“The music world is reeling from the loss of one of its greatest superstars. Prince’s death was reported today (April 21) by TMZ before later being confirmed by his publicist via the Associated Press.
It’s a shock not only to music lovers, but hip-hop heads too, many of whom were surely hipped to his music by way of rappers and producers sampling him in rap songs. Ever since hip-hop took off in the ’80s, Prince has been heavily sampled by everyone from Nice N Smooth to LL Cool J to 2pac, Hov, Wayne and others.”
Get the full list: 20 Rap Songs That Sample Prince – XXL
