“Just sendin’ junky rhythms right down ya block
We be to rap what key be to lock”
I have to admit that I wasn’t all that into jazz until I started listening to tracks like this one from Digable Planets, and then crate digging the tracks that are sampled. Better late than never, I guess.
We found a copy of the rare 25th Anniversary edition of this vinyl on Ebay, so while you dig into the single’s construction. Wander over to the shop and get it before it’s gone!
Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers ~ “Stretching”
The Honey Drippers ~ “Impeach the President”
“Impeach the President” is such an awesome and versatile drum break, it’s easy to understand why it is one of the most sampled breaks. Compare the smooth jazziness of “Rebirth of Slick” to the pop it delivers on this 1994 track: Black Star ~ “Police Brutality” (I wish I had more details about this track)