Wednesday, October 29, 2014

The Large Professor - That Bullshit (1996) sampled The Nat Adderley Sextet - Make Your Own Temple (1972)

Artist:  The Large Professor
Song:  That Bullshit
Year:  1996
Album:  The LP



This song was on the 1996 bootleg version of "The LP".  I remember hearing it for the first time on Mastermind's local Saturday afternoon radio show and it was the first time he played a song twice in a row.  This was the first song off this album that I heard, long before "Mad Scientist".




Artist:  Mad Skillz
Song:  Skillz In '95
Year:  1995
Album:  The Nod Factor 12-inch Single



Since it uses the same source, it shouldn't surprise you that this song was also produced by The Large Professor. 




Artist:  The Nat Adderley Sextet With Rick Holmes
Song:  Make Your Own Temple
Year:  1972
Album:  Cannonball Adderley Presents Soul Of The Bible



Rick Holmes is the guy talking and he sounds great on jazz.  If you dig this, check out two more albums by the Adderley brothers:  "Soul Zodiac" and "Love, Sex and the Zodiac".  The main sample used by The Large Professor was a two-bar loop that combined a six-beat sample starting at 2:21 and then beats 7 and 8 are a repeat of beats 3 and 4.  The chorus sample is the two-bar sample at 3:40.  Mad Skillz used the sample that drops at 2:26. 

Saturday, October 18, 2014

Rapper Big Pooh - Wooden Wall Silverware (2011) sampled Pondersoa Twins Plus One - Bound (1971)

Artist:  Rapper Big Pooh
Song:  Wooden Wall Silverware
Year:  2011
Album:  Fat Boy Fresh Volume One - For Members Only



The Fat Boy Fresh series has three volumes to date and is worthy of a box set, especially if more quality material gets added over the years.




Artist:  The Large Professor
Song:  Bowne
Year:  2009
Album:  The LP



This song was on the official 2009 release of "The LP", but not on the 1996 bootleg version that floated around. 




Artist:  Kayne West
Song:  Bound 2
Year:  2013
Album:  Yeezus



Besides the fact that the video for this song was what caught people's attention, I thought it was the best track on the album. 




Artist:  Ponderosa Twins Plus One
Song:  Bound
Year:  1971
Album:  2+2+1 = Ponderosa Twins Plus One



An album cover like this begs one to listen to its contents.  How can there not be a sample inside?  Rapper Big Pooh used the two-bar loop at 2:17.  The Large Professor used the two-bar loop at 0:01 for the verses but the two-bar loop at 0:14 for the chorus.  Kanye West used the same sample at 0:14 and also used the two-bar loop from 1:02.