The Emotions - "Blind Alley" '71

I've been quiet on the blog tip lately bc I've just been crazy busy. So here's an old gem that's been sampled by more groups than I can count. Enjoy...



Big Daddy Kane - “Ain’t No Half Steppin’”


DAS EFX used it in "Jussammen"and also in "Clap your hands now"


ED O.G. Sampled it on two tracks "I'm different" and "Go Up and Up"


EPMD "Brothers from Brentwood LI"


LL Cool J "Pink cookies in a plastic bag"


Tribe used it in "Scenario" but also in "Phony Rappers"


Long list of others who sampled it:
* 112 - “In Love with You”
* 3rd Bass - “Product of the Environment”
* A Tribe Called Quest - “Phony Rappers”
* A Tribe Called Quest - “Scenario”
* Alkaholiks - “Who Dem Niggas”
* AMG - “Jiggable Pie”
* Big Daddy Kane - “Ain’t No Half Steppin’”
* Black AG - “There it Is”
* Brand Nubian - “Alladat”
* Chubb Rock - “Organizer”
* Craig Mack - “Funk Wit Da Style”
* Das EFX - “Jussummen”
* Das EFX - “Klap Ya Handz”
* Ed O.G. - “Go Up and Up”
* Ed O.G. - “I’m Different”
* EPMD - “Brothers from Brentwood LI”
* Gang Starr - “Comin’ for Datazz”
* Ice Cube - “We Had to Tear this Motherfucker Up”
* Innosense - “A Real Good Man”
* King Sun - “Sippin’ Brandy”
* King Tee - “Duck”
* Leaders of the New School - “Sound of the Zeekers”
* LL Cool J - “Pink Cookies in a Plastic Bag”
* Lords of the Underground - “Psycho”
* Makeba & Skratch - “Mentally Fitness”
* Mariah Carey - “Dream Lover”
* Massive Attack - “Any Love”
* Melvin Riley - “I’m Going Through a Thang”
* Mormon Ghetto Projectz ft X-Caliber - “Intro-section + Turn the Tables”
* Nikki D - “The Beauty Shop”
* P King - “It�s Fundamental”
* P King - “Sleepaway Camp”
* P-King - “Wicked and Nasty”
* Pharcyde - “4 Better or 4 Worse”
* Redhead Kingpen - “We Don’t Have a Plan B”
* Redman - “Redman Meets Reggie Noble”
* Sweet N Lo - “All in How You Bag It”
* Trilogy - “Good Time”
* Wreckx-N-Effect - “Rump Shaker”