Top-10 Songs Sampled for Classic Hip-Hop Tracks?
Big_Stacks
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Hey,I was just listening to "Alvina" by John Handy (the source of Diamond's "F*ck What You Heard"; I named this one because it's in the CDs liner notes), and thought to myself, "this is a nice song." It got me to wondering about what songs would 'Strutters report as their top-10 (favorite) original songs sampled for hip-hop classic joints (not some obscure joint that two people know about). The criteria for selection should be the quality of the entire original song and not just the sampled part that you like, and you can refer the source of breaks, loops, chops, etc. Also, try not to snitch on anyone who didn't clear the joint if you can help it. Here are my top-five (in no particular order):1. "Uzuri"-Catalyst.2. "Born to be Blue"-Jack Bruce.3. "Mango Meat"-Mandrill.4. "Together"-Cannonball Adderley Quintet.5. "Playing Your Game, Baby"-Barry White.6. "Easin' In"-Edwin Starr ("Hell Up in Harlem" OST).7. "Hung Up on My Baby"-Isaac Hayes ("Tough Guys" OST).8. "Heather"-Billy Cobham.9. "Kool is Back"-Funk, Inc.10. "Seed of Love"-Little Boy Blues.These are only a smidgen of the million other songs I could've named. Please add on.Peace,Big Stacks from Kakalak
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Isaac Hayes - Ellie's Love Theme
The Dramatics - Be My Girl
21st Century - Remember the Rain
*edit* these arent really from "classic" tracks
The entire Jack Bruce "Things We Like" LP! LOL
2. ufo-esg (played on 33)
3. singing a song for my mother-bohannon
2. Hyperbolicsyllabicsesquedalymistic - Issac Hayes
3. Theme From S.W.A.T - Rhythm Heritage....I dont know a classic the used it.
Marvin Gaye - T plays It Cool
Love Unlimited Orch. - Strange Games & Things
Asha Puthli - Space Talk
Isley Brothers - Footsteps In The Dark
War - Deliver The World
Minnie Riperton - Baby This Love I Have
Gap Mangione - Diana In The Autumn Wind
Quincy Jones - Summer In The City
Bernard Wright - Haboglabotribin
Ramp - Daylight
Cannonball Adderly ??? Capricorn
Fonda Rae ??? Over Like A Fat Rat
RAMP ??? Daylight
Bob James ??? Nautilus
James Brown ??? Big Pay Back
Blackbyrds ??? Mysterious Vibes
Cat Stevens ??? Was Dog A Doughnut
Dynasty ??? Adventures in the Land of Music
Lyn Collins ??? Think About It
Cosign.
Add: pretty much the classic James Brown catalog. But maybe that's not fair.
peace, stein. . .
david mcallum-the edge
labi siffre-i got the...
allen toussaint-go back home
heath brothers-smilin' billy suite
roy ayers-everybody loves the sunshine
peace,xavier
Smilin Billy Suite
Couple Kendricks tracks, off hand I'll say Each Day I Cry A Little, If You Let Me and Keep On Truckin
Al- I'm So Glad Your Mine
Clean Up Woman
Can't Stand The Rain
Mega cosign on Footsteps In The Dark
K&TG- Summer Madness
James Brown- Theme From King Heroin
Herbie Hancock- Butterfly
RAMP- Daylight
Ramsey Lewis- Collage
Maynard Ferguson- Mister Mellow
Art Farmer- Sole Sides
Eddie Henderson- Inside You
Grover Washington- Hydra
Looks like my list pt.2.
Steely Dan - Black Cow
Joe Thomas - Mr.Mumbles
Brian Bennett - Solstice
Olympic Runners - Put That Thing Down
Ronnie Foster - Mystic Brew
Harvey Mason - Modaji
Rhythm Heritage - Three Days Of The Condor
James Brown - Blind Man Can See It
Average White Band - Stop The Rain
Lowrell - Mellow Mellow Right On
Oh Hells Yes
Heath Brothers - Smilin Billy
James Brown - Funky Drummer
Zapp and Roger - More Bounce
Kool and The Gang - N.T. Pts 1 & 2
Honey Drippers - Impeach the President
Bob James - Nautilus
Parliament - Mothership Connection
Whatnauts - Help Is On The Way
Marvin Gaye - T Stands For Trouble
Not the rarest of tracks, but grade A songs sampled for "classic" hip hop tracks. IMO
I know there's a lot more. This was all i can think of for now.
Definitely this song! i need that LP if anyones got a clean copy of it, let me know the price.
oh and "Howlin' for Judy" is my shit
Check and Check
dave matthews-sandworms
ohio players-funky worm
average white band-school boy crush
james brown-getup get involved...(so much other james brown related stuff but this is my favorite)
Lee Dorsey-get out my life woman
incredible bongo band-apache
taana gardner-heartbeat
rufus thomas-funky penguin
just 10 i could think of on the spot that i really like
had to add day in the life by Les Demerle...love that flip for TimesUp
red clay- jack wilkins
mystic brew- ronnie foster
forty days- billy brooks
daylight- ramp
gentle smiles- gary bartz
think twice- donald byrd
down here on the ground- grant green
smilin billy suite- heath brothers
loran's dance- grover washington jr
bettina- bola sete
**the visit- the cyrkle (dilla changed my life)
You dudes are naming some great songs. And I wholeheartedly
1. "Spinning Wheel"-Lonnie Smith.
2. "Funky Song"-Ripple.
3. "The Mighty Quinn"-Ramsey Lewis.
4. "Pot Belly"-Lou Donaldson.
5. "Sparkling in the Sand"-The Tower of Power.
6. "Holy Are You"-The Electric Prunes.
7. "I'm Your Puppet"-James & Bobby Purify.
8. "I Ain't Got the Love (of Any One Girl)"-The Ambassadors.
9. "Olinga"-Milt Jackson.
10. "Ashley's Roachclip"-The Soul Searchers.
Peace,
Big Stacks from Kakalak
Barbara & Ernie - "Somebody to love"
Mighty Ryders - "Evil Vibrations"
BB King - "Chains and things"
Willie Hutch - "I choose you"
Julie Driscoll & Brian Auger - "Light my fire"
Badfoot Brown/Bill Cosby - "Martin's funeral"
Galt MacDermot - "Ripped open by metal explosions"
Pierre Henry - "Jericho Jerk"
Billy Cobham/George Duke - "Almustapha the beloved"
Good stuff...
The Average White Band - Would You Stay?
Yo,
"Jungle Brothers, JBs for short
A biter bit my rhyme and we almost fought, but
If I fought a brother I thought that would be wrong, so
I let him go I let him run along (run along)
I write rhymes like I come from New York City
My DJ mix the music down to the nitty gritty
Run to Downstairs searchin' five days a week
Searchin' and seekin' for the Baby Bam beat
The African rap that comes from within us
Brothers heard about us now they wish they could've been us
We did an album, with no problem
Now we're workin' on another with another Jungle Brother
Me, Q-Tip, his name
He's into business, not into games
So Q-Tip when the light turns green
Grap your bone and show 'em what I mean."
Speaking of that, let me add on "Smokin' Cheeba Cheeba" by the Harlem Underground Band.
Peace,
Big Stacks from Kakalak
and
Every version of "Get out of my life woman"