Sampled By Who?? Outlaw Blues Band vs Cypress Hill

Hello Hello!

So today's update is going back to the original steez, and I'm coming with a serious tune! The Outlaw Blues Band hailed form California and this track appeared on their 1969 LP 'Breaking In' which was produced by Bob Thiele. They were part of a wide ranging blues revivalist scene that was going on back in those days, and thanks to this tune right here are still being revived today!


Outlaw Blues Band - Deep Gully





Then back in '93 Muggs, B Real and Sen Dog aka Cypress Hill dropped this on us. I vividly remember getting the Black Sunday CD for Christmas in 93/94. Good Times! It's still a fantastic LP and well worth a listen. I'll stick up a few of the other tunes Muggs sampled over the weekend

Cypress Hil - When The Shit Goes Down



Flip forward 20 odd years, and possibly the greatest early nineties hip hop group Main Source (consisting of the Large Professor, Sir Scratch and K Cut) dropped this bomb on their seminal début LP Breaking Atoms. I think this came out originally in 1991. EDIT: An it definately doesn't sample Deep Gully so who knows why I even posted it...

Main Source - Just A Friendly Game Of Baseball

Friday 27th February in the Canal Bar!

For those of you in town on Friday night this week...


For the final time until at least summertime i'm going to dig out a bunch of that 80's classic shit and smash it up down at the Canal Bar (not the final time i'm gonna play down there, just the last time i'm playing any 80's sets anywhere, for a while anyway) . I got three hours to fill though so will probably be beginning with a bit of funk an soul - a although I missed out on the Lee Dorsey tune I was hoping to get on eBay over the weekend cos I didn't check my computer. Anyway I did get a bunch of other stuff so it's all good, ya know how it goes.

Right then, to sum up: Friday Night. Canal Bar. Devastatin Gordy the Turntable Slave.
















props to kerrse for the original photochop

Doom Watch - Thats That!

New Doom is knocking about today, Thats That- 'RAAAAH, Got you Ma' I likes it, but you could have guessed that shit.

Doom - That's That



Also found the proposed tracklist of his soon to be dropping longplayer 'Born Into This' check it:

01. Supervillain Intro
02. Gazillion Ear
03. Ballskin
04. Yessir (ft. Raekwon)
05. Absolutely
06. Rap Ambush
07. Lightworks
08. Batty-Boys
09. Angelz (ft. Tony Starks)
09. Cellz
10. Still Dope (ft. Empress Sharhh)
11. Microwave Mayo
12. More Rhymin' (ft. Kurious)
13. That's That
14. Suppervillainz
15. Bump's Message
16. Thank Ya

So we already heard three of these cuts, Ballskin was on my blog a couple of weeks back, Angels (ft. Tony Starks) is already available of the Natural Selection LP that came out a couple of years back on Nature Sounds. Can't wait to hear the rest, you hear me Lex?? RELEASE THE LP ALREADY!!!

Sampled By Who?? Menahan Street Band vs Jay Z

This one is a bit more upto date than the previous posts.

The Menahan Street Band released their debut LP 'Make The Road By Walking' in October 2008 on Daptone records, not that they are fresh to the game in any way. Guitarist Thomas Brenneck of the Dap-Kings masterminded the project alongside other notable musicians (Leon Michels & Toby Pazner of the El Michels Affair, Nick Movshon & Aaron Johnson from Antibalas and several of the Dap-Kings lineup) and recorded the LP in the bedroom of his apartment on Menahan St. in Brooklyn NY. This tune was one of the first they released back in late 2006.


Menahan Street Band - Make The Road By Walking




Then Jay Z and his production team got in on the act, lifting a obvious sample, however in their defense it's simply a wicked hook so more power to them. This was on the American Gangster LP and released as a single in late 2007.

Jay Z - Roc Boys (And The Winner Is)




And seeing as i mentioned the El Michels Affair earlier here's a little taster of what they get up to:

El Michels Affair - C.R.E.A.M.

Friday The 13th!!

Hold The F@*kin Phone!! New MF Doom

Must be Christmas! New Doom hits the net, this is new up on his Myspace page this week. We all know Doom has got lyrics, flow and pretty much everything else you might look for in a ridiculously sick MC. The only problem is that he's long as fuck, too long for my liking. Anyway this album was originally due to hit stores last October and it's been delayed and put back by Lex Records til sometime in 'early 2009'. I actually did a little Doom megamix last night - I might post it if I get some comments!! Check this out:

MF Doom - Ball Skin

Sampled By Who?? Bob James vs The World!! (Part One)

I'm going back to the start today with the legendary Bob James' Nautilus. Originally appearing on his 1974 release 'One' this track has found longevity through consistent sampling through generations which means I've omitted loads, check the list at the bottom. Nautilus is a nice little number, perfect for switching between the jazzier laid back sorta style to a upbeat funkier vibe. I'm sure you know it already.

Bob James - Nautilus



I think Slick Rick was the first person to record a version, chopping up the bassline to create the classic Childrens Story.

Slick Rick - Childrens Story




Run DMC took the best hook by far!

Run DMC - Beats To The Rhyme




A Tribe Called Quest got in on the action too.

A Tribe Called Quest - Clap Your Hands




And of course RZA's crack at it was dirty as fuck.

Ghostface Killah - Daytona 500




Then we got Lemon D back in his prime rolling out this badboy number. Released on his own Test Imprint in 1999 this wasn't a massive tune at the time as far as I remember, but I like it an it rolls with a nice momentum! A subwoofer is required equipment for optimum playback.

Lemon D - Ghost Stories



And finally this one's a little bit tenuous but there is a sample in there around the breakdown. There's a couple of nice bits on that Welcome to Violence LP, have restored them to the box for a while!


Hive & Gridlock - California Schemin



And here's a quick list of all the other sampling tunes as per some random website (I've added a few in here and there too).

Alkaholiks - "Daaam!"
All Natural - "Think Again"
Basement Khemist - "Correct Technique"
Camp Lo - "Black Nostaljack"
Chubb Rock - "Keep it Street"
DJ Food - "Spiral Dub"
DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince - "Jazzy's Groove"
DJ Spice - Step Off
DJ Zinc - Prankster
Dream Warriors - "Voyage Through the Multiverse"
EPMD - "Brothers on My Jock"
Eric B and Rakim - "Follow the Leader"
Eric B and Rakim - "Let the Rhythm Hit 'Em"
Freestylers - "Warning"
Geto Boys - "Snitches"
Group Home - "Inna Citi Life"
Ice T - "?"
JCD and the Dawg lb - "Over Pussy"
Jeru - "My Mind Spray"
Joe Budden - "Yo, Yo, Yo"
Jungle Brothers - "Book of Rhyme Pages"
K-Solo - "Everybody Knows Me"
Keith Murray - "The Rhyme"
King Sun - "Big Shots"
Kruder & Dorfmeister - "Original Bedroom Rockers"
Large Professor ft Pete Rock - "The Rap World"
Leaders of the New School - "Show Me a Hero"
Lord Shafiyq - "My Mic is on Fire"
Lyrical Prophecy - "You Can't Swing This"
Main Source - "Live at the Barbecue"
Mary J. Blige - "Just Mary"
Mary J. Blige ft Nas & DMX - "Sincerity"
Mekon - "Phatty's Lunch Box"
Mike Zoot - "Scene"
Naughty by Nature - "Cruddy Clique"
Nice & Smooth - "No Delayin'"
Onyx - "Black Vagina Finda"
Onyx - "Throw Ya Gunz"
Organized Konfusion - "Stray Bullet"
Pete Rock & CL Smooth - "Take You There"
Pete Rock & CL Smooth - "The Sun Won't Come Out"
Pete Rock & CL Smooth - "What's Next on the Menu?"
Poison Clan - "Paper Chase"
Poor Righteous Teachers - "Word is Bond"
Project M - "The Place to Be"
Public Enemy - "Anti-Nigger Machine"
Puff Daddy ft Busta Rhymes and Notorious BIG - "Victory"
Queen Mother Rage - "Slippin' into Darkness"
Red Myers - "Shoplifter"
Run-DMC - "Groove to the Sound"
Salt-N-Pepa - "Doper than Dope"
Soul II Soul - "Jazzie's Groove"
Tame One - "Torture Chamber"
The Roots ft Mos Def - "Double Trouble"
Threat - "Bust One Fa Me"
Tim Dog - "Bronx Nigga"
Tim Dog - "I'll Wax Anybody"
Tim Dog - "Low Down Nigga"
Ultramagnetic MCs - "Ced Gee (Delta Force One)"
Ultramagnetic MCs - "Moe Love on the One & Two"
Ultramagnetic MCs - "Raise it Up"