Anatomy Of Sample: Stanley Turrentine – Sister Sanctified
I wore the cassette of The Cactus Al/bum out in my ride as a late teen. Still reeling from the onslaught of white boy rap by the Beastie Boys, I […]
Tag Archives: Samples
Happy 40th Birthday Hip Hop
The above flyer is probably the most important flyer in the history of Hip Hop. It signified the birth of the genre by none other than the DJ Kool Herc […]
DJ Frane – Hi Dusty Stranger
When I met DJ Frane about 10 years ago, he was fresh off the release of Electric Garden of Delights, opening for acts like Tha Liks, making blazing beats, and […]
Beat Diggin’: The DVD
The first documentary on crate diggers called Beat Diggin’ by Jesper Jensen, which kicked off the frenzy of different film makers to do the same, is now out on a […]
Lord Finesse – Live From Tokyo Pt.1 (Soundwave Tour 2.14.13)
This just in: Lord Finesse live! from Tokyo courtesy of Slice Of Spice. When Finesse tore it up his last time out, SOS recorded his set and is releasing it […]
Big Ups with Hevehitta
If you’re not familiar with Hevehitta, it’s high time you get familiar. With over 70 mixtapes under his belt, Hevehitta has been holding it down the mix tape game proper […]
Eddie Harris – Lovely Is Today
Here’s a tune that I dug out of the vaults today. This track is an Eddie Harris side that comes off his Plug Me In LP on Atlantic in 1968. […]
Anatomy of a Sample: T.R.O.Y
I hardly buy Classic Rock. If it’s in a lot, cheap, or given to me then I will file it in my Rock section. I’d rather spend my money on […]
James Taylor & the Original Flying Machine – Knocking Around the Zoo
File under interesting Folk/Rock break. Who knew James Taylor could be so funky? I’ve been sitting on a bunch of copies of this record for a minute, compiling drum breaks […]
DJ Shadow’s Home Studio Footage from 1995
Mention the word Entroducing to Hip Hop or DJ fans and they will immediately remember where they were when they got a copy of the now 16 year old classic […]
Flea Market Funk 