Song: Bobyahed2dis
Year: 1994
Album: Dare Iz A Darkside
November 1994 was the "Month of the Man" when Def Jam released Redman and Method Man albums. I still remember hearing this song for the first time in my friend JOS's studio. I like how this song muddies the sample and makes it fit with the concept of this album. I think Redman enhanced the bass.
Artist: Downtown Science
Song: Room To Breathe
Year: 1991
Album: Downtown Science
More Def Jam goodness. I slept on this album when it came out but I shouldn't have because I knew it was Sam Sever's group. The exact same sample as Redman but it can be heard more clearly in this song.
Artist: Drake
Song: Best I Ever Had
Year: 2009
Album: So Far Gone
Can-Con! The CRTC did not force me to add Canadian Content to the blog, I'm proud to say that Drake is Canadian. Only a handful of Toronto artists have ever had American exposure, but none like Drake. I always thought that Kardinal Offishall and Saukrates would be the chosen ones. Drake used a different sample from the same source and chopped it.
Artist: Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds
Song: Fallin' In Love
Year: 1975
Album: Fallin' In Love
I was in a bar in 1996 and this song was playing in the background. That's when I realized that music played in bars, grocery stores and elevators is pretty good. The Redman and Downtown Science sample occurs at 0:18. Drake's intro occurs at 0:09. The rest of the Drake song follows this pattern: 3 hits of the sample at 0:00, 4 hits of the sample at 0:03, 3 hits of the sample at 0:06 and 3 hits of the sample at 0:09.
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