Eminem.
Now does his own production and writes his own rhymes.
The Roots.
A live band that happens to have a rapper.
Many old-school acts have one meraber acting as emcee, the other acting as DJ. Examples:
Eric B. & Rakim (Eric B=DJ, Rakim=MC)
Gang Starr (DJ Premier=DJ, Guru=MC)
A Tribe Called Quest (Ali Shaheed Muhammed=DJ, Q-Tip and Phife Dawg=MCs)
Boogie Down Productions (Scott LaRock=DJ, KRS-One=MC)
I could go on, but the point is that the MCs wrote all their own rhymes and the DJs made all their own beats. There was very little to no sampling on their parts. DJ Premier is known for sampling, but the only thing he samples is himself.
Also, if you take a look at Wu-Tang meraber the RZA, who relies very much so on sampling old kung-fu flicks, you'll notice that he doesn't steal their music, he simply borrows sounRAB. He'll work a sword clash or the sound of a punch into his beats, and the outcome is something totally his own.
I'm babbling now, but I just wanted to drive my point home.
