In his latest “Doggisode” music video, Snoop Dogg pays homage to the old school by interpolating Suzanne Vega’s classic “Tom’s Diner.”
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Snoop Dogg Visits Tom’s Diner With “Sitting By the Water” [VIDEO]
Posted: February 22, 2012 in Know Your Samples, Music NewsTags: Brazil, Doggisode, Snoop Dogg, Suzanne Vega, Tom's Diner, video
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Know Your Samples: Yvonne Fair Lets Her Hair Down & Jay-Z Explains Where He’s From
Posted: January 13, 2012 in Know Your SamplesTags: Brooklyn, In My Lifetime Vol. 1, Jay-Z, samples, The Bitch Is Black, Where I'm From, Yvonne Fair
Listening to the album track “Let Your Hair Down,” an early pause in Fair’s lyrics leaves a brief few seconds of music that are melodic and slightly ominous. Those few, seemingly inconsequential notes would transform into one of the best tracks off Vol. 1.
Know Your Samples: Camp Lo Ties Up Loose Ends
Posted: October 16, 2011 in Know Your SamplesTags: A Little Spice, Camp Lo, Hip-Hop, Loose Ends, samples, Uptown Saturday Night
Camp Lo’s remarkable debut, Uptown Saturday Night, ranks as one of the best produced Hip-Hop albums of all time. Much of producer Ski Beatz’s brilliance comes from his selection of soul, jazz and funk samples. One standout example comes from A Little Spice, the hit debut from UK soul trio Loose Ends.
Wale, Rick Ross & Kevin Cossom Cover Maze/Frankie Beverly on “Best Night Ever”
Posted: September 19, 2011 in Know Your Samples, Music NewsFor the first time in his career, Wale might get some attention from the 40 and older crowd with his new track “Best Night Ever,” which samples Frankie Beverly and Maze’s classic 1989 single “I Can’t Get Over You.” There’s no reason to mess with perfection, so the music is simply looped… Considering the sound of most dance pop sound of most Hip-Hop singles these days , it’ll be interesting to hear how the younger heads receive this track.
Phonte ft. Elzhi “Not Here Anymore” [Prod. By 9th Wonder]
Posted: August 24, 2011 in Know Your Samples, Music NewsTags: 2011, 9th Wonder, Charity Starts At Home, Elzhi, new music, Phonte, Rose Royce
Phonte draws a line in the sand between the real and suspect on his first single off September 27 debut Charity Starts At Home.
Know Your Samples: Ashford & Simpson
Posted: August 22, 2011 in Know Your SamplesTags: Ashford & Simpson, death, Motown, Nick Ashford, RIP, samples, tribute
With his wife Valerie Simspon, Ashford was one of the most important songwriters in soul music history. The duo penned many of Motown’s biggest hits before having their own success as a duo in the late 70s and early 80s. Tonight we take a look back at Ashford & Simpson’s influence on music.
Know Your Samples: King Geedorah & MF Doom’s Coke Connect
Posted: August 19, 2011 in Know Your SamplesTags: Coke Escovedo, King Geedorah, MF Doom, sample
The song reaches its apex with a guitar solo that reaches a screeching, orgasmic peak. That point would be the basis for Doom, under his King Geedorah persona, to use the loop for the beat “Fastlane,” off 2003′s Take Me To Your Leader.
Know Your Samples: The Emotions and Wu Tang’s Audio Intercourse
Posted: August 4, 2011 in Know Your SamplesTags: Ghostface Killah, Nas, Raekwon, samples, The Emotions, The RZA, Verbal Intercourse, Wu Tang Clan
The Emotions are Hip-Hop royalty. One listen to this female R&B group’s sample classic “Blind Alley” is all one needs to know about how important their music is to Hip-Hop’s history. Producers have found great breaks and melodies from their 10 albums released from 1969-1985. Instead of focusing on their well-known later gold and platinum LPs for Columbia (Flowers, Rejoice, Sunbeam), Wu-Tang’s RZA stayed their sophomore album Untouched…
Young Jeezy Resurrects Toto Classic for “Shake Life”
Posted: July 22, 2011 in Know Your Samples, Music NewsTags: CTE, Def Jam, Georgy Porgy, MC Lyte, new music, Poor Georgie, Thug Motivation 103, TM103, Toto, Young Jeezy
Young Jeezy has been treading water with Def Jam over the last two years trying to find the “right single” to launch his much delayed Thug Motivation 103. Jeezy’s latest single attempt, “Shake Life,” is definitely his most accessible so far from a production standpoint. The sample of Toto’s “Georgy Peorgy” is a classic in Hip-Hop due to MC Lyte’s version, so Jeezy has a lot to live up to.
