Sample culture
The history of sampling.
Hip-hop was built on borrowed grooves. Goat Music maps every sample -- source to derivative -- so you can hear exactly how producers transformed the original. Dig by decade, by producer, or find a specific track below.
Editorial
Best songs that sample old songs
A curated list of derivative tracks that transcended the source -- flip as art form.
Data
Most sampled songs of all time
The Amen break, Funky Drummer, Good Times -- the records sampled thousands of times.
Stats
Sampling by the numbers
Which decade is most sampled? Which artists get flipped most? The data behind the culture.
Sources
Essential sample sources
The canonical records every crate-digger needs to know -- annotated and cross-referenced.
Explore by decade
1950s
The roots -- rock and soul
1960s
Soul, funk, and the psychedelic break
1970s
The golden age of the breakbeat
1980s
Drum machines, electro, and quiet storm
1990s
Jazz-rap, golden age, and new jack swing
2000s
Chipmunk soul, crunk, and blog-era flips
2010s
Trap, EDM flips, and bedroom rap
2020s
Hyperpop, drill, and lo-fi nostalgia
Featured sample trees
Illegal -- PinkPantheress (2025)
BORN AFTER THE SAMPLE DROPPED
Drunk on Love -- Rihanna (2011)
RIHANNA SAMPLED THE XX
Scenario -- A Tribe Called Quest (1991)
Where did Scenario's drums come from?
BREAK MY SOUL -- Beyoncé (2022)
Where did BREAK MY SOUL come from?
White Ferrari -- Frank Ocean (2016)
Where did White Ferrari come from?
Amazing Shape -- Drake (2026)
Where did Amazing Shape's vocal come from?
Marvin's Room -- Drake (2011)
Where did Marvin's Room's haunting groove come from?
Worst Behavior -- Drake (2013)
Where did 'Worst Behavior's signature hook come from?
0 to 100 / The Catch Up -- Drake (2014)
Where did '0 to 100's' iconic beat come from?
By producer
See sample relationships in action
Goat Music builds Sample Tree videos -- source and derivative, played side by side -- so you can hear exactly how each flip transformed the original.
Watch sample breakdowns