Beastie Boys Hold It Now, Hit It Licensed to Ill Def Jam 1986		Bob James Take Me to the Mardi Gras Two Columbia 1975
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Other songs sampled in Beastie Boys's Hold It Now, Hit It:

		Funky Stuff by Kool & the Gang (1973)
		The Return of Leroy Pt. 1 by The Jimmy Castor Bunch (1977)
		Christmas Rappin' by Kurtis Blow (1979)
		Let's Get Small by Trouble Funk (1982)
		Drop the Bomb by Trouble Funk (1982)
		La Di Da Di by Doug E. Fresh and Slick Rick (1985)

205 other songs sampled Bob James's Take Me to the Mardi Gras, including:

		Breaking Bells (Take Me to the Mardi Gras) by Crash Crew (1982)
		One for the Treble (Fresh) by Davy DMX (1984)
		AJ Scratch by Kurtis Blow (1984)
		Knowledge Is a Terrible Thing to Waste by Love Love Crew (1984)
		Runnaway by Roxanne Shanté (1985)
		Queen of Rox (Shanté Rox On) by Roxanne Shanté (1985)
		Ice Cream Jam by The Move (2) (1985)
		D.J. Cuttin by N.Y.C. Cutter (1985)
		Peter Piper by Run-DMC (1986)
		Poetically Put by Duice of Juice (1986)
		Breaking Bells by T La Rock (1986)
		Freelance by Grandmaster Flash (1986)
		Cut It Up by 2 Live Crew (1986)
		My Rhyme by Stetsasonic (1986)
		Miami by J. Grey (1986)
		Cabbage Patch by World Class Wreckin' Cru (1987)
		Microphone Madness by Chilly Frost (1987)
		Make It Funky by Seville, Jazzy Jay and King Shameek (1987)
		Shorties by The Force (1987)
		L.A. Is the Place by Eazy-E (1987)

Sample chain found! 34 songs sampled Beastie Boys's Hold It Now, Hit It, including:

		Ya Don't Quit by Ice-T (1986)
		New York Rapper (Remix) by Bobby Jimmy and the Critters (1986)
		Hard Knox by Three the Hard Way feat. White Flash (1987)
		Jack the Ripper by LL Cool J (1987)
		As the Rhyme Goes On by Eric B. & Rakim (1987)
		Boyz-N-The-Hood by Eazy-E (1987)
		Just Flakin by Wee Rock Crue (1987)
		Turntable Trix One by Turntable Trix One (1988)
		Eazy-Duz-It by Eazy-E (1988)
		I Like It Loud by Jewel-T (1988)
		Yes, I Have Returned by Richie Rich (1988)
		Music to Be Murdered By by Dan the Automator (1989)
		Classify This as a Def Jam by Dee J. Freeze and Mc. Poochie Pee (1989)
		True by Esham (1989)
		Pump It Like This by Jealous J (1990)
		The Barney Miller by PG-13 (1990)
		Power Bass Ultra Mix by Techmaster P.E.B. (1991)
		Where They At by D.J. Jimi (1992)
		Back to the Hip Hop by The Troubleneck Brothers (1994)
		Whatcha See? by Paris (1994)

Bob James's Take Me to the Mardi Gras is a cover of:

		Take Me to the Mardi Gras by Paul Simon (1973)

Cover versions of Bob James's Take Me to the Mardi Gras:

		Take Me to the Mardi Gras by The Spotnicks (1978)

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