From the category archives:
This smooth groove comes from Michael Henderson’s 1979 album, Do It All. Mr. Henderson released eight albums, but is also known for working with Miles Davis, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, among others.
Hit the cut for a stream of the track and link. The middle of the song is what everyone will want to hear.
Here is another Dilla gem from one of his out of print CD’s. This treat comes from The Supremes 1969 album, Cream of the Crop.
Stream/download link after the cut.
“Thigh Spy” is one of the many standout tracks from The Persuaders 1972 album, Thin Line Between Love and Hate. Another Dilla gem!
Hit the cut for the stream of the song and link.
Since people haven’t been commenting on my last two Sample of the Day post I guess I should say Dilla was a fool for this one. Hit the cut for the stream of the song and link.
Today’s Sample of the Day comes from Cris Williamson’s 1971 self-titled album. I was going to sum up some information on her, but Wikipedia did a great job; so I won’t!
No download link for this one.
Today’s Sample of the Day comes from The Fraternity of Man’s 1968 self-titled album. The band released one more album (Get On It) before disbanding in 1969. Hit the cut for the link.
Another edition of the Sample of the Day finds us jamming to The Bee Gees “I Can’t See Nobody” from their debut album, Bee Gees’ 1st.
Hit the cut for the track.
*Side note* Presenting the Samples of the Day in a way it doesn’t fully expose the little guy. Inspiration from YN
I wasn’t able to find much information about Ace Spectrum other than they released three albums (Inner Spectrum, Low Rent Rendezvous, and Just Like in The Movies) from 1974 to 1976. “Trust Me” is one of many jams found on their 1975 album, Low Rent Rendezvous. If anyone has additional information regarding the group leave them in the comments.
Link after the cut.
“I Don’t Really Care” by L.V. Johnson from his 1981 album, We Belong Together. Hit the cut for link to the track. Enjoy!
Lee Mason and his Orchestra’s “Shady Blues” is the sample of the day. Enjoy and hit the cut if you want the track. P!
I remember when this album first came out my friend and I listened to this song continuous to figure out what song the dude was singing (at the beginning and middle of the song). We knew it was a New Edition song, but couldn’t ID which one. After a day or so, my friend identified the song as “Lost in Love” from their 1984 album, New Edition.
Extremely random post, but hit the cut for Sample of the Day.
The Clipse were suppose to drop Exclusive Audio Footage on Elektra Records in 1999, however it was shelved by the record company for some reason. They did manage to release the single and video for “The Funeral” produced by The Neptunes, which seemed like a good introduction to the world IMO. They were eventually dropped from Elektra, but resurfaced in 2002 when they dropped the extremely dope Lord Willin’ on Arista Records.
“The Funeral” is one of my favorite Neptunes produced tracks because of the thumping bass and that hunting vocal sample that fits perfect with the song and video. The good folks at Sampleur-Samplé identified the sample recently.
The Neptunes sampled Blood, Sweat & Tears song “God Bless the Child” from their Grammy Award winning self-titled album. If I was the Clipse I would try to gain the rights to this album and release it commercially as hard core fans would eat an “official” release up. If Tip was able to get Kamaal/The Abstract from Arista, then the Thornton should be able as well?
Again, props to Sampleur-Samplé for the sample id. Everything after the cut.
Week 16 has us exploring some of Premier’s work with the Philly emcee, Bahamadia. She dropped her debut album Kollage in 1996 along with a laundry list of dope albums such as Reasonable Doubt, It Was Written, Illadelph Halflife, The Score, Hell on Earth, All Eyez on Me, The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory, Ironman, Muddy Waters, etc. The album kicked off with the singles “UKNOWHOWWEDU” and “3 Tha Hard Way,” which earned some airplay on Rap City. Bahamadia had lyrics for days (check out “Wordplay” from the album) and was the antithesis to Lil’ Kim and Foxy Brown who were big at that time. Lyrics and dope production equals a solid debut album.
Premier laced her with five tracks and we have two of them today. Premier produced the 50 second long “Intro” and provides his signature drums and loop for “True Honey Buns (Dat Freak Shit).” The message in “True Honey….” is definitely opposite of what Kim and Foxy were kicking back in ‘96.
Info and link after the cut.
Fifteen weeks strong of DJ Premier Wednesday. I’m going to keep it short as this week’s sample comes from The Lox sophomore album, We Are the Streets. Premier is a genius as the chop is masterful and Jadakiss sounds great over his production.
Hit the cut for info and link. Props to SC.
Wale’s debut album Attention Deficit drops today and is a solid offering from the D.C./MD native. His third single “Pretty Girls” from the album features Gucci Mane and Weensey (from BackYard Band) on the hook. The single has been getting good airplay on the local stations because of the infectious beat and catchy hook. That catchy hook comes from The Moments song; “Girls” off their 1975 album Look at Me.
Hit the cut for the link and info. I’ve included both versions of “Pretty Girls” in the link. Enjoy!
