Of course most people know the Barry White sample for No idea’s original, I wasnt gonna try to find it but the shit is just too menacing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=np5VvHx-1T4

This Mandrill sample for U Gotta Love It
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3L0nDrKlhVI

Larry Page Orchestra for My Way
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWU6BKaarr8

Fetus used this, it’s the best version i could find but you can still hear the sample, good good diggin right here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3LvWF_qjGY

Then for “Christ the Redemeer” to be used for Drunk by Myself… the titles in contrast themselves make it amazing.

Lets not forget the classic Eddie Kendricks for Poppa Was A Playa
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otQiQzTFjuI

I love samples man lol. Nas, his hand playing part in it or not, has some of the best samples there are

Since we’re talking about samples what about Nas and Kool G Rap’s Fast Life:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nE6E1jHc6hM

sampled “Happy” from Surface:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GN_ha5ate90

Nas and Kool G Rap went INNNNN on this song but it always gets glossed over for some reason.

Thought it would have been up by now Gotty™!

i dont know why everyone says nas cant pick beats…never under stood that.

maybe he cant pick singles but not beats…and what ever happened to producer L.E.S.???

Don’t forget: http://hiphopisread.blogspot.com/2008/03/nas-illmatic-samples.html

And if you don’t know, now you know…Nigga.

http://hiphopisread.blogspot.com/2009/08/nas-illmatic-archives.html

I’ve spent hours here thanks to Rapidshare.