Sampling is like masturbating. Everyone does it and they don't like sharing their material. Lucky for you I've scoured the net (the net being an excellent source for "material".)
Originally recorded as the theme song for the TV show Taxi, I'm starting off this post with Bob James' Angela, which was sampled by the Souls of Mischief in the mid-90's for their song Cab Fare. I don't think James' people ever cleared this sample which would explain why it was never released commercially.
Bob James - Angela
Souls of Mischief - Cab Fare
The second cluster of musical incest originates with the Icemen; a soul group from the early 60's(?). A couple years ago, both Amy Winehouse and John Legend sampled their song My Girl, She's a Fox. Though the band sampled is the Icemen, the real daddy of these contemporary tracks is Jimmy Hendrix. The Icemen was one of the R&B bands he played in before he became experienced.
The Icemen - My Girl, She's a Fox
Amy Winehouse - He Can Only Hold Her
John Legend - Slow Dance
I really like this third grouping because who would of ever thought Talib Kweli would sample Ben Kweller?? It's not like Talib Kweli (or his producers) sampled an obscure soul song from the 60's. Rather, they sampled a song recorded in 2002, by some hipster kid, singing about butterflies. Though Ben Kweller almost broke through to the mainstream by joining the "super group" The Bens, Talib kweli's popularity probably eclipses his. That didn't stop Kweller from acting like a bitch when he found out it was sampled. Kweli's song itself is warm note to Ms. Lauryn Hill to please be normal again. We're actually still waiting for that moment to happen.
Ben Kweller - In Other Words
Talib Kweli - Ms. Hill
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