Artists & Producers Who Used Tracklib to Find & Clear Samples

"This (sampling) is how I express myself, whether it's a ready-made piece, or a thousand piece puzzle."

—Conductor Williams

"If there were any doubts that the old Kanye is forever lost, then the soulful 'BURN' is a reminder of what made him such a creative wrecking ball in the first place."

—Variety (Album Review)

"J. Cole and I found a loop on Tracklib. It was the initial inspiration for the record."’

—T-Minus

"Tracklib will let you listen to the stems, so if you listen to the song you won't actually hear that sample (the master recording)."

—J. Cole

“When I did “Money Trees,” I realized that you don’t make a lot of money sampling because they’ll take a big part of your publishing and you’re like, ‘Oh shit, I ain’t making no money,’ so I had to find new ways of sampling.”

—DJ Dahi

"Tracklib is doing amazing things. Allowing us to sample and put our music out the right way."

—Jansport J

“The best way to maintain that nostalgia of sampling but without the sample clearing headache. Tracklib pushes the culture forward and empowers producers to take the business into their own hands.“

—Streetrunner (Produced for Lil Wayne, 2 Chainz, Fabolous)

"With Tracklib, all of the clearances are already negotiated so you can focus your energy on just creating something amazing."

—Major Seven

"I’m still trying to keep sampling alive in a way, especially in electronic music, because I really miss samples."

—KAYTRANADA

"I feel like people that came before us in the previous generation of underground hip-hop, they’ve already established these styles. They’ve already done it and they’ve done it well. That’s not my job to do that; it’s my job to do whatever the next thing is, to evolve."

—redveil

"My goal with the sample was to create a chord progression and establish a tempo. So I found three very small sections I then stretched, reversed, and blended together."

—beautifulmvn

"I was on Tracklib looking for a sample with a gritty 90s feel with rhythmic rapping on it. When I heard 'I Know Where You Sleep' I thought it fit perfectly."

—Aaron Paris

"Finding a gem like 'Love Me Or Leave Me' by Band of Thieves immediately lit up the inspiration."

—Ferreck Dawn

"We all grew up on sampling. Tracklib just helps maintain the art form and prominence of sampling in music in a more inclusive way."

—Romil Hemnani, BROCKHAMPTON Member & Producer

“I love sampling on a creative level, but everyone hates the hostage negotiation when you have to clear samples of unknown origin. Tracklib is now the first place I go when crate-digging for any project. Major love—Tracklib is doing the lord's work.”

—Toby Wincorn

"The stripped-back production on these songs helps new revelations sting and tickle a bit more than usual."

—Pitchfork

“A big thank you to Tracklib for empowering us producers with real music to sample in a legal and affordable way. Couldn't have done it without you."

—U-Dub

“I couldn’t believe my luck to find Britfunk song ‘I’m The One’! I looped a part of the sample and started to build the drums around it, and worked from there. I really like when the loops aren’t perfect because you often get really cool bits of the audio popping out.”

—TSHA

“Tracklib took my sampling virginity. The fact that this was my first time and it worked so smoothly speaks volumes! I think [Tracklib] will simplify and streamline the clearance process which nowadays is the main deterrent against sampling, from a producer's point of view.”

—Marvy Ayy

"t was very useful to find all of these a cappellas on Tracklib. Especially with not being able to travel (during COVID) around lately, and do crate-digging in record stores around the world. Tracklib really kind of saved me there.

—High Contrast

"When I first heard the sample on Tracklib I was amazed by how perfect it was for the song. It was actually the second or third time I had tried a house sample at the beginning of the record and it perfectly fit my concept for the video." "Tracklib is so ill because it’s like digging for dusty records, 45s & deep cuts."

—Vic Mensa

“I don’t like chopping the sample too much if the loop bangs already, so I let the loop shine. I’m very big on respecting and appreciating samples." "Tracklib relieves the stress of sampling. The service makes music fun again.”

—ESTA.