Nas-T Howie - Attic (Original Mix) (1996) sampled Ohio Players - Alone (1975)

Artist:  Nas-T Howie
Song:  Attic (Original Mix)
Year:  1996
Album:  Attic 12-inch Single

Toronto classic.  The only copy of this I have is on an old cassette, so I grabbed this from an online mixtape.

Artist:  Devin The Dude
Song:  Don't Wanna Be Alone
Year:  2007
Album:  Waitin' To Inhale

I should have figured that Devin would sound perfect on the same music.

Artist:  Bahamadia
Song:  Interlude
Year:  1996
Album:  Kollage

DJ Premier produced this track.  Gang Starr liked this Ohio Players album because other songs were sampled for Group Home "So Called Friends" and Gang Starr "Doe In Advance".  Guru Rest In Peace!

Artist:  Ohio Players
Song:  Alone
Year:  1975
Album:  Honey

When I was young and saw my first Ohio Players album, I knew it was going to be good.

Nas-T Howie used the sample from 0:05 to 0:12.

Devin The Dude used the 4-bar loop at 0:15 and also the 4-bar loop at 1:30.

Bahamadia used the 1-bar loop from 3:37.

Da King & I - Tears (1993) sampled Ohio Players - Our Love Has Died (1972)

Artist:  Da King & I
Song:  Tears
Year:  1993
Album:  Contemporary Jeep Music

The finest work from the Rowdy record label.  Undisputed classic!

Artist:  Genius/GZA
Song:  B.I.B.L.E. (Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth)
Year:  1995
Album:  Liquid Swords

This is one of the best album covers ever created.  Elements of martial arts, chess and Hip Hop within an unknown universe.  This particular song does not feature GZA, it's a Killah Priest guest track.

Artist:  Ohio Players
Song:  Our Love Has Died
Year:  1972
Album:  Pleasure

My friend JOS brought this record home just after Da King & I released their song.  We got excited about finding the horns to EPMD "Hardcore" and the well sampled "Funky Worm".  However, this is the song that I'm still listening to.

 

Da King & I used the 2-bar loop starting at 2:22 for their song's backbone.  In the chorus you can hear "Can't Keep These Tears From My Eyes" from the 2-bar loop at 2:35.  After the first chorus there is another 1-bar sample from 3:05.

 

RZA did a great job of producing the GZA/Killah Priest track.  He interlaced 2 loops at various points.  The song starts with the 2-bar loop from 0:41 and soon mixes the 2-bar loop from 4:39.  The loop from 4:39 is heard mostly throughout the song and the loop from 0:41 appears in the chorus and occasionally during the verses.  Very clever production.