Yahoo Answers is shutting down on May 4th, 2021 (Eastern Time) and beginning April 20th, 2021 (Eastern Time) the Yahoo Answers website will be in read-only mode. There will be no changes to other Yahoo properties or services, or your Yahoo account. You can find more information about the Yahoo Answers shutdown and how to download your data on this help page.

What non hip-hop act has been sampled by hip-hop producers more than any other?

I've heard claims for the Isley Brothers. Any other candidates?

7 Answers

Relevance
  • 1 decade ago
    Favorite Answer

    isaac hayes

    parliament and funkadelic

    the eagles

    james brown ..by far..his band was the ish

  • 1 decade ago

    Yea Isley Brothers In Between the sheets has been sampled many times as well as footsteps in th dark..But Issac Hayes has been sampled many times as well..

  • 1 decade ago

    Isley Brothers for sure, pretty much any of the popular soul artists.

  • 1 decade ago

    Queen is up there I think.

    Aerosmith was used in an Eminem song, as well as their remix of "Walk this way" with Run DMC in the 80's.

  • How do you think about the answers? You can sign in to vote the answer.
  • 1 decade ago

    george clinton and parliament funk were all over the early 90s west coast -- like doggystyle

  • 1 decade ago

    James Brown.....

  • Probably the latest song from Lady Gaga. I think the song is "Dance".

Still have questions? Get your answers by asking now.