I think people here confuse sampleing (somthing thats as old as Rapping itself) with what Puffy started (although actually it was Vanilla Ice puffy was just the first one i heard of that paid the original artist off so they wouldnt get sued), which was essentially taking a whole song and rapping over it.
That was what I was trying to say. If you want to sample a sound, or even a second or two, that's one thing...
But to take somebody else's work and just redo it as you seem fit sucks. That's why I called Puffy a no-talent hack...
I don't hate the guy - he's done some very good charity work, from what I've heard. I just don't think he's the musical genius that some people think he is.
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