What songs sample Nautilus by Bob James?

Ghostface Killah — Daytona 500 (1996); Run-D.M.C. — Beats to the Rhyme (1988); Eric B. & Rakim — Follow the Leader (1988); A Tribe Called Quest — Clap Your Hands (1993); Maxo Kream — Go (2018); Ultramagnetic MC's — Bait (1986).

What does Beats to the Rhyme by Run-D.M.C. sample?

Beats to the Rhyme samples Bob James's Nautilus (1974). Both the Idris Muhammad drum break and the two-note keyboard figure that sits on top of it. Produced by Run-D.M.C. and Davy DMX.

What does Follow the Leader by Eric B. & Rakim sample?

Follow the Leader samples Bob James's Nautilus (1974). Wikipedia names Nautilus among the samples but does not break out which element. Produced by Eric B. & Rakim.

What does Clap Your Hands by A Tribe Called Quest sample?

Clap Your Hands samples Bob James's Nautilus (1974). Named in the Wikipedia body as a notable use; Midnight Marauders credits Bob James in its sample credits. Produced by A Tribe Called Quest.

What does Go by Maxo Kream sample?

Go samples Bob James's Nautilus (1974). The opening synthesiser figure — the pendulum-swing riff at the very top of the record. Produced by Mitch Mula & Drumline.

What does Bait by Ultramagnetic MC's sample?

Bait samples Bob James's Nautilus (1974). Believed to be the first ever use of Nautilus — heavily filtered, and nearly buried under the drums. Produced by Ced-Gee.

Where in Nautilus is the sample used in Daytona 500?

The passage runs from 3:18 to 3:20 in Bob James's Nautilus. You can loop exactly that section on this page.

Where in Nautilus is the sample used in Beats to the Rhyme?

The passage runs from 3:30 to 3:32 in Bob James's Nautilus. You can loop exactly that section on this page.

Where in Nautilus is the sample used in Follow the Leader?

The passage runs from 2:28 to 2:32 in Bob James's Nautilus. You can loop exactly that section on this page.

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Songs that sample Nautilus

Q: What does Daytona 500 by Ghostface Killah sample?

Daytona 500 samples Bob James's Nautilus (1974). A snippet of the bass riff from the middle of the record, around 3:17 in the original. Produced by RZA.

Bob James · 1974 · One

Six seconds of a 1974 jazz-funk record became one of the most sampled pieces of music ever made. Here it is, and here are the records built on top of it.

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“Daytona 500” by Ghostface Killah samples Nautilus

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The source

Nautilus

Bob James · 1974

3:18–3:20 · 2.3s

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The flip

Daytona 500

Ghostface Killah · prod. RZA

0:41–0:50 · 9.8s

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What was taken: A snippet of the bass riff from the middle of the record, around 3:17 in the original.

About Nautilus

Nautilus closes Bob James’ 1974 CTI debut, One. James on Rhodes, Gary King on bass, Idris Muhammad and Steve Gadd on drums. It was not a hit and it was not meant to be a foundation for anything — it was the last track on a jazz record.

What made it inexhaustible is that it contains several usable records at once. There is a two-note keyboard figure. There is a bassline in the middle. There is an isolated drum break near the end. Producers took different pieces and arrived at completely different music, which is why the sample credits span from 1986 to the present day without ever settling into one sound.

Play the source, then cut to any of the flips below. Each one is pinned to the exact slice it took, so you are hearing the same seconds twice rather than two songs that happen to be related.

Every track that samples Nautilus

Ghostface Killah — Daytona 500 (1996), produced by RZA. A snippet of the bass riff from the middle of the record, around 3:17 in the original.
Run-D.M.C. — Beats to the Rhyme (1988), produced by Run-D.M.C. and Davy DMX. Both the Idris Muhammad drum break and the two-note keyboard figure that sits on top of it.
Eric B. & Rakim — Follow the Leader (1988), produced by Eric B. & Rakim. Wikipedia names Nautilus among the samples but does not break out which element.
A Tribe Called Quest — Clap Your Hands (1993), produced by A Tribe Called Quest. Named in the Wikipedia body as a notable use; Midnight Marauders credits Bob James in its sample credits.
Maxo Kream — Go (2018), produced by Mitch Mula & Drumline. The opening synthesiser figure — the pendulum-swing riff at the very top of the record.
Ultramagnetic MC's — Bait (1986), produced by Ced-Gee. Believed to be the first ever use of Nautilus — heavily filtered, and nearly buried under the drums.