Hieroglyphics - At The Helm (1998) sampled Southside Movement - I've Been Watching You (1975)

Artist:  Hieroglyphics
Song:  At The Helm
Year:  1998
Album:  3rd Eye Vision

This one is for my good friend JOS.  Back in 1998, I got this record as soon as it came out and this was our summer anthem.  Del was killin' it with lines like "You think you're able to label the Hiero sound?  You still haven't found the comparable variable".  Three pairs of rhymes inside that flow, saying things that Emcee's generally don't.  Classic Hiero.

Artist:  Beastie Boys
Song:  So What'cha Want
Year:  1992
Album:  Check Your Head

It only took me 14 years to realize that this song is the same "sample" as the Hieroglyphics song.  The only difference is that the Beastie Boys replayed the music instead of sampling it.  "Yeah, you can't front on that".  RIP MCA.

Artist:  Southside Movement
Song:  I've Been Watching You
Year:  1975
Album:  Moving South

There are three things I want to say about Southside Movement.  The first is that this band from the South Side of Chicago has created some great samples.  Secondly, Southside Movement is how babies are made.  Thirdly, this song is different from their 1973 release of "I' Been Watchin' You".

 

The Hieroglyphics song starts with a half-bar loop from 0:13.  When the verse starts, an 8-beat chop begins.  The first 5 beats begin at 0:13 and the final 3 begin at 0:14.  This means is that beats 2, 3 and 4 are the same as beats 6, 7 and 8.

 

The Beastie Boys were inspired to play the following samples:  Throughout the song are the two notes that appear at 0:13.  Also, there are two notes that occasionally end a section of their song, these notes appear at 0:30.