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Category Archives: Hip Hop Samples
Hip Hop Samples: Find A Way
My dear friend Whiskers came through yet again with a GREAT find. In a way, I almost expected it though, since we’re talking about Dilla here (he produced Tribe’s Find a Way). This is one of the more unique samples I’ve … Continue reading
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Tagged A Tribe Called Quest, Find a Way, Technova, Tova Tei
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The Amen Break
The Funky Drummer is up there, but the Amen Break easily takes the cake for the most ubiquitous beat in hip hop. I came across a lengthy YouTube clip, “The World’s Most Important 6 Second Drum Beat”, which gives a … Continue reading
Hip Hop Samples: I Wonder
Kanye sampled like crazy on Graduation. To name a few… P.Y.T. by Michael Jackson in Good Life (slowed down) Kid Charlemagne by Steely Dan in Champion Someone Saved My Life Tonight by Elton John in Good Morning Long Red by Mountain in … Continue reading
Hip Hop Samples: Bonita Applebum
My home girl Shelley F. Baby pointed me out to the jam Daylight by RAMP. It’s a treasure, to say the least, sampled in Tribe’s Bonita Applebum, which in turn was sampled in The Fugees’ Killing Me Softly. Out of … Continue reading
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Tagged A Tribe Called Quest, Bonita Applebum, Killing Me Softly, RAMP, The Fugees
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Hip Hop Samples: Still Not A Player
To this day, Still Not A Player by Big Pun is one of my favorite rap songs of all time (along with Hey Ma, naturally). Pun basically chopped up the first several seconds of the intro to A Little Bit … Continue reading
Hip Hop Samples: Check the Rhime
The beat behind the verses in Check the Rhime by A Tribe Called Quest is a sample from a Minnie Riperton tune, Baby This Love I Have. They snatched the first few seconds, so you’ll hear something familiar right when … Continue reading
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Tagged A Tribe Called Quest, Check the Rhime, Minnie Riperton
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Madlib: Shades of Blue
Somehow, Madlib (DJ, rapper, producer, musician out of L.A.) was able to get the go-ahead from Blue Note (arguably the most famous jazz label of all time) to comb through their extensive catalogue, pick out any samples he liked, and … Continue reading
Hip Hop Samples: Kick, Push
If you liked the post on Daydreamin’, definitely check this out. It’s Lupe again, Kick, Push, to be exact. He samples the first few seconds of Bolero Medley by Celeste Legaspi in the intro, and also loops part of her … Continue reading
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Tagged Bolero Medley, Kick Push, Lupe Fiasco, Soundtrakk
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Daydreamin’
I always knew that the vocal melody for Daydreamin‘ by Lupe was sampled, but until recently, I didn’t know the song. It turns out he drew quite heavily from the song Daydream in Blue by I Monster, which samples the Gunter … Continue reading
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Tagged Daydreamin', I Monster, Lupe Fiasco, Wallace Collection
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Hip Hop Samples: No Diggity
When creating the beat for “No Diggity” by Blackstreet, Dr. Dre snatched the first few seconds from “Grandma’s Hands” by Bill Withers, sped it up and looped it. It’s really a nice touch–the “mmhmm” seems like it’s being sung by … Continue reading
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Tagged Bill Withers, Blackstreet, Dr. Dre, Grandma's Hands, No Diggity
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