Who cares if a beats sampled or not? Was that beat a hit? Did that beat sell? Y'all niggaz look at J Dilla like he ain't had a career spannin 20 some alternative rap hits before he died. Look at it this way, when Dilla was hot, alternative rap was = to where trap rap is now and he had the game on LOCK! Ask Pharrell who the alternative rap legend is. Ask Q-Tip. Ask Common. Ask The Roots. Ask Mos Def, Talib Kweli, DJ Jazzy Jeff, Pharcyde, Busta Rhymes and half they cats around the world who emulate his sound. Get my point? I ain't gon knock Lex, he's a FRESH new face and he got the game on lock at the moment but come on, y'all really comparin him to a goat after a few hits on Waka, Rick Ross and Snoop. Everything has its time though, the question is, where will trap beats B in 20+ years. People been doin boom bap for 20+ years and emulatin Dilla for at least a good 10 of 'em. Oh, and last time I check Lex samples too, or did y'all forget about the track he did for Wale and Jeremih? Hip-Hops BEEN sample based music, get with the program, none of us would B here talkin in this forum if old heads before us didn't sample and influence the people that INFLUENCED the Lex Lugers and Tone P's of today (and us as well). This conversation is almost as absurd as comparin Curtis Mayfield with DJ Quik. All respect, I LOVE what Lex is bringin to the game, I LOVE the innovation, the NEWNESS but hot damn, keep things in perspective! Y'all actin like you got musical ADD. Jus cus a cat ain't from here and now doesn't mean they're any less great or innovative!