Diggin’ In Da Crates

J. Rizzle Presents: The Essence of New Amerykah Pt. 2 (Return of The Ankh)

by J. Rizzle June 4, 2011 Diggin' In Da Crates

Here is the latest in the “Essence Of ” series that features one of my favorite artists…Erykah Badu. This continuous mix features the tracks from New Amerykah Pt. 2 along with the original song that was sampled. Enjoy the educational and musical journey.

GZA Killah Hills 10304 Sample Found?

by Thomas June 2, 2011 Around The Net

The Breaks member Falcord believes he found the sample to GZA’s “Killah Hills 10304.” I’ve added the video he uploaded on Youtube up top and a video for the Dorothy Ashby song, “Soul Vibrations” down bottom. Thoughts?

DJ Paradime: Soul In The South Volume 2

by Kevin April 11, 2011 Diggin' In Da Crates

DJ Paradime drops the second installment of Soul In The South, an ongoing original samples mixtape series, this time including breaks by J. Cole, Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Big K.R.I.T., David Banner, and more. Preview below, full tracked-out download after the cut…

Carolyn Franklin: Goin’ In Circles [Sample of the Day]

by Kevin April 2, 2011 Diggin' In Da Crates

This album stays in rotation over here, mostly because of the samples and production. #5 is one of my favs.

The Supremes: We Should Be Closer Together [Sample of the Day]

by Kevin March 31, 2011 Diggin' In Da Crates

Sampled by one of the hottest new tracks out this week.

Most Ridiculous Sample: Game Edition

by Carsten March 14, 2011 Diggin' In Da Crates

Late last week, Game let loose off his new single “Red Nation” which has been a trigger to discussions on the net. The track, produced by Game’s go-to beat-smiths Cool & Dre, samples the techno tune “Kernkraft 400” (German for “nuclear energy 400”; that fact alone leaves a bitter taste these days) by Zombie Nation. [...]

J. Rizzle Presents: Essence of Jay Electronica

by J. Rizzle March 10, 2011 Diggin' In Da Crates

Check out this continuous mix featuring Jay Electronica and the original songs that were sampled for the tracks he wrecked with his lyricism. This is for educational purposes only, so enjoy and be educated. Thanks to JAB THE FUTURE for the dope visual (cover) !!!

Kanye West: G.O.O.D. Fridays: The Samples

by Carsten February 10, 2011 Around The Net

The good folks over at the Fake Shore Drive dug in the crates and put together a nice little compilation with the samples Kanye used for his “G.O.O.D. Friday” tracks. I’m not sure if these are the complete samples, but I remember they were on point with the sample set they did for MBDTF. With [...]

J. Rizzle Presents The Essence of Big K.R.I.T.

by J. Rizzle February 4, 2011 Diggin' In Da Crates

Here’s a Big K.R.I.T. continuous mix that features K.R.I.T.’s tracks followed by the original sample that he used. This is for educational purposes and of course to enjoy.

Apollo Kids: Original Samples

by Thomas December 23, 2010 Diggin' In Da Crates

It’s the end of the year and Ghostface Killah releases another dope album. It’s a shame Starks isn’t receiving much promotion for the album as he has another solid album in his impressive discography. If you’re a Ghostface fan you’ll be glad to know all of the prerequisites for a GFK album are present: razor [...]

My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy: Original Samples

by Kevin November 18, 2010 Around The Net

It’s been a while since we’ve done a sample set here on KN.com, but others around the Net are still diggin in the crates. Andrew from FSD recently compiled the samples used in Kanye’s latest album. Not sure if these are complete, but I’m looking forward to hearing these myself. Props Andrew… check it after [...]

Wake Up! Originals

by Thomas September 26, 2010 Diggin' In Da Crates

The newly released John Legend and The Roots collaborative album, Wake Up! is a collection of cover songs from the 60′s and 70′s that deal with social themes. The album is good money for me, but our readers seem divided on its worthiness [Wake Up! review]. Hit the cut for the link to the originals.

The Soul Reservoir Presents: Return of the Ankh Original Samples

by J. Rizzle April 4, 2010 Diggin' In Da Crates

Soul Reservoir complied the samples for Ms. Badu’s latest release. The set includes all the samples contained in CD credits. Hit the cut for the link to SR’s page for the sample listing and link. Props to Soul Reservoir

Yeeeah Baby: Original Samples

by Thomas February 7, 2010 Diggin' In Da Crates

Yeeeah Baby was released in April 2000 after Pun‘s death in February 2000. The album featured his Terror Squad cohorts in addition to M.O.P., Drag-On, and Donell Jones. Production was handled by Just Blaze, Buckwild, Minnesota, Younglord, Mahogany, Minnesota, L.E.S., Al West, Sean C, and others. All the samples were included in the linear notes [...]

Hawdwerk & Jansport J: High Power Moves (The Samples)

by Justin February 2, 2010 Diggin' In Da Crates

Hawdwerk & Jansport J released their highly successful album High Power Moves last year (which should already have in your collection). Jansport J [read our producer spotlight] was getting asked a lot about the samples he used so they decided to put the sample set together and release it. Full cover, tracklist & link after [...]

The Bridge: Original Samples

by Thomas December 28, 2009 Diggin' In Da Crates

For our first R&B related sample set we present the lovely Melanie Fiona and her debut album The Bridge. The Canadian born singer and her team of producers put together a great album that fused some soul, contemporary R&B, and reggae throughout the album; the mix of sounds are prevalent. There are only nine songs [...]

Blaqprint: Original Samples

by Thomas December 23, 2009 Diggin' In Da Crates

We skipped DJ Premier Wednesday last week as we were having server issues. This post should make up for it! Blaq Poet dropped his latest release on DJ Premier‘s Year Round Records in June of this year. The album is produced entirely by Premier sans two tracks. The set more than likely isn’t complete as [...]

All Samples Cleared: Original Samples

by Kevin December 10, 2009 Diggin' In Da Crates

I think a lot of people miss understood what I posted earlier this week about our sample sets. A lot of people thought that we were deleting all that was previously posted and not going to be compiling any more sets. Well, this post here is to prove that wrong. I think for our future [...]

Carnage: Original Samples

by Thomas November 21, 2009 Diggin' In Da Crates

Chaundon, the Bronx born/bred rapper and Hall of Justus member dropped his debut album Carnage on the Indie label Defend. Chaundon enlisted 9th Wonder, Illmind, Khrysis, D1, Foolery, and Analogic to handle the boards. Guest include Sha Stimuli, Torae, Skyzoo, Sean Price, MaG, and others. The set is incomplete as we all know 9th, Illmind, [...]

Attention Deficit: Original Samples

by Thomas November 15, 2009 Diggin' In Da Crates

Olubowale Akintimehin Folarin aka Wale dropped his solid debut album Attention Deficit this past Tuesday (11/10). The feedback on the internet has been mostly positive from what I’ve seen with some disappointed fans here and there. This post isn’t about the review of the album (read review), but the samples. The set is more than [...]

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