Database statistics
Artist statistics
Most sampling performer
| Artist | Samples | Songs with samples | Sampled artists | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
De La Soul | 203 | 95 | 156 |
| 2 |  |
Public Enemy | 168 | 60 | 82 |
| 3 |  |
Ice Cube | 155 | 52 | 73 |
| 4 |  |
Beastie Boys | 150 | 49 | 113 |
| 5 |  |
A Tribe Called Quest | 148 | 67 | 111 |
| 6 |  |
Big Daddy Kane | 119 | 58 | 75 |
| 7 |  |
EPMD | 109 | 56 | 58 |
| 8 |  |
Cypress Hill | 66 | 30 | 54 |
| 9 |  |
Ultramagnetic MC's | 62 | 34 | 35 |
| 10 |  |
Kanye West | 50 | 40 | 39 |
| 11 |  |
Jay-Z | 41 | 29 | 36 |
| 12 |  |
Organized Konfusion | 41 | 23 | 32 |
| 13 | Enigma | 37 | 23 | 19 | |
| 14 |  |
P.M. Dawn | 31 | 22 | 29 |
| 15 |  |
N.W.A. | 29 | 10 | 25 |
| 16 |  |
Everlast | 26 | 12 | 22 |
| 17 |  |
Special Ed | 25 | 13 | 23 |
| 18 |  |
Dr. Dre | 23 | 13 | 17 |
| 19 | Nas | 22 | 16 | 21 | |
| 20 |  |
Puff Daddy | 22 | 20 | 21 |
| 21 | Common | 21 | 19 | 19 | |
| 22 |  |
The Chemical Brothers | 20 | 17 | 19 |
| 23 | 2Pac | 20 | 9 | 16 | |
| 24 | Tha Alkaholiks | 18 | 11 | 16 | |
| 25 |  |
Redman | 18 | 12 | 18 |
| 26 |  |
Pizzicato Five | 17 | 12 | 16 |
| 27 |  |
DJ Shadow | 16 | 13 | 15 |
| 28 |  |
Beck | 15 | 11 | 12 |
| 29 | Biz Markie | 15 | 11 | 14 | |
| 30 |  |
Jennifer Lopez | 15 | 13 | 15 |
| 31 |  |
Will Smith | 14 | 10 | 14 |
| 32 | US3 | 14 | 10 | 10 | |
| 33 |  |
Method Man | 13 | 10 | 13 |
| 34 | DJ Krush | 13 | 10 | 12 | |
| 35 |  |
Lil' Kim | 13 | 9 | 12 |
| 36 | Eric B. & Rakim | 12 | 5 | 10 | |
| 37 |  |
Fun Lovin' Criminals | 12 | 10 | 12 |
| 38 |  |
The Notorious B.I.G. | 11 | 10 | 11 |
| 39 |  |
Daft Punk | 11 | 10 | 11 |
| 40 |  |
Moby | 11 | 10 | 11 |
| 41 |  |
The Avalanches | 10 | 5 | 9 |
| 42 |  |
LL Cool J | 10 | 8 | 10 |
| 43 | M/A/R/R/S | 10 | 1 | 10 | |
| 44 | Audio Two | 10 | 9 | 8 | |
| 45 |  |
Fatboy Slim | 10 | 8 | 9 |
| 46 |  |
Eminem | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| 47 |  |
Janet Jackson | 9 | 8 | 9 |
| 48 |  |
will.i.am | 9 | 5 | 8 |
| 49 |  |
Massive Attack | 9 | 7 | 8 |
| 50 | En Vogue | 8 | 7 | 5 | |
| 51 | Guru | 8 | 8 | 8 | |
| 52 | The Prodigy | 8 | 5 | 7 | |
| 53 |  |
Fergie | 8 | 5 | 8 |
| 54 | CL Smooth | 8 | 5 | 6 | |
| 55 |  |
The Fugees | 8 | 6 | 8 |
| 56 |  |
Snoop Dogg | 8 | 6 | 8 |
| 57 |  |
Amon Tobin | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| 58 |  |
Pete Rock | 7 | 5 | 4 |
| 59 | Buddha Monk | 6 | 5 | 6 | |
| 60 |  |
Faithless | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| 61 |  |
Cassius | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| 62 |  |
The Game | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| 63 |  |
Portishead | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| 64 |  |
Busta Rhymes | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| 65 |  |
Beyoncé | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| 66 |  |
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| 67 | Run-D.M.C. | 6 | 5 | 4 | |
| 68 |  |
Destiny's Child | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| 69 |  |
Faith Evans | 5 | 4 | 5 |
| 70 |  |
Limp Bizkit | 5 | 3 | 5 |
| 71 |  |
DJ Jazzy Jeff | 5 | 4 | 5 |
| 72 |  |
Mase | 5 | 4 | 5 |
| 73 |  |
Hooverphonic | 5 | 4 | 5 |
| 74 |  |
Groove Armada | 5 | 4 | 5 |
| 75 |  |
Mary J. Blige | 5 | 4 | 5 |
| 76 |  |
Raekwon | 5 | 4 | 5 |
| 77 |  |
RJD2 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| 78 |  |
Blackstreet | 5 | 2 | 5 |
| 79 | Smooth B. | 4 | 1 | 4 | |
| 80 | Greg Nice | 4 | 1 | 4 | |
| 81 | Das EFX | 4 | 2 | 4 | |
| 82 | Coolio | 4 | 4 | 3 | |
| 83 |  |
Mr. Scruff | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| 84 | Carl Thomas | 4 | 3 | 4 | |
| 85 |  |
Shaggy | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| 86 | Tim Dog | 4 | 3 | 2 | |
| 87 |  |
Ghostface Killah | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| 88 |  |
Brandy | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| 89 |  |
Alcazar | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| 90 | Twista | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
| 91 |  |
Alicia Keys | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 92 | Mos Def | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
| 93 |  |
Scooter | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 94 | Jakatta | 4 | 2 | 2 | |
| 95 | Aphrodite | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
| 96 | DJ Food | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
| 97 | Audio Bullys | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
| 98 | Cinematic Orchestra | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
| 99 | Akon | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
| 100 | The Madd Rapper | 3 | 3 | 3 |