It’s Dark and Hell Is Hot: Original Samples

by Kevin on July 16, 2008

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It’s Dark and Hell Is Hot: Original Samples

Like him or not, DMX was a force to reckon with 10 years ago when he dropped his Ruff Ryder debut, It’s Dark and Hell Is Hot.  His style was a bit different compared to the Bad Boy image that was prevalent at the time.  Producers such as Swizz Beatz, Irv Gotti, P.K., and Dame Grease gave DMX that dark gothic sound that made him stand apart from the crowd.

  1. “Beyond Forever” performed by Mtume *
    • From the album Native Son soundtrack (1985)
    • Sampled in “Intro”
    • Produced by Irv Gotti & Lil’ Rob
  2. “Shifting Gears” performed by John Hammond
    • From the album Gears (1975)
    • Sampled in “Fuckin’ Wit’ D”
    • Produced by P.K. & Dame Grease
  3. “Everything Good To You (Ain’t Always Good For You)” performed by B.T. Express
    • From the album Do it Till Your Satisfied (1974)
    • Sampled in “Get At Me Dog”
    • Produced by Dame Grease & P.K.
  4. “Lo Dudo” performed by Jose Jose
    • From the album Secretos (1983)
    • Sampled in “Let Me Fly”
    • Produced by Dame Grease & Young Lord
  5. “Coming For You” performed by Freddy Kruger
    • From the Nightmare on Elm Street Soundtrack (1984)
    • Sampled in “X-Is Coming”
    • Produced by P.K.
  6. “Easin In” performed by Edwin Starr
    • From the album Hell up in Harlem soundtrack (1974)
    • Sample in “Crime Story”
    • Produced by Irv Gotti & Lil’ Rob
  7. “Baby This Love I Have” performed by Minnie Ripperton
    • From the album Adventures in Paradise (1975)
    • Sample in “Crime Story”
    • Produced by Irv Gotti & Lil’ Rob
  8. “My Hero Is a Gun” performed by Diana Ross
    • From the album Mahogany soundtrack (1975)
    • Sample in “Stop Being Greedy”
    • Produced by P.K. & Dame Grease
  9. “In The Air Tonight” performed by Phil Collins
    • From the album Face Value (1981)
    • Sampled in “I Can Feel It”
    • Produced by Dame Grease
  10. “Nights on Broadway” performed by The Bee Gees
    • From the album Main Course (1975)
    • Sampled in “The Convo”
    • Produced by Dame Grease
  11. “Somebody’s Knockin” performed by Terri Gibbs
    • From the album Somebody’s Knockin (1981)
    • Sampled in “The Convo”
    • Produced by Dame Grease
  12. “Smokin Cheeba Cheeba” performed by Harlem Underground Band
    • From the album Harlem Underground (1976)
    • Sampled in “Niggaz Done Started Something”
    • Produced by Dame Grease

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  • CCS

    props kev, this is my favorite album of all time

  • thomas

    Someone please find that Mtume joint. I looked deep in the internet for this joing, but no luck.

  • Ray

    You guys forgot the smokin cheeba cheeba track for Ni$%az done started somethin’

  • Ray
  • Thomas

    Thanks!

  • http://kevinnottingham.com Kevin

    Thanks Ray…. we’ll update the set!

  • Thomas

    http://www.megaupload.com/?d=J7774SF9

    Here is a link for the missing samples/interpolation:

    1. Harlem Underground Band – “Smokin Cheeba Cheeba” (Ni$%az Done Started Somethin’)

    2. Terri Gibbs – “Somebody’s Knockin’” (The Convo)

    We missed #2 originally.

  • http://kevinnottingham.com Kevin

    Thanks Thomas… I’ll try to get this updated tomorrow.

  • http://kevinnottingham.com Kevin

    set updated!

  • Justin

    no longer up

  • http://adreamkiller.wordpress.com Kinetik

    I guess the other sample in “Niggaz” is obvious enough to be left out???

  • http://kevinnottingham.com Thomas

    Kinetik what is the obvious sample missing?

  • http://adreamkiller.wordpress.com kinetik

    Sounds like the end of “Mercy, Mercy Me” by Marvin Gaye but I could be wrong.

  • http://kevinnottingham.com Thomas

    I’ll check it out. What time in the X song does the sample come in? and the time for the Marvin joint?

  • http://adreamkiller.wordpress.com kinetik

    I’m not by my crib right now but the DMX song is kind of built around the sample. And the Marvin is in the last 1:30 or so of the song from memory.

  • http://kevinnottingham.com Thomas

    Ok my man…we’ll figure it out. And my Marvin Gaye joint is at work…damn…can’t listen now.

  • http://adreamkiller.wordpress.com Kinetik

    Last :30 of the Marvin, Thomas. williams051207@gmail.com shoot me an email

  • mydas

    guys i was thinkin the same thing i really wanna know what the sample was for nigs done started somethin’ if you guys managed to figure it id be real grateful drop me a mail too midasfridaynight@hotmail.com i get too much junk come thru that address so subject it ‘dame grease’ or somethin. i hope you can come thru for me. ad i cant find that mtume too. my boy might have the record. altho i know its on a record called ‘DIGGIN Vol.6′ with many other classic samples. audi.

  • Thomas

    “Smokin Cheeba Cheeba” performed by Harlem Underground Band
    From the album Harlem Underground (1976)
    Sampled in “Niggaz Done Started Something”
    Produced by Dame Grease

  • mydas

    thanks thomas, yeh i saw it but when i listened i couldnt hear the main notes that dame grease sampled. only guitars and stuff. i havent listened to the track thoroghly so if the main notes are in this track then ill sit thru. i skipped it thru and couldnt find it, figured dame only sampled the drums?? what time in the track do the main notes of n.done started somethin drop?

  • Thomas

    If I can remember I think its just the drums, but I haven’t listened to it in a while.

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