Props to E.J. again for starting this set and sending it over a few months ago. I’ve filled in the blanks as much as I can and feel this one is as ready to go as ever. This sample set is extra special for two very important reasons, which I’ll get into below.
Sampling has not only been the foundation of hip hop as we know it, but it has sort of been it’s achilles’ heel, if you will. Today you hear of artists getting sued left and right for not clearing their samples. In the 80s, when hip hop was not as mainstream, it was easy to get away with. Enter this album, Biz Markie‘s I Need A Haircut. This album single-handedly forever changed the hip hop industry because of the track “Alone Again.” Biz was served a lawsuit by Gilbert O’Sullivan, because of “Alone Again” featuring an unauthorized sample from his song “Alone Again (Naturally).” The resulting case was Grand Upright Music, Ltd. v. Warner Bros. Records Inc., in which the court granted an injunction against the defendants to prevent further copyright infringement of the plaintiff’s song by sampling and referred them for criminal prosecution. The judgment changed the hip hop music industry, requiring that any future music sampling be preapproved by the original copyright owners to avoid a lawsuit.
The second reason that this sample set is important is because we finally found the full length version of the classic breakbeat “Outside Love” by Brethren. This sample can be found in numerous sets of ours, as it has been used by Pete Rock, DJ Premier, and A Tribe Called Quest. Previously, we only had a 30 second snippet of the breakbeat, but within minutes of putting this set up I came across a full version vinyl rip.
Needless to say, this sample set is one that should be in your collection.
01. “American Woman” by The Guess Who
From the album American Woman (1970)
Interpolated in “Road Block”
Produced by Biz Markie & Cool V
02. “Listen and You’ll See” by The Crusaders
From the album Pass The Plate (1971)
Sampled in “Road Block”
Produced by Biz Markie & Cool V
03. “Think (About It)” by Lyn Collins
From the album Think (About It) (1972)
Sampled in “Road Block”
Produced by Biz Markie & Cool V
04. “Louie” by Allen Toussaint
From the album From A Whisper To A Scream (1970)
Sampled in “Leggo My Eggo”
Produced by Biz Markie & Cool V
05. “A Feeling Is” by The Emotions
From the album Rejoice (1977)
Sampled in “What Comes Around Goes Around”
Produced by Biz Markie & Cool V
06. “Don’t You Want To Stay” by Bill Withers
From the album Making Music, Making Friends (1975)
Sampled in “Romeo And Juliet”
Produced by Biz Markie & Cool V
07. “Sad Feeling” by Bobby Bland
From the single “If You’ve Got a Heart” (1970)
Sampled in “T.S.R. (Toilet Stool Rap)”
Produced by Biz Markie & Cool V
08. “Get Thy Bearings” by Donovan
From the album The Hurdy Gurdy Man (1968)
Sampled in “I Told You”
Produced by Biz Markie & Cool V
09. “Sweet Soul Sister” by Quincy Jones (feat. Nate Turner & The Mirettes)
From the album The Lost Man Soundtrack (1968)
Sampled in “Kung Fu”
Produced by Biz Markie & Cool V
10. “Papa Was Too (Live)” by Joe Tex
From the album Live and Lively (1968)
Sampled in “Kung Fu”
Produced by Biz Markie & Cool V
11. “Outside Love” by Brethren
From the album Brethren (1970)
Sampled in “Take It From The Top”
Produced by Biz Markie & Cool V
12. “Alone Again (Naturally)” by Gilbert O’Sullivan
From the single “Alone Again (Naturally)” (1971)
Sampled in “Alone Again”
Produced by Biz Markie & Cool V
13. “Impeach the President” by The Honey Drippers
From the single “Impeach The President” (1973)
Sampled in “Alone Again”
Produced by Biz Markie & Cool V
14. “Morning Sickness” by Larry Coryell
From the album Coryell (1969)
Sampled in “On And On”
Produced by Biz Markie & Cool V
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thx for this set.props EJ
Biz on this cover looks just like “Jason” from the Home Movies animated show
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