Heard It Through the Grapevine: 15 Marvin Gaye Hip Hop Samples

Music stars who took a bite from the Motown legend.

"Let's Get It On" - Juelz Santana and Cam'ron spazzed out over Marvin’s bedroom ballad in 2003. Produced by The Heatmakerz, “Let’s Go” even kept Marvin Gaye’s vocals in play as they showcased their art form of flossing.(Photo: Johnny Nunez/WireImage)
“You’re All I Need To Get By”  - Diddy pulled out Marvin Gaye and Tammy Terrell’s “You’re All I Need To Get By” for Method Man and Mary J. Blige’s hip hop love ballad “I’ll Be There For You,” proving that rap and R&B make a perfect marriage.(Photo: Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images)
"Turn On Some Music" - EPMD’s Erick Sermon made a ferocious comeback in 2001 thanks to an old Marvin Gaye loop. With vintage clips of Marvin in the video as well, “Just Like Music” introduced “Mr. Sexual Healing” to a whole new audience.  (Photo: Mychal Watts/WireImage)
“Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler) / “What’s Going On”  - The anointed King of the South kicked off his 1991 solo album with the chilling street story single of a hustler who ultimately meets his death on “A Minute To Pray And A Second To Die.” A story this cold had to pull from two of Marvin Gaye’s classics, “Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler) and “What’s Going On.”(Photo: Bob Levey/Getty Images for UrbanDaddy)"If I Should Die Tonight" - Marvin Gaye questioned what would life be like if he wasn’t here on this track, and Big K.R.I.T. delivered his own version, visually painting his home going celebration if his life ended early on “If I Should Die.” (Photo: Brad Barket/Getty Images for Electus Digital)

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“You’re All I Need To Get By”  - Diddy pulled out Marvin Gaye and Tammy Terrell’s “You’re All I Need To Get By” for Method Man and Mary J. Blige’s hip hop love ballad “I’ll Be There For You,” proving that rap and R&B make a perfect marriage.(Photo: Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images)

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