Didn’t I just post a Gang Starr sample set last Sunday? Maybe we’ll dedicate Sundays to DJ Premier from now on… nah, just a coincidence. Anyway, we WILL finish all the Gang Starr albums. Surprisingly, I haven’t worked on their first two albums yet… we”l hook that up. As for Hard To Earn, this is one hell of a sample set.
Released on March 8, 1994, Hard To Earn is Gang Starr’s fourth release. Not quite as popular as their previous, Daily Operation, Hard To Earn was well-received by both critics and fans, spawning singles such as “Dwyck” and “Mass Appeal” which are widely considered to be classics. This album contains some of Premo’s best beats to date, such as “Mass Appeal” and “Words From The Nutcracker.” Thanks to Thomas, Goon, and Ivan who all helped out on this set.
- “Scarlet Woman” by Weather Report
- Sampled in “Intro (The First Step)”
- Produced by DJ Premier & Guru
- “Snow Creatures” by Quincy Jones
- Sampled in “ALONGWAYTOGO”
- Produced by DJ Premier & Guru
- “Impeach the President” by The Honey Drippers
- Sampled in “ALONGWAYTOGO”
- Produced by DJ Premier & Guru
- “Just Us” by Richard Pryor
- Sampled in “ALONGWAYTOGO”
- Produced by DJ Premier & Guru
- “Check the Rhime” by A Tribe Called Quest
- Sampled in “ALONGWAYTOGO”
- Produced by DJ Premier & Guru
- “Little Green Apples” by Monk Higgins & the Specialites
- Sampled in “Code Of The Streets”
- Produced by DJ Premier & Guru
- “Synthetic Substitution” by Melvin Bliss
- Sampled in “Code Of The Streets” and “DWYCK”
- Produced by DJ Premier & Guru
- “Breakthrough” by Isaac Hayes
- Sampled in “Tonz ‘O’ Gunz”
- Produced by DJ Premier & Guru
- “Just to Get a Rep” by Gang Starr
- Sampled in “Tonz ‘O’ Gunz”
- Produced by DJ Premier & Guru
- “It’s All Because She’s Gone” by Steve Davis *
- Sampled in “The Planet”
- Produced by DJ Premier & Guru
- “The Cuckoo” by Taj Mahal
- Sampled in “The Planet”
- Produced by DJ Premier & Guru
- “The Place Where We Dwell” by Gang Starr
- Sampled in “The Planet”
- Produced by DJ Premier & Guru
- “Love and Happiness” by Monty Alexander
- Sampled in “Aiiight Chill…”
- Produced by DJ Premier & Guru
- “Shack Up” by Banbarra
- Sampled in “Speak Ya Clout”
- Produced by DJ Premier & Guru
- “Funk it Up” by Caesar Frazier
- Sampled in “Speak Ya Clout”
- Produced by DJ Premier & Guru
- “Up Against the Wall” by Quincy Jones
- Sampled in “Speak Ya Clout”
- Produced by DJ Premier & Guru
- “Cucumber Slumber” by Weather Report
- Sampled in “Speak Ya Clout”
- Produced by DJ Premier & Guru
- “Hey Jude” by Clarence Wheeler & the Enforcers
- Sampled in “DWYCK”
- Produced by DJ Premier & Guru
- “Intro Promo” by Redd Foxx *
- Sampled in “DWYCK”
- Produced by DJ Premier & Guru
- “Journey from Within” by The Crudasers
- Sampled in “Words From The Nutcracker”
- Produced by DJ Premier & Guru
- “Lock it in the Pocket” by Grover Washington Jr.
- Sampled in “Words From The Nutcracker”
- Produced by DJ Premier & Guru
- “Horizon Drive” by Vic Juris
- Sampled in “Mass Appeal”
- Produced by DJ Premier & Guru
- “Pass Da Mic” by Da Youngstas
- Sampled in “Mass Appeal”
- Produced by DJ Premier & Guru
- “Open All Night Drums” by George Clinton *
- Sampled in “Blowin’ Up The Spot”
- Produced by DJ Premier & Guru
- “Put Your Love (In My Tender Care)” by The Fatback Band
- Sampled in “Suckas Need Bodyguards”
- Produced by DJ Premier & Guru
- “It Takes Two” by Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock
- Sampled in “Suckas Need Bodyguards”
- Produced by DJ Premier & Guru
- “Poinciana (Live)” by Ahmad Jamal
- Sampled in “Now You’re Mine”
- Produced by DJ Premier & Guru
- “Hey, Last Minute” by The Meters
- Sampled in “Mostly Tha Voice”
- Produced by DJ Premier & Guru
- “Bam Bam” by Sister Nancy
- Sampled in “Mostly Tha Voice”
- Produced by DJ Premier & Guru
- “Blind Alley” by The Emotions
- Sampled in “Comin’ For Datazz”
- Produced by DJ Premier & Guru
* unavailable in compilation
Download Hard To Earn: Original Samples
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#91
Great mix!!! Could someone post that Steve Davis track used for “The Planet”. I’ve been looking for that sample for years. Peace
damn, how many samples?? Classic Shit right here!! Thanks for the Set!!
bonkers.
bruh, where’s Pete Rock? If you get a sample set for his INI or Deda record…..OMG.
That would be heavy…
Don’t worry, we got some Petey in the works!
could you upload this on a different server?
i prefer zshare, because MU isn’t working
yo
problem is zshare has a 100mb limit. This collection is 150mb+
I know Megaupload has it’s problems, but it’s easier for me to upload one big file than to split it and do two uploads.
Until I come up with a better solution, I’ll be sticking with Megaupload for files over 100mb and Rapidshare for files under 100mb
Having problems with Megaupload? I’ve solved it by downloading megaupload toolbar – i use it as a plug-in in firefox and i have no problems with downloading files.
greetings from Poland.
Thanks for spreading the love. I was looking for Bus Stop and Hey Jude. I’m going to give you props on Deep Digger.
Where are the all night drums? I’ve been waiting for this for soooo long!!