It was most recently sampled on Beyoncé’s “Summer Renaissance ... was instrumental in the debut of many ’80s and ’90s rappers. The vocals are part of Slick Rick’s 1989 track ...

This 1969 record from The Winstons is the most sampled song in music history. I doubt this DC-based soul group thought their song would be this impactful when they recorded it more than 50 years ago.

Eminem is making a comeback, and we can’t forget all of the memorable songs from his heyday that made him one of the most well-known rappers in ... Eminem has sampled quite a few famous rock ...

5) “I Need You,” 1978 Over the last three decades, quite a few rappers have discovered ... 1980 “Joy And Pain” was sampled at least 13 times, but the most popular use of the song has ...

The survey also looked at sampling and found that far and away the most sampled act on the planet are the Beatles. Nearly 12,000 songs have swiped from their back catalogue (though the survey ...