Sampled By Who?? Art Farmer vs Kool G Rap

It's been quite a while since the last post in the sampled by who?? series, so I thought I'd better pull my finger out and get back on it. So while I was playing in the newly opened Avenue the other day I dropped this little jam by Art Farmer and instantly recognized the hook from a classic Kool G Rap tune and seeing as I had that in mind it made perfect sense to stick it online!
Also as a commemoration to Arthur Stewart Farmer who passed away ten years ago today on the 4th October 1999 affter a decent innings of 71 years.
He was a skilled player of the trumpet, flugelhorn and crossbreed of the two flumpet (designed especially for him by David Monette). This cut comes from his album "Gentle Eyes" from back in 1972 and is a lovely slice of laid back funk groove, involving 5 seperate horn players and numerous soloists. Check It.


Art Farmer - Soulsides





The scroll forward 23 years to NYC in 1995, and Kool G Rap, the emcees MC, along with producer T Ray dropped this cut on is seminal 4,5,6 LP. Mr G Rap is widely acknowledged as one of the finest story telling MC's ever to grace the studio (check out his epic three part tune 'Thug Love Story - pts1, 2 & 3' if you don't believe me!) He's still about today, mainly dropping raw guest versus on people's shit so get checking him out...

Kool G Rap - For Da Brothaz