This article was originally published on www.mentalfloss.com as 12 Famous Songs That Sampled Unexpected Sources.

New York City's most notable drill producers have defined themselves by the songs they sample, so much so that critics and fans alike have phrased the trend as "sample drill." Abe Beame Abe Beame ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. UNKLE Psyence Fiction The art of sampling has been with us for four decades now. In that time, it has been used to a greater or ...

Swedish singer Lykke Li reflects on her 2011 breakout hit “I Follow Rivers” and why hearing it on Drake's “Iceman” album felt ...

Queen B's "Energy" samples Kelis' "Milkshake," on which Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo of The Neptunes are the sole credited writers and producers Kelis is one of many musicians whose work is sampled ...

United States musician DaBaby previewed an unreleased track, which sampled a popular Maskandi smash hit South Africans were thrilled to see their traditional music sampled by a big-name rapper South ...

GloRilla and Offset recently adopted the Hypnotize Minds sound. Three 6 Mafia is one of the most acclaimed Hip Hop groups to emerge from the South. Members of the collective, such as Juicy J, have won ...

Donna Summer’s estate is suing Kanye West for allegedly ripping off her hit song “I Feel Love” after they denied his request to sample the track. According to court documents obtained by TMZ Tuesday, ...

House music being celebrated in new songs from big-time acts like Drake and Beyoncé has turned into a huge conversation as of late, but the fast-paced, drum and hi-hat-riddled genre has always had a ...