Sampling Hits

Last week in class we've discussed music sampling. Sampling is taking bits and pieces of other songs and putting them into your song. It originated with turntable which the samples were used in the hip-hop era or the 1970s and 1980s. 

One of the most popular songs that has been sampled is "When the levee breaks", by Led Zeppelin. Artist who have used this sample were the Beastie Boys, Dr. Dre, Emimeim, Nine Inch Nails, Cold Cut, and several others.
 Currently using samples is quite the controversy! The question that is usually brought up is if sampling is plagiarism or remixing? Personally I feel if someone were to want to use my music in one of their songs, I would be so honored! Clearly my music has struck them enough for them to use my art in their music, however I would like to receive a portion of the profits from their song.
One of my favorite songs that has been recently made is "Drink to That" by Rihanna. The song features a portion of Avril Lavigne's song "I'm With You".