Saturday, March 10, 2012

EPMD - Rap Is Outta Control (1990) sampled Funkadelic - I Bet You (1970)

Artist:  EPMD
Song:  Rap Is Outta Control
Year:  1990
Album:  Business As Usual



Along with Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth "They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.)" and Public Enemy "Fight The Power", this song makes a strong case for the best Hip Hop song ever made.




Artist:  EPMD
Song:   Rap Is Still Outta Control
Year:   1999
Album:  Out Of Business



EPMD remade "You Gots To Chill" with "You Got's 2 Chill '97" so why not do the same here?




Artist:  Funkadelic
Song:  I Bet You
Year:  1970
Album:  Funkadelic



The main sample is a one-bar loop that starts at 2:54.  Another brief sample is heard at the beginning of "Rap Is Outta Control", right after you hear "Tom J in the house".  I suspect that this comes from the main sample but is slowed and processed.  Also note the sample at 0:11 that was also used by EPMD "Total Kaos" as well as Ice-T "Mind Over Matter" and Del Tha Funkee Homosapien "Dark Skin Girls".

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