Yes. WhoSampled is free and does not ask you to register or hand over an email address before you can use it.

How long does WhoSampled take?

Clear your evening. We warned you. We file it under "Rabbit hole" — every sample, cover and remix, traced to its source.

Does WhoSampled work on a phone?

Yes. WhoSampled works on a phone as well as it does on a laptop.

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WhoSampled

Every sample, cover and remix, traced to its source

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What WhoSampled actually is

WhoSampled documents the connections between recordings sample by sample, with timestamped audio snippets playing the original and then the track that borrowed from it. Contributors have mapped well over a million links across hip hop, dance, pop and film scores.

Why it is worth your time

Hearing a four-second break from a 1969 record and then the song built on it, back to back at the exact timestamps, is the clearest possible proof of a lineage.

Common questions

Is WhoSampled free?: Yes. WhoSampled is free and does not ask you to register or hand over an email address before you can use it.
How long does WhoSampled take?: Clear your evening. We warned you. We file it under "Rabbit hole" — every sample, cover and remix, traced to its source.
Does WhoSampled work on a phone?: Yes. WhoSampled works on a phone as well as it does on a laptop.
What kind of site is WhoSampled?: We list it under Sound & Signal — music discovery that beats the algorithm. Hearing a four-second break from a 1969 record and then the song built on it, back to back at the exact timestamps, is the clearest possible proof of a lineage.

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Sound & Signal

WhoSampled

Every sample, cover and remix, traced to its source

Visit whosampled.com More Sound & Signal

whosampled.com

Rabbit hole · Works anywhere

Free, no sign-up · online since 2008

What WhoSampled actually is

Why it is worth your time

Hearing a four-second break from a 1969 record and then the song built on it, back to back at the exact timestamps, is the clearest possible proof of a lineage.

Common questions

Is WhoSampled free?: Yes. WhoSampled is free and does not ask you to register or hand over an email address before you can use it.
How long does WhoSampled take?: Clear your evening. We warned you. We file it under "Rabbit hole" — every sample, cover and remix, traced to its source.
Does WhoSampled work on a phone?: Yes. WhoSampled works on a phone as well as it does on a laptop.
What kind of site is WhoSampled?: We list it under Sound & Signal — music discovery that beats the algorithm. Hearing a four-second break from a 1969 record and then the song built on it, back to back at the exact timestamps, is the clearest possible proof of a lineage.