Vocal Samples and/or Titles Taken From Illmatic
Moderators: TheBigSleep, djfilthyrich
Cleaned up the list...
The Genesis
N.Y. State Of Mind
Blacastan - Life of a Tape (2007)
Blueprint - Boombox (2005)
Cloudkickers - Lay Puzzled (1999)
DJ JS-1 - Beyond ft. O.C. (2002)
Enemy MINDZ - Emcee Of The Year (1997)
Godfather Don - Sleep (2007/1997)
Jamani - Ya'll Know My Stelo (1995)
Jigmastas - Beyond Real (1996)
Kaliphz - Tha Citi Neva Sleeps (1995)
Kool G Rap - 4,5,6 (1995)
L-fudge - Show Me Your Gratitude (1998)
McGruff - Creep (1996)
Mekolicious - Hope The World Don't Stop (1997)
One Be Lo - Don't Sleep (2007)
Planet Asia - Fresno State of Mind (2002)
Raekwon - Sneakers (1999)
Rise and The Avid Record Collector - Sleep (2009)
Task Force - Force the Resistance (1999)
Life's A Bitch
AZ - Aziatic (Outro) (2002) [AZ sampled, not Nas]
AZ - Problems (Remix) (2008) [AZ sampled, not Nas]
Alps Cru - Loudmouths (2008/1995)
Cydal - Make My Livin' (1998)
Deda - Nasty Scene (2003)
Miilkbone - Keep It Real (1994) [AZ sampled, not Nas]
Mobb Deep - Keepin It Real (Demo) [AZ sampled, not Nas]
OC - Born to Live (DJ Eclipse remix)
Rise and The Avid Record Collector - I Remember (2009)
Ruhrpott A.G. - Requiem (1998)
Self Scientific - Long Run (2000)
Slum Village - Where Do We Go From Here (2010) [AZ sampled, not Nas]
The Pharcyde - The E.N.D. (1995)
The World Is Yours
9th Wonder & K-Hill - A Letter to Sick L (2005)
A.Z. - Born Alone, Die Alone (1995)
Blackmajik - Rotten Apple (1996)
Blu & Exile - In Remembrance of Me (2007)
Blu & Exile - My World Is (2007)
Jax - Black Clouds (2008)
Jay-Z - Dead Presidents (1996)
Jigmastas - Thief's Theme (2000)
Mr. Voodoo - Rain Drops (1997)
Phace - Dead Presidents (1995)
Ras Kass - Goldyn Chyld (DJ Premier Remix) (2002)
Ras Kass - Understandable Smooth (1998)
Royal Flush - Rotten Apple (1996)
Swollen Members - Dark Clouds (2006)
Termanology - Born Alone Die Alone (2007)
Halftime
Alps Cru - No Question (2008/1995)
Akinyele - Exercise (1993)
Army of the Pharaohs - Strike Back (2007)
Bahamadia - Rugged Ruff (1996)
Bushkiller - Troublemakers Pt 2 (1994)
Cella Dwellas - We Got It Hemmed (1994)
Deda - Press Rewind (2003)
East Coast Avengers - Vengeance (2008)
Illacoin - This That & the 3rd (2000)
Kazi - Down For The Kaz (2000)
Lexicon - Nikehead (2000)
Mic Geronimo - Hemmin Heads & Hemmin Heads (Cheeba Version) (1994)
Miilkbone - Check Me Out (1995)
Munk Wit Da Funk - Exersize (1995)
Pete Rock & Deda - Press Rewind (2003)
Peanut Butter Wolf - The Chronicles (I Will Always Love H.E.R.) (1995)
Single Minded Pros - You Know It's Like That ft. Pacewon (2004)
X-perado - The Entity (1997)
Memory Lane (Sittin' In Da Park)
AZ - Animal (2006)
Deda - Nothing More (2003)
Foxy Brown - Memory Lane (2003)
J-Period - Jazz (Tribute Remix) (2009)
Jigmastas - Thief's Theme (1999)
Laster - Searchin 4 Meaning (1998)
The Nobodies - Off The Block (1997)
One Love
AK Skills - Nights of Fear (1996)
Beanie Sigel - Tear Drops (2009)
Blu & Exile - In Remembrance of Me (2007)
Common - Real Nigga Quotes (1997)
Cannibal Ox - Iron Galaxy (2000)
Constant Deviants - Problem Child (Remix) (2010/1995)
Cormega - One Love (1998)
Count Bass-D - On The Reels (1999)
Da Youngsta's - Everyman 4 Theyself (1995)
Dela - My Nigga (2008)
Frankenstein - The Projects Remix (2000)
Hardwe're - The Pressure (1996)
Howard Lloyd - Time Bomb (2006)
K-Borne - Tha Kwest (1997)
Move.Meant - Yesterday (2007)
Pete Rock & Nature - To My Advantage (2001)
Prefuse 73 - Nuno (2001)
Problem - Street Theory 101 (1996)
Ras Kass - Medusa (2006)
Reks - 25th Hour (2011)
Rubberoom - Body Snatch'n (1995)
Scott Lark Da Sensei - Insight (1995)
The Beatnuts - Crab Niggas (1997)
One Time 4 Your Mind
Represent
Concrete Click - Criminal (1995)
Da Champ - Real Niggas (1998)
Half-A-Mil - Any Day Can Be Ya Last (1994)
Jay-Z - Rap Game / Crack Game (1997)
Scientifik - Criminal (1994)
Steve Colossal - The City That Bleeds (2011)
Un-Da Dawgz - 1st Thingz 1st (1995)
Wee Bee Foolish - This Kid (2001)
It Ain't Hard To Tell
Ahmad - Le Sens De La Formule (2005)
Armand Van Helden - Daaboodaa Munks (1997)
Basement Khemists - Correct Technique (1999)
Big L - Ebonics (1998)
Big Sha of Zig Zag Zig - Poet's Ambition (2018/1994)
Black Attack - Correct Technique (1997)
Brainwash Projects - A Cold Day In Hell (1998)
Buckshot & 9th Wonder - Food For Thought (2005)
Constant Deviants - Raw (Diamond) (2012)
Copywrite - Sintro (2002)
Da Nuthouse - Correct Technic (2000)
Da Great Deity Dah - Life Or Death (1996)
Da Youngsta's - Backstabbers (1994)
Darc Mind - I'm Ill (2006)
Dirty Unit - Clientele (1999)
DJ Green Lantern & Just Blaze - Impeach the President (1999)
Easy Business - Da Mic's Contacted (1996)
Gravediggaz - Killing Fieldz (2002)
Group Home - Inna Citi Life (1995)
Ill Conscious - The Testament (2018)
Jeru the Damaja - Invasion (1995)
Kali Wild - Rhythmatic Explosion (1999)
Kid Sublime & Cee Major - Analyze This (2005)
Kool Savas - Rapfilm (2009)
KRS-One, Kanye West , & Nas - Classic (Better Than I've Ever Been) (Primo Remix) (2007)
Likwit Junkies - The Good Green (2005)
Madchild - Jam Like A Tech (1994)
MC Solaar - Leve-toi Et (2001)
MF Doom - It Ain't Hard To Tell (2005)
Mic Boogie - Hip Hop Revisited (1997)
Mr Mic Rippa - Verbal Assaulta (1996)
Normskola - Half Man (1998)
Pete Rock - Give It To Y'all (2001)
Pete Rock & Method Man - Half Man Half Amazin (1998)
Pete Rock & Smif-N-Wessun - Prevail (2011)
Pumpkinhead - New Day (2004)
Quasimoto - Astro Travellin' (2000)
Rakim - Shades of Black (Remix) (1995)
Ras Kass - Amazin' (2009)
Ras Kass - Jack Frost (1996)
Real Live - Real Live Shit & Remix (1996)
Six Sense - Technics (1998)
Square One - Analyze (1999)
Shaquille O'Neal - Nobody (1994)
Shaquille O'Neal - Shaq's Got It Made (1994)
The Left - Frozen (2010)
Tunnel Rats - Sneak (1996)
Xperado - Animosity (1998)
Total vocal sampled references of Illmatic to date: 150
The Genesis
N.Y. State Of Mind
Blacastan - Life of a Tape (2007)
Blueprint - Boombox (2005)
Cloudkickers - Lay Puzzled (1999)
DJ JS-1 - Beyond ft. O.C. (2002)
Enemy MINDZ - Emcee Of The Year (1997)
Godfather Don - Sleep (2007/1997)
Jamani - Ya'll Know My Stelo (1995)
Jigmastas - Beyond Real (1996)
Kaliphz - Tha Citi Neva Sleeps (1995)
Kool G Rap - 4,5,6 (1995)
L-fudge - Show Me Your Gratitude (1998)
McGruff - Creep (1996)
Mekolicious - Hope The World Don't Stop (1997)
One Be Lo - Don't Sleep (2007)
Planet Asia - Fresno State of Mind (2002)
Raekwon - Sneakers (1999)
Rise and The Avid Record Collector - Sleep (2009)
Task Force - Force the Resistance (1999)
Life's A Bitch
AZ - Aziatic (Outro) (2002) [AZ sampled, not Nas]
AZ - Problems (Remix) (2008) [AZ sampled, not Nas]
Alps Cru - Loudmouths (2008/1995)
Cydal - Make My Livin' (1998)
Deda - Nasty Scene (2003)
Miilkbone - Keep It Real (1994) [AZ sampled, not Nas]
Mobb Deep - Keepin It Real (Demo) [AZ sampled, not Nas]
OC - Born to Live (DJ Eclipse remix)
Rise and The Avid Record Collector - I Remember (2009)
Ruhrpott A.G. - Requiem (1998)
Self Scientific - Long Run (2000)
Slum Village - Where Do We Go From Here (2010) [AZ sampled, not Nas]
The Pharcyde - The E.N.D. (1995)
The World Is Yours
9th Wonder & K-Hill - A Letter to Sick L (2005)
A.Z. - Born Alone, Die Alone (1995)
Blackmajik - Rotten Apple (1996)
Blu & Exile - In Remembrance of Me (2007)
Blu & Exile - My World Is (2007)
Jax - Black Clouds (2008)
Jay-Z - Dead Presidents (1996)
Jigmastas - Thief's Theme (2000)
Mr. Voodoo - Rain Drops (1997)
Phace - Dead Presidents (1995)
Ras Kass - Goldyn Chyld (DJ Premier Remix) (2002)
Ras Kass - Understandable Smooth (1998)
Royal Flush - Rotten Apple (1996)
Swollen Members - Dark Clouds (2006)
Termanology - Born Alone Die Alone (2007)
Halftime
Alps Cru - No Question (2008/1995)
Akinyele - Exercise (1993)
Army of the Pharaohs - Strike Back (2007)
Bahamadia - Rugged Ruff (1996)
Bushkiller - Troublemakers Pt 2 (1994)
Cella Dwellas - We Got It Hemmed (1994)
Deda - Press Rewind (2003)
East Coast Avengers - Vengeance (2008)
Illacoin - This That & the 3rd (2000)
Kazi - Down For The Kaz (2000)
Lexicon - Nikehead (2000)
Mic Geronimo - Hemmin Heads & Hemmin Heads (Cheeba Version) (1994)
Miilkbone - Check Me Out (1995)
Munk Wit Da Funk - Exersize (1995)
Pete Rock & Deda - Press Rewind (2003)
Peanut Butter Wolf - The Chronicles (I Will Always Love H.E.R.) (1995)
Single Minded Pros - You Know It's Like That ft. Pacewon (2004)
X-perado - The Entity (1997)
Memory Lane (Sittin' In Da Park)
AZ - Animal (2006)
Deda - Nothing More (2003)
Foxy Brown - Memory Lane (2003)
J-Period - Jazz (Tribute Remix) (2009)
Jigmastas - Thief's Theme (1999)
Laster - Searchin 4 Meaning (1998)
The Nobodies - Off The Block (1997)
One Love
AK Skills - Nights of Fear (1996)
Beanie Sigel - Tear Drops (2009)
Blu & Exile - In Remembrance of Me (2007)
Common - Real Nigga Quotes (1997)
Cannibal Ox - Iron Galaxy (2000)
Constant Deviants - Problem Child (Remix) (2010/1995)
Cormega - One Love (1998)
Count Bass-D - On The Reels (1999)
Da Youngsta's - Everyman 4 Theyself (1995)
Dela - My Nigga (2008)
Frankenstein - The Projects Remix (2000)
Hardwe're - The Pressure (1996)
Howard Lloyd - Time Bomb (2006)
K-Borne - Tha Kwest (1997)
Move.Meant - Yesterday (2007)
Pete Rock & Nature - To My Advantage (2001)
Prefuse 73 - Nuno (2001)
Problem - Street Theory 101 (1996)
Ras Kass - Medusa (2006)
Reks - 25th Hour (2011)
Rubberoom - Body Snatch'n (1995)
Scott Lark Da Sensei - Insight (1995)
The Beatnuts - Crab Niggas (1997)
One Time 4 Your Mind
Represent
Concrete Click - Criminal (1995)
Da Champ - Real Niggas (1998)
Half-A-Mil - Any Day Can Be Ya Last (1994)
Jay-Z - Rap Game / Crack Game (1997)
Scientifik - Criminal (1994)
Steve Colossal - The City That Bleeds (2011)
Un-Da Dawgz - 1st Thingz 1st (1995)
Wee Bee Foolish - This Kid (2001)
It Ain't Hard To Tell
Ahmad - Le Sens De La Formule (2005)
Armand Van Helden - Daaboodaa Munks (1997)
Basement Khemists - Correct Technique (1999)
Big L - Ebonics (1998)
Big Sha of Zig Zag Zig - Poet's Ambition (2018/1994)
Black Attack - Correct Technique (1997)
Brainwash Projects - A Cold Day In Hell (1998)
Buckshot & 9th Wonder - Food For Thought (2005)
Constant Deviants - Raw (Diamond) (2012)
Copywrite - Sintro (2002)
Da Nuthouse - Correct Technic (2000)
Da Great Deity Dah - Life Or Death (1996)
Da Youngsta's - Backstabbers (1994)
Darc Mind - I'm Ill (2006)
Dirty Unit - Clientele (1999)
DJ Green Lantern & Just Blaze - Impeach the President (1999)
Easy Business - Da Mic's Contacted (1996)
Gravediggaz - Killing Fieldz (2002)
Group Home - Inna Citi Life (1995)
Ill Conscious - The Testament (2018)
Jeru the Damaja - Invasion (1995)
Kali Wild - Rhythmatic Explosion (1999)
Kid Sublime & Cee Major - Analyze This (2005)
Kool Savas - Rapfilm (2009)
KRS-One, Kanye West , & Nas - Classic (Better Than I've Ever Been) (Primo Remix) (2007)
Likwit Junkies - The Good Green (2005)
Madchild - Jam Like A Tech (1994)
MC Solaar - Leve-toi Et (2001)
MF Doom - It Ain't Hard To Tell (2005)
Mic Boogie - Hip Hop Revisited (1997)
Mr Mic Rippa - Verbal Assaulta (1996)
Normskola - Half Man (1998)
Pete Rock - Give It To Y'all (2001)
Pete Rock & Method Man - Half Man Half Amazin (1998)
Pete Rock & Smif-N-Wessun - Prevail (2011)
Pumpkinhead - New Day (2004)
Quasimoto - Astro Travellin' (2000)
Rakim - Shades of Black (Remix) (1995)
Ras Kass - Amazin' (2009)
Ras Kass - Jack Frost (1996)
Real Live - Real Live Shit & Remix (1996)
Six Sense - Technics (1998)
Square One - Analyze (1999)
Shaquille O'Neal - Nobody (1994)
Shaquille O'Neal - Shaq's Got It Made (1994)
The Left - Frozen (2010)
Tunnel Rats - Sneak (1996)
Xperado - Animosity (1998)
Total vocal sampled references of Illmatic to date: 150
Last edited by diggy64 on Mon Apr 09, 2018 8:49 am, edited 13 times in total.
Here are some more:
N.Y. State Of Mind:
DJ JS-1 - Beyond ft. O.C.
Kaliphz - Tha Citi Neva Sleeps
Life's A Bitch:
Ruhrpott A.G. - Requiem
The World Is Yours:
A.Z. - Born Alone, Die Alone
Halftime:
Deda - Press Rewind
Kazi - Down For The Kaz
Single Minded Pros ft. Pacewon - It's Like That
One Love:
Beanie Sigel - Tear Drops
Constant Deviants - Problem Child (Remix)
Count Bass-D - On The Reels
Ras Kass - Medusa
Represent:
Wee Bee Foolish - This Kid
It Ain't Hard To Tell:
Easy Business - Da Mic's Contacted
Kali Wild - Rhythmatic Explosion
Also, Ras Kass - Understandable Smooth samples The World Is Yours not Life's A Bitch
N.Y. State Of Mind:
DJ JS-1 - Beyond ft. O.C.
Kaliphz - Tha Citi Neva Sleeps
Life's A Bitch:
Ruhrpott A.G. - Requiem
The World Is Yours:
A.Z. - Born Alone, Die Alone
Halftime:
Deda - Press Rewind
Kazi - Down For The Kaz
Single Minded Pros ft. Pacewon - It's Like That
One Love:
Beanie Sigel - Tear Drops
Constant Deviants - Problem Child (Remix)
Count Bass-D - On The Reels
Ras Kass - Medusa
Represent:
Wee Bee Foolish - This Kid
It Ain't Hard To Tell:
Easy Business - Da Mic's Contacted
Kali Wild - Rhythmatic Explosion
Also, Ras Kass - Understandable Smooth samples The World Is Yours not Life's A Bitch
You might as well be asking for Paid in Full references
Life's A Bitch
Aesop Rock- Daylight (references this phrase)
Mac Dre- Life's A Bitch
There's a 93 album of the same name
One Love
Supposedly some producers steal the drums from this song
One Time 4 Ya Mind
Smif N Wessun- Wontime
That's all I can think of at the moment, plus the Jay Z one, but I know there's hundreds
Life's A Bitch
Aesop Rock- Daylight (references this phrase)
Mac Dre- Life's A Bitch
There's a 93 album of the same name
One Love
Supposedly some producers steal the drums from this song
One Time 4 Ya Mind
Smif N Wessun- Wontime
That's all I can think of at the moment, plus the Jay Z one, but I know there's hundreds
Re: Vocal Samples and/or Titles Taken From Illmatic
Mr Mic Rippa - Verbal Assaulta [It Ain't Hard To Tell]
Re: Vocal Samples and/or Titles Taken From Illmatic
Rubberoom - Body Snatchin "Your brother's buck whylin" (One Love)
Re: Vocal Samples and/or Titles Taken From Illmatic
Da Champ - Real Niggas [Represent]
-added to list above
-added to list above
Re: Vocal Samples and/or Titles Taken From Illmatic
Mic Boogie - Hip Hop Revisited (1997) [It Ain't Hard To Tell]
Re: Vocal Samples and/or Titles Taken From Illmatic
Howard Lloyd - Time Bomb (2006) [One Love]
Re: Vocal Samples and/or Titles Taken From Illmatic
Constant Deviants - Raw (Diamond) (2012) [It Ain't Hard To Tell]
Re: Vocal Samples and/or Titles Taken From Illmatic
Big Sha of Zig Zag Zig - Poet's Ambition (2018/1994) [It Ain't Hard To Tell]
Edit: suppose all of Elzhi's Elmatic should get added in too.
Edit: suppose all of Elzhi's Elmatic should get added in too.
Re: Vocal Samples and/or Titles Taken From Illmatic
Ill Conscious - The Testament (2018) [It Ain't Hard To Tell]
Re: Vocal Samples and/or Titles Taken From Illmatic
We gotta do a rakim, biz markie, jeru the damaja one too. Tons of vocal samples w those guys
Re: Vocal Samples and/or Titles Taken From Illmatic
triflcts - manhunt (halftime)