i think its dope when nor cal rap artists sample/replay "non black music". like when Mob Figaz used Jose Feliciano and i think it was Gangsta Dre who used Fleetwood Mac. even if its the producers idea, the artist represents the song. a lotta dudes wont touch that type of shit.
i still rather hear original shit than sampled shit. but like when Drake sampled Lykke Li, the shit sounds original for some hip hop shit. sampling was sounding the same for too long. some dudes are stepping it up, in a way.