The most sampled material in hip hop

[Desi Dubs Dallas]

baam in the back of the net,the late Sylvia Robinson confirmed it was Lovebug Starski

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/mobile/entertainment-arts-15123043
It was at a club called Harlem World in Manhattan, where a DJ called Lovebug Starski was talking and chanting over a mix of R&B records.
"I saw him talking to the kids and saw how they'd answer back," she told Vanity Fair magazine in 2005.
"He would say something every now and then, like 'Throw your hands in the air,' and they'd do it. If he'd said, 'Jump in the river,' they'd have done it.
"A spirit said to me, 'Put a concept like that on a record and it will be the biggest thing you ever had.'"

[NoSleep]

Not the most ubiquitous of sampled records,but an artist often overlooked in the list is Lyn Collins,

Think (About It)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHn48b7iWF0

It was the number one sampled break for Hip House and it certainly had its day.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IBRbzf3Fws

[boy with no qualities]

"Impeach the President" by The Honey Drippers http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqbEsS5kFb8 is a biggie.

Since mardi gras was mentioned I present "Biz Markie plays Bob James "Mardi Gras" break without bells"  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzweKydGm20. This Edan mix is also worth a listen http://www.discogs.com/Various-Sound-Of-The-Funky-Drummer/release/440277.

The Showboys - Drag Rap http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJyo1fjtNw4 (one for a favourite 808 breaks thread) and Cameron Paul - Brown Beats (itself cut up JB grunts) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xssn6_oD2Ro feature in near all New Orleans bounce songs of which there are many. Zapp & Roger's More Bounce To The Ounce http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lK6wOG_aDl8 is fairly heavily sampled in in a lot of G funk.

In case there are fans of Bomb Squad/Public Enemy production style who haven't heard Ice Cube's AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted, please do so.The sample set itself is a 40 plus track mix of funk/break goodness, I recommended in it's own right.

[CaledonianGonzo]

baam in the back of the net,the late Sylvia Robinson confirmed it was Lovebug Starski

Hmmm....maybe for that precise set of wording, but call and response in popular music predates hip-hop - Little Richard comes very close to the same sort of idea several times on some of his later singles.

[mrClaypole]

Loads of James Brown samples have been floated around in hip-hop, particularly the drum bit from his mediocre 'Funky Drummer' and different parts of 'Say It Loud, I'm Black and I'm Proud'. Brand Nubian are a bit obsessed with the latter, along with their constant use of Parliament's 'Flash Light'.

Mediocre? I have to disagree. I first heard that song when I was 7, and now 27 years later that song still sends shivers down my spine. If its become mediocre its beacuse of the over use, J.Bs full 8 minute version is an amazing bit of funk.

[Desi Dubs Dallas]

Hmmm....maybe for that precise set of wording, but call and response in popular music predates hip-hop - Little Richard comes very close to the same sort of idea several times on some of his later singles.

Hokey Cokey?

[Desi Dubs Dallas]

 seriously though,both elements of audience participation(r&b and hip hop)probably have their origins in gospels

[Al Tha Funkee Homosapien]

David McCallum's 'The Edge', most popularly sampled in 'The Next Episode' but it's been sampled by loads of other artists.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=6pG_3jZxzlo

[hellvetica]

Syl Johnson - Different Strokes

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-AizWO6UNok

Intro drums have been sampled on looooads of stuff to the point where old syl decided to make a comeback to try and fit in with this new happening rappening scene. Be warned though, if you were born before 1993 youll most definitely find yourself shouting out racist words at the songs crescendo.

[Wolfgang]

A handy At-A-Glance guide to everyone who's sampled Digital Underground, by Digital Underground (nominees at 1:51)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4C4MeYksEE

[jonnycuba]

The sleigh bell from 'School Boy Crush' by Average White Band was pretty ubiquitous in Hip Hop from around 92-96. In fact I'd say it's near impossible to use it today without your beat sounding 'Golden era'.

The Horn stab from the beginning of James Brown's Get up offa that thing is on tonnes of mid to late 80's cuts used on so many pop tracks too.

Ashley's Roach Clip the stab & drum break - done to death and again crossed over & was squeezed for every last drop of it's funk.

Magic Disco Bands scratchin' stab used on nearly every classic Marly Marl production (he reversed it to give it that particular sound). It was the signature sound on Wreck 'n' Effects Rump Shaker track too.

The 'ugh' grunt from Rufus Thomas's funky Penguin used countless times.

Showbiz & Ag's 1st LP Runaway Slave (one of my all time fav's) Samples heavily from one LP, Jack Bruce's "Things we Like" Lp. It's funny to listen through & hear how Showbiz rinsed it over & over.