From “Ultralight Beam” to the album artwork, “Pablo” is full of surprises.

Fortunately, sampling is legal, and Kanye West has mastered the art. Look up any instrumental he’s ever produced and there’s a good chance you’ll find the likes of Otis Redding, Lauryn Hill, Daft Punk, Bon Iver, James Brown in the liner notes.

Kanye’s latest release, The Life of Pablo, is no different. We went digital crate digging to find every sample Kanye used on “Pablo.”

“Ultralight Beam” ft. Chance The Rapper, The-Dream, Kelly Price & Kirk Franklin

The intro on “Ultralight Beam” is the voice of a four year old girl named “Natalie” in a video posted on her Instagram account, @sheisnatalie.

“Father Stretch My Hands Pt. I” ft. Kid Cudi

A sample from Pastor T.L. Barrett’s “Father Stretch My Hands” opens the song of the same name. This isn’t the first time a sample has lent its name to a Kanye West song—2013’s “Bound 2,” sampled “Bound” by Ponderosa Twins Plus One.

“Father Stretch My Hands Pt. 2” ft. Desiigner

The first word you hear on this song is “Perfect!”—a soundbite from the video game Street Fighter II. Kanye used this and several other sound bites from the same video game on “FACTS.”

After Street Fighter II, “Pt. 2” moves back into a new section of “Father Stretch My Hands” by Pastor T.L. Barrett.

The third sample comes courtesy of G.O.O.D Music’s newest signee Desiigner—Verses 2 and 3 come from his underground hit “Panda.”

On Tidal, Desiigner is credited as Sydney Selby III. He may be the grandson of famed Blues musician Sydney Selby, who released four gospel albums and collaborated with the likes of The Drifters and The Isley Brothers.

“Famous” ft. Rihanna

While Rihanna interpolates Nina Simone’s “Do What You Gotta Do” on the intro, Simone sings the outro. This marks the fourth time Kanye has sampled Simone, after “Blood on the Leaves,” “New Day,” and “Bad News.”

The bridge samples Sister Nancy’s “Bam Bam.” The song is one of the most sampled tracks in hip hop, showing up in Lauryn Hill’s “Lost Ones,” Pete Rock and C.L. Smooth’s “The Basement,” and Main Source’s “Just Hangin Out.” However, it may be most recognizable to contemporary audiences from the 2014 James Franco and Seth Rogen comedy The Interview, after which it topped the iTunes reggae charts.

The third sample comes from Il Rovescio della Medaglia’s “Mi Sono Svegliato E… Ho Chiuso Gli Occhi.” The sample can be heard as soon as Rihanna’s intro ends and as the drums play throughout the song.

“Feedback”

“Feedback” features a distorted sample of Googoosh’s “Talagh,” written by Ardalan Sarfaraz and composed by Farid Zaland. You can hear the sample as soon as the first hook ends.

“Low Lights”

The direct source of the sample is still unclear. While producer Sandy Rivera is credited on Tidal, he can’t be the vocalist because a female performs the song.

The vocals appear to be from Sandy Rivera’s 2004 song “So Alive (Original Mix)” (at the time he went by Kings of Tomorrow). The recording may have been made by an uncredited vocalist hired by Rivera. Since the vocalist was uncredited, Sandy still owns the rights and gets the credit.

“Freestyle 4” ft. Desiigner

Kanye sampled the spine tingling strings and synth from Goldfrapp’s 2001 song “Human.”

“Waves” ft. Chris Brown

The “Turn it up!” ad lib on “Waves” is sampled from “Fantastic Freaks at the Dixie” by Fantastic Freaks, a 1980’s hip hop collective made up of Grandwizard Theodore, Waterbed Kev, Master Rob, Prince Whipper Whip, Ruby Dee, and Dot-A-Rock.

“FML” ft. The Weeknd

The outro on “FML” comes from Section 25’s “Hit.” The song appeared on their debut 1981 album, Always Now.

“Real Friends” ft. Ty Dolla $ign

Kanye opens “Real Friends” with a question, “Real friends, how many of us? / How many of us, how many jealous? Real friends.” The lines are an interpolation of Whodini’s 1984 track “Friends”—a song that was previously sampled on Nas' “If I Ruled the World (Imagine That)” and MF Doom’s “Deep Fried Frenz.”

“Wolves” ft. Caroline Shaw & Frank Ocean.

“Wolves” contains a sample of Sugar Minott’s “Walking Dub" from his 1979 album Ghetto-ology. Minott was a Jamaican reggae producer. You can hear the echo and drums from “Walking Dub” at the 1:27 mark on “Wolves.”

“30 Hours” ft. André 3000

The intro and various elements of “30 Hours” are sampled from Arthur Russell’s 1986 track “Answers Me.” While the lyrics are difficult to make out, Russell sings them clearly here:

If you listen closely, “where the islands go” sounds like “where’d the hours go.” Kanye’s use of a sample to sound like a more fitting lyric isn’t anything new—he turned a sample of Chaka Khan saying “through the fire” into his breakout track, “Through the Wire.”

In addition to sampling Arthur Russell’s “Answers Me,” “30 Hours” samples the drums from Issac Hayes‘ “Joy.” The song appeared on his 1973 album, Stax.

“No More Parties In L.A.” ft. Kendrick Lamar

While the original beat was produced by Madlib, Kanye added Johnny Guitar Watson’s “Give Me My Love” for the “La da da da di da da-a, la-a” intro.

The remainder of the intro and main portion of the beat came from Junie Morrison’s “Suzie Thundertussy.” Madlib made the instrumental six years ago during the MBDTF sessions.

The bridge samples Larry Graham’s “Stand Up and Shout About Love.” Graham was a famous bass player during the 1970’s—he’s also Drake’s uncle. Technically, this is the first album they’ve worked on together. Drizzy is credited as a composer on “30 Hours.”

Kanye samples Ghostface Killah rapping “Shake that body party that body” from “Mighty Healthy” for the second time in his career. The first came on the hook of “New God Flow” from G.O.O.D. Music’s 2012 Cruel Summer.

Last but not least, the outro on “NMPILA” samples a soundbite from EA Sports’ NBA Jam. You can hear the “swish” and crowd cheering in the following clip:

SWISH was the name of Kanye’s album, until he eventually changed it to The Life Of Pablo.

“FACTS (Charlie Heat Version)”

The intro and outro both sample Father Children’s song “Dirt and Grime” from their 1989 album Who’s Gonna Save the World.

Like “Father Stretch My Hands Pt. 2,” this song features soundbites from Street Fighter II, including Guile’s “sonic boom,” Dhalsim’s “yoga flame,” and the voiceover saying “Perfect!” The voiceover saying “You win!” is also used for “yo!”

“Fade” ft. Ty Dolla $ign and Post Malone

“Fade” is built off of a distinct bassline, sampled from one of the earliest Chicago house tracks, Fingers Inc.’s “Mystery of Love (Club Mix).”

The bridge samples Hardrive’s house song, “Deep Inside.” The original vocals on Hardrive’s track are sung by Ms. Barbara Tucker, who’s vocals are sampled on another track called “I Get Lifted.” The "I Get Lifted” vocals were most likely sampled from the song’s Go To Church Mix—it’s the only version that has open vocals without drums:

The intro is sampled from Rare Earth’s “(I Know) I’m Losing You”, a cover of The Temptations' original track.

Album artwork

Last but not least, the album artwork for The Life of Pablo drew inspiration from the work of artist Peter De Potter. Joywave is an American indie rock band who posted a promotional video on their Instagram six weeks prior to the cover’s unveiling. Shortly after TLOP’s cover was revealed, Joywave thanked Kanye for sampling it. Their original promotional video: