Friday, November 9, 2012

Hard Knocks - Ghetto Love (1992) sampled Sun - Time Is Passing (1977)

Artist:  Hard Knocks
Song:  Ghetto Love
Year:  1992
Album:  School Of Hard Knocks



This is an overlooked classic from the Hip Hop golden era.  Definitely worth a listen.




Artist:  Pete Rock
Song:  Just A Word Or Two
Year:  2009
Album:  Not Officially Released



I have no clue where this track comes from, but it's a great example of a Pete Rock solo joint with no guest appearances.  Maybe it was limited release vinyl, but in 2009 it is possibly a digital-only release.  It's not on any single or album that I know of.




Artist:  Dr. Dre
Song:  The Car Bomb
Year:  1999
Album:  (The Chronic) 2001



Dr. Dre even puts great music in his skits, like another of his skits I posted.




Artist:  Sun
Song:  Time Is Passing
Year:  1977
Album:  Sun-Power



Some of my earliest digging was Sun because the records were only a few dollars.  The samples are much slower in the original song.
 
The Hard Knocks intro and chorus are the 2-bar loop that begins at 0:42.  The verse sample is the 2-bar loop from 0:34.
 
Pete Rock's 1-beat loop at the beginning is from 0:57.  The verse is the 2-bar loop from 0:34.  The chorus introduces vocals that sing "Just to hear from you a word or two, just to drop a line to say you're mine" from 1:46.  Also, during the chorus you can hear the 2-bar loop from 0:50 played twice and then the four-bar sample from 0:42.
 
Dr. Dre used the same samples as Hard Knocks, the 2-bar loop from 0:42 and then the 2-bar loop from 0:34.

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