All of a sudden, artists could sample from anything and everything that came before them, from a snare drum from the Funky Meters, to a Ron Carter bassline, the theme to "The Price Is Right." Albums like De La Soul's "3 Feet High and Rising" and the Beastie Boys' "Paul's Boutique" looted from decades of recorded music to create these sonic, layered masterpieces that were basically the Sgt. Peppers of their day.
Y de repente, los artistas podían 'samplear' de la nada y de todo lo que pasara en frente de ellos, desde un tambor de los Funky Meters, hasta el bassline de Ron Carter, el tema de "Atínale al precio". Álbumes como "3 Feet High and Rising" de De La Soul y "Paul 's Boutique" de los Beastie Boys. tomados de décadas de música grabada para crear obras maestras sónicas hechas de capas que fueron básicamente el Sgt.