Not much as sample as it is a cover. Although based in the UK, Mattafix has roots in the country where I came from so the culture was bound to be a part of their music.
Their new single, Cool Down the Pace is a relaxing reggae joint that many reggae heads will recognize immediately.
Of course if you don't recognize it, the original version of Cool Down the Pace was done by the legendary Gregory Isaacs on his classic 1982 offering, Night Nurse.
Saturday, April 11, 2009
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Shaggy meets the Delfonics
Amazing song by Shaggy as he gets in touch with his softer side (again). His first single off his ninth studio album is Bad Man (Don't Cry).
Bad Man borrows from the classic 1968 song La La La Means I Love You by Delfonics.
Wow. Just cant get enough of either.
Bad Man borrows from the classic 1968 song La La La Means I Love You by Delfonics.
Wow. Just cant get enough of either.
Monday, March 30, 2009
Something In Common with Bobby Caldwell's Open Your Eyes
Was just browsing around on twitter and one thing led to another. Before you know it, I'm on sweet Caribbean poet, Carmelite Souffront's blog.
That's how I got inspired to do this post. I know...been a while.
Remember Common's The Light?
Great song. Classic hip hop.
It's sampled from Bobby Caldwell's Open Your Eyes which is also a classic song.
That's how I got inspired to do this post. I know...been a while.
Remember Common's The Light?
Great song. Classic hip hop.
It's sampled from Bobby Caldwell's Open Your Eyes which is also a classic song.
Saturday, November 1, 2008
Q Tip Gettin Up on Black Ivory
Some classic soul for ya. Its Black Ivory with their song You and I.
Ah what sweet music.
QTip bought it back with his new song Gettin Up with was co produced by JDilla. Beautiful music makes more beautiful music.
Gettin Up - Q-Tip
Gettin' Up is from Tip's new album The Renaissance
which will be available Tuesday.
Ah what sweet music.
QTip bought it back with his new song Gettin Up with was co produced by JDilla. Beautiful music makes more beautiful music.
Gettin Up - Q-Tip
Gettin' Up is from Tip's new album The Renaissance
which will be available Tuesday.
Friday, October 31, 2008
Illmatic Samples - Life's A Bitch/The World is Yours
Life's a Bitch was AZ's spectacular introduction to the world and he killed it on the track. Nas' father, Olu Dara also collaborated with Nas on the song for the first time.
Life's A Bitch was produced by L.E.S.
The beat for the song was sampled from The Gap Band's Yearning for Your Love.
The Gap Band - Yearning For Your Love -
Real Soul. Real Hip Hop.
The World is Yours
This is my favorite joint off Illmatic. It was produced by Pete Rock.
This is the same song Jay Z sampled on Dead Presidents where he later dissed Nas about how 'you made it a hot line/I made it a hot song.'
I'm out for dead presidents to represent me...
The World is Yours samples an the voice of T La Rock on his song Its Yours.
It also samples jazz pianist, Ahmad Jamal's I Love Music. I couldn't find a video for this one but I found something you should love. It starts off with the Nas sample from Ahmad Jamal and then some other great samples. Enjoy.
Look for tomorrows installment where we will continue the Illmatic series with One Love.
Life's A Bitch was produced by L.E.S.
The beat for the song was sampled from The Gap Band's Yearning for Your Love.
The Gap Band - Yearning For Your Love -
Real Soul. Real Hip Hop.
The World is Yours
This is my favorite joint off Illmatic. It was produced by Pete Rock.
This is the same song Jay Z sampled on Dead Presidents where he later dissed Nas about how 'you made it a hot line/I made it a hot song.'
I'm out for dead presidents to represent me...
The World is Yours samples an the voice of T La Rock on his song Its Yours.
It also samples jazz pianist, Ahmad Jamal's I Love Music. I couldn't find a video for this one but I found something you should love. It starts off with the Nas sample from Ahmad Jamal and then some other great samples. Enjoy.
Look for tomorrows installment where we will continue the Illmatic series with One Love.
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Illmatic Samples - NY State of Mind
This month we're gonna take a look at some samples from classic albums starting with Nas' Illmatic.Nas released his debut, Illmatic in 1993 and with production from Qtip, DJ Premier, L.E.S, Pete Rock and Large Professor just to name a few, the album had A class beats plus Nas' rhymes put him in up there where his name would be mentioned among the best to ever do it.
You gonna love the samples too, trust me on this. There are no no-name producers on this album and the album is totally flawless. Ok, you must have heard the cd right?
Ok, so enough of the requisite album review. Lets check out the samples of Nas' Illmatic album.
NY State of Mind
Premo did this one.
NY State of Mind contains a sample of Mind Rain which was performed by Joe Chambers on his 1977 album Double Exposure.
NY State of Mind also has this soulful piece by Donald Byrd called Flight Time. Oooh, I could listen to this all day.
And finally, check Rakim saying "NY State of Mind" in the chorus of the song. Thats from Eric B and Rakim's Mahogany.
Tomorrow, the samples from Life's a Bitch.
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Live Your Life - Numa Numa
Well I just checked out TI & Rihanna's #1 song Live Your Life video and decided to drop it on here.
Yeah, Live Your Life has a sample in there. You know the opening part where Rihanna does the yodelish type singing? Well it comes from a song by a European trio called Ozone.
The sample however was modified due to copyright issues. The song is called Dragostea din tei (er...thats pronounced Numa Numa :))
Yeah, Live Your Life has a sample in there. You know the opening part where Rihanna does the yodelish type singing? Well it comes from a song by a European trio called Ozone.
The sample however was modified due to copyright issues. The song is called Dragostea din tei (er...thats pronounced Numa Numa :))
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