Between A Rock and A Hard Place: Original Samples

This set is for my man Tokyo Cigar who requested it….we aim to please!  The Artifacts consisted of the duo El Da Sensei and Tame One and released Between A Rock and A Hard Place in 1994 to critical acclaim from the underground and critics.  The album produced the well received single “Wrong Side of the Tracks” which paid tribute to the art of graffiti.  Production was handled by Buckwild, T-Ray (Soul Assassins), Redman,  Drew, and Rockwilder.

A few notes on the set:  The Emerson Lake & Palmer sample is 20 mins long and broke down into four parts.  The original song name is “Memoirs Of An Officer And A Gentleman” with the four different sections of the song named:  a- “”Prologue / The Education Of A Gentleman, b- “Love At First Sight”, c- “Letters From The Front”, and d- “Honourable Company (A March)”.  I’ve added two James Brown samples for “It’s a New Day” because I could distinguish what was what.  If anyone knows please enlighten me.  Enjoy!

“Trying to Hold on to My Woman” by Lamont Dozier
From the album Out Here on My Own (1974)
Sampled in “Drama (Mortal Kombat Fatality)”
Produced by Drew

“Letters from the Front” by Emerson Lake & Palmer
From the album Love Beach (1978)
Sampled in “Drama (Mortal Kombat Fatality)”
Produced by Drew

“Mister Kiss Kiss Bang Bang” by Franck Pourcel
From the album James Bond Thunderball soundtrack (1965)
Sampled in “Drama (Mortal Kombat Fatality)”
Produced by Drew

“Ripped Open by Metal Explosions” by Galt MacDermot
From the album First Natural Hair Band (1970)
Sampled in “C’mon Wit Da Git Down”
Produced by Buckwild

“Holy Thursday” by David Axelrod
From the album Songs of Innocence (1968)
Sampled in “C’mon Wit Da Git Down”
Produced by Buckwild

“Bubble Gum” by 9th Creation
From the album Falling in Love (1975)
Sampled in “Wrong Side of Da Tracks”
Produced by T-Ray

“Hydra” by Grover Washington, Jr
From the album Feels So Good (1975)
Sampled in “Wrong Side of Da Tracks”
Produced by T-Ray

“Born to Be Blue” by Jack Bruce
From the album Things We Like (1971)
Sampled in “Wrong Side of Da Tracks”
Produced by T-Ray

“Don’t Worry If There’s a Hell Below (We’re All Gonna Go)” by Curtis Mayfield
From the album Curtis (1970)
Sampled in “Notity Headed Nigguhz”
Produced by T-Ray

“Magnificent Sanctuary Band” by Donny Hathaway
From the album Donny Hathaway (1970)
Sampled in “Whayback”
Produced by T-Ray

“Sorcerer of Isis” by Power of Zeus
From the album Gospel according to Zeus (1970)
Sampled in “Flexi With Da Tech(nique)
Produced by T-Ray

“Momma Miss America” by Paul McCartney (and Wings)
From the album McCartney (1970)
Sampled in “Flexi With Da Tech(nique)
Produced by T-Ray

“Along Came Betty” by Quincy Jones (Body Heat)
From the album Body Heat (1976)
Sampled in “Cummin’ Thru Ya Fuckin’ Block”
Produced by Redman
Co-produced by Rockwilder

“Lady Wants to Know” by Michael Franks
From the album Sleeping Gypsy (1977)
Sampled in “Lower Da Boom”
Produced by T-Ray

“E.V.A.” by Jean Jacques Perrey
From the album Moog Indigo (1970)
Sampled in “Lower Da Boom”
Produced by T-Ray

“Schoolboy Crush” by Average White Band
From the album Cut the Cake (1975)
Sampled in “What Goes On?”
Produced by Buckwild

“Vibrations” by Buster Williams
From the album Crystal Reflections (1976)
Sampled in “What Goes On?”
Produced by Buckwild

“It’s a New Day” performed by James Brown
From the album Revolution of the Mind (1971) and/or Its a New Day So Let a Man Come in and Do the Popcorn (1970)
Sampled in “Dynamite Soul”
Produced by T-Ray

“Buffalo Girls” by Malcolm McLaren
From the album Duck Rock (1983)
Sampled in “Dynamite Soul”
Produced by T-Ray

“The Golden Striker” by The Modern Jazz Quartet
From the album The Complete Last Concert (1974)
Sampled in “Dynamite Soul (Remix)”
Produced by T-Ray

“Upon this Rock” by Joe Farrell
From the album Upon this Rock (1974)
Sampled in “Whassup Now Muthafucka”
Produced by T-Ray

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