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Jimmy Castor passed away earlier today, leaving behind a musical legacy as immense as an iceberg. As Dr. King once said: "Seeing is not always believing." You've gotta dig deep to appreciate the magnitude of "It's Just Begun", an audible treat from 1972 that finds the funk/disco saxophonist letting loose with one of the illest [...]
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Jimmy Castor passed away earlier today, leaving behind a musical legacy as immense as an iceberg. As Dr. King once said: "Seeing is not always believing." You've gotta dig deep to appreciate the magnitude of "It's Just Begun", an audible treat from 1972 that finds the funk/disco saxophonist letting loose with one of the illest [...]
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Shouts to producer Tommy Black, who laced Kendrick with this gorgeous instrumental. The sample is just as beautiful though, with the source for this smooth/trippy/beautiful beat being provided by "Hey", a track off neo soul group King's 2001 EP release entitled The Story. Listen to King's EP in its entirety below: [...]
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Alabama producer M16 serves this Gladys Knight sample up proper, showing love to arguably the most underrated theme song in the James Bond series of films - License to Kill. Not familiar with M16? Get familiar! He's also responsible for lacing the three-headed dragon of Jeezy, Jay and 'Dre with "I Do".
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Alabama producer M16 serves this Gladys Knight sample up proper, showing love to arguably the most underrated theme song in the James Bond series of films - License to Kill. Not familiar with M16? Get familiar! He's also responsible for lacing the three-headed dragon of Jeezy, Jay and 'Dre with "I Do".
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People have often called Killer Mike the (new) Ice Cube of the South. To be sure, Mike Bigga's his own man. But that being said, it's only right that one of these days he'd find himself spitting his firebrand barbs over some Funkadelic. What a pleasant surprise it is in 2011 to hear emcees still [...]
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1 month, 27 days ago.
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Not to be confused with Isaac Hayes' "Ellie's Love Theme" from the Shaft soundtrack (which has been sampled numerous times - most notably on the intro to Biggie's classic Mister Cee freestyle), this beautiful track off The Pointer Sisters' debut LP, Steppin', is nothing short of a gem. Big ups to J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League!
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Premo laced him. ALC did too. Cats & Dogs. Classic. Cop that sh*t!
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Premo laced him. ALC did too. Cats & Dogs. Classic. Cop that sh*t!
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My sample compiling continues (I'm at 200+ tracks right now) with another production highlight of the year: Kool G Rap's "In Too Deep", laced by DJ Supa Dave - who knocked this one clean out the park. If you still haven't picked up a copy of Riches, Royalty & Respect, you're doing yourself a great [...]
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My sample compiling continues (I'm at 200+ tracks right now) with another production highlight of the year: Kool G Rap's "In Too Deep", laced by DJ Supa Dave - who knocked this one clean out the park. If you still haven't picked up a copy of Riches, Royalty & Respect, you're doing yourself a great [...]
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Featuring Faye Reagan so, um, yeah, it's kinda NSFW - but only at the end (spoiler: no pop shot).
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With Detroit coming up short today against the undefeated Packers, Lions fans (and music lovers) can take some solace in Mayer Hawthorne's halftime performance recorded in his parents' basement in Michigan. With his dad on bass and a backing band of local Detroit musicians, Mayer Hawthorne and Co. provided a healthy alternative to Nickelback, a [...]
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The Interscope-backed sensation/Fader cover artist has "I Just Wanna Party," "Box Chevy" and "I Wish" on the album version of the mixtape.
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Solomon Burke(March 21, 1940 – October 10, 2010)
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"Femme Fatale", originally from Velvet Underground & Nico's eponymous classic, is handled nicely by Stones Throw artist Aloe Blacc who continues to impress me with his Bill Withers-like voice. The music video is finally here and I couldn't be more delighted, due in large part to its film noir inspiration. As a big fan of [...]
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MTV pulls out all the stops for the second collaboration between Slim Shady and Weezy F. Baby.
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1 year, 4 months ago.
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Original artwork by Ryan Fors; "Yes you can buy one" :)Even if Pete Rock isn't your favorite producer, I'd still think you'd need to admit that he is the greatest sample chopper of all time. Of all time! (Sorry, Kanye.) It's not just the eclecticism of his dusty digs, but it's the way in which [...]
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BIG R.I.P. to a legend. Hip hop wouldn't be the same without Melvin Bliss' amazing breakbeat on "Synthetic Substitution." As a brief primer on the track's impact on hip hop and sampling, here's a collection of HHIR sample sets that feature "Synthetic Substitution":And there's PLENTY more where ^that^ came from...R.I.P. Melvin Bliss
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