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Jonny_PaycheckJonny_Paycheck 17,825 Posts
edited February 2009 in Strut Central
What is that "aaaayyyyyyyyyyy" sound that was used on "Shook Ones Pt II" and "How Many Emcees" among others?paging Phill

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  • mannybolonemannybolone Los Angeles, CA 15,025 Posts
    Oops nevermind
  • swissbeatzswissbeatz 152 Posts
    I was thinking about the $ soundtrack from Quincy Jones, but I could be hearing the wrong "aaaaaaaaaayyyyy"
  • verb606verb606 2,518 Posts
    I was thinking about the $ soundtrack from Quincy Jones, but I could be hearing the wrong "aaaaaaaaaayyyyy"

    That's what I thought, but I don't know what sounds those two cuts have in commmon so I'm having trouble here. I've got them both on my iPhone, which gives you an idea of my age.
  • mannybolonemannybolone Los Angeles, CA 15,025 Posts
    If you listen to "How Many Emcees", it's the "aaaaayyyyy" in the background during the chorus. It's a definite VOCAL sample, not the whine that you're probably thinking of from Jones.

    Imagine a pitched up version of Red Alert's signature "yeeaaaaahhhh!" and you'll hear what I think JP is asking about.
  • Jonny_PaycheckJonny_Paycheck 17,825 Posts
    Yeah I think Havoc just looped it a few times on Shook Ones. I might be way wrong. it's the sound you hear right at the intro underneath that whine which I think is from $. Sounds like the same thing to me... it's been used in other tracks too.
  • verb606verb606 2,518 Posts
    If you listen to "How Many Emcees", it's the "aaaaayyyyy" in the background during the chorus. It's a definite VOCAL sample, not the whine that you're probably thinking of from Jones.

    Imagine a pitched up version of Red Alert's signature "yeeaaaaahhhh!" and you'll hear what I think JP is asking about.


    I just checked on the iPhizzle and wow, that's subtle. I don't really hear that sound in Shook Ones, though. The sound in the intro that Johnny mentioned sounds like part of $ soundtrack sample, although that could be wrong.

    In any case, I wouldn't begin to know how to figure out what the hell those are aside from calling up Evil D and Havoc. I wonder if they would remember such minor, textural elements like those.
  • Jonny_PaycheckJonny_Paycheck 17,825 Posts
    I always thought it was from the JBs but I might be wrong.

    I'm pretty sure other producers have used this?
  • Lucious_FoxLucious_Fox 2,479 Posts
    In the beginning of Shook Ones Part 2 there is an obvious AAAAAaaaaaaaaa underneath.
  • jamesjames chicago 1,863 Posts
    What is that "aaaayyyyyyyyyyy" sound that was used on "Shook Ones Pt II" and "How Many Emcees" among others?

    I've always heard that as a tweaked version of the introductory "heeeeeeyyyy" from the J.B.seses' "Gimme Some More."
  • DJ_EnkiDJ_Enki 6,475 Posts
    Hair dryer.
  • johmbolayajohmbolaya 4,472 Posts
    Hair dryer.

    If it was Timbaland, he would say "a Kitty Carry All doll"
    Bill Stephney: "a tea kettle"
  • Jonny_PaycheckJonny_Paycheck 17,825 Posts
    What is that "aaaayyyyyyyyyyy" sound that was used on "Shook Ones Pt II" and "How Many Emcees" among others?

    I've always heard that as a tweaked version of the introductory "heeeeeeyyyy" from the J.B.seses' "Gimme Some More."

    That's what I always thought it was, but I tried doing it back in the day and couldn't get it to sound right.

    Maybe I should try again!
  • m_dejeanm_dejean Quadratisch. Praktisch. Gut. 2,946 Posts
    LOL @ JP's new avatar. I've been waiting for some cheeky selleur to pick up on that one.

    Euroman is a popular danish lifestyle magazine for dudes with time and money on their hands. The man on the cover of that issue is a G-rated comedian by the name of Thomas Eje who tried his hand at conquering Las Vegas under the alias Tom Dane.

    And of course there's a estrogen equivalent:

  • Jonny_PaycheckJonny_Paycheck 17,825 Posts
    I figured I might be able to find a more fitting cover person, but the grill was too priceless.
  • DB_CooperDB_Cooper Manhatin' 7,823 Posts

    Does that say "skinheads special"?
  • davesrecordsdavesrecords 1,802 Posts
    In the beginning of Shook Ones Part 2 there is an obvious AAAAAaaaaaaaaa underneath.

    while the subject is shook ones, did someone ever figure out definativly what the main sample is ?

    that high screeching sample certainly doesn't sound like a human voice...sounds like a horn stab.
  • rascmonrascmon 441 Posts

    while the subject is shook ones, did someone ever figure out definativly what the main sample is ?

    that high screeching sample certainly doesn't sound like a human voice...sounds like a horn stab.

    the main sample is some banjo record.

    the screeching to me always sounded like a hair dryer or some kind of appliance
  • mannybolonemannybolone Los Angeles, CA 15,025 Posts
    http://music-selections.com/2008/03/31/how-to-build-a-classic-shook-ones-part-ii/
  • young_creamyoung_cream 540 Posts
    waaaaaaaaaaaait for it...

    oh
  • barjesusbarjesus 872 Posts
    Is it...?
  • CaptainPikeCaptainPike 14 Posts

    while the subject is shook ones, did someone ever figure out definativly what the main sample is ?

    that high screeching sample certainly doesn't sound like a human voice...sounds like a horn stab.

    the main sample is some banjo record.

    the screeching to me always sounded like a hair dryer or some kind of appliance





    People always say Craig Mack's Flava in your ear sampled a hair dryer but it def. didn't
  • funkfromthesunfunkfromthesun 212 Posts
    The screeching supposedly is from QJ's Dollar$ soundtrack - Kitty with the bent frame. The main sample is Ron Gainer's Thackeray Meets Faculty. Now where is that breaks-gramelin?

    http://www.zshare.net/download/9811640263574f/
  • m_dejeanm_dejean Quadratisch. Praktisch. Gut. 2,946 Posts
    Does that say "skinheads special"?

    No, "beauty special".

    Re: the sample: Shook Ones screech is definitely "Kitty With The Bent Frame From" the $ OST, but it doesn't sound like the vocal "aaaaah" sample from the Black Moon song. I've heard that one used in other songs but I don't know where it's from.
  • channonchannon 65 Posts
    most def. not thackery.... sayin'

    i'd believe a banjo record over that
  • shawnald_reaganshawnald_reagan 318 Posts
    The main sample is not thackery...I heard the sample this summer. I think it's on "They Call Me Mister Tibbs" or some soundtrack with Sidney Poitier. It's just chopped up. It's not really that hard to discern really.
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