Playboy.com
April, 2004
Steal This LyricSampling--using the catchiest snippets of previously recorded material in new songs--is a tradition as old as, well, rap music. When the Sugarhill Gang's "Rapper's Delight," generally credited as the first hit hip-hop single, sampled Chic's "Good Times," the floodgates opened, and everyone started biting everyone else's hook. For good or ill, Playboy.com has rated the most memorable samples. Read this excerpt, or go to Playboy.com for the entire piece, availab...
