Toki Wright is stopping by today to get us pumped up for "Wright About Now", his hour long hip hop show that's debuting on The Current tomorrow night at 10 pm.

It's got us thinking about hip hop songs that have sampled, borrowed or been inspired by older songs. Take a spin through whosampled.com and you will go deeper and deeper into a hole of awesome like we have brainstorming songs this morning.

What songs do you want to hear that have been sampled by, or have inspired hip hop songs for today's 9:30 Coffee Break?

Respond with your song ideas in the comments below.

Have an idea for a Coffee Break topic? Submit your idea for a future theme and browse past Coffee Breaks in our archive. Or, when you register for a Minnesota Public Radio account, you can send requests via Alexa, too Just say "Alexa, ask The Current to play Song by Artist" e.g. "Alexa, ask The Current to play Left of the Dial by The Replacements."

Songs played

Ice Cube - Today Was a Good Day (clip)
The Isley Brothers - Footsteps in the Dark
Sugarhill Gang - Rapper's Delight (clip)
Chic - Good Times
2Pac - Changes ft. Talent (clip)
Bruce Hornsby and The Range - The Way It Is
Missy Elliott - The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly) (clip)
Ann Peebles - I Can't Stand the Rain
DJ Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince - Summertime (clip)
Kool & The Gang - Summer Madness
Alessia Cara - Here (clip)
Isaac Hayes - Ike's Rap II