From the category archives:
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.
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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!
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Producer Beat Butcha samples Nina Simone’s “Hey Buddy Bolden” for Sha Stiumuli’s “What’s Wrong With That? (Wake Up The World)” featuring Torae. The sample gives Sha and Torae the canvas to talk about street credibility in Hip Hop and the effect it has on Hip Hop’s audience especially the babies.
Sha’s album My Soul to Keep is good music from top to bottom. Grab it if you haven’t already [cop here].
Hit the cut for the info and link.
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DJ Premier hooked up with Christina Aguilera in 2006 for her Back to Basic double disc LP. I think the production from Premier was vintage Preem (i.e., “Intro (Back to Basics)” and “Back in the Day”), but some poppy’ish Premier as well (see “Ain’t No Other Man”).
Dope stuff nevertheless….hit the cut for the info and links (ALT included).
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Props to the homie Soul Controllah again, for finding this sample. Just Blaze freaked Laura Lee’s “Two Lovely Pillows” for Sha’s “Move” featuring Freeway and Young Chris. I feel like I’ve heard this sample before…can anyone help me out? I believe My Soul to Keep still drops next week, but who knows. My Soul to Keep drops 10/27/09 according to this [here], but on this page it says 11/27/09 (Black Friday)? SMH.
Hit the cut for the info and link.
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The homie Skeme (via The-Breaks) sent me the sample to Fashawn’s “Our Way” [see video] featuring Evidence. The song is featured on Fashawn’s debut album, Boy Meets World dropping this Tuesday (10/20). And if you don’t have it cop The Antidote mixtape.
Hit the cut for the info and link.
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Week ten of DJ Premier sample Wednesday has us visiting tracks Preem produced for Da Ranjahz and Cee-Lo Green. I ddin’t know Da Ranjahz put an album out back in 2003? I always thought those dudes were dope….or at least when they dropped verses on “If I Should Die” from Jay’s Vol. 2 album. Anyway, classic Preem on both tracks.
Hit the cut for the info and link.
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9th Wonder gives KRS-One and Buckshot a pretty decent track for the closing track on their album, Survival Skills [read review].
Hit the cut for the info and link.
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DJ Premier seems to have a strong connection with Boston area rappers, such as Reks, Term, Big Shug, Ed. O.G., etc. Reks and Preem hook up for cut off one of the top albums of 2008, Grey Hairs.
Hit the cut for the info and download link.
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I wanted to add this song to last weeks post, but was missing a sample. Luckily, the homie skeme came through with that joint for everyone. Again, not much to say Preem+Torae+Skyzoo=Flames.
Everything after the cut…
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Goon and I worked on Ghost’s The Pretty Toney Album sample set in April 08. There were a few we couldn’t find/locate and “Keisha’s House (skit)” was one of them. Doing some random searches this past week I found the listing for the song. I searched about an hour for the song…no dice. So I send Goon an email with the sample source and waited for a reply. He responds the next day…after one more email exchange he sends me the track! Less than 20 minutes he has the track…Classic Goon.
Don’t forget to check out our Ghostface week we had last August.
Link after the cut.
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Lil’ Fame goes into his Bob James collection for one of the better tracks on the new M.O.P. album.
Hit the cut for the link and information. Props to The Breaks.
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Not really much to say this week. DJ Premier + Torae + Skyzoo= FLAMES. Hit the cut for the link and info.
*Side note* Not sure why I don’t have a physical copy of the Young Vet’s Daily Conversation?
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Can’t take any credit for this. SoulControllah found the sample to Ghostface’s “Forever” back in June. Props to him and hit the cut for the track and information.
Ghost’s Wizard of Poetry drops September 29.
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DJ Clue dropped his third album in December of 2006 to little promotion and fan fare. This album doesn’t live up to the previous two in the series…kinda lacked the star power of the others (no Jay, Em, Redman, Method Man, etc).
Hit the cut for the samples to three of the better songs on the album. We haven’t posted these samples in the past.
Enjoy!
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