# Xampled: Shalamar

Shalamar's string of poppy dance-soul hits began in 1979 with "Take That to the Bank"; later that year, "The Second Time Around" hit the Top Ten. Throughout the early '80s the group were favorites on the U.S. R&B scene, as well as scoring a number of British hit singles. Jody Watley left the group in 1982 and went on to stardom as a solo act.

"A Night To Remember"

Kris Kross: Tonite's tha Night

"Take That to the Bank"

Mustafa: I Submit 2 U

Undercover Joe: Just Vibin'

"I Don't Want To Be The Last To Know"

Blaque: Bring it Home to Me

"High on Life"

Extra Prolific: Go Back to School

"I Owe You One"

Le Knight Club: Mosquito

"There It Is"

Undercover Joe: There It Is

# Xampled: Chic

Chic's sound was anchored by the scratchy, James Brown-style rhythm guitar of Nile Rodgers and the indelible, widely imitated (sometimes outright stolen) bass lines of Bernard Edwards. Chic's distinctive approach not only resulted in some of the finest dance singles of their time, but also helped create a template for urban funk, dance-pop, and even hip-hop in the post-disco era.

"Good Times", easily the most sampled disco bass line of all times

Beastie Boys: A.W.O.L.

Blondie: Rapture

Boogie Down Productions: 13 and Good

Chubb Rock: Just the Two of Us

Club House: SuperGood

College Boyz: Underground Blues

Dan the Automator: Music to be Murdered By

De la Soul: A Roller Skating Jam Named 'Saturdays'

Digital Underground: Doowutchyalike

DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince: The Reverend

DJ Shadow: Basic Mega-Mix

Father MC: Everything's Gonna Be Alright

Fugees: Refugees on the Mic

Furious Five: Birthday Party

G.P. WU: Hit Me with That S--t

Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five: The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel

Joe Budden: Body Hot

Just Ice: Back to the Old School

Justin Warfield: Steppin with. . .

Side Cell & Rhapazooty: Rhapazooty in Blue

Spoonie Gee: Monster Jam

Sugarhill Gang: Rapper's Delight

Timezone feat. Afrika Bambaata: Wildstyle

"Le Freak"

Modjo: Chillin

Nutta Butta ft Anonymous: Freak Out

Poor Righteous Teachers: I Swear Ta God

The Beat Criminals: Grand Larceny

"I Want Your Love"

Alcazar: Dancefloor Docusoap

Big Bub ft Queen Latifah & Heavy D: Need Your Love

Moodymann: I Can't Kick That Feeling When It Hits

Nodesha: Get It While It's Hot

"My Forbidden Lover"

Alcazar: Sexual Guarantee

Big Time Charlie: Mr. Devil

DJ Pierre with Queen Mary: Body Dance

Island Groove featuring Keith Thompson: Deep Love" (2nd Vocal Version)

Nerios Dubwork featuring Darryl Pandy: Sunshine and Happiness

"Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah)"

Bingo Boys featuring Princessa: Show Me How to Dance

Full Intention: How Long

Roundtree: Manhattan Fever

"Chic cheer"

Busy Bee: Jazzy on the Mix

Faith Evans: Love Like This

"Everybody Dance"

Modjo: Lady (Hear Me Tonight)

"Just Out Of Reach"

Mary J. Blige: No More Drama (Remix with P. Diddy)

"Sometimes you win"

Stylophonic: Soulreply

"Soup for One"

Modjo: Lady (Hear Me Tonight)

"You Can't Do It Alone"

Basement Jaxx: Just One Kiss

And no, I don't expect this list to be complete. For more information, please check out Disco Savvy!

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# Researching who sampled who

I try to be as complete as possible whenever I research a sample source artist/band (that is why James Brown and Barry White are going to take me some time). This of course implies a lot of Googlistics, as you might expect. But there are also a couple of sites that make my life a bit easier.
Information on artists
Good sources of information (biography, discography) are allmusic.com, ArtistDirect UBL and MSN Entertainment. Yahoo! Launch is less complete, Minnie Riperton is apparently not even an artist worthy of a biography. MusicMatch has great info too, but only through their MusicMatch Jukebox (and not copy/pastable ;-) )
Information on sample sources
The best source I have found up till now is the-breaks.com. A lot of its content is more or less copied on www.vinyl.com. For the isolated artist (sampling or sampled) you can be so lucky to find a list as complete as Gangstarr Samples. The rest is inventive Googling. A search for "Barry White Sample" gives back 183 hits. "Sample of James Brown": 45 hits. You get the idea...

I've listed some of my resources on Xampled Links.

# Xampled: the O'Jays

The O'Jays' first album on Philadelphia International Records, Backstabbers, was a masterpiece, highlighted by McFadden & Whitehead’s master composition, 'Backstabbers'. The haunting song with the great intro became a monster hit, and was followed by the even bigger 'Love Train'. Songs like 'For The Love of Money', 'Livin’ For the Weekend', and the classic 'Use Ta Be My Girl' all appeared to be a year or two ahead of what everyone else was doing, and made each new O’Jays release an event. And, as the vehicle for Gamble & Huff’s social statements, the group released some of the most intelligent, relevant album cuts of the decade.

"For The Love of Money" with the monumental phased bass line by Anthony Jackson.

Alpha Blondy: Wari

Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five: Step Off

Heavy D: Money Earnin' Mount Vernon

Jentina: Bad Ass Stripper

Ministere Amer: Prisonnier de la Monnaie

Queen Latifah & Levert: For the Love of Money/Livin' in the City

Steady B: Rockin' Music

Stezo: Getting Paid

"Back Stabbers"

Angie Stone: I Wish I Didn't Miss You

Babu: Turntablise

Detroits Most Wanted: Backstabber

Grand Puba: Back Stabbers

Together Brothers: Back Stabbers

"Cry Together"

Allure: Anything You Want

AZ ft Nas: Mo Money Mo Murder (Homicide)

Slick Rick: Kill N----z

Tupac: Pour out a Little Liquor

"I Love Music"

Jungle Brothers: Good News Comin'

"Family Reunion"

Jungle Brothers: True Blue (Jungle Brother)

"A Prayer"

Lil'Kim: Heavenly Father

"Got to Give the People What They Want"

Deee-Lite: Heart Be Still

Devin the Dude: One Day at a Time

EPMD: Got to Give the People

Freestyle Fellowship: Sunshine Men

GangStarr: Premier & the Guru

Keith Murray: Sychosymatic

Z Rock Crew's: Got to Give the People

"What I'm Waiting For"

Jay-Z: You Must Love Me

"When the World's at Peace"

GangStarr: I'm the Man

"Brandy (You're a Fine Girl)"

Tupac: Life Goes On

"La La Means I Love You"

Grand Puba: Very Special

# Xampled: Roy Ayers

Once one of the most visible and winning jazz vibraphonists of the 1960s, then an R&B bandleader in the 1970s and '80s, Roy Ayers' reputation is now that of one of the prophets of acid jazz, a man decades ahead of his time. In 1970 he formed the Roy Ayers Ubiquity, which featured such players as Sonny Fortune, Billy Cobham, Omar Hakim, and Alphonse Mouzon.

"Everybody Loves The Sunshine"

Mary J. Blige: My Life

Nowledge Of Self: Summer Time

Tupac ft the Outlawz: Lost Souls

Naughty by Nature: Sunshine

"Painted Desert"

The Beatnuts: Get Funky

"We Live In Brooklyn"

DJ Jazzy Jeff ft. Jill Scott: We Live in Philly

"Feel Like Making Love"

A Tribe Called Quest: Keep it Rollin

"Running Away"

A Tribe Called Quest: Description of a Fool

Big Daddy Kane: The House that Cee Built

"Life is Just a Moment Pt II"

Jungle Brothers: Sunshine

"Mystic Voyage"

Coolio: Mama I'm in Love wit a Gangsta

DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince: Just Kickin' It

"Brother Green (The Disco King)"

Ice Cube: It's a Man's World

Public Enemy: Brothers Gonna Work it Out

# The "Sampled" Series

Sampled 1

Sampled 2

Sampled 3

Sampled 4

EMI/Virgin provides a great series of double CDs: the "Sampled" collection. They contain the original versions of songs that have been sampled in recent songs. Famous stuff like "Back Stabbers (O'Jays)" as well as lesser known pearls like "Take Yo' Praise (Camille Yarbrough)". The first installment was released in 2001 (re-released in 2004) and they are at #4 now. For some reason, the #2 is hard to find at Amazon or other shops. Obviously, I have them all.