{"id":10171,"date":"2024-04-16T02:15:14","date_gmt":"2024-04-16T06:15:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/samplehuntcom.local\/?p=10171"},"modified":"2024-04-16T02:53:06","modified_gmt":"2024-04-16T06:53:06","slug":"kanye-west-recreated-samples","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/samplehuntcom.local\/kanye-west-recreated-samples\/","title":{"rendered":"7 Times Kanye West Recreated Samples to Produce a Classic Song"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Kanye West is notorious for his skill in picking and using samples in his songs. But there&#8217;s another side to his music-making that doesn&#8217;t get as much attention\u2014his ability to use replayed samples.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This approach is called <em>interpolation<\/em>. It\u2019s a technique where the producer or songwriter takes parts of other songs and re-records them to create something new. Compared to sampling, it can be easier to manage legally than using a sample directly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We&#8217;ve reviewed Kanye West&#8217;s music catalog to show you this skill in action. Here&#8217;s a list of notable songs where Ye has recreated old samples and turned them into new classics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">All Falls Down<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Kanye West - All Falls Down ft. Syleena Johnson\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8kyWDhB_QeI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>When people refer to the \u201cold\u201d Kanye, this is what they\u2019re talking about. \u2018All Falls Down\u2019 interpolates Lauryn Hill\u2019s MTV Unplugged performance of \u2018Mystery of Iniquity.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cShe (Lauryn Hill) cleared it but then didn\u2019t clear it,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/rb-hip-hop\/kanye-wests-the-college-dropout-an-oral-history-5893976\/\">said Plain Pat<\/a>. \u201cShe pulled the clearance at the last minute. We were scrambling. We had all these replays and Syleena Johnson was at the Record Plant at the studio across. We were up all night [recording], up \u2019til 7am cutting it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">GOOD (DON&#8217;T DIE)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Kanye West &amp; Ty Dolla $ign - Good (Don&#039;t Die) [Official Audio]\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZfLEP5j9BQo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This 2024 track by Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign interpolates Donna Summer&#8217;s smash hit \u2018I Feel Love.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Following the release of Vultures 1, the song was quickly pulled from streaming services due to a copyright dispute. According to Pitchfork, <a href=\"https:\/\/pitchfork.com\/news\/donna-summer-estate-sues-kanye-west-over-vultures-1-song\/\">Kanye\u2019s clearance request was denied<\/a> by Donna Summer\u2019s estate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIn the face of these repeated denials, West and Co-Defendants attempted to get around this roadblock by instead making an unauthorized interpolation. West and his Co-Defendants used the song\u2019s iconic melody as the hook for their infringing song and essentially re-recorded almost verbatim key, instantly recognizable portions of \u201cI FEEL LOVE\u201d using a singer soundalike to Summer, with slight changes to the lyrics (also done without permission).\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Heard \u2018Em Say<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Kanye West - Heard &#039;Em Say ft. Adam Levine\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/elVF7oG0pQs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2018Heard \u2018Em Say\u2019, featuring Adam Levine, is one of the singles from Kanye\u2019s critically acclaimed album <em>Graduation<\/em>. It\u2019s based on Natalie Cole\u2019s \u2018Someone That I Used to Love\u2019 (1980).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The sample was replayed in a different key and rhythm to suit the track. According to Adam, \u201c[Kanye] was like, \u2018Yo, man. How are you doing? I\u2019m Kanye.\u2019 He was just getting big too. And he played me this record. Like, \u2018Hey, I\u2019ve got this record. Do you want to write a song together?\u2019 On a plane. You know? And I said, \u2018Yeah, sure.\u2019 And that was it. The next thing I knew we were in the studio making the record and it was that easy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Jail<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Kanye West - Jail (Audio)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IviYsgJXG5k?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The song Jail, featuring JAY Z, is one of the standout tracks on the 2021 album <em>Donda<\/em>. Kanye interpolates the guitar riff from the song \u2018Sleep (Fingers&#8217; Lullaby)\u2019 by The Boomtown Rats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Young_Guru\/status\/1418400356808200198\">According to Young Guru<\/a>, JAY Z recorded his verse on the same day of the release party.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Blame Game<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Blame Game\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6mp72xUirfs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This song, from Kanye\u2019s 2010 album <em>My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy<\/em>, interpolates Aphex Twin\u2019s \u2018Avril 14th.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Back in 2011, Ken Lewis, an engineer involved in the production of the album, said the following: \u201cThey also had me do a recreation of the piano from \u2018Avril 14th\u2019 by Aphex Twin for the song \u2018Blame Game,\u2019 but I don\u2019t think they used it (or they didn\u2019t credit me, not sure).\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Years later, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kanyetothe.com\/threads\/what-is-kanyes-most-brilliant-sample-flip-mike-dean-approved.864145\/post-45246993\">Mike Dean confirmed<\/a> his version of the interpolation made it onto the final version.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Run This Town<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Run This Town\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EeE7CfNs7Js?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2018Run This Town\u2019 is the Roc Nation posse cut that features JAY Z, Rihanna and Kanye West. It\u2019s based on the 1976 track \u2018Someday in Athens\u2019 by The 4 Levels of Existence. (We\u2019ve yet to confirm whether Kanye directly samples or interpolates this song.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.soundonsound.com\/techniques\/secrets-mix-engineers-young-guru\">Paul Tingen<\/a>, \u201cThe backing tracks include his rhythm programming, electric guitars, acoustic piano, and Rihanna&#8217;s vocals, all recorded by West&#8217;s engineer Marcos Tovar at Avex Honolulu.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Be<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Common - Be (Intro)\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hJwAkpfcEj4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2018Be\u2019 is the intro track to one of Common\u2019s most critically acclaimed albums. It samples the soulful 1977 song \u2018Mother Nature\u2019 by Albert Jones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This interpolation is a near-perfect recreation of the original. However, Kanye adds a guitar melody and drum pattern to accompany Common\u2019s lyrics.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Discover the other side to Kanye West&#8217;s music-making skills that doesn&#8217;t get as much attention.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10175,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[85],"tags":[37,39],"class_list":["post-10171","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-samples","tag-featured","tag-samples"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/samplehuntcom.local\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10171"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/samplehuntcom.local\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/samplehuntcom.local\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samplehuntcom.local\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samplehuntcom.local\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10171"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/samplehuntcom.local\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10171\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10180,"href":"https:\/\/samplehuntcom.local\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10171\/revisions\/10180"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samplehuntcom.local\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10175"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/samplehuntcom.local\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10171"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samplehuntcom.local\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10171"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samplehuntcom.local\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10171"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}