By the late 1980s they were being sampled regularly by rap artists, starting with De La Soul on their 3 Feet High and Rising album, plus EPMD, The KLF, MC Solaar, Heavy D, and many others. An unauthorized sample of "Dove" by The Fugees resulted in a lucrative copyright infringement settlement for Scipio and Patterson. Additional recognition arrived in 1994 when Spike Lee used the Cymande song "Bra" in his film Crooklyn; Lee used the same song in his 2002 film 25th Hour.
By the late 1980s, rap artists frequently sampled these tracks, starting with De La Soul on their album "3 Feet High and Rising," plus EPMD, The KLF, MC Solaar, Heavy D, and many others. An unauthorized sample of "Dove" by The Fugees resulted in a substantial copyright infringement settlement for Scipio and Patterson. Additional recognition came in 1994 when Spike Lee used the Cymande song "Bra" in his films Crooklyn and 25th Hour.