The story goes that Eminem got a hold of this mixtape and was blown away by it. Soon thereafter Curtis had a meeting with Em/Dre….and the rest is history according to wikipedia.
This mixtape has sold between 400,000-500,000 copies, which is amazing to me for some freestyles and leaked tracks from the shelved Power of the Dollar album (I have it!).
This set is missing samples for “Rotten Apple,” “Life on The Line,” and “U Not Like Me.” We didn’t include the Wu-Tang/EPMD instrumentals used for “That’s What’s Up” or “Doo Wop Freestyle.”
The set include eight tracks we haven’t featured on the site…tracklist and link after the jump.
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Contrary to other members on this site, I can’t get enough of the new Slaughterhouse album… been bumping it non-stop since it leaked a week before it’s release date. Thomas and I have also been diggin for the samples since then too! Some were easy, some were not. In fact, there are still a few songs left that we don’t have sample credits for. But that’s not gonna stop us from putting these samples out. In the past we used to sit on sets for so long just to get them perfect, but the demand is high so here you are! I know some of you will come through with the missing samples… especially “Onslaught 2″, which is right at the tip of me tongue… I just can’t place it.
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Joe Budden’s Padded Room [read review] was suppose to drop on October 28, 2008, instead we got Halfway House [read review]. Halfway House was released digitally as a hold over until the official album (Padded Room) dropped. I like this album sans a few tracks, but the best thing to come out of this album is Slaughterhouse [download prequel].
Joe Budden’s albums seem heavily influenced by Rock and Heavy Metal samples…and this set isn’t any different. We are still missing a few sample sources so you know what to do….hit the comments with additional information. Out of the 11 samples found…..10 haven’t been featured in previous sets. Enjoy!
Hit the cut for the info and link…
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Props to our man E.J. for blessing us with this set. Jurassic 5 released their self-titled album in 1998. The LP was produced entirely by Cut Chemist and DJ Nu-Mark. The set contains 14 original samples that have not been featured in previous sets. So hit the cut for the album info and link…
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It really has been A Long Hot Summer, so what better way to celebrate than to drop the samples to Masta Ace’s 2004 album!
This set comes courtesy of my man E.J., who dropped off a handful of samples a while back. If you’re reading this E.J., we’re getting all those sets up eventually. We just gotta make sure we cross-reference and get everything right.
This particular set is probably not quite complete, but we grabbed everything that we knew. In addition, we’ve included two versions of “Stares and Whispers” as the sample for “H.O.O.D.” The Internets list the sample as the Renee Geyer version, however after listening, we believe the actual sample may be the Freda Payne version. Tell us what you think and grab the whole set after the cut…
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213 consist of Long Beach, California natives Warren G, Nate Dogg, and Snoop Dog. The collective dropped their debut album The Hard Way in 2004 to commercial success earning Gold status four months after its release.
Production is handled by a host of beat makers that include Kanye West, DJ Pooh, B Sharp, Nottz and others.
Props to EJ for giving us this dope set. We made some additions to his set, but this is all him. We have a bunch more sample sets coming from EJ soon. And thanks to Ben the Intern for hookin up the cover!
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Kam dropped his highly acclaim debut album in 1993 with the help from various West Coast producers (Rashad, Mr. Woody, T-Bone, etc). The disc was executive produced by his cousin Ice Cube and DJ Pooh. Early 90’s West Coast set so you know what you’re getting sample wise. Hit the cut for the tracklist and link.
Props to Onez for the set.
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Props goes out to SoulControllah for sending this set our way. Ed O.G. and Pete Rock collaborated on this 2004 release that produced bangers such as “Boston,” “Voices,” and “Wishing.” Pete Rock produced seven of the joints with help from Diamond D, DJ Revolution, and DJ Supreme One.
SoulControllah included two bonus samples: one from Ed O.G. and Pete Rock’s 12-inch single “Shed a Tear” B/W “Jus Listen” and “Situations” from Ed’s The Truth Hurts album.
Hit the cut for tracklist and link…
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Props goes to Onez for this set. “Hip Hop Hooray” was the huge single from 19 Naughty III helping the album reach platinum status along with critical acclaim.
Early 90’s hip hop album…so you know what your getting sample wise. Info and link after the cut.
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Naughty by Nature’s Poverty’s Paradise isn’t the groups best work, but did receive a Grammy in 1996 for Best Rap Album. “Feel Me Flow” and “Craziest” were the billboard charting singles.
I don’t remember too much about this album other than “Feel Me Flow.” I was still riding out to Ready to Die, Project: Funk Da World, The Most Beautifullest Thing in This World, and The Main Ingredient. Anyhoo….info and link after the jump.
Props to Onez
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Props to SoulControllah again for this and the other AZ and M.O.P. sets he sent to us. AZ’s third album produced some bangers such as “Problems,” “What Ya’ll Niggas Want,” and “Quiet Money Tbs.” Hailed by critics as “too commercial,” but it was still AZ. Hit the jump for info and link…
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Props to Onez for compiling this set. At Your Own Risk was released September 24, 1990 and reached Gold status although the album only charted one single; Ruff Rhyme (Back Again). I’m not too familiar with this one, but I’m sure some of our loyal left coast followers will dig this. Didn’t King Tee have an album produced solely by Dr. Dre while on Death Row? Info and link after the cut…
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EPMD’s third group album (first on Def Jam) produced bangers such as “Gold Digger,” “Rampage,” and “Hardcore,” which introduced us to Reggie Noble. The album was produced by Erick Sermon and Parrish Smith with DJ Scratch providing one track. Props to Onez for this one. Hit the cut…
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Charles Hamilton’s debut album is hitting retail sometime in August, but he is releasing it for online for FREE on June 16? Apparently, the physical album will be released in a different format than the digital one [read interview].
I think the dude is talented. I thought The Pink Lavalamp [sample set] was good music, but he stays with some negative press. If its not beef with Soulja Boy [here], its problems with Rhymefest [here, here & here], or the alleged stolen track [here & here], and the mess with naming J Dilla as his executive producer, and the backlash [here].
Anyhoo, not only is he releasing the album for FREE, but he also revealed the sample sources. The opportunist that we are….we quickly tracked those samples down! Hit the cut for the samples and sound off on what you think about this fu*@ery as they say on the internet…
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