Hi,

Have just realised something, 10 out of the 15 tracks on the Blueprint 3 ALBUM have been sampled

Look: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Blueprint_3

The orignal "Run This Town" BEAT:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVNrGnApG9I

The Original "Empire State of Mind" BEAT:
http://www.metacafe.com/watch/268398...wo_way_street/

Listen to them! U will be shocked if you havent already heard the orignals

Are you new to the whole hip-hop thing?

And I believe the sample in Empire State of Mind comes from The Moments' version of the song.

Erm yeah, this is hip-hop for you.
Everyone gets paid, because thats the point of sampling... Is it any different from a cover? At least there is SOME level of creativity in a sample.

I just found out that Jay-Z is black!

NO WAY!
You'll tell me he's married to Beyonce next...

Shock news just in. Hip-Hop artist samples old records.

Subheadline
"X Factor winner's first single to be a cover"

When I first heard "Empire state of Mind" months back! Loved it

Now find out its not 100% orignal, as I first thought it was completly new!

The run this town is a complete rip off, sounds so similar to the orignal

That's because it sampled the original.

Seriously, how could you possibly be unaware that hip-hop production usually involves sampling? Did you not stop to wonder why Ice Ice Baby sounded like Under Pressure, or U Can't Touch This sounded like Super Freak?

Ice Ice Baby is nothing like Under Pressure, remember? Vanilla Ice even said so, with the one extra note in the bassline. That changed everything.

This just sadly sums up what has happened to Jay-Z this year...he has fully entered the UK mainstream

Suggest the OP goes and listens to some 80's HipHop

Wow, next you'll be telling me your a Jay Sean fan OP - Oh wait you already have!

I'm not really a fan of hip hop but I think sampling is great. I introduces people to a whole previous era of music and all sorts of genres. Nowt wrong with that I reckon.

jay-z known for sampling alot

Full of samples or not, besides 1 or 2 weak tracks, Blueprint 3 is brilliant.