Best Pianos Sampled In Hip Hop

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This video is showing off some amazing pianos sampled in hip hop music. Some of them are so manipulated and lots of them people think were original music and not sampled.
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[@mitchjump6415]

no lol

[@rudolfagyemang5006]

You know what. I think I'll hire you.. Man you good

[@DJFurio]

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[@danielblake1537]

It's crazy to think about how a young Havoc could listen to those samples and take the tiniest part and slow the pitch down a bunch and completely turns it into a dark, menacing hip hop beat! That takes talent.. to switch up a semi happy sounding piano progression and slow it down and flip it like that!

[@DJFurio]

Yes he really did so good with those sample flips

[@ShawnMacATM]

The alchemist made that beat lol not havoc but he taught havoc a lot

[@DJFurio]

Alchemist produced Shook Ones Part II? Never. It’s definitely a Havoc joint. He used that exact style of slowing down pianos on other productions too. He even talks in interviews about how he got the Herbie Hancock record from Prodigy’s granddad and how he slowed it down to sound like a bass.

[@danielblake1537]

@@ShawnMacATM yea definitely a Havoc joint, not ALC

[@Basketball_is_Life66]

DJ Premier…. All the pianos in the 90s was all Premier. Or Large Professor. Havoc didn’t produce back in that day. He does now yes but had nothing to do with Mobb Deep production in reference to their music here in this video.

[@Kentainmb]

EVERY time I hear the Survival of the fittest flip on a sample breakdown video, I'm blown away. Hats off the Havoc man

[@DJFurio]

Yeah he really messed with that sample.

[@moneymikz]

It’s like 4 notes lol he could’ve played that himself and kept the money

[@DJFurio]

Pretty certain that sample was never cleared. How would anyone have a clue back then what that sample was from?

[@discowolf25]

@@DJFurio Quincy Jones has co-writing credits on almost every track. The Herbie Hancock sample from what I’ve heard via PB Wolf (I have a family member signed to stones throw/Warner) was Quincy Jones suggestion. I’m pretty sure the drum break was a Quincy Jones track on Shook One’s. Not positive but, yeah Quincy Jones played a big part on that entire album. There’s another famous jazz standard artist I’m missing that played a part on that album so, idk, it’s possible it was cleared but, that’s pre 2006 so who knows. You have an incredible channel man. Subbed. Really cool breakdown’s, amazing editing as well💯🫡✌️!!!

[@DJFurio]

I read in an interview with Havoc that he got the Herbie Hancock record from Prodigy’s grandad and he just started playing around with it to see what he could come up with. Who knows the real version.

[@jonestownmusic404]

Holy Moly! That Herbie Hancock / Mobb Deep sample! 🤩😂🤩

[@DJFurio]

Yeah he used the sample so well

[@EmBuki]

All those dancing people take your videos to a whole new level

[@DJFurio]

Glad you like it. Thanks.

[@pawelkleban7289]

One of the most beautiful moments in my life was when I start to recognize rap songs by sample. PS Havoc was a fkn genius

[@DJFurio]

Yeah it’s great hearing the original track for the first time and spotting the part that was sampled. Thanks for watching.

[@dyltube6395]

It’s mental how I feel like I recognise them and then instantly know it when the pitch is shifted

[@DJFurio]

Yep it’s good when that happens

[@kieranmartin536]

I love the new chopping and pitching additions to the videos! Nice work! I’ve never heard of the method man one before! Nice find!

[@DJFurio]

Glad you like it thanks. I will keep using that style when appropriate.

[@plutoniumcore]

I concur.

[@christianfriedrichs]

Yes, thanks for the visualization!

[@DJFurio]

Appreciate it. Thanks

[@kavstagh]

Why do I have a sudden urge to watch cult British comedy classics?

[@DJFurio]

🤣🤣🤣 get on BritBox and stream them all

[@magawusu1]

I was just watching Benny Hill

[@sevasentinel4146]

Thanks for compiling these, and for showing the pitch changes, too. It's crazy just how much jazz has influenced hip hop, led to it, even.

[@DJFurio]

Glad you like the video. Thanks

[@Milan-vi1bq]

RIP Ahmad Jamal!!

[@DJFurio]

A huge loss

[@pineslice]

It shows you how creative and technical mobb deep was in the 90s!

[@RapFanatic4ever]

Love when you do mostly 90's samples. That was my era fam

[@DJFurio]

Mine too

[@Rich_P_Anya]

That was THE era

[@khrashingphantom9632]

Havok doesn't seem to come up in people's "Top 5" nearly enough as far as producers go especially when it comes to sampling. I fully understand the sampling part though. The way he chopped, flipped, and tuned you'd be forgiven for thinking it wasn't a sample at all. Lol. I mean with what he did he shouldn't have to clear some of those samples. Lol. This was AMAZING!! Thanks for posting. Historical videos like these are always welcome. Thanks for posting. Glad I stumbled here, so now I gotta check out the rest of the channel.

[@DJFurio]

Yeah Havoc is an amazing producer. And he was so young when that first Mobb Deep album dropped too. Thanks for watching. I hope you enjoy the rest of my channel. I’ve made so many sample videos over the years.

[@sypialnia_studio]

Name any iconic beat made by havoc in 21st century. He is a very limited producer, all he knows is to sample slow down piano records. That MobbDeep album is a certified classic, but havoc definitely reached his limit there. That's why he is nowhere near top5 lists.

[@khrashingphantom9632]

@@sypialnia_studio Well time or not it's the innovation and dedication I was speaking to. He wasn't simply just "lowering piano beats" which is a feat within itself given the technological limitations of the time. He was very young creating tone and atmosphere for the projects he made. I'm curious who IS in this "Top 5" and how do they meet the criteria?

[@EldenRinging]

​@@DJFurio If you refer to "The Infamous", it wasn't their first album.

[@DJFurio]

I know that. Don’t know why I keep saying it 🤣

[@blacklivesfallout]

that mob deep sample is the dopest sample of all time

[@DJFurio]

Which one?

[@blacklivesfallout]

@@DJFurio shook one’s

[@DJFurio]

Yeah he really went to work on that sample.

[@GoldK4L]

Yo a lot of these are crazy! RIP one of the best jazz pianist Ahmad Jamal🙏🏾 i was also kinda hoping either Selfish by Slum Village or The Food by Common would be on here. Great list regardless

[@DJFurio]

I nearly used Selfish but I used the other Kanye and John legend track instead. It’s actually hard to try and think of hip hop tracks with pianos and not worry I’ve missed out something really obvious.

[@1700yungin]

As a producer who is still trying to improve every day, these videos give me a lot of great ideas for sample flips

[@DJFurio]

Glad you find the video useful. Thanks for watching.

[@kieranmartin536]

Just rewatched this video and completely missed the message about Ahmad Jamal! Rest in Peace to a Jazz Icon! So many inspirations for Hip Hop producers.

[@DJFurio]

Definitely will be missed. He was such a talented musician and has been sampled so many times. I made a video about his samples a few months ago kzbin.info/www/bejne/pJKuinmQfbBkY7M

[@JonathanLeon]

Love the mobb deep samples!

[@DJFurio]

Me too. Havoc really went to work on those.

[@maxibaer]

Damn! The research and editing on the music is already friggin excellent! But the craziness of the dancing clips was a very weird and beautiful icing on the cake!! Absolutely made my day! Thank you!

[@DJFurio]

That’s a great comment. I’m glad you like it. It did take me quite a while to put it all together.

[@maxibaer]

@@DJFurio yes, that is painfully obvious :-) but really makes for a great video! Thanks so much.

[@DJFurio]

Appreciate it. Thanks for watching.

[@leemoneybeats7591]

@@DJFurio hell yea my favorite was the crack attack 😹 made me go fw the song again what’s the name of the clip?

[@DJFurio]

It’s from Bo Selecta. Not sure what the name of the clip would be.

[@BDaManTheRapper]

I really dig what you did by chopping up some of the samples to show what the song was. Very nice touch!

[@DJFurio]

Glad you like it. Thanks.

[@vincentbrown6873]

Well well here we go again old school piano 🎹 mixing sampling with the best hip hop era in late 80's,90's and beyond bring back old school memories. You can't fake the funk of the old school flavor when you first heard the piano playing it's a classic and now with hip hop joined together with the sounds of piano it makes it more fun to listen to. Hip hop sound of music brings to any light 🕯️ when it's comes new sampling in the mix. 😊

[@78proto]

That Young Holt Trio sampled is fantastic.

[@DJFurio]

Yeah great track

[@rightweaponry908]

Havoc is a beast. Being a great producer is not simply about technical skill, it's also about having an incredible ear to hear things others wouldn't. It's also the ability to create a feeling in ones self and a mood for ones space. Havoc is excellent at using minimal sounds that illicit maximum feeling.

[@DJFurio]

Yeah definitely. He’s found sounds that nobody else would even think of using.

[@wrnl1337]

Props for the midnight in a perfect world sample, I'll be adding that to my quiz list! Some great UK comedy snippets in there too, the Stevie Wonder clip killed me

[@DJFurio]

Glad you like the video. And yes definitely some crazy clips used for this one.

[@jacobpooler6299]

THE METHOD MAN SAMPLE BLEW MY MIND!

[@DJFurio]

Yeah it’s a great sample

[@Chicken-1923]

Man this made me grateful of the technology we have today and the free accessibility to whatever music we like. It would be so harder to do what I do 20 years prior to today, or many more

[@DJFurio]

Absolutely. It’s way too easy to find samples now with endless streams of music available at the click of a mouse.

[@Chicken-1923]

@@DJFurio and also to flip samples, we got so much software and hardware nowadays while what they had back when was samplers like the mpc without showing the waveforms (harder to be on time)

[@DJFurio]

I bought my very first sampler in 1990. They’ve moved on so much since then.

[@DJFurio]

There’s lots of different MPCs out there. The one I got wasn’t that expensive

[@DJFurio]

Yeah a bass would be nice

[@asthmaticmonkey1]

Cracking video, and so many classics. Great clips added in too. I'm just happy to see Mulligan & O'Hare in a Hip Hip related video! Nice.

[@DJFurio]

Glad you like it. Thanks. They’re in my latest video about horn samples too.

[@davidscott2095]

Outstanding! You out did yourself. Thank you, Furio. BRAVO👊

[@DJFurio]

Glad you like it. Thanks for watching as always.

[@DjNikGnashers]

Absolutely love the new chopping style edits, thank you so much for the effort.

[@DJFurio]

Appreciate it. Thanks for watching.

[@StoffingtonPost]

Great job on this! Some classics! 💥💥

[@DJFurio]

Appreciate it. Thanks for watching.

[@KSoloLoso]

Taking the time on mine and furio to say rip ahmad jamal who we lost this month.

[@DJFurio]

Yes it was sad news

[@kkeithf]

Awesome video

[@DJFurio]

Appreciate it. Thanks.

[@LoveMeBack]

Always a pleasure your content.

[@DJFurio]

Great to hear. Thanks for watching

[@alvshill]

All the respect in the world for the way you cut this video. It must’ve taken a very long time. Nice work!

[@YorkshireTracklists]

Vic & bob! Nice touch. Infact some great British comedy clips

[@DJFurio]

Some of my favourite ones.

[@SOUFSOUL]

Dope video

[@DJFurio]

Thanks for watching

[@liquidswords9540]

Never thought I’d see vic and bob an capone n nore back to back in the same vid lmao

[@DJFurio]

Haha yeah it’s a crazy mix

[@iceb-akap77ice93]

🔥😎 love me some piano tunes. R.I.P Prodigy. Classic track.

[@DJFurio]

Yeah it’s a great track

[@jacole1212]

Oh my daaaaays! Just amazing insight into how the grooves take shape. Hats off homes! One love til ever!!!

[@DJFurio]

Appreciate it. Thanks for watching.

[@snakepat332]

Dope!

[@DJFurio]

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[@z00fr3sh6]

Love your channel!

[@DJFurio]

Great to hear. Thanks for watching.

[@mateomendoza5103]

Thanks for this vids DJ Furio! A salute from Colombia 🇨🇴✌🏾🤟🏾

[@DJFurio]

Appreciate it. Thanks for watching

[@santosvega4646]

Glad I found this channel its my new fave🎉🎉🎉

[@DJFurio]

Appreciate it. Thanks for watching

[@Timto900]

Yes! You got my two favourite piano samples. Both Isaac! All dope.

[@DJFurio]

Glad you like it. Thanks

[@B_Rye15]

Love for Ahmad. 🎹🕊️ Always thought some of Rza's piano loops were played over then processed. Good highlights here. 👊

[@DJFurio]

Thanks for watching

[@meisterslx]

Great episode 🖖👊🏾🤖❤

[@DJFurio]

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[@BruceWayne-wx7tx]

Great video, bro!

[@DJFurio]

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[@denniswilliams7922]

Blessings my G 🎉

[@DJFurio]

Thanks for watching

[@derrickfair276]

🔥 Bro! Keep'em coming! SALUTE!

[@DJFurio]

Glad you like it. Thanks.

[@MrDo0bie]

Really nice upload!

[@DJFurio]

Appreciate it. Thanks for watching.

[@sp1200M3D]

Dope

[@DJFurio]

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[@vincentcorcoran6247]

This video is dope

[@DJFurio]

Glad you like it. Thanks

[@timojanknoll4514]

Dope! Thanx!

[@DJFurio]

Appreciate it. Thanks

[@visioninvasion1271]

I respect all the producers. J Dilla is my favorite ever. However in this selection, the work of RZA and Havoc is just, just WOW! Creativity is crazy 🔥🔥🔥

[@DJFurio]

3 amazing producers

[@hous2tim964]

Nothing is lost, everything is transformed.

[@r.k.d.6111]

This was just beautiful DJ. This shows the long standing respect Black artists have had for the ones before them. What an awesome way to pay homage.

[@DJFurio]

Good to hear you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching.

[@r.k.d.6111]

@@DJFurio No THANK YOU DJ! I hope you enjoy your coffee! ;)

[@DJFurio]

Thanks

[@Caspaah151]

This video is so dope

[@DJFurio]

Glad you like it. Thanks.

[@jonnyvirgomusic]

Heavy video

[@DJFurio]

Glad you like it. Thanks

[@sypialnia_studio]

Ayo, lots of work went in to this video. Great education, salute!

[@DJFurio]

Glad you like it. Thanks

[@SlayMagic]

Great 👍

[@DJFurio]

Thanks for watching

[@lapociagli9662]

Dope video 👌💥

[@DJFurio]

Glad you like it. Thanks

[@Spanishdog17]

If you haven’t done this idea yet, you should do a Best Brazilian Samples video.

[@DJFurio]

Did one a while ago on South American samples kzbin.info/www/bejne/qXSadpiNn9SUb6M

[@reefb4364]

That Stiletto by Billy Joel just took me out🤦🏾‍♂️🔥🤦🏾‍♂️🔥🤦🏾‍♂️🔥🤦🏾‍♂️🔥

[@DJFurio]

Yeah it’s a great sample for sure

[@alexeitasevich]

That Thelonious Monk sample in "Method Man'' was a sick find. Thanks !

[@DJFurio]

Glad you like it. Thanks for watching.

[@JDiggiti]

🔥 incredible . Thx

[@DJFurio]

Glad you like it. Thanks for watching.

[@koron007]

I love this. The Bo Selecta clips are an added bonus😊

[@DJFurio]

Craziest tv show ever 🤣

[@user-zp4ge3yp2o]

@@DJFurio And Green Wing and Snuff Box and Father Ted! Is that Trigger Happy TV? All classics.

[@DJFurio]

Yeah that’s Trigger Happy where he pretended to be a morris dancer for some random tourists. Did some crazy dance and then put his hand out for a tip.

[@GeeMoney843]

Liked and subbed

[@DJFurio]

Appreciate it. Thanks

[@reefb4364]

Damn this was official🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@DJFurio]

Glad you like it. Thanks for watching.

[@joedent3323]

Love these videos, man - I share them with my dad afterwards, as we both love the way samples are used to create something new; it's also a GREAT way to learn about neu musiq and great tracks. I'm loving the Beat Tape (vol.1) I bought from you. Im gonna buy some more tomorrow. Im working up some raps to put over some of the beats, and once they are recorded? I look forward to sending them on to you. Take it easy, mate 👊 "LiL'JpD."

[@DJFurio]

Appreciate it. Good to hear both of you like watching. And thanks for getting my releases too.

[@ziddax]

Ooooh! I had forgotten about that Handsome Boy Modelling School track! That one is FIRE! Thanks!

[@DJFurio]

Yeah great track definitely

[@GeeMoney843]

Shout out prince paul

[@DJFurio]

Great producer. He was on my last video on a Gravediggaz track

[@JavGeez]

Pure dopeness

[@DJFurio]

Glad you like it. Thanks.

[@benfrank1564]

Sick video again. Engaging the algorithm. Keep up the good work!

[@DJFurio]

Yeah it’s getting good views on this already. Thanks for watching.

[@zweewz99]

I love the random clips you put to some of the songs lmao

[@DJFurio]

Glad you like them. Thanks.

[@MacNifty]

Sweet representation.

[@DJFurio]

Thanks

[@manelisimdakane4470]

Jazz samples need to come back

[@DJFurio]

I made a jazz sample video a few months ago kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y4Gzc6x8o62snM0

[@jamesonblues]

Oh oh 😮. No "Who shot ya?" aka the coldest piano keys ever sampled. Outside of that, great stuff!

[@DJFurio]

Only because I just showed the sample on a really recent video and didn’t want to repeat things. Same with the piano from Stakes Is High by De La Soul.

[@romanpistelak58]

Yes! :))

[@hlacy581]

My dude you just got a new subscriber keep it up

[@DJFurio]

Thanks

[@Ltasty]

Brilliant video. Thought I was seeing things when I saw Reeves and Mortimer in the thumbnail hahaha

[@DJFurio]

Haha yeah I just used some crazy clips from them. Thanks for watching.

[@forever8671]

Thanks for putting that Stilletto sample that G Rap used for road to riches!!!

[@DJFurio]

Great track

[@music4allpeople627]

DOPE ASS HELL!!!

[@DJFurio]

Glad you like it. Thanks

[@abhishekdamral314]

Havoc is a genius💯

[@DJFurio]

100%

[@prod.schemeteam203]

Crazy to think he almost threw the beat away

[@DJFurio]

Which beat?

[@bambini80675]

Cool!

[@DJFurio]

Thanks for watching

[@DasherBeats]

I love the Father Ted clips lol

[@DJFurio]

Yep classic 90’s tv

[@ickekiecke]

Good music,Good times..

[@DJFurio]

Glad you like it. Thanks

[@RandoMashemup]

I love this video! It felt cool knowing nearly all of these tracks from hearing the samples lol I must say those deformed faces clips were a bit too creepy and weird honestly but nice video regardless. 👍👍

[@DJFurio]

Thanks for watching

[@sebeng4711]

Thats crazy... i never knew shook ones came from herbie on the piano.

[@DJFurio]

Such a great sample. I’m just making a new video breaking down some samples including that one fully.

[@baysimo59]

Cool video, cool samples but some videos caught me off guard not gonna lie 😂

[@DJFurio]

Yeah they are a bit crazy some of the clips I used

[@wtrmlmn]

dig this! For Coffee Cold - Galt MacDermot you could also add "Actions is Everything" by Nipsey Hussle. soon as I heard the sample I was racking my brain to remember the other sample. stay safe out there and thank you!!!

[@DJFurio]

I showed that version as I’ve known Roisin who is singing on it since I was about 14. And yes, some of these samples have been used quite a few times. Thanks for watching.

[@82DC]

That was proper bo I tell thee

[@DJFurio]

When the crowd says bo selecta

[@82DC]

@@DJFurio 😂👍

[@DrBigFMC]

MATE these video clips are hilarious 😅😅

[@DJFurio]

Glad you like them. I just keep remembering things from old tv shows to use.

[@abbeyadeyemi6866]

DJ Kay Gee of Nature By Nature was a prolific piano sampler. I'm surprised none of his production made this list

[@DJFurio]

Just had to make the choice of which ones to include in one short video. There’s so many more that I could have shown.

[@MrMrtsmith72]

🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@DJFurio]

Thanks for watching

[@sbg_sxe]

Dj shadow is the real king

[@whatsfortea2431]

sampling and VIc and Bob. that algorithm is starting to work for me

[@DJFurio]

Haha yes they are a good match

[@twinsenstwinsens]

didn't expect to see Muligan and O'Hare

[@DJFurio]

Yeah it’s a bit random 🤣

[@robakajackflash]

That j dilla sample for mash is sooo rainbow rhythms

[@DJFurio]

Classic Peep Show

[@spiderstas4927]

Havoc is Genius !!!

[@youtuberican3320]

Also the Wu-Tang method Man sample bananas been looking for that one for years

[@DJFurio]

Yeah that Wu sample is crazy. Only found it pretty recently.

[@buckeyefan05]

@@DJFurio Hopefully you can find “Guillotine (Swordz)”

[@DJFurio]

It’s from Tical but still not found that sample.