If you never play the original sample, you never have to worry about royalties.
:rollsafe-think-about-it:
Funnily enough, there's a drum loop that's also frequently sampled in electronic music from a track titled "Think (About It)."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Think_(About_It)
> If you never play the original sample, you never have to worry about royalties.
Even if you do, you don't.[0]
[0] https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-34785551
Funnily enough, there's a drum loop that's also frequently sampled in electronic music from a track titled "Think (About It)."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Think_(About_It)