Before I get into this post I would like to send my prayers to those who live in Haiti or have families in Haiti...
I realized the other day how many people are still completely unaware of how integral the sample is in hip-hop production to this day. The amount of truly successful producers out there who are actually crafting a beat top to bottom from scratch on a daily basis, is somewhere around the amount of fingers on your right hand. I’m not going to go into the whole history of sampling. We’d be here sitting around talking about the RZA pulling in ancient kung-fu dungeon vocals through his TV and speeding them up for Wu-Tang tracks in the early 90’s. Not to mention Premier, Dre, and just about every other legendary producer you can think of from Kanye West and Just Blaze to Rick Rubin and back again.
There’s nothing more beautiful then the original chords of a song that have been transformed and played to death on the radio in its original form. Producers have been tearing up the Menahan Street Band over the past few months, you’ll recognize those samples as soon as you click the link and press play.
There’s nothing more beautiful then the original chords of a song that have been transformed and played to death on the radio in its original form. Producers have been tearing up the Menahan Street Band over the past few months, you’ll recognize those samples as soon as you click the link and press play.
Menahan Street Band - Make the Road By Walking (Jay z)
The Menahan Street Band - 06 The Traitor (Kid Cudi)
The Moments - Love On A Two Way Street (Jay-Alicia Keys-Lil Mama)