Okay so we all know Kanye West for incorporating them, but did you know that these classic hip-hop/ R&B song have samples in them too? But yes, Kanye is on this list.

P.S- a sample is part of another song or recording that is reused and worked into another musical piece.

1. California Love by Tupac (1995)

Sample: Woman to Woman by Joe Cocker (1972)

2. Bitch, Don't Kill My Vibe by Kendrick Lamar (2012)

Sample: Tiden Flyver by Boom Clap Bachelors

3. She Knows by J. Cole (2013)

Sample: Bad Things by Cults (2011)

4. Gold Digger - Kanye West (feat. Jamie Foxx) (2005)

Sample: I Got a Woman - Ray Charles (1954)

5. Pound Cake - Drake (2013)

Sample: Don't Say a Word -Ellie Goulding (2012)

6. Breathe - Fabolous (2004)

Sample: Crime of the Century - Supertramp (1974)

7. The Spiteful Chant - Kendrick Lamar feat. ScHoolboy Q (2011)

Sample: Iron - Woodkid (2011)

8. Do Ya Like - Childish Gambino (2010)

This song isn't in the Spotify playlist at the end of this article because it is not on Spotify. Starz's version has been added instead.

Sample: Melt My Heart to Stone - Adele (2008)

9. Best I Ever Had - Drake (2009)

Sample: Fallin' in Love - Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds (1975)

10. Glamorous - Fergie (feat. Ludacris) (2006)

Sample: If You Ain't Got No Money - Raheem the Dream (1991)

11. All Falls Down - Kanye West feat. Syleena Johnson (2004)

Sample: Mystery of Iniquity - Lauryn Hill (2002)

12. We Don't Care - Kanye West (2004)

Sample: I Just Wanna Stop - The Jimmy Castor Bunch (1979)

13. Forgive Them Father - Lauryn Hill (1998)

Sample: Concrete Jungle - Bob Marley & The Wailers (1973)

14. Blame Game - Kanye West feat. John Legend & Chris Rock (2010)

Sample: Avril 14th - Aphex Twin (2001)

15. Touch the Sky - Kanye West feat. Lupe Fiasco (2005)

Sample: Move On Up - Curtis Mayfield (1970)

Here's a playlists of all of the songs on this list with the newer songs first, followed by the pieces they sampled.