Happy Birthday Marvin Gaye: Who Sampled His Work?

Today  is the late Marvin Gaye‘s birthday. Coincidentally he died a day before his birthday, in 1984.

 He’s had so many hits that of course his songs were sample by the following artists:

• Kanye West- “Spaceships”, College Dropout album sampled from “Distant Lover”

• Robin Thicke, T.I. & Pharrell- “Blurred Lines”, sampled from “Got To Give It Up”

• The Jackson- “Shake Your Body”, Sampled from “Got To Give It Up”

• Ja Rule & Ashanti- “Mesmerized”, Sampled from  “Stop Look, Listen”

• Smilez & Superstar- “Tell Me”, Sampled from “Stop, Look, Listen”

• Method Man & Mary J Blige- “All I Need”, sampled from “All I Need To Get By”

•  Chris Brown- “Back To Sleep”, sampled from “Sexual Healing”

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Thats just to name a few artists who sampled the GOAT music. He was Inducted in the Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame in 1987 and Received a star on the Hollywood Hall of Fame in 1990.

I know I wasn’t even thought of when his music was released but I have an old soul and appreciate older music!

Happy Birthday to Marvin Gaye!

Danii Gold out ✌🏾