Thought I’d through this one up to compliment the latest remix contest. I would have had it up sooner, but I had problems finding a couple of tracks (indicated below) and also had problems finding a high quality album cover.
Released on November 12, 1996, Hard Core is the debut album from female emcee Lil’ Kim. Executively produced by the Notorious B.I.G. (who wrote most of Lil’ Kim’s rhymes), this album has a lot a hot beats. This collection of samples is worth a download just for the first few tracks alone.
- “Was It Something I Said” by Sylvester
- Sampled in “Big Mama Thang”
- Produced by Stretch Armstrong
- “Take Me Just As I Am” by Lyn Collins
- Sampled in “No Time”
- Produced by Sean “P. Diddy” Combs & Stevie J.
- “Message from The Soul Sisters” by Vicki Anderson
- Sampled in “No Time”
- Produced by Sean “P. Diddy” Combs & Stevie J.
- “50 Ways To Leave Your Lover” by Frank Chacksfield & Orchestra *
- Sampled in “Spend A Little Doe”
- Produced by Ski
- “Rain Dance” by Jeff Lorber
- Sampled in “Crush On You”
- Produced by Andraeo “Fanatic” Heard
- “Down Home Girl” by The Coasters
- Sampled in “Crush On You”
- Produced by Andraeo “Fanatic” Heard
- “Bumpies Lament” by Sylvester *
- Sampled in “Drugs”
- Produced by Fabian Hamilton
- “Hey, That’s No Way to Say Goodbye” by Roberta Flack
- Sampled in “Queen Bitch”
- Produced by Carlos “Six July” Broady & Nashiem Myrick
- “Think (About It)” by Lyn Collins
- Sampled in “Dreams”
- Produced by Prestige
- “Only a Fool” by Bert Kaempfert
- Sampled in “M.A.F.I.A. Land”
- Produced by Brent “Faraoh” Toussaint
- “The One I Need” by Shirley Murdock
- Sampled in “We Don’t Need It”
- Produced by Minnesota
- “Ode to Billie Joe” by Lou Donaldson
- Sampled in “We Don’t Need It”
- Produced by Minnesota
- “Turn Your Love Around” by George Benson
- Sampled in “Not Tonight”
- Produced by Jermaine Dupri
- “Ladies Night” by Kool & The Gang [BONUS]
- Sampled in “Not Tonight (Remix)”
- Produced by Jermaine Dupri
* unavailable in compilation
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props…that album does have some hot beats
Nice. Was hoping to hear that Drugs sample.
I’ve been looking forever for the Instrumentals to Hardcore and can’t find them. I’m sure they’re out there somewhere.
Thanks for the music, man!
“I’m convinced man something really wrong with these hoes, I thought Lil Kim was hot until she started f**kin’ with her nose” (50 Cent, “Love Me” 2002)
Prior to all of the surgery’s she was the “hottest chick in the game.” B.I.G. had a couple, Faith, Kim, and Charlie Baltimore.
Someone post the original version “Queen Bitch” that has B.I.G. spittin the rhymes contained in the song. I have a copy, but haven’t found it yet on the hard drive.
I would not be suprised if the Drugs sample is actually the soul mann and the brother’s cover instead of Sylvester’s.
I thought the cut “Bumpy’s Lament” was by Isaac Hayes. I’m pretty sure.
Nah, it’s “Bumpies Lament”… totally different song than Isaac Hayes’ “Bumpy’s Lament”. From what I understand anyway.
in fact, the “drugs” sample is from soul mann and the brothers’ “Bumpy’s Lament” and i have that sample and am willing to contribute to this compilation.