Sampling

A Tribe Called Quest- Jazz (We've Got)







The sample appears at 0.00 and throughout (Tribe) and at 0.05 (Jimmy McGriff).




Sample appears at 0:11 and throughout (Tribe) and at 0.07 (5 Stairsteps).




Replayed sample appears at 0.54 (Tribe) and at 0.42 (The Doors).

Presumably, artists use samples from other songs because they enjoy the sound and perhaps envisioned the sound being used with music they have produced. They may use samples to pay homage to other artists and their work, and the context of the sampled piece may add an extra level of meaning to a song.