Nicki Minaj & Teyana Taylor - 'Dark Fantasy'Įveryone knows the late rapper's West Coast anthem 'California Love'. However Ray Charles' 'I Got A Woman' is actually inspired and based largely on a song by The Southern Tones - also released in 1954 - called 'It Must Be Jesus'ġ0) Kanye West feat. While Kanye's 'Gold Digger' is sped up, as you can hear from Ray Charles' 'I Got A Woman', the original vocal is set much slower on the record, which was released in 1954. 'Gold Digger' samples Ray Charles' 'I Got A Woman' But you might not know where this comes from. 'Gold Digger' is of Kanye's biggest songs and lets be honest, it's no secret that 'Ye loves a sample - or two. The British star admits that she struggled to "play it cool" when she heard Drizzy had looped her vocals for 'Pound Cake'.ĩ) Kanye West Feat. Yep, that rather ethereal vocal is all the doing of Ellie. 'Pound Cake' samples Ellie Goulding's 'Don't Say A Word' While we all know Drake's 'Too Much' was based largely around a Sampha loop, you might not know that the 'Nothing Was The Same' track 'Pound Cake' samples Ellie Goulding. The bassline - or rather, THAT - bassline comes thanks to Louis Johnson. It peaked at number four on the Billboard Pop Singles charts, and number seven on the Billboard R&B chart. If you're not familiar with 'I Keep Forgetting', it was released in 1982. 'Regulate' samples Michael McDonald's 'I Keep Forgetting' The 1994 song is rap at its finest, but did you know that it takes the majority of its structure from a track by Michael McDonald? The Hammersmith born soft rock star's 'I Got The' has been sampled by both Jay Z and Eminem, but most famously - and to best effect - by the Detroit rapper. 'My Name Is' samples Labi Siffre's 'I Got The.' But that iconic bassline is actually a sample. Released in 1999, the track set the standard for everything that followed from Eminem, introducing the rapper to the mainstream in an emphatic way. The infectious bassline that runs throughout 'Work' is a sample taken from 1998 track 'Sail Away'.
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