Jackson 5 inspired Naughty by Nature's O.P.P. with rhymes that hit nerves of both genders. Precise punchlines with swag that only the 90s guys and ladies can pull off. Patti Labelle's Love, Want and Need You helps to complete a masterpiece put together by Nelly and Kelly Rowland, with Nelly's southern vibes giving room to Kelly's crisp vocals that made Dilemma one of the biggest records of the year 2002.

This episode explores a 1999 smash hit by Ivorian group, Magic System and how 2 other Nigerian acts - Tope Alabi, a gospel musician and Maintain - remade hits off the original song.

We talk evolution of Nigerian music over the last few decades. Detailed explanation on sampled elements from the song Get Down on It by one of the biggest bands of the 80s, Kool & The Gang, as done by Pop duo, P Square and hiphop artiste and producer, Alpha Ojini.

Gboyega and Nelson talk about how music has evolved and how sampling has played a major role in the industry as a whole. Zinoleesky gets inspiration from an old record in Wale Thompson's Awade and Modenine makes a solid hiphop bite from Ayinde Barrister's Fuji Garbage.

The first episode of The Sample Axis Podcast talks about Sonya Spence's Jet Plane being sampled by Eldee The Don; swapping genres from Reggae to Afro Hiphop.