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I stumbled on this article: Who Sampled Michael Jackson.
Many of us already know a lot of songs that sampled MJ, but I guess the list has several songs you didn't know about.
http://www.bet.com/music/photos/2011/06/fbwhosampledmichaeljackson.html
Public Enemy
Many may not know that PE’s smash hit “911 Is A Joke” utilizes a sample from Jackson’s Thriller.
NWA
Hard to fathom that the super gangster N*ggaz Wit Attitude would lift the creepy “Thriller” for "100 Miles & Runnin."
LL Cool J
The ultra suave “Hey Lover” features a clip of MJ’s “The Lady In My Life.”
Kanye West
Kanye and T-Pain rocked the industry with their feel good ode to the “Good Life” which heavily samples “The King Of Pop’s” "Pretty Young Thing."
Monica
“All Eyez On Me” may sound like it swagger jacked Tupac but it actually samples “P.Y.T”
Nas
When Nas blew onto the scene and waxed poetics on “It Ain’t Hard To Tell,” only die hard Jackson fans immediately noticed the “Human Nature” sample that floated throughout.
SWV
When SWV remixed their single “Right Here” it rose to the top of the charts as it nearly duplicated the feel and vibe of “Human Nature.”
Tupac
Pac’s ode to his unborn child on “Letter To My Unborn” actually lifted a sample of Jackson’s ode to beautiful African women on “Liberian Girl.”
MC Lyte
When Lyte was discussing "Poor Georgie" she had a sample of "Wanna Be Startin Something" backing her vocals.
Rihanna
“Don’t Stop The Music” had MJ’s hit “Wanna Be Startin Something” all over it. Thus making it a massive pop single for Rihanna and had dance floors everywhere going nuts.
Grandmaster Flash
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five put together "The Boy Is Dope" with a little help from MJ's "Bad."
Naughty By Nature
"People Make The World Go Round" was the driving force behind Naughty By Nature's "World Go Round" from their 1995 album "Poverty's Paradise."
Ice Cube
The groove of Cube's "You Know How We Do It" had "Billie Jean" helping to smooth it out.
Mary J Blige
MJB’s “Sexy” was cleverly carved from “I Can’t Help It.”
Ginuwine
Ginuwine has always had the influence of MJ in his music so it only made sense for "U Want To Be" to be injected with a sample from "I Can't Help It."
Diddy
Diddy always idolized the entertaining genius that Michael Jackson was. So it only made sense that he would use “Rock With You” for his huge solo single “Can’t Nobody Hold Me Down” which featured Mase.
DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince
MJ’s ode to a pet rat “Ben” was the power behind the dynamic duo’s “Rock The House.”
I stumbled on this article: Who Sampled Michael Jackson.
Many of us already know a lot of songs that sampled MJ, but I guess the list has several songs you didn't know about.
http://www.bet.com/music/photos/2011/06/fbwhosampledmichaeljackson.html
Public Enemy
Many may not know that PE’s smash hit “911 Is A Joke” utilizes a sample from Jackson’s Thriller.
NWA
Hard to fathom that the super gangster N*ggaz Wit Attitude would lift the creepy “Thriller” for "100 Miles & Runnin."
LL Cool J
The ultra suave “Hey Lover” features a clip of MJ’s “The Lady In My Life.”
Kanye West
Kanye and T-Pain rocked the industry with their feel good ode to the “Good Life” which heavily samples “The King Of Pop’s” "Pretty Young Thing."
Monica
“All Eyez On Me” may sound like it swagger jacked Tupac but it actually samples “P.Y.T”
Nas
When Nas blew onto the scene and waxed poetics on “It Ain’t Hard To Tell,” only die hard Jackson fans immediately noticed the “Human Nature” sample that floated throughout.
SWV
When SWV remixed their single “Right Here” it rose to the top of the charts as it nearly duplicated the feel and vibe of “Human Nature.”
Tupac
Pac’s ode to his unborn child on “Letter To My Unborn” actually lifted a sample of Jackson’s ode to beautiful African women on “Liberian Girl.”
MC Lyte
When Lyte was discussing "Poor Georgie" she had a sample of "Wanna Be Startin Something" backing her vocals.
Rihanna
“Don’t Stop The Music” had MJ’s hit “Wanna Be Startin Something” all over it. Thus making it a massive pop single for Rihanna and had dance floors everywhere going nuts.
Grandmaster Flash
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five put together "The Boy Is Dope" with a little help from MJ's "Bad."
Naughty By Nature
"People Make The World Go Round" was the driving force behind Naughty By Nature's "World Go Round" from their 1995 album "Poverty's Paradise."
Ice Cube
The groove of Cube's "You Know How We Do It" had "Billie Jean" helping to smooth it out.
Mary J Blige
MJB’s “Sexy” was cleverly carved from “I Can’t Help It.”
Ginuwine
Ginuwine has always had the influence of MJ in his music so it only made sense for "U Want To Be" to be injected with a sample from "I Can't Help It."
Diddy
Diddy always idolized the entertaining genius that Michael Jackson was. So it only made sense that he would use “Rock With You” for his huge solo single “Can’t Nobody Hold Me Down” which featured Mase.
DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince
MJ’s ode to a pet rat “Ben” was the power behind the dynamic duo’s “Rock The House.”
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