1. Beyonce’s "Crazy in Love"

Taken from "Are You My Woman" by Chi-Lites



The intro of "Crazy in Love" features horns that couldn’t possibly have been taken anywhere else except for a funk track. At around the 1:41 mark of the Chi-Lites track above, you can hear the distinct horn riff that you only probably know from Beyonce’s track.



2. Daft Punk’s "Digital Love"

Taken from "I Love You More" by George Duke



We already had a feeling that this song was sampled because most EDM tracks are. But it was only years after first listening to Daft Punk’s "Digital Love" when we discovered the George Duke track, "I Love You More." What we’re wondering now is how George Duke wrote what is one of the best hooks we’ve ever heard only to use it for a few seconds and completely forget about it. Good thing Daft Punk unearthed this gem of a riff and built one of their best tracks around it.



3. Eminem’s "My Name Is"

Taken from "I Got The..." by Labi Siffre



You’ve probably never heard of Labi Siffre and the song "I Got The..." But listen to the 2 minute mark of the clip above and tell us you haven’t heard that before. Most likely you’ll hear Eminem’s voice in your head spitting out the classic line “Hi, kids! Do you like violence?” Apparently, this song has been sampled in over 20 songs including a track from Jay-Z and even one from Shaquille O’Neal.



4. Len’s "Steal My Sunshine"

Taken from "More, More, More" by Andrea True Connection



In 1999, Canadian duo Len released their only hit (at least to our knowledge), "Steal My Sunshine." The song was an instant classic and a constant feature in many mix tapes back in the day. At 2:21 of "More, More, More" by Andrea True Connection, you can definitely hear the main hook of "Steal My Sunshine."



5. Robbie Williams’ "Rock DJ"

Taken from "It’s Ecstasy When You Lay Down Next To Me" by Barry White



After his stint with pop group Take That, Robbie Williams enjoyed a solo resurgence in the late 90s to the early 2000s. One of his hits during that run was Rock DJ, a song that reached #1 in the UK charts and was a top 10 hit in a lot of other countries around the world. The song was not made from scratch though, getting samples and referencing  tracks by A Tribe Called Quest and Doug E. Fresh. But the instrumentation of Rock DJ was heavily lifted from "It’s Ecstasy When You Lay Down Next To Me," a 1977 release by the legendary Barry White