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Wanna Be Sampling Something  - It's been five years since we lost the King of Pop, but his legacy lives on. Throughout his career and since his passing, many music stars have sampled Michael Jackson, from his collaborators like Heavy D to the new generation of talent like Chris Brown, who used elements of the classic "Human Nature" for his 2011 hit "She Ain't You" off his fourth album F.A.M.E.As we continue to celebrate the life of the greatest entertainer of all time, check out more songs that borrowed from Michael's extensive catalog. — Michael Harris (@IceBlueVA)(Photos from left: Getty Images/Getty Images, Epic Records)

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The Notorious B.I.G.  - The Notorious B.I.G. rocked out with M.J. on "This Time Around" from the gloved one's HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I album, but not before digging in the crates for the Jackson 5's "I Want You Back," for his hit "One More Chance" off his debut, Ready to Die.(Photo: Bad Boy Records)

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Ghostface Killah  - The RZA hit up the Jackson 5's stash when he sampled their infectious hit "Maybe Tomorrow" for Ghostface's somber track "All That I Got Is You," which paid respect to his mother along with a little help from Mary. J. Blige on the hook.(Photo: Fergus McDonald/Getty Images)

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SWV - Sisters With Voices had the summer and Billboard's Hot R&B Singles chart on lock in 1993 when Teddy Riley added Michael Jackson's "Human Nature" to the equation when he remixed their album single "Right Here."(Photo: Jason Kempin/Getty Images for BET)

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Heavy D and the Boyz - Heavy D and the Boyz frequented Michael's catalog. They sampled the Jackson 5's "ABC" for the "Overweighter" and paid tribute to fallen band mate Trouble T-Roy with a sample of the Jacksons' "This Place Hotel" for "Peaceful Journey."(Photo: PNP/WENN)

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Big Pun - Big Pun let the world know about those faking jax in the streets when he dropped "You Ain't a Killer" and sampled Mike's 1973 track "With a Child's Heart."(Photo: Raymond Boyd/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

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Ol' Dirty Bastard  - Ol' Dirty Bastard and Kelis rocked out on their 1999 hit "Got Your Money" as the Neptunes sampled M.J.'s classic "Billie Jean" for Dirt McGirt's club banger.  (Photo: Reuters Photographer / Reuters)

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De La Soul - De La Soul are the kings of samples and they raided Michael's treasures on more than one occasion when they hit up Off the Wall and sampled "I Can't Help It" for 1993's "Breakadawn" and "Rock With You" for their "Cool Breeze on the Rocks" skit off their 1989 debut, 3 Feet High and Rising.(Photo: David Livingston/Getty Images)

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Bone Thugs-N-Harmony - Bone Thugs-N-Harmony jacked the the Gloved One's "Lady in My Life" when they stood in line for their O.G. check on "1st of tha Month (Remix)."(Photo: Moses Robinson/BET/Getty Images for BET)

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Kriss Kross - Kriss Kross made everyone "Jump" in 1992 after Jermaine Dupri sampled the Jackson 5's "I Want You Back" for their double platinum single.(Photo: Columbia Records)

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Fabolous - Fabolous smoothed it out with Mike Shorey in 2004 for the ladies with his hit single "Baby" and a little help from Off the Wall's "I Can't Help It."(Photo: Atlantic Records)

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Ma$e - Ma$e, Jay Z, Lil' Cease and 112 put a few women in check with their posse cut "Cheat on You," which had its way with Michael Jackson's "Don't Stop 'Till You Get Enough." (Photo: Prince Williams/FilmMagic)

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Puff Daddy - P. Diddy teamed up with the LOX, the Notorious B.I.G. and Lil Kim when they slaughtered the Jackson 5's "It's Great to Be Here" for their monstrous hit "All About the Benjamins." Puff and Ma$e also lifted Mike's "Rock With You" for their club-rocking inferno "Can't Nobody Hold Me Down." (Photo: Bad Boy Records)

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Jay Z  - Kanye West picked up the Jackson 5's "I Want You Back" for Jay Z's The Blueprint. The outcome was the infectious "Izzo (H.O.V.A.)," Jay's first Top 10 single as a lead artist. Pharrell also used the track when the Neptunes produced "I Just Wanna Love You."(Photo: Paras Griffin /Landov)

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Aaliyah - Aaliyah's "Journey to the Past" appeared on the soundtrack to the animated movie Anastasia. It sampled Jackson's "Human Nature" and picked up a nod for an Academy Award. (Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

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Ashanti - Mike's "The Girl Is Mine" and Elton John's "Bennie And the Jets" were both sampled for Ashanti's "Good Good," the final single from her fourth album,The Declaration, in 2008.(Photo: John Ricard)

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Q-Tip - J Dilla dug in the crates of M.J.'s catalog to pull out a sample of the Jackson 5's "Dancing Machine" for Q-Tip's "Move," off the critically acclaimed album The Renaissance.(Photo: Hal Horowitz/PictureGroup)

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Ne-Yo - Norwegian production duo Stargate flipped "Human Nature" for Ne-Yo's breakout single, "So Sick." LL Cool J kept the M.J. sample rolling and remixed "So Sick" for his Todd Smith LP as well.(Photo: Bruno Press, PacificCoastNews.com)

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Shanice - Shanice "I Love Your Smile" Wilson got a hold of a sample of "I Can't Help It," a jazzy track on Jackson's Off the Wall. The sample was placed on her 1993 single "It's for You."(Photo: A Turner Archives/PictureGroup) 

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Jennifer Lopez - J-Lo's "Gotta Be There" samples the Bad One's 1972 Top 40 hit, "I Wanna Be Where You Are," one of his most covered songs.(Photo: Don Arnold/WireImage)

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Public Enemy - Many may not know that Public Enemy's smash hit "911 Is a Joke" utilizes a sample from Jackson's "Thriller," and P.E.'s "By the Time I Get to Arizona" takes a bite out of the Jackson 5's "Walk On."(Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

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N.W.A. - N.W.A. held Jackson's "Thriller" hostage when they jumped out the starting blocks in 1990 with "100 Miles and Runnin'." The EP of the same name sold over a million copies and took home a platinum plaque.(Photo: Courtesy Everett Collection)

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LL Cool J - Ladies Love Cool James hooked up with Boyz II Men in 1995 and scored a few platinum plaques and took home a Grammy for Best Rap Solo Performance with his monster smash "Hey Lover," which samples the King of Pop's "The Lady in My Life."(Photo: Michael Buckner/Getty Images for SXSW)

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Kanye West - Kanye and T-Pain rocked the industry with their feel-good ode to the "Good Life," which heavily samples the Smooth Criminal's  "P.Y.T."  (Photo: Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images)

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Monica - Monica's "All Eyez on Me" may sound like it swagger-jacked Tupac but it actually samples "P.Y.T." from the all-time best-selling album Thriller.  (Photo: Christopher Polk/Getty Images For BET)

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Nas - Nas blew onto the scene and waxed poetics on "It Ain't Hard To Tell." Die-hard Jackson fans immediately noticed the "Human Nature" sample that floated throughout.(Photo: John Ricard/BET)

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Tupac - Pac's ode to his unborn child, "Letter to My Unborn," lifted a sample of Jackson's ode to a beautiful African women, "Liberian Girl."(Photo: Raymond Boyd/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

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MC Lyte - When MC Lyte was discussing "Poor Georgie's" blues, she had a sample of M.J.'s "I Wanna Be Where You Are" backing her vocals, while she and Xscape sampled "Liberian Girl" for their 1996 hit single "Keep on, Keepin' On," from the Sunset Park soundtrack. (Photo: Jemal Countess/Getty Images for BET)

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Rihanna - "Don't Stop the Music" had Michael Jackson's hit "Wanna Be Starting Something" all over it, helping to make it a massive pop single for Rihanna.(Photo: Kevin Mazur/WireImage)

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Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five - Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five put together "The Boy Is Dope" with a little help from M.J.'s "Bad" for the record-cutting mix.(Photo: David Corio/Redferns)

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Naughty By Nature - Naughty By Nature burst on the scene in 1991 with "O.P.P.," which was fueled by the Jackson 5's "ABC." Hitting up M.J.'s catalog on several other occasions, another hit was "World Go Round," which took a few pages from Mike's "People Make the World Go Round."(Photo: Jeff Fusco/Getty Images)

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Ice Cube - Ice Cube put his hands on "Billie Jean" for his hit single "You Know How We Do It" in 1993, and lifted parts of Michael's "Smooth Criminal" for the raunchy safe-sex warning, "Givin' Up the Nappy Dugout."(Photo: Peter Kramer/Getty Images)

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Mary J. Blige - Mary J. Blige flipped Jackson's "I Can’t Help It" for her "Sexy" rendition off her fourth album, Mary. (Photo: C.Smith/ WENN.com)

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Ginuwine - Ginuwine has always had the influence of M.J. in his music, including a cover of the King of Pop's "She's Out of My Life," so it only made sense for him to hit up Off the Wall once again when he sampled "I Can't Help It" for his single "Want U to Be." (Photo: Isaac Brekken/Getty Images for Centric)

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DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince - Michael Jackson's ode to his pet rat, Ben, was the power behind the dynamic duo's debut album and single "Rock the House," which launched Will and Jeff on their road to international stardom.(Photo: Al Pereira/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)