Pete Rock - Something Funky (2001) sampled Ahmad Jamal - Misdemeanor (1974)

Artist:  Pete Rock
Song:  Something Funky
Year:  2001
Album:  PeteStrumentals

"I get more raw and hot."  I really like how Pete Rock sampled The Large Professor's "The LP" album before it was widely distributed.  However, the sample being discussed here occurs at 0:14, 1:07, 2:12 and 3:16 (Ahmad Jamal playing the keys).  I consider this to be the last album released before Hip Hop had moved onto the Internet.

Artist:  Gang Starr
Song:  Soliloquy Of Chaos
Year:  1992
Album:  Daily Operation

I remember playing this song right before my first football tryouts.  1992 was full of great music.  How about a Daily Operation 20th Anniversary Edition?  Please include the DWYCK Horny Instrumental.

Artist:  Black Moon
Song:  Black Smif-N-Wessun
Year:  1993
Album:  Enta Da Stage

I'm starting to think that every song on this album will wind up on this blog.

Artist:  Ahmad Jamal
Song:  Misdemeanor
Year:  1974
Album:  Jamalca

In chronological order, the Black Moon samples come first.  The 1-bar loop heard throughout the song is at 0:01 and once in a while they use the 1-bar starting at 0:04.  Immediately after the Black Moon samples comes the 1-bar loop used by Gang Starr at 0:07.  Pete Rock waited for a while before he lifted the 2-bar loop at 3:02.

Gang Starr - The Illest Brother (1992) sampled Bill Cosby - Get Out Of My Life, Woman (1968)

Artist:  Gang Starr
Song:  The Illest Brother
Year:  1992
Album:  Daily Operation

There used to be a time when I was finding DJ Premier samples all the time.  Since the change of the Millennium, that hasn't been the case.  Guru, rest in peace.  Gang Starr has played an instrumental role in my love for jazz music.

Artist:  Bill Cosby
Song:  Get Out Of My Life, Woman
Year:  1968
Album:  Bill Cosby Sings Hooray for the Salvation Army Band!

Bill Cosby is an icon and I wish he was better recognized for his barrier-breaking achievements while he is still alive.  I've always liked how DJ Premier found this loop for the verses in The Illest Brother, it appears at 2:28.  I should also note there is a famous drum break at the beginning of this song.  Out of the many songs that have used it, the ones that come to mind are:  Chubb Rock "The Big Man", Cypress Hill "Stoned Is The Way of The Walk" and Jemini The Gifted One "Brooklyn Kids".