Close To You - Love on the David Frost Show (1972)
Produced by: Yeti Beats, Doja Cat
Sample: Blink-182 - What's My Age Again? (1999)
Produced by: DJ Premier
Sample: The Moon People & The Soul Seven
Produced by: Skrillex, Diplo
Sample: Justin Bieber - The Most (2015)
Produced by: London on da Track, Aubrey Robinson, Roark Bailey
Sample: 702 - Get It Together (1996)
Produced by: Christopher Tyng
Sample: The Winstons, Sugarhill Gang & Pierre Henry
Produced by: Don McKinney, The Weeknd, Cirkut
Sample: Tears For Fears - Pale Shelter (1983)
Produced by: Timbaland
Sample: John Ottman - Tricks of the Trade (1997)
Produced by: Bloodshy, Avant
Sample: Lata Mangeshkar & S.P. Balasubrahmanyam - Tere Mere Beech Mein (1981)
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