Artist	Song
Ray Charles	I Got a Woman
from Ray Charles (2005)
Michael Jackson	P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)
from The Essential Michael Jackson (2005)
Curtis Mayfield	Move On Up
from Future Shock (2007)
Shirley Bassey	Diamonds Are Forever
from The Best of Bond... James Bond (2008)
Daft Punk	Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger
from Discovery (2003)
Chaka Khan	Through the Fire
from I Feel for You (2006)
Luther Vandross	A House Is Not a Home
from The Ultimate Luther Vandross (2006)
Frederic Mercier	Spirit
from Spirit (2009)
Marcos Valle	Ele e Ela
from Bis - Bossa Nova: Marcos Valle (2005)
Max Romeo	I Chase the Devil
from War Ina Babylon (Bonus Track Version) (2009)
David Ruffin	Common Man
from The Ultimate Collection: David Ruffin (1998)
Bobby "Blue" Bland	Ain't No Love in the Heart of the City
from Bobby Bland: The Anthology (2001)
The Doors	Five to One
from The Very Best of the Doors (Bonus Track Version) (2007)
Nina Simone	Sinnerman (edit)
from INLAND EMPIRE (Motion Picture Soundtrack) (2007)
Creative Source	I'd Find You Anywhere
from ...And More (1997)
Edwin Birdsong	Cola Bottle Baby
from Edwin Birdsong (2007)
Steely Dan	Kid Charlemagne
from A Decade of Steely Dan (Remastered) (1996)
Laura Nyro	Save the Country
from Stoned Soul Picnic: The Best of Laura Nyro (1997)
Elton John	Someone Saved My Life Tonight
from The Greatest Hits 1970-2002 (2002)
Mountain	Long Red
from The Best of Mountain (1997)

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In the renegade spirit of his admitted ancestor RZA, Kanye West doesn't just stockpile soul samples and beefy drum breaks — he treats his tracks like kaleidoscopic movie scores, with loops that leap from your speakers and brassy shades of pop, rock, jazz, techno and R&B. Here's where he got some of the hooks we'd need surgery to get out of our heads:

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