Confirmed / catalogedHigh evidence
M|A|R|R|S — “Pump Up the Volume”
1987 · Vocals / Lyrics
‘Pump-pump me up’ vocal sample documented.
Open source trail ↗WhoSampled Go-Go℠ • artist network
TROUBLE FUNK
REUSE TRAIL.
Selected cataloged and court-documented records showing how Trouble Funk recordings traveled into later music.
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
Trouble Funk — selected source network
Pump Me Up • Let’s Get Small • Drop the Bomb • Say What • Good to Go • live sources
Selected documented records
Visible evidence trail for Version 1.
Confirmed / catalogedHigh evidence
Kurtis Blow — “If I Ruled the World”
1985 · Drums
Cataloged among songs sampling Pump Me Up.
Open source trail ↗Confirmed / catalogedHigh evidence
Tuff Crew — “Behold the Detonator”
1989 · Vocals / Lyrics
Direct sample entry in the working catalog.
Open source trail ↗Court-documented + catalogedVery High evidence
Beastie Boys — “Hold It Now, Hit It”
1986 · Hook / Riff
Federal opinion describes sample use from Let’s Get Small.
Open source trail ↗Court-documentedVery High evidence
Beastie Boys — “Car Thief”
1989 · Multiple Elements
Federal opinion describes Drop the Bomb use at 0:00 and 1:05.
Open source trail ↗Court-documentedVery High evidence
Beastie Boys — “The New Style”
1986 · Multiple Elements
Federal opinion describes another Drop the Bomb use.
Open source trail ↗Court-documentedVery High evidence
Beastie Boys — “Shadrach”
1989 · Vocals / Lyrics
Federal opinion identifies the ‘say what’ use at 3:04.
Open source trail ↗Court-documentedVery High evidence
Beastie Boys — “B-Boy Bouillabaisse / A.W.O.L.”
1989 · Vocals + Music
Federal opinion identifies a Good to Go sample around 11:54.
Open source trail ↗Confirmed / catalogedHigh evidence
Coldcut — “Say Kids What Time Is It?”
1987 · Multiple source songs
WhoSampled’s exact sample sitemap lists multiple Trouble Funk sources in the Coldcut track.
Open source trail ↗Confirmed / catalogedVery High evidence
DJ Kool — “What the Hell You Come in Here For”
1990 · Multiple Elements
Direct sample entry: DJ Kool sample appears at 0:12 and throughout; source appears at 5:27.
Open source trail ↗Confirmed / catalogedHigh evidence
LL Cool J — “Rock the Bells”
1985 · Not yet classified
WhoSampled’s drum-break index identifies the Trouble Funk live track among sources.
Open source trail ↗Confirmed / catalogedHigh evidence
Bomb the Bass — “Beat Dis”
1987 · Not yet classified
WhoSampled’s drum-break index lists the Trouble Funk live track among sources.
Open source trail ↗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.