Song: Nothing Move But The Money
Year: 1995
Album: Not Officially Released
"It's all about the cash, still don't nothin' move but the money". I have heard that this song was supposed to be on the Dah Shinin' album but the sample couldn't be cleared. This song was released anyway on a white label 12-inch single. It is inconceivable to think that this "5-mic" album could have been improved.
Artist: A Tribe Called Quest
Song: Verses From The Abstract
Year: 1991
Album: The Low End Theory
A Tribe Called Quest also had trouble clearing the sample but solved the problem in an interesting way. They brought in Ron Carter to play the bassline and added the same guitar and xylophone to recreate the sample. I saw Ron Carter perform in New York and he is amazing with the bass. Tribe also added Vinia Mojica in the chorus for some aural pleasure. In my opinion, this is the best Hip Hop album ever made.
Artist: Heatwave
Song: The Star Of A Story
Year: 1978
Album: Central Heating
Da Beatminerz put in some good work when creating the Smif-N-Wessun song. The beginning uses some chopped vocal and guitar samples from 2:48. The bassline is the 2-bar loop at 0:35 and is accompanied by the singing loop from 0:18. Another 2-bar loop that appears in the song starts at 0:29. Also, the 2-bars starting at 0:24 is occasionally thrown in the mix. A Tribe Called Quest didn't sample this song directly, but they did replay the loop at 0:35 with startling accuracy. I also want to note that this song was also sampled for Slum Village "Star" and 9th Wonder "9th Wonder's Shoutro".
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