10 Rap Songs That Sampled Classical Music

Sample: Alla Turca (part of the Piano Sonata #11 in A Minor)

Producer: Omid Walizadeh

Bus turns back to fast-paced classical pieces on his fifth album, and it sure takes a virtuoso flower like him to keep up with the allegretto rhythm of the Mozart’s Turkish Rondo.

Busdriver boasts two qualities that do wonders when put together: imagination and curiosity. This is what makes for the diversity and breadth of his subject matters and themes.

This time, the song isn’t about the soliloquies of a heaven tour guide, but about “… a character who has had enough with giving in to the rigid demands of the status quo. Someone who has compromised the content of his editorials, blogs, zines or what have you for a pittance.”

In a nice example of harmony between form and content, Bus’ breathless, frenzied style of rapping perfectly captures the idea of letting go of something you kept bottled up for too long.

It’s details like this that make the song go beyond a simple socio-political commentary, and put the art in art rap.