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Most-sampled artists in Hip Hop and R&B

The group Jagged Edge poses in the press room at the 2006 BET Awards at the Shrine Auditorium on June 27, 2006 in Los Angeles, California.
The group Jagged Edge poses in the press room at the 2006 BET Awards at the Shrine Auditorium on June 27, 2006 in Los Angeles, California.Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images
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by Sanni Brown

September 22, 2022

Last week's topic about soundtracks made me think about the movie Baby Boy. There's a part in the movie where Jody calls one of his baby mamas and says, "Why don't you come over here so I could give you a sample." Now, Jody wasn't talking about music; I'm sure you know that. But that's exactly what we'll be talking about this week on The Message: the most sampled artists in the history of hip hop and R&B.

Plus, hear music from Jagged Edge, Aitch, and an R&B track by dvsn and Snoh Aalegra that samples a VERY well known R&B classic!

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