Been a few times I've heard a dope sample and think it will be easy, then realise it's some 3/4 time signature and it's hard as fuck to make work
Or even 5/4 like Tubular Bells
It's amazing what you can come up with when working with a challenging sample. Ones that force you to chop them up to come up with something that loops smoothly. That's why I take part in most of the sampleflips, to be forced to chop and rearrange stuff because I can be lazy and just listen out...
Better buy in bulk now, Diddy will be free soon so prices will go through the roof. Supply and demand, Economics 101. Might be a good time to buy shares in Johnson and Johnson.
Even when composing I tend to stick to 4 or 8 bar loops so that the end result resembles hip hop. A lot of the variation comes from drum variation, or other 4 bar loops that I compose that come in and drop out for progression and to keep things interesting throughout