Confirmed / catalogedHigh evidence
Nelly — “Hot in Herre”
2002 · Multiple Elements
Billboard/Washington Post and WhoSampled documentation.
Open source trail ↗WhoSampled Go-Go℠ • source record
BUSTIN’ LOOSE
REUSE TRAIL.
Selected documented records from the continuing I AM GO-GO™ reuse census.
Selected public recordsCensus continues
Public-record rule: This page shows selected documented records from the working census. It is not the final total for the source song or band. The census continues to grow and individual classifications can be refined as direct pair pages, audio and legal documentation are checked.
Source recording
Chuck Brown & The Soul Searchers — “Bustin’ Loose”
1978 • source-record research anchor
Selected documented records
Visible evidence trail for Version 1.
Confirmed / catalogedHigh evidence
Eric B. & Rakim — “Eric B. Made My Day”
1990 · Hook / Riff
Direct sample entry in the working catalog.
Open source trail ↗Confirmed / catalogedMedium-High evidence
The B-Boys — “Two, Three, Break”
1983 · Vocals / Lyrics
Cataloged as another use of Bustin’ Loose; direct pair page still being tightened.
Open source trail ↗Confirmed / catalogedMedium-High evidence
Tha Alkaholiks — “Daaam!”
1994 · Vocals / Lyrics
Cataloged as another use of Bustin’ Loose; direct pair page still being tightened.
Open source trail ↗Confirmed / catalogedHigh evidence
Coldcut — “Say Kids What Time Is It?”
1987 · Not yet classified
WhoSampled’s exact sample sitemap lists Bustin’ Loose among Coldcut’s sources.
Open source trail ↗Confirmed / catalogedHigh evidence
Public Enemy — “I Ain’t Mad at All”
1994 · Not yet classified
Public Enemy album page identifies Bustin’ Loose among the sampled sources.
Open source trail ↗Confirmed / catalogedHigh evidence
EPMD — “Hit Squad Heist”
1990 · Not yet classified
Erick Sermon producer page identifies Bustin’ Loose as sampled in the track.
Open source trail ↗Confirmed / catalogedHigh evidence
DJ Shadow — “Lesson 5”
2008 · Not yet classified
DJ Shadow artist page identifies Bustin’ Loose as a sampled source.
Open source trail ↗Confirmed / catalogedHigh evidence
MC Hammer — “Bustin’ Loose”
1995 · Not yet classified
MC Hammer artist page identifies Chuck Brown’s Bustin’ Loose as the source.
Open source trail ↗Confirmed / catalogedHigh evidence
The Farm — “All Together Now”
1990 · Not yet classified
WhoSampled’s The Farm page explicitly lists Bustin’ Loose as sampled.
Open source trail ↗Confirmed / catalogedHigh evidence
Stezo — “Freak the Funk”
1989 · Drums
A reviewed sample-page related section lists Bustin’ Loose as another source.
Open source trail ↗Confirmed / catalogedHigh evidence
Success - N - Effect — “Blueprint”
1991 · Not yet classified
WhoSampled artist page explicitly lists Bustin’ Loose as sampled.
Open source trail ↗Still in the checking lane
Preserved leads, not promoted yet
LL Cool J — “Dangerous”
Working lead: hook / riff around 2:34.
Pimp C
Working lead: multiple elements around 0:54.
Cherokee — “Do It Again”
Working lead: multiple elements from the opening / throughout.
Beastie Boys — “Hey Ladies”
Working lead: drum-loop references around 0:18 and 1:05.
Confirmed / cataloged
Connection is documented in the working census; classification can still be refined.
Court-documented
Legal record identifies the use and can provide unusually strong detail.
Needs verification
Lead preserved separately until evidence supports promotion.