What does it mean when people say Kanye West "samples"?

Answer 1

Meaning that he always have some previous beat in his songs...nothing original but whateva cuz he's a great artist.

Answer 2

it means that he uses other peoples beats or like he uses a chorus or something from their songs thats what a sample is its not just kanye west everybody does it look @ james brown he used 900 other samples from everybody elses songs so they should leave Kanye West alone becuase he is a great artist.

Answer 3

Sampling is taking a piece of someone else's (or even your own previous) music and using it in your own song. Most hip-hop and electronic music uses samples. It's not something that should be looked down upon as long as it is done creatively.

Answer 4

He takes bits and pieces of the work that others have already made and basically steals them to make his own beat. He samples portions of another beat to create something on his own, which everyone will then think is amazing, not knowing that someone else did all the work. He's a hack.

Answer 5

I Be in the trap is an easier way to look at it. A trap is not a trap house. A trap is her Hood. A trap house is where drugs are sold. I have no idea where some people got their answers but I can assure you that 95% of them are way off.

Answer 6

its a nice way of saying that he rips off beats and tracks from real artists. sampling=ripoff

kanye blows

Answer 7

It means he steals parts of other people's songs, because he isn't creative enough to write his own!

Answer 8

he takes other peoples songs and, say, takes the backing music but sings his own words.

Answer 9

he takes parts of other songs and puts them together to make a new song

Answer 10

he takes other people's music