Always ill to hear the original samples in the rap game, like
Wendy Rene's "After Laughter," the source for the
Wu's "Tearz," or
Isaac Hayes' "Hung up on My Baby," the source for the
Geto Boys' "Mind Playing Tricks on Me," or the
Isley Brothers' "Footsteps in the Dark," the source for
Ice Cube's "It Was a Good Day."
The Beastie Boys made their living off sampling to the max. Turning little nuggs like Cheap Trick's earnest intro of
"This next song is the first song on our new album" to "Surrender" on their epic live 'At Budokan" album into the intro for
Check Your Head's "Jimmy James."
I recently came across this picture, by a photographer
named Bruce Davidson, the source for the cover of "Ill Communication." Always dug the cover, cuz it seemed like John Belushi. Well, NBC Saturday Mornings taught us right, the more you know.....
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