>No. Not all the greatest albums or songs are sample based( as
>in chops and loops).
>
>See Newcleus
>
>See Mantronix
>
>See Just Ice
>

I put Mantronix & Just Ice in a later reply

>See Afrika Bambatta
>

It was a replay, but still....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBGNlTPgQII

>See Run DMC
>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKhLmV7gN2I

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mVSPXVaEVE

>See The roots( do you want more?) ..shiiiiiiiit
>

The Roots totally sample, but if you just mean DYWM, they did replays a la "Planet Rock"

>See The treacherous three
>
>See the fearless four
>
>See Kurtis Blow
>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFjnr_hjYs4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s35mS0vCcp4

>See Grand Master Flash and the Furious five
>
While more of a DJ set that was considered a song...it was all samples

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tElUe0wbae0&feature=fvst

and then there was this...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hkrpqx_5dAk

But yeah...most of their stuff was replayed

>LL Cool J's first album
>
http://www.whosampled.com/sample/view/80011/LL%20Cool%20J-Dangerous_Prince-Irresistible%20B****/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-lVMICwiOI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WY-Z6wm6TMQ

>Beastie Boys - Licensed to Ill,Check Your head, Ill
>Communications, Hello Nasty
>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzRKkXk56iE

can't find a link, but it's Eugene McDaniels "Get It Together"

>I can go on and on and on.
>
>
>Drums being programmed with drum machines came before chopping
>and sampling beats with MPCs and Sp1200s.....
>
>Sampling doing the original era was more for adding adlibs and
>effects to records, similar to what these electric beat makers
>are doing, taking bits and pieces here and there, not
>constantly using full songs s and looping ...
>
>
>Sampling is a good tool, and I enjoy it, but hip hop is not
>limited to that, and it shouldn't be
>
>


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