Saturday, March 21, 2009
D-NICE PRESENTS TRUE HIP-HOP STORIES: MONIE LOVE
D-Nice Presents True Hip-Hop Stories: Monie Love from D-Nice on Vimeo.
MONIE LOVE - IT'S A SHAME (1990) (Samples The Spinners' "It's A Shame")
THE SPINNERS - IT'S A SHAME (1970) (Released the same year that Monie Love was born)
D-NICE BRINGS THE REALNESS
I'm totally digging D-Nice's True Hip-Hop Stories. Check out this episode with producer/emcee Kwame!
True Hip-Hop Stories - Kwame from D-Nice on Vimeo.
True Hip-Hop Stories - Kwame from D-Nice on Vimeo.
ILLMATIC!
In the spring of 1994, April 19th to be the exact, hip-hop ushered in a new king to join the ranks of those like Afrika Bambaaataa, Rakim, KRS One, Big Daddy Kane, Run DMC, and so forth. It was on this date that Queensbridge emcee Nas (aka Nasty Nas) dropped his seminal masterpiece Illmatic.
All ten tracks on Illmatic are bangers: laced with classic lyrics over flawless production from such greats as DJ Premier, Large Professor, Pete Rock, and Q-Tip. On "It Aint Hard To Tell", which samples Michael Jackson's "Human Nature", Nas spits:
It ain't hard to tell, I excel, then prevail
The mic is contact that I attract clientele
My mic check is life or death, breathin' a sniper's breath
I exhale the yellow smoke of Buddha through righteous steps
Deep like The Shinin', sparkle like a diamond
Sneak a uzi on the island in my army jacket linin'
Hit the Earth like a comet, invasion
Nas is like the Afrocentric Asian, half-man, half-amazin'
Cause in my physical, I can express through song
Delete stress like Motrin, then extend strong
I drank Moet with Medusa, give her shotguns in hell
From the spliff that I lift and inhale, it ain't hard to tell
NAS - IT AIN'T HARD TO TELL (1994)
MICHAEL JACKSON - HUMAN NATURE (1982)
All ten tracks on Illmatic are bangers: laced with classic lyrics over flawless production from such greats as DJ Premier, Large Professor, Pete Rock, and Q-Tip. On "It Aint Hard To Tell", which samples Michael Jackson's "Human Nature", Nas spits:
It ain't hard to tell, I excel, then prevail
The mic is contact that I attract clientele
My mic check is life or death, breathin' a sniper's breath
I exhale the yellow smoke of Buddha through righteous steps
Deep like The Shinin', sparkle like a diamond
Sneak a uzi on the island in my army jacket linin'
Hit the Earth like a comet, invasion
Nas is like the Afrocentric Asian, half-man, half-amazin'
Cause in my physical, I can express through song
Delete stress like Motrin, then extend strong
I drank Moet with Medusa, give her shotguns in hell
From the spliff that I lift and inhale, it ain't hard to tell
NAS - IT AIN'T HARD TO TELL (1994)
MICHAEL JACKSON - HUMAN NATURE (1982)
Thursday, March 12, 2009
WHEN HIP-HOP MEETS ROCK: 2PAC AND PHIL COLLINS
PHIL COLLINS - IN THE AIR TONIGHT (1991) (From the album Face Value)
2PAC - STARIN' THROUGH MY REAR VIEW (1997 and 2003) (On both the Gang-Related and Tupac: Resurrection movie sdtrk)
2PAC - STARIN' THROUGH MY REAR VIEW (1997 and 2003) (On both the Gang-Related and Tupac: Resurrection movie sdtrk)
Friday, March 6, 2009
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
DEBARGE - STAY WITH ME
One of the best composed songs ever! DeBarge has been sampled by the likes of Biggie Smalls, Mariah Carey, 2Pac, and Warren G just to name a few.
BIGGIE SMALLS - ONE MORE CHANCE (1995) (Samples DeBarge's "Stay With Me")
MARIAH CAREY - I'LL BE LOVING YOU LONG TIME (2008) (Samples DeBarge's "Stay With Me")
2PAC - I AIN'T MAD AT CHA (1996) (Samples DeBarge's "A Dream")
WARREN G - I WANT IT ALL (1999) (Samples DeBarge's "I Like It")
BIGGIE SMALLS - ONE MORE CHANCE (1995) (Samples DeBarge's "Stay With Me")
MARIAH CAREY - I'LL BE LOVING YOU LONG TIME (2008) (Samples DeBarge's "Stay With Me")
2PAC - I AIN'T MAD AT CHA (1996) (Samples DeBarge's "A Dream")
WARREN G - I WANT IT ALL (1999) (Samples DeBarge's "I Like It")
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