Who Sampled Michael Jackson?

See which artists used MJ's music to make their own.

Wanna Be Sampling Something  - It's been five years since we lost the King of Pop, but his legacy lives on. Throughout his career and since his passing, many music stars have sampled Michael Jackson, from his collaborators like Heavy D to the new generation of talent like Chris Brown, who used elements of the classic "Human Nature" for his 2011 hit "She Ain't You" off his fourth album F.A.M.E.As we continue to celebrate the life of the greatest entertainer of all time, check out more songs that borrowed from Michael's extensive catalog. — Michael Harris (@IceBlueVA)(Photos from left: Getty Images/Getty Images, Epic Records)

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Wanna Be Sampling Something  - It's been five years since we lost the King of Pop, but his legacy lives on. Throughout his career and since his passing, many music stars have sampled Michael Jackson, from his collaborators like Heavy D to the new generation of talent like Chris Brown, who used elements of the classic "Human Nature" for his 2011 hit "She Ain't You" off his fourth album F.A.M.E.As we continue to celebrate the life of the greatest entertainer of all time, check out more songs that borrowed from Michael's extensive catalog. — Michael Harris (@IceBlueVA)(Photos from left: Getty Images/Getty Images, Epic Records)

The Notorious B.I.G.  - The Notorious B.I.G. rocked out with M.J. on "This Time Around" from the gloved one's HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I album, but not before digging in the crates for the Jackson 5's "I Want You Back," for his hit "One More Chance" off his debut, Ready to Die.(Photo: Bad Boy Records)

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The Notorious B.I.G.  - The Notorious B.I.G. rocked out with M.J. on "This Time Around" from the gloved one's HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I album, but not before digging in the crates for the Jackson 5's "I Want You Back," for his hit "One More Chance" off his debut, Ready to Die.(Photo: Bad Boy Records)

Ghostface Killah, "Slept On Tony" - Wu-Tang Clan's Ghostface Killah made no secrets about being an Iron Man fan, as he christened that the title of his 1996 solo debut. Ghost also uses the aliases Tony Stark and Iron Man, which are the two identities of the Marvel character.In 2008, Ghostface recorded the theme song, "Slept On Tony," for the Iron Man movie starring Robert Downey Jr. and Terrence Howard. He also had a small cameo in the film, but didn't make the final cut when it hit theaters.  (Photo: Fergus McDonald/Getty Images)

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Ghostface Killah  - The RZA hit up the Jackson 5's stash when he sampled their infectious hit "Maybe Tomorrow" for Ghostface's somber track "All That I Got Is You," which paid respect to his mother along with a little help from Mary. J. Blige on the hook.(Photo: Fergus McDonald/Getty Images)

Church Trained Trio  - SWV dominated the charts in the '90s and their performance at Celebration of Gospel served as a reminder as to why the church trained vocalists made a major mark in music.(Photo: Jason Kempin/Getty Images for BET)

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SWV - Sisters With Voices had the summer and Billboard's Hot R&B Singles chart on lock in 1993 when Teddy Riley added Michael Jackson's "Human Nature" to the equation when he remixed their album single "Right Here."(Photo: Jason Kempin/Getty Images for BET)

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Heavy D and the Boyz - Heavy D and the Boyz frequented Michael's catalog. They sampled the Jackson 5's "ABC" for the "Overweighter" and paid tribute to fallen band mate Trouble T-Roy with a sample of the Jacksons' "This Place Hotel" for "Peaceful Journey."(Photo: PNP/WENN)

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Heavy D and the Boyz - Heavy D and the Boyz frequented Michael's catalog. They sampled the Jackson 5's "ABC" for the "Overweighter" and paid tribute to fallen band mate Trouble T-Roy with a sample of the Jacksons' "This Place Hotel" for "Peaceful Journey."(Photo: PNP/WENN)

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BX Bred: The Bronx's Hip Hop Heavyweights - Friday (Feb. 7) marks 14 years since Big Pun, at the young age of 28, died from a heart attack. An immense talent who had only put out one album, Pun was gone far too soon, but still managed to leave a lasting legacy of songs, verses and influence. It's safe to say that he did his native Bronx proud. In his honor, here are some other heavyweights from hip hop's birthplace. (Photo: Raymond Boyd/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

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Big Pun - Big Pun let the world know about those faking jax in the streets when he dropped "You Ain't a Killer" and sampled Mike's 1973 track "With a Child's Heart."(Photo: Raymond Boyd/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

Ol' Dirty Bastard  - Ol' Dirty Bastard and Kelis rocked out on their 1999 hit "Got Your Money" as the Neptunes sampled M.J.'s classic "Billie Jean" for Dirt McGirt's club banger.  (Photo: Reuters Photographer / Reuters)

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Ol' Dirty Bastard  - Ol' Dirty Bastard and Kelis rocked out on their 1999 hit "Got Your Money" as the Neptunes sampled M.J.'s classic "Billie Jean" for Dirt McGirt's club banger.  (Photo: Reuters Photographer / Reuters)

Three Kings - De La Soul gave a lyrical history lesson on the Kings of the Mic tour with classics like "Me, Myself and I." (Photo: David Livingston/Getty Images)

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De La Soul - De La Soul are the kings of samples and they raided Michael's treasures on more than one occasion when they hit up Off the Wall and sampled "I Can't Help It" for 1993's "Breakadawn" and "Rock With You" for their "Cool Breeze on the Rocks" skit off their 1989 debut, 3 Feet High and Rising.(Photo: David Livingston/Getty Images)

Bone Thugs-N-Harmony - Bone Thugs-N-Harmony jacked the the Gloved One's "Lady in My Life" when they stood in line for their O.G. check on "1st of tha Month (Remix)."(Photo: Moses Robinson/BET/Getty Images for BET)

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Bone Thugs-N-Harmony - Bone Thugs-N-Harmony jacked the the Gloved One's "Lady in My Life" when they stood in line for their O.G. check on "1st of tha Month (Remix)."(Photo: Moses Robinson/BET/Getty Images for BET)

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Jumpin' Into Superstardom - The group's infectious, megahit first single, "Jump," topped the Billboard charts for eight weeks. It was the first rap single to achieve such success at the time. The video for "Jump," directed by Rich Murray, was also a bestseller — it was a No. 1 MTV hit video and sold over 100,000 VHS copies. (Photo: Columbia Records)

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Kriss Kross - Kriss Kross made everyone "Jump" in 1992 after Jermaine Dupri sampled the Jackson 5's "I Want You Back" for their double platinum single.(Photo: Columbia Records)

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Fabolous - Fabolous smoothed it out with Mike Shorey in 2004 for the ladies with his hit single "Baby" and a little help from Off the Wall's "I Can't Help It."(Photo: Atlantic Records)

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Fabolous - Fabolous smoothed it out with Mike Shorey in 2004 for the ladies with his hit single "Baby" and a little help from Off the Wall's "I Can't Help It."(Photo: Atlantic Records)

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Ma$e - Ma$e, Jay Z, Lil' Cease and 112 put a few women in check with their posse cut "Cheat on You," which had its way with Michael Jackson's "Don't Stop 'Till You Get Enough." (Photo: Prince Williams/FilmMagic)

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Ma$e - Ma$e, Jay Z, Lil' Cease and 112 put a few women in check with their posse cut "Cheat on You," which had its way with Michael Jackson's "Don't Stop 'Till You Get Enough." (Photo: Prince Williams/FilmMagic)

Puff Daddy - P. Diddy teamed up with the LOX, the Notorious B.I.G. and Lil Kim when they slaughtered the Jackson 5's "It's Great to Be Here" for their monstrous hit "All About the Benjamins." Puff and Ma$e also lifted Mike's "Rock With You" for their club-rocking inferno "Can't Nobody Hold Me Down." (Photo: Bad Boy Records)

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Puff Daddy - P. Diddy teamed up with the LOX, the Notorious B.I.G. and Lil Kim when they slaughtered the Jackson 5's "It's Great to Be Here" for their monstrous hit "All About the Benjamins." Puff and Ma$e also lifted Mike's "Rock With You" for their club-rocking inferno "Can't Nobody Hold Me Down." (Photo: Bad Boy Records)

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Jay Z  - Kanye West picked up the Jackson 5's "I Want You Back" for Jay Z's The Blueprint. The outcome was the infectious "Izzo (H.O.V.A.)," Jay's first Top 10 single as a lead artist. Pharrell also used the track when the Neptunes produced "I Just Wanna Love You."(Photo: Paras Griffin /Landov)

Aaliyah, 'Never No More' - In this highlight from her self-titled 2001 classic, Aaliyah has had enough of her abusive man. "I promised myself you wouldn't put your hands on me again," she sings.  (Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

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Aaliyah - Aaliyah's "Journey to the Past" appeared on the soundtrack to the animated movie Anastasia. It sampled Jackson's "Human Nature" and picked up a nod for an Academy Award. (Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

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Ashanti @ashanti - Tweet: "#tbt OMG!! Me& my lil sis @itsKonishiwa_ I bought her 2school with me! She was Sooo Bad! 😱😩 it was unreal😳.. 😂❤her! http://lockerz.com/s/280637528 "Ashanti shares this cute pic of her and her little sister for Throwback Thursday. (Photo: John Ricard)

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Ashanti - Mike's "The Girl Is Mine" and Elton John's "Bennie And the Jets" were both sampled for Ashanti's "Good Good," the final single from her fourth album,The Declaration, in 2008.(Photo: John Ricard)

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Q-Tip - J Dilla dug in the crates of M.J.'s catalog to pull out a sample of the Jackson 5's "Dancing Machine" for Q-Tip's "Move," off the critically acclaimed album The Renaissance.(Photo: Hal Horowitz/PictureGroup)

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Q-Tip - J Dilla dug in the crates of M.J.'s catalog to pull out a sample of the Jackson 5's "Dancing Machine" for Q-Tip's "Move," off the critically acclaimed album The Renaissance.(Photo: Hal Horowitz/PictureGroup)

Euro Vibe - R&B singer Ne-Yo performs a live gig at a small and intimate venue in Amsterdam. (Photo: Bruno Press, PacificCoastNews.com)

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Ne-Yo - Norwegian production duo Stargate flipped "Human Nature" for Ne-Yo's breakout single, "So Sick." LL Cool J kept the M.J. sample rolling and remixed "So Sick" for his Todd Smith LP as well.(Photo: Bruno Press, PacificCoastNews.com)

Shanice: May 14 - The "I Love Your Smile" singer turns 39.(Photo: A Turner Archives/PictureGroup)

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Shanice - Shanice "I Love Your Smile" Wilson got a hold of a sample of "I Can't Help It," a jazzy track on Jackson's Off the Wall. The sample was placed on her 1993 single "It's for You."(Photo: A Turner Archives/PictureGroup) 

Show Girl - Jennifer Lopez shows why she's still on top. The 43-year-old mother of twins Max and Emme has got the body of women half her age, wearing a barely there sequin jumpsuit while performing on stage at Allphones Arena in Sydney. (Photo: Don Arnold/WireImage)

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Jennifer Lopez - J-Lo's "Gotta Be There" samples the Bad One's 1972 Top 40 hit, "I Wanna Be Where You Are," one of his most covered songs.(Photo: Don Arnold/WireImage)

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Legendary - Inductees of the 28th Annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Chuck D and Flavor Flav of Public Enemy perform onstage at the induction ceremony at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live  in Los Angeles. (Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

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Public Enemy - Many may not know that Public Enemy's smash hit "911 Is a Joke" utilizes a sample from Jackson's "Thriller," and P.E.'s "By the Time I Get to Arizona" takes a bite out of the Jackson 5's "Walk On."(Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

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N.W.A. - N.W.A. held Jackson's "Thriller" hostage when they jumped out the starting blocks in 1990 with "100 Miles and Runnin'." The EP of the same name sold over a million copies and took home a platinum plaque.(Photo: Courtesy Everett Collection)

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LL Cool J "Spurs-Nets Goin' to War" - In 2003, LL Cool J was enlisted to record a special song for the NBA Finals match up. The result was "Spurs-Nets Goin' to War," which was played on TV before each of the series' six games. (Photo: Michael Buckner/Getty Images for SXSW)

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LL Cool J - Ladies Love Cool James hooked up with Boyz II Men in 1995 and scored a few platinum plaques and took home a Grammy for Best Rap Solo Performance with his monster smash "Hey Lover," which samples the King of Pop's "The Lady in My Life."(Photo: Michael Buckner/Getty Images for SXSW)

Kanye West - Kanye and T-Pain rocked the industry with their feel-good ode to the "Good Life," which heavily samples the Smooth Criminal's  "P.Y.T."  (Photo: Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images)

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Kanye West - Kanye and T-Pain rocked the industry with their feel-good ode to the "Good Life," which heavily samples the Smooth Criminal's  "P.Y.T."  (Photo: Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images)

Monica Takes Us to Church - Monica gave a soul stirring rendition of "I Love the Lord," giving us chills reminiscent of the icon herself, Whitney Houston!(Photo: Christopher Polk/Getty Images For BET)

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Monica - Monica's "All Eyez on Me" may sound like it swagger-jacked Tupac but it actually samples "P.Y.T." from the all-time best-selling album Thriller.  (Photo: Christopher Polk/Getty Images For BET)

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Nas - Nas blew onto the scene and waxed poetics on "It Ain't Hard To Tell." Die-hard Jackson fans immediately noticed the "Human Nature" sample that floated throughout.(Photo: John Ricard/BET)

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Nas - Nas blew onto the scene and waxed poetics on "It Ain't Hard To Tell." Die-hard Jackson fans immediately noticed the "Human Nature" sample that floated throughout.(Photo: John Ricard/BET)

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Tupac - Tupac was known for his candid tongue and provocative lyrics. At a MECCA arena concert in Milwaukee back in 1994 Pac got a little too carefree with his words inciting a riot which caused promoters to drop him. Pac allegedly sparked conflict with "fight words," and fans began to throw cups on stage, shove, and more; forcing the concert to end early. Afterwards, the aggravated concertgoers stormed the hotel Tupac was staying at, leaving three injured and two arrested. Promoters blamed the rapper for the mayhem and promptly discontinued their relationship him before his next show.(Photo: Raymond Boyd/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

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Tupac - Pac's ode to his unborn child, "Letter to My Unborn," lifted a sample of Jackson's ode to a beautiful African women, "Liberian Girl."(Photo: Raymond Boyd/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

MC Lyte  - MC Lyte is regarded as a pioneering emcee, especially when it comes to inspiring women in the game. The New York City native released her debut album, Lyte as a Rock, in September of 1988 and rapidly became noted for her strong self confidence and punchy lyrics. She's one of the most respected and iconic rappers in hip-hop history. (Photo: Jemal Countess/Getty Images for BET)

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MC Lyte - When MC Lyte was discussing "Poor Georgie's" blues, she had a sample of M.J.'s "I Wanna Be Where You Are" backing her vocals, while she and Xscape sampled "Liberian Girl" for their 1996 hit single "Keep on, Keepin' On," from the Sunset Park soundtrack. (Photo: Jemal Countess/Getty Images for BET)

Rihanna - Just off her 777 tour and celebrating her new No. 1 album, Unapologetic, Rihanna picks up two nominations for Best Pop Solo Performance and Best Rap/Sung Collaboration with Jay-Z.(Photo: Kevin Mazur/WireImage)

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Rihanna - "Don't Stop the Music" had Michael Jackson's hit "Wanna Be Starting Something" all over it, helping to make it a massive pop single for Rihanna.(Photo: Kevin Mazur/WireImage)

Grandmaster Flash's First Mixer - Sometimes hip hop has even driven technological innovation in a more hands-on way. Myth has it that Grandmaster Flash, for example, built the first DJ mixer with a cross fader using parts from Radio Shack and a junkyard. We've included that Frankenstein-ed mixer here: Not only does it show hip hop's talent for making lemonade out of lemons, but it reps for DJs, the foundation and curators of the culture.  (Photo: David Corio/Redferns)

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Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five - Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five put together "The Boy Is Dope" with a little help from M.J.'s "Bad" for the record-cutting mix.(Photo: David Corio/Redferns)

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Naughty By Nature - Naughty By Nature burst on the scene in 1991 with "O.P.P.," which was fueled by the Jackson 5's "ABC." Hitting up M.J.'s catalog on several other occasions, another hit was "World Go Round," which took a few pages from Mike's "People Make the World Go Round."(Photo: Jeff Fusco/Getty Images)

"A Bird in the Hand," Ice Cube - On Ice Cube's second solo LP, 1991's Death Certificate, this song made an impassioned socio-political case as to why many young Black folks took to slinging crack, and pointing out that around that time, even the politicians were getting lifted — Washington, D.C., mayor Marion Barry was busted smoking the stuff.  (Photo: Peter Kramer/Getty Images)

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Ice Cube - Ice Cube put his hands on "Billie Jean" for his hit single "You Know How We Do It" in 1993, and lifted parts of Michael's "Smooth Criminal" for the raunchy safe-sex warning, "Givin' Up the Nappy Dugout."(Photo: Peter Kramer/Getty Images)

Mary J. Blige - Amber Ridinger, daughter of Motives Cosmetics owner Lauren Ridinger, tied the knot in 2013 in Puerto Rico in a star-studded affair. Among the celebs in attendance were Mary J. Blige and Marc Anthony, who both performed for the newlyweds and their guests.(Photo: C.Smith/ WENN.com)

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Mary J. Blige - Mary J. Blige flipped Jackson's "I Can’t Help It" for her "Sexy" rendition off her fourth album, Mary. (Photo: C.Smith/ WENN.com)

Smooth Operator - TGT member Ginuwine proves he's the real deal as he makes the crowd stand on their feet with his performance.   (Photo: Isaac Brekken/Getty Images for Centric)

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Ginuwine - Ginuwine has always had the influence of M.J. in his music, including a cover of the King of Pop's "She's Out of My Life," so it only made sense for him to hit up Off the Wall once again when he sampled "I Can't Help It" for his single "Want U to Be." (Photo: Isaac Brekken/Getty Images for Centric)

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DJ Jazzy Jeff - In 1989, DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince became the first artist and DJ to win a Grammy for their song, "Parents Just Don't Understand."    (Photo: Al Pereira/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

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DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince - Michael Jackson's ode to his pet rat, Ben, was the power behind the dynamic duo's debut album and single "Rock the House," which launched Will and Jeff on their road to international stardom.(Photo: Al Pereira/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)