Souls Of Mischief - Times Ain't Fair (1995) sampled Roy Ayers Ubiquity - Take All The Time You Need (1975)

Artist:  Souls Of Mischief
Song:  Times Ain't Fair
Year:  1995
Album:  No Man's Land

After the Saafir versus Casual battle, I spent the summer of 1995 eagerly anticipating some material from Opio and Tajai.  Rare appearance by Extra Prolific on this track.  Long live Hieroglyphics!

Artist:  MF Grimm
Song:  A Mother's Heart
Year:  2006
Album:  American Hunger

A gruesome interpretation of a Roy Ayers song, not suitable for children.

Artist:  Roy Ayers Ubiquity
Song:  Take All The Time You Need
Year:  1975
Album:  Mystic Voyage

This is one of the lesser known Roy Ayers samples.  Souls Of Mischief connected two samples to form a seamless 4-bar loop.  The first bar is from 2:57 and the final three bars start from 3:06.  MF Grimm leads off with the beginning of the Roy Ayers song and the main loop is a 1-bar loop from 2:57.  The "No No No No" sample is from 2:59 and at the end of Grimm's grim tale is the "I'm Gonna Be Right There Boy" sample from 3:04.

Smif-N-Wessun - Bucktown (1995) sampled Jack Bruce - Born To Be Blue (1971)

Artist:  Smif-N-Wessun
Song:  Bucktown
Year:  1995
Album:  Dah Shinin'

This will be my most ambitious post to date.  It features a jazz song that is full of samples.  Even though this Smif-N-Wessun album came out in 1995, the first release was Bucktown during the summer of 1994.

Artist:  Nice & Smooth
Song:  Blunts
Year:  1994
Album:  Jewel Of The Nile

Another Hip Hop duo rhyming over the same sample.  Smif-N-Wessun beat Nice & Smooth to the punch though.  Nice & Smooth are one of my favourite groups from the golden era.

Artist:  Artifacts
Song:  Wrong Side Of Da Tracks
Year:  1994
Album:  Between A Rock And A Hard Place

This Hip Hop duo used different samples.  The horns featured in the chorus and occasionally throughout the verses are 4 separate samples.

Artist:  Cella Dwellas
Song:  Land Of The Lost
Year:  1996
Album:  Realms 'N Reality

Another duo, another sample.  What I remember about this song is how great the video was.  This album is tremendous because it contains a lot of jazz and unique lyrics.  It's a commercial flop and a sub-underground hit.

Artist:  Showbiz & A.G.
Song:  Hold Ya Head
Year:  1992
Album:  Runaway Slave

The duo pattern continues with another two samples.  The bassline and the chorus horns are two separate samples from this same jazz song.

Artist:  Diamond And The Psychotic Neurotics
Song:  Sally Got A One Track Mind (Remix By Showbiz)
Year:  1993
Album:  Sally Got A One Track Mind b/w Check One, Two 12-inch Single

Let's just count this one as a duo because of the "And", he wasn't just Diamond D.  More importantly, imagine how difficult life is for a Psychotic Neurotic.

Artist:  Jack Bruce
Song:  Born To Be Blue
Year:  1971
Album:  Things We Like

Jack Bruce comes from the rock band Cream (with Eric Clapton).  Jazz is also a thing he likes.  The first time I heard this song, I was surprised how many well-known samples were contained within.  Showbiz clearly loves this album because there are more songs he has sampled.  Here are the samples in order:

Artifacts "Wrong Side Of Da Tracks"

0:04 - one of the two note horn samples

0:05 - the other two note horn sample

0:07 - one low note used in the verses

0:10 - the famous horn sample from the chorus

Diamond And The Psychotic Neurotics "Sally Got A One Track Mind (Remix By Showbiz)"

1:19 - used as the main loop

Showbiz And A.G. "Hold Ya Head"

2:26 - the horns from the chorus

2:52 - the bassline of the song

Smif-N-Wessun "Bucktown" and Nice & Smooth "Blunts"

2:57 - used as the main loop

Cella Dwellas "Land Of The Lost"

3:08 - used as the main loop