Showing posts with label Buster Williams. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Buster Williams. Show all posts

Saturday, April 25, 2015

Double XX Posse - Not Gonna Be Able To Do It (1992) sampled Buster Williams - Batuki (1975)

Artist:  Double XX Posse
Song:  Not Gonna Be Able To Do It
Year:  1992
Album:  Put Ya Boots On



This is a rare album in 2015, but back in 1992 it was all over college radio.




Artist:  Buster Williams
Song:  Batuki
Year:  1975
Album:  Pinnacle



I still miss the days when Hip Hop had a strong jazz influence.

All of the elements of the one-bar loop appear between 0:01 and 0:03.  The pieces were spaced out nicely to fit in a 4/4 time.  One of the samples repeats, once at a higher pitch and then immediately at a lower pitch.

Saturday, August 16, 2014

Showbiz & A.G. - Bounce Ta This (1992) sampled Buster Williams - The Hump (1975)

Artist:  Showbiz & A.G.
Song:  Bounce Ta This
Year:  1992
Album:  Runaway Slave



With Dres of Black Sheep on the track, this is one of my favourites from the era.




Artist:  A Tribe Called Quest
Song:  Mr. Incognito
Year:  1994
Album:  Not Officially Released in 1994



I believe it was 1994 when I heard this song on the radio.  Since it wasn't released officially at the time, I assumed it was on a white label 12-inch single.  This song also appears on the album shown in the picture, a compilation released in 2003 called Hits, Rarities & Remixes. Fugees (Tranzlator Crew) also used the bassline occasionally in "Nappy Heads". 




Artist:  Buster Williams
Song:  The Hump
Year:  1975
Album:  Pinnacle



I still like Jazz bass for Hip Hop.  Showbiz & A.G. used the one-bar loop that starts at 7:10.  A Tribe Called Quest used the two-bar loop starting at 0:40.