Most sampled tracks

1. Who is the most sampled song of all time?
2. What is the most sampled genre?
3. What are the best songs to sample?
4. Who is the most sampled artist in hip hop?

Who is the most sampled song of all time?

That is, a specific part of the track, the break. Now known as the 'Amen Break', the six seconds of drums at the 01:26 mark of the 1969 B-side is the most sampled piece of music of all time.

What is the most sampled genre?

R&B also had a significant proportion of songs including samples, with 24 percent of the most popular R&B records featuring a sample.
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Share of the top 100 songs using music samples in the United States in 2019, by genre.

What are the best songs to sample?

The best samples in music… ever!

• M.I.A. – 'Paper Planes' (2008) ...
• Sugar Hill Gang – 'Rapper's Delight' (1979) ...
• A Tribe Called Quest – 'Can I Kick It?' ( ...
• Beyoncé – 'Crazy In Love' (2003) ...
• The Notorious B.I.G. – 'Mo Money Mo Problems' (1997) ...
• N.W.A. – 'Express Yourself' (1988) ...
• Kanye West – 'Blood on the Leaves' (2013)

Who is the most sampled artist in hip hop?

According to whosampled.com, the most influential artists in hip hop are:

• James Brown – Sampled 7,451 times.
• Public Enemy – Sampled 2,912 times.
• Beside – Sampled 2,329 times.
• Run-DMC – Sampled 2,046 times.
• The Notorious B.I.G – Sampled 1,718 times.
• Kool & The Gang – Sampled 1,564 times.
• Jay Z – Sampled 1,484 times.
• Eric B.