Capone -N- Noreaga - Capone Bone (1997) sampled Roy Ayers & Wayne Henderson - Step In To Our Life (1978)

Artist:  Capone -N- Noreaga
Song:  Capone Bone
Year:  1997
Album:  The War Report

I still remember the summer of 1997, this song was steadily playing on my system.

Artist:  Top Quality
Song:  Magnum Opus
Year:  1994
Album:  Magnum Opus

Remember this song?  What happened to this guy?  I remember Parrish Smith, PMD, put him on and this song was on the radio every day.

Artist:  Roy Ayers & Wayne Henderson
Song:  Step In To Our Life
Year:  1978
Album:  Step In To Our Life

This album is full of nice tunes, typical of the Roy Ayers discography.  Excuse the vinyl clicks, my copy of this has been played a lot.

 

The Capone -N- Noreaga sample is a 4-bar loop.  The first 7 beats start at 0:40, the next 4 beats from 0:42, the next 4 beats repeat the sample at 0:42 and the final beat is the two notes at 0:44.

 

Top Quality used the two-bar loop starting at 1:31.

The Beatnuts - Yeah You Get Props (1994) sampled Herbie Hancock - Toys (1977)

Artist:  The Beatnuts
Song:  Yeah You Get Props
Year:  1994
Album:  The Beatnuts: Street Level

I have been thinking about this album for the past few weeks so to follow up the last post, here is the "remix" of that song (they were both on the same 12-inch single).  This album is solid.

Artist:  Herbie Hancock
Song:  Toys
Year:  1977
Album:  V.S.O.P.

I have already documented my admiration for Herbie Hancock.  This is a long song, for true jazz heads.  I love when samples are one-time occurences in the middle of a jazz song.  It requires a good ear to find.  The sample is a 1-bar loop from 0:41.