The Keys of Music: Alicia Keys Original Samples

One of our long time readers, Marcha, put this collection together and wanted to share it with you all. Sampling is not only limited to hip hop. As hip hop producers produce tracks for R&B and pop singers, the art of sampling has crossed all genres. As you can see with this set, Alicia Keys has paid homage to some of the great R&B singers and hip hop stars by sampling or simply remaking their classics. Thanks Marcha, for sharing this with us!

1. “It’s A Man’s, Man’s, Man’s World” by James Brown
   • Sampled in “Fallin’”
   • From Songs In A Minor
2. “Brooklyn Zoo” by Ol’ Dirty Bastard
   • Sampled in “Girlfriend”
   • From Songs In A Minor
3. “How Come You Don’t Call Me Anymore?” by Prince
   • Remade for “How Come You Don’t Call Me”
   • From Songs In A Minor
4. “Footsteps In The Dark” by The Isley Brothers
   • Sampled in “A Woman’s Worth”
   • From Songs In A Minor
5. “Intimate Friends” by Eddie Kendricks
   • Replayed in “Unbreakable”
   • From Unplugged
6. “If I Were Your Woman” by Gladys Knight & The Pips
   • Reworked in “If I Was Your Woman/Walk On By”
   • From The Diary of Alicia Keys
7. “N.Y. State of Mind” by Nas
   • Sampled in “Streets of New York”
   • From The Diary of Alicia Keys (UK Edition)
8. “Let Me Prove My Love To You” by The Main Ingredient
   • Sampled in “You Don’t Know My Name”
   • From The Diary of Alicia Keys
9. “Love Me Or Leave Me Alone” by Classics IV
   • Sampled in “Love It Or Leave It”
   • From Unplugged
10. “LaToya” by Just-Ice
    • Sampled in “Love It Or Leave It”
    • From Unplugged
11. “Walk On By” by Isaac Hayes
    • Sampled in “If I Was Your Woman/Walk On By”
    • From The Diary of Alicia Keys
12. “Don’t Stop The Music” by Yarbrough & Peoples
    • Sampled in “Gangsta Lovin’ (feat Eve)”
    • From Remixed & Unplugged In A Minor

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