Paul's Boutiques samples are pretty obvious though, probably because it mostly samples very popular songs, as does Licensed to Ill.
I admit that guys like DJ Shadow use samples more creatively. Guys like NWA and a lot of the other gangster rappers however pretty much get all their beats from other peoples songs and they don't alter them much. I'm not trying to discredit them for this, and thats my point, people borrow all the damn time.
And no it IS a reasonable comparison, yes I know sampling is accepted as a common tool for hip hop music, thats why I think it's hypocritical. Weither they admit to doing it or not is besides the point.
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