That's why I said people sample on mixtapes. You don't make any money off of it. So they can't suenah i think technically they can still sue you even if its not for sale . If kanye came out with a free tape I dont think he could just use whatever sample he wanted and not have to clear it especially if he performs the songs.
Plus a lot of these underground cats releases are all over Spotify, etc and iTunes. Madlib got tons of shyt for sale all samples and i remember an interview where he said he's only been sued once in his career for sampling.
I think its just because they dont generate enough $$$ to make it worth the lawsuit.
Is Drake the only one pretty much keeping Sampling alive?
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The God Poster
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Thread can't be taken seriously as Drake doesn't make beats/produce 
avon barksdale
i want my corners
That's all game does is sample and they are good songs
Whole thread is dumb... Debating on deleting.Thread can't be taken seriously as Drake doesn't make beats/produce
The God Poster
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Maaan I ain't saying delete buuuuuuut......gotta send a message
feelosofer
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Few artists have the dough to clear samples, Drake is one of them, but I'll say this, his producer's ears for music are very sharp, objectively speaking.
Madlib is definitely mainstream enough to be on a lawyer's radar....he produced "No More Parties In L.A." for Kanye and Kendrick, which featured a blatant Junie Morrison sample:
So I guarantee he clears all his samples.
As far as Freddie Gibbs....it's not that him and other underground/indie rappers are so unknown they can use samples with impunity....it's just, realistically how much can an artist charge them to use the sample?
It's not like they're selling 2-3 mill, got multi-million dollar endorsements, and all this other shyt. If Madlib calls up....let's say Issac Hayes estate....and says "hey, I want to sample 'Wherever You Are' for a Gibbs record, how does $5,000 sound?"....the estate can say yes or no but a no means 0 dollars. And they don't have any leverage to ask for some ridiculous amount of money, either.
Fred.
