There was a site where you could look up samples...?

where's the thread for enjoying sample sources? anyway, never heard the source for What's the Difference but it's great:
https://open.spotify.com/track/2ck8edDLTmrmriuGAug4VD
^^one of those songs where you, being familiar with the Dre loop, can't help but think: why do you only play that great riff once in the intro?!

We know about Who Sampled, right?

why do you only play that great riff once in the intro?!

this is exactly how i feel about "as long as i've got my baby" by the charmels

whosampled is a p great resource, although riddled w omissions and errors as one might expect

I remember hearing a rumor some years back that Thes One from the hip hop group People Under the Stairs sent the Who Sampled headquarters a firmly worded email and they subsequently took down all of the entries involving People Under the Stairs and do not allow any new submissions involving the group. That's kind of bullshitty if you ask me.

remember when RJD2 got all pissy about people identifying his samples

Yeah you can find a few artists where there's a "Please note: this page is protected. No further content can be added to it by community members at this time." message on the bottom of their page, because either they or their label contacted the site about it, and wanted their information removed. It's why you can't find information about The Field's sample sources.

Still not as ridiculous as Bryan Adams refusing to be listed on AllMusic though.

Still not as ridiculous as Bryan Adams refusing to be listed on AllMusic though.

I think those are even levels of bullshit.

this is exactly how i feel about "as long as i've got my baby" by the charmels
haha exactly! so funny that they couldn't hear what a massive banger they had on their hands if only they'd looped the intro...