"Old School New School Need To Learn..." - J. Cole's "Can't Get Enough" Sample

Man it's been a LONG while since I posted one of these bad boys! But I'm digging this young boy J.Cole's joint "Can't Get Enough" so when I heard the original sample it was to good to pass up sharing it! So with a bit of research (and the help of that Shazam app) I was able to successfully track down the original track "Paulette" he used by ummm Balla et Ses Balladina (hope I'm spelling it correctly). So without further ado he's both to enjoy!

J.COLE -"Can't Get Enough"

Balla Et Ses Balladina -"Paulette"

"Throne Watching!" -Samples From Watch The Throne

I you KNOW me or you've been following the blog, you should know that I'm an avid collector of original samples! You can sorta say it's my hobby. So now being that Watch The Throne is tearing up the airwaves I thought it would be only right if I dug deep to uncover some of that albums samples. So here's just a start of some I came across I hope you dig as much as I do.

CASSIUS -"I Love You So"
THRONE's -"Why I Love You So"


NINA SIMONE -"I'm Feeling Good"
THRONE's -"New Day"


OTIS REDDING -"Try A Little Tenderness"
THRONE's -"Otis"


CURTIS MAYFIELD -"Making Of You"
THRONE's -"The Joy"

"Drop A Bomb To That" -New Hovie & Yeezy "OTIS" Watch The Throne Single Is Out!

Just yesterday I posted a sarcastic rant about how these two cats had fans holding there breath waiting in vain like (Bob) Marley for them to drop SOMETHING sonically from their highly anticipated collabo release "Watch The Throne" (not to be confused with "Game of Thrones" on HBO). And low and behold I hear this track "OTIS" (produced by K.West) that has them going back and forth lyrically like an Olympic level ping pong match...Chinese players of course! Listening to it I can't help but think of that Kanye line from "Touch The Sky" where Ye says "Jay's favorite line: Dog, in due time. Now he look at me, like, Damn dog, you where I am!" And look he's made a whole album rapping along side his idol! Now THAT'S a MF'ing come up If I saw one, right?!? BTW peep the screaming at the end of the song, I'd sware it's Kanye SO excited that this is FINALLY happening! LOL

"OTIS"-Jay-Z & Kanye West


"Try A Little Tenderness" -Otis Redding

"Behind The Dark Fantasy" - Kanye Samples...

After some (not so extensive) research, I successfully tracked down two of the original sampled songs Mr. West has tapped into for this latest 5 star reviewed album "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy" The songs "Devil In A New Dress" and "Lost In The World" are in my top five cuts and I wanted to share with you the sources that he (and his production entourage) got'em from. Enjoy!


Bon Iver "Woods"(sample)
-"Lost In The World" (song)


Smokey Robinson & the Miracles
"Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow" (sample)
"Devil In A New Dress" (song)

"Freak Of The Weak!" -Usher Gets A Lil' Freaky W/Nicki Minaj

I must admit this song really grow on me hard! Well mainly because of the Stevie Wonder ("Livin' In The City") sample used during the chorus. But I dig it done the less. However on the flip side of that, I'm not too too keen on this new rap "it" chick Nicki (or even Usher for that matter) pushing this loose lifestyle to young female fans just to stay current & edgy. Where's the social responsibility here? Are we selling souls or records? I can bet Stevie is turning over in his grave at the songs lyric used to his original classic song! Oh Stevie NOT dead yet? Well then this song would kill him, THEN he'd be in his grave turning over! BTW Usher NO more club scene videos for you! You're too big of an artist NOT to be more creative than this! And don't give me that "record company recession" crap! If Kanye can spend money on his own videos so can you brother. Might as well one LONG ass video where EVERY song happens in the SAME DAMN club! Feel me? Now your turn to judge...

"Old School, New School Need To Learn" -Know(les) The Ledge! Bey Samples

I had so much fun with the Shyne one yesterday I decided to go head & post this one too. Now don't be fooled, Mrs. Hova (Beyonce') is not a stranger to loops my friend. Though her's are a lil more clever and off the beaten path of break beats, at the end of the day they STILL are samples none the less. I've taken the time to post some good examples of just what I'm referring to. Most are old soul samples, but the originals are just as hot as the records she's made them into.

"Old School, New School Need To Learn" -Getting My Shyne On!

Now even though I haven't done a posting in this category in a minute, doesn't mean I haven't been posting up samples from time to time. But being that this guy (former Bad Boy artist turned gun man) Shyne) has been in the news a lot lately, I thought what BETTER time to post this than now! Will he rap again? Is he staying in the states? I don't remember, what song he made again? Why didn't Diddy come visit more? Are ALL questions being floated around the "water cooler!" Me? I'm about the music. I say eff the controversy, I just wanna hear GOOD music from the kid. Well in the meantime here's a "refresher" on the hit he had AND the song he lifted it from made by club icon/nightclubber Grace Jones. Get reacquainted all over again with both.

"Ol' School, New School Need To Learn" -Pt.8

It's starting to look is if America is going to "bail in a hand basket." Decades ago Billy Paul warned the public that the currency has to be fair distributed among the people to keep the economy flowing. But did the "White" House listen? NO! Then to make matters even worse both Dilla (vocals by Steve Spacek) AND Young Jezzy put the same message out years later only to fall on "def" ears. So now today we stand (or fall rather I should say) on the brink of financial disaster, looking for a way out this mess. Middle fingers up, "Go to Bail Washington!" Let dem dollars circulate!

*Btw Sorry It took so long for the return of this section of the Minority Report, but s#!t bees like that sometime. Lol

"Ol' School, New School Need to Learn..." Pt.7

Wanna hear a funny story? Well a while ago a former flame of mine decided (for herself) that she wanted to "spice things up" in the bedroom department and took on the task of taking Belly Dancing lessons. (SWEET!) Of course, as you may well have guessed, I was in FULL support of this new venture. So now, by lesson two she's been instructed to practice at home with the aid of music on the recommended CD "The Best of Belly Dancing." Half way through her "act" I hear the 1st striking chords of Jay-Z's "Big Pimpin," and I start to lose it! Kudos Timbaland, kudos. The way he first came across this sample may not have been as exciting as mine, but he scored even bigger points for making it one of Hip Hop's biggest hits. Sheesh, even the video got props when it debuted. With the infamous Dame Dash champaign pouring scene, the now late Pimp C, and it even featured a fresh-to-the-scene Gloria Velez in all-white slo-mo glory. One of Hype Williams' best. Now whenever I hear "Big Pimpin" I can't help but to picture her belly dancing to it. Pimp on pimpin'!

"Ol' School, New School Need to Learn..." Pt.5

BOY, talk about kindred spirits! Both artist, Screamin' Jay Hawkins and Biggie held the title of "Most Likely to Intimidate By Appearance Alone"
in their respective genres of Blues and Hip Hop. When B.I.G. sung.
"I'm a kick in the door..." NO one doubted him for a minute. Look at 'em, who would? Like wise for Screamin' Jay, the way he appeared,

he would have to "Hypnotize" a women with a "Spell" to love a face like his (lol).

However the two
made beautiful
music when DJ Premier teamed (B.I.G.'s vocals /Jay's sample) them up together. Both songs are "big" classics
in music.
March 9th marked the 11th (yes, 11yrs has pasted) anniversary of his death, and we STILL miss him.

"Ol' School, New School Need to Learn..." Pt.3

There is nothing like a good "city pride" song. Especially when the song is so hot that a whole 'nother coast is claiming the state even in a time of war (West coast V.S. East coast)
Word has it that the song was originally slated to be featuring Dr. Dre and Dr. Dre only. But Suge (Knight) felt 2Pac needed a strong "coming home" single once released from prison. So "California Love" got elected to be his 1st single off his album. What helped in the success of the song no doubtingly was the high-budgeted concept video that accompanied the song. Directed by Hype Williams, the video starring Chris Tucker (Friday) George Clinton, and Roger Troutman (who sings the hook) was a play on the Mad Max movies theme that featured a younger Mel Gibson. The song sampled for the hit was "Woman to Woman" by Joe Crocker. In which he croons that he "gets around", way before the late 2Pac did.

"Ol' School, New School Need to Learn..." Pt.2

"Out of tragedy comes triumph"
-Unknown

And those words could not be more true when explaining the origin to the song "They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y)" recorded by Pete Rock & CL Smooth. During the Summer of 1990 while on tour in Indianapolis, Heavy D and the Boyz member/dancer Trouble "T Roy" tragically fell to his death from a balcony during a game of horseplay. I had the sad experience of being there when the freak accident happened. It affected everyone on tour, then everyone world wide once the news hit. However, two years later (1992), the incident became the inspiration behind one of Hip Hop's greatest classics. And one of the Minority Report's all-time favorite songs...both the original AND the rap version. Note how Tom Scott's song speaks of a renewed lust for living, and embracing what "Today" has in store. Which is a fitting sample to use to pay tribute to someone who lost his so early in life...Deep.

"Ol' School, New School Need to Learn..." Pt.1

EVERYTHING has an original source.
From time to time we tend to easily forget that.
So as a self-proclaimed audiophile
(No, that doesn't mean I molest music. Read a dictionary)
I feel it's my duty to educate the minority of "truth-seekers" that actually read the production credits when they do purchase a rap CD. The beat or (better known as) the "sample," being used can easily be found by the proceeding phrase "Contains a sample of..."
Finding these "samples", has become nothing short of an obsession of mine. Constantly disappointed by the uninspiring direction that today's music seems to be going in, I often find myself pulling a
"Marty McFly" with my choices of music, with the help of my iPod "Delorean."
Now here's where you benefit.
From time to time I'll be posting original samples of songs hopefully you're familiar with. The first of these being "Cola Bottle Baby" by Edwin Birdsong, which was used by French electrofunk group
Daft Punk for "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger." And went on to become "Stronger" recorded by Kanye
"Wake Up Mr. West" himself. So here, drink up and enjoy!