The Mar-Keys - "Philly Dog" 1966

Some old school 45 funk...

The Mar-Keys - "Philly Dog" 1966

Patrice Rushen "Remind Me" 1982

Just one of Patrice Rushen's amazing tracks "Remind Me" 1982


Some of the songs sampling this gem:

Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five "Fly Girl"(1988)


Mary J. Blige "You Remind Me"(1992)


Intelligent Hoodlum "Grand Groove (Bonus Mix)"(1993)


Heavy D & the Boyz "Take Your Time"(1994)


Fallin' in Love by Faith Evans (1995)


Junior M.A.F.I.A. feat. Aaliyah "I Need You Tonight"(1995)


Slum Village "5 Ela (Remix)"(1997)

Funky Four Plus One - That's the Joint 1980 & those who sampled

So I define hip-hop pre 90's as "Old School" and hip-hop made during 90's as "True School". This track my friends is an "Old School" track andhas been sampled by a bunch of groups.

Funky Four Plus One - That's the Joint 1980


Another Old School joint that samlped the joint: "Lesson 1 (The Pay-Off Mix)" by Double Dee & Steinski (1985):


Shake Your Rump by Beastie Boys (1989)


"Shadrach" by Beastie Boys (1989)


"Say No Go" by De La Soul (1989)


"Rock Dis Funky Joint" by Poor Righteous Teachers (1990)


Uptown Anthem by Naughty by Nature (1991)


"Where Are They Now (80's Remix)" by Nas, MC Shan, UTFO and Kool Moe Dee feat. Grandmaster Caz, Dana Dane and Just-Ice (2007)

The Commodores - Assembly Line (1974)

The Commodores - Assembly Line(1974)


Sampled in:

The B-Boys "Two, Three, Break" 1983


Public Enemy "Bring the Noise" 1987


Snow "Informer" 1992... Say what you want about this track, but dude cashed in on this track along with MC Shan (Juice Crew).

last week's silence... GURU RIP

You may, or may not, have noticed the lack of any posts last week. There are two reasons behind the silence (1) I was just insanely busy and more importantly (2) with Guru's passing I honestly wasn't sure what to post. I didn't want to post all the samples from Gang Starr as I've already posted a ton of them here and on FB and frankly that speaks more to Premo vs. Guru. I also didn't want to just post my favorite GS tracks or Guru (non Premo) tracks as everyone was already doing that. I wanted to avoid a long angry rant around #fucksolar and the Guru brainwashing that lead to the death of Gang Starr and the GS Foundation years ago continuing through his death.

So I'll chalk it up to a long moment of silence out of respect. Respect due. RIP Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal.

AGROvate1
iLL COMPANY

P Funk All Stars - "Pumpin'it up" (1983)

Funky Friday People....

Afro Cuban Band "Something's Gotta Give" 1979

Afro Cuban Band "Something's Gotta Give" 1979


Sampled in:
Kid Capri - Soundtrack to the streets ft. Nas - released in '98 not sure when it was recorded...

Clifford Brown With Strings "Yesterday Memory of You" 1955

Clifford Brown With Strings "Yesterday Memory of You" 1955


KRS-ONE "MC's Act Like They Don't Know" 1995 produced by Premo and a bunch of Cameos in the vid:

DJ Jazzy Jeff Live in Charlotte, NC

DJ Jazzy Jeff Live in Charlotte, NC

BROTHERS JOHNSON "strawberry letter 23" 1977

BROTHERS JOHNSON "strawberry letter 23" 1977


Sampled in:

DJ Quick "Safe and Sound" 1995


DAS EFX "Whut goes around" 1998


OutKast's "Ms. Jackson" 2000

Harvey Scales "Dancing Room Only" (1979)

Harvey Scales "Dancing Room Only" (1979)


One of the songs sampled by the Beastie Boys in "Shake Your Rump"(1989)

Nick Javas reppin Jersey & Rutgers down with Premo's label

Premo signed Nick Javas (a white dude from Jersey who went to Rutgers) to his independent label Year Round Records. I think this cat will get some props from the hip-hop community with Premo backing him. What do you think?

Promo#1 from COO Year Round Records on Vimeo.

PROMO#2 from COO Year Round Records on Vimeo.

Year Round G'z DJ Premier Nick Javas Koln Germany from COO Year Round Records on Vimeo.

Ike Turner & The Kings Of Rhythm "Funky Mule" 1969

It's Funky Friday and me being busy & lazy I just pulled another Ike song since he was the subject of yesterday's post. Enjoy this gem...there are other tracks by this group worth hunting down, or hit me up and I can hook you up. Enjoy:

Ike Turner & The Kings Of Rhythm "Funky Mule" 1969

Ike Turner & the Kings of Rhythm "Gettin Nasty" 1969

Ike Turner & the Kings of Rhythm "Gettin Nasty" '69


sampled by:

Jurassic 5 "Concrete School Yard" '98


Main Source "Snake Eyes" '91


GZA "Liquid Swords" '95

The Bar-Kays "Holy Ghost" 1978

The Bar-Kays "Holy Ghost" '78


Sampled in:
Afrika Bambaataa and Soulsonic Force "Who You Funkin' With" '86


M.A.R.R.S. - "Pump Up The Volume" '87 (I have this vinyl)


Kid 'N Play "Gittin' Funky" '88


Beastie Boys "Hey Ladies" '89

Hamilton Bohannon "Stop and Go" '72

Just got put onto this artist and track the other day via a Large Professor interview done by Crate Kings http://www.cratekings.com/ (great website) where LP was asked what's his favorite record. His response was it's impossible to answer but at the very moment I'm gonna say Bohannon "Stop and Go". So I dug it up, listened to it, liked it and now I'm sharing it with you. Thanks to Crate Kings and The LP. Enjoy...

C'mon SON! V-12

Ohio Players "Funky Worm" 1972 - a heavily sampled gem...

Ohio Players "Funky Worm" 1972


Here's a few of the songs you know of that sampled this gem...all in there's probably about 30+ songs that sampled it.

NWA "Dope Man" 1987


X-Clan "Xodus" 1992


Ice Cube "Wicked" 1992


Kris Kross "Jump" 1992


DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince "Boom Shake the Room" 1993


PMD "Saw it Comin" 1994


Masta Ace "Born to Roll" 1995


Sublime "Garden Grove" 1996

Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings "How Long Do I Have to Wait"

Sharon Jones and the Dap Tones "How Long Do I Have to Wait" 2004



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