10 Jams From the ’90s That Should Have Been Interpolated By Now

Decades ago, DJs tried to find hooks so tricky from records so obscure that no one but the biggest heads would recognize the source. Soon, figures like Sean Combs realized flipping a familiar hook — sometimes sampling it directly, and other times just swiping the melody and/or lyrics for a newly recorded re-interpretation — was an easy way to get a party started.
Today, interpolating an old hit serves a myriad of purposes. For the unfamiliar audience, it’s a pre-tested hook. Fo