Ready To Die: The Samples

This is what happens when you get two hip hop heads together… and it’s about time! After months of discussion and about a week of diggin’, Ivan (from Hip-Hop Is Read) and myself are proud to present our first collective sample collaboration. We picked a huge one for our first effort… The Notorious B.I.G.’s 1994 debut album Ready To Die. The amount of samples used in this classic album were so many that we had to split this project up into 3 Discs!

The production of Ready To Die is commonly credited to Sean “Puffy” Combs, as he acts as the album’s Executive Producer. The fact is most of it was provided by Combs’s Hitmen Productions squad and producers including DJ Premier, Pete Rock (according to an interview, “Juicy” was stolen from him) and Lord Finesse. Combs produced the interludes on the album and co-produced three songs, including the first two singles. The production is mainly sample-based with the samples varying from the percussion of funk tracks to the vocals of hip hop song.

Enjoy this collection and expect more sample collaborations from Ivan and myself. Download links are after the tracklist.

DISC ONE:

1. ‘Superfly’ by Curtis Mayfield
   • Sampled for ‘Intro’
   • Produced by Sean “Puffy” Combs for The Hitmen
2. ‘Rapper’s Delight’ by Sugarhill Gang
   • Sampled for ‘Intro’
   • Produced by Sean “Puffy” Combs for The Hitmen
3. ‘Top Billin” by Audio Two
   • Sampled for ‘Intro’
   • Produced by Sean “Puffy” Combs for The Hitmen
4. ‘Tha Shiznit’ by Snoop Doggy Dogg
   • Sampled for ‘Intro’
   • Produced by Sean “Puffy” Combs for The Hitmen
5. ‘Summer Breeze’ by The Main Ingredient
   • Sampled for ‘Things Done Changed’
   • Produced by Dominic Owens & Kevin Scott
6. ‘California My Way’ by The Main Ingredient
   • Sampled for ‘Things Done Changed’
   • Produced by Dominic Owens & Kevin Scott
7. ‘Lil’ Ghetto Boy’ by Dr. Dre
   • Sampled for ‘Things Done Changed’
   • Produced by Dominic Owens & Kevin Scott
8. ‘Coldblooded’ by James Brown
   • Sampled for ‘Gimme the Loot’
   • Produced by Easy Mo Bee
9. ‘Throw Ya Gunz’ by Onyx
   • Sampled for ‘Gimme the Loot’
   • Produced by Easy Mo Bee
10. ‘What They Hittin’ Foe?’ by Ice Cube
    • Sampled for ‘Gimme the Loot’
    • Produced by Easy Mo Bee
11. ‘Just to Get A Rep’ by Gang Starr
    • Sampled for ‘Gimme the Loot’
    • Produced by Easy Mo Bee
12. ‘Scenario (Remix)’ by A Tribe Called Quest
    • Sampled for ‘Gimme the Loot’
    • Produced by Easy Mo Bee
13. ‘Something Extra’ by Black Heat
    • Sampled for ‘Machine Gun Funk’
    • Produced by Easy Mo Bee
14. ‘Up for the Down Stroke’ by Fred Wesley & The Horny Horns
    • Sampled for ‘Machine Gun Funk’
    • Produced by Easy Mo Bee
15. ‘Chief Rocka’ by Lords of the Underground
    • Sampled for ‘Machine Gun Funk’
    • Produced by Easy Mo Bee

DISC TWO:

16. ‘Walk On By’ by Isaac Hayes
    • Sampled for ‘Warning’
    • Produced by Easy Mo Bee
17. ‘Singing in the Morning’ by Ohio Players
    • Sampled for ‘Ready to Die’
    • Produced by Easy Mo Bee
18. ‘Impeach the President’ by The Honey Drippers
    • Sampled for ‘Ready to Die’ & ‘Unbelievable’
    • Produced by Easy Mo Bee
19. ‘Hospital Prelude of Love Theme’ by Willie Hutch
    • Sampled for ‘Ready to Die’
    • Produced by Easy Mo Bee
20. ‘Ain’t No Half Steppin” by Big Daddy Kane
    • Sampled for ‘Ready to Die’
    • Produced by Easy Mo Bee
21. ‘Two to the Head’ by Kool G Rap & DJ Polo
    • Sampled for ‘Ready to Die’
    • Produced by Easy Mo Bee
22. ‘Hydra’ by Grover Washington Jr.
    • Sampled for ‘One More Chance’
    • Produced by Sean “Puffy” Combs, Chucky Thompson for The Hitmen & The Bluez Brothers
23. ‘Who’s Makin’ Love?’ by Lou Donaldson
    • Sampled for ‘One More Chance’
    • Produced by Sean “Puffy” Combs, Chucky Thompson for The Hitmen & The Bluez Brothers
24. ‘Juicy Fruit’ by Mtume
    • Sampled for ‘Juicy Fruit’
    • Produced by Sean “Puffy” Combs for The Hitmen & Poke
25. ‘Either Way’ by Dave Grusin
    • Sampled for ‘Everyday Struggle’
    • Produced by The Bluez Brothers
26. ‘Computer Love’ by Zapp
    • Sampled for ‘Me & My Bitch’
    • Produced by Sean “Puffy” Combs, Chucky Thompson for The Hitmen & The Bluez Brothers
27. ‘Between the Sheets’ by The Isley Brothers
    • Sampled for ‘Big Poppa’
    • Produced by Sean “Puffy” Combs & Chucky Thompson for The Hitmen
28. ‘I Get Lifted’ by George McCrae
    • Sampled for ‘Respect’
    • Produced by Sean “Puffy” Combs for The Hitmen & Poke

DISC THREE:

29. ‘Vicious’ by Black Mamba
    • Sampled for ‘Friend of Mine’
    • Produced by Easy Mo Bee
30. ‘Seventh Heaven’ by Gwen Guthrie
    • Sampled for ‘Friend of Mine’
    • Produced by Easy Mo Bee
31. ‘The Jam’ by Graham Central Station
    • Sampled for ‘Friend of Mine’
    • Produced by Easy Mo Bee
32. ‘Spirit of the Boogie’ by Kool & The Gang
    • Sampled for ‘Friend of Mine’
    • Produced by Easy Mo Bee
33. ‘Remind Me’ by Patrice Rushen
    • Sampled for ‘Unbelievable’
    • Produced by DJ Premier
34. ‘The What’ by The Notorious B.I.G. (feat. Method Man)
    • Sampled for ‘Unbelievable’
    • Produced by DJ Premier
35. ‘Your Body’s Callin” by R. Kelly
    • Sampled for ‘Unbelievable’
    • Produced by DJ Premier
36. ‘Lonely Fire’ by Miles Davis
    • Sampled for ‘Suicidal Thoughts’
    • Produced by Lord Finesse
37. ‘I’m Afraid the Masquerade Is Over’ by David Porter
    • Sampled for ‘Who Shot Ya?’ [Extended Version Bonus Track]
    • Produced by Sean “Puffy” Combs & Nashiem Myrick for The Hitmen
38. ‘Blues & Pants’ by James Brown
    • Sampled for ‘Just Playing (Dreams)’ [Extended Version Bonus Track]
    • Produced by Rashad Smith

Download Ready To Die [The Samples]:

• RapidShare Links: PART ONE + PART TWO + PART THREE
• MegaUpload Link: FULL SET (282 MB)

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