The Gaturs (who were sampled on Freddie Gibbs & Madlib’s “Supplier”)

The Gaturs featuring Willie Tee - Wasted (Funky Delicacies, 1994)

Ashla Bhosle (who was sampled on Blu & M.E.D.'s "The Turn Up," ‘Beat Konducta in India,’ and Madvillain's "Do Not Fire!")

Inner sleeve of 'Beat Konducta Vol. 3 & 4 - In India' (Stones Throw, 2007)

Asha Bhosle is a true Indian icon who held the world record as the most recorded artist in music history. No wonder the likes of J Dilla, Madlib, Flying Lotus, DJ Scratch, Erick Sermon, Black Eyed Peas, WondaGurl (for Travis Scott’s “Uptown” featuring A$AP Ferg), and GonjaSufi all sampled some of her vast catalog.

Madlib takes the crown when it comes to sampling Asha Bhosle’s music: with numerous samples for projects ranging from Madvillain (“Do Not Fire!”) and Blu & M.E.D. (“The Turn Up”), to several tracks on Beat Konducta Vol 3-4: Beat Konducta in India. The album cover of that record is a take on B. R. Chopra's Burning Train; one of the countless Bollywood films featuring Asha Bhosla in its soundtrack credits.

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Z.Z. Hill (who was sampled on Madvillain’s “Fancy Clown”)

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Frank Dukes (who was sampled on Freddie Gibbs & Madlib’s “Half Manne Half Cocaine”)

“I was surprised that Madlib even knew about the Kingsway library,” recalls Kingsway founder Frank Dukes. “But Egon was like, ‘Madlib f***s with you, bro. He loves the music library.’ So seeing someone like Madlib, who is one of the most revered crate-digging producers. For him to embrace the evolution of crate-digging by sampling Kingsway—that's super cool.”

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