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0069 Lil Wayne - I Feel Like Dying @ 2:42

Friday, March 5th, 2010

“I have just boarded a plane without a pilot..”

Wayne is off to jail this week so I took a look through some of his old material. This one never got released, and it’s a heady track. The sample as is is pretty twisted, so he must have started there, but he takes to a hazy drugged out dreamland.

Violets are blue
roses are red
daisies are yellow
the flowers are dead

He’s right in the pocket flow wise too… this is the type of track you don’t hear too often. Take a listen.

I feel like dying
2:42 - 3:04

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From Da Drought Is Over 2 Mixtape, released in 2004.

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0068 Beat Konducta - Infinity Sound (Never ending) @ 0:55

Monday, March 1st, 2010

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“….has each hour been fully tasted?”

Originally this caught me because of the amazing sample. You hear it a lot on the album. It sounds Native, but who knows what Madlib chopped or looped. This part of the song though, also rolls into the extro which I love, and is another rare find record Madlib plays through. It’s a 2fer, enjoy!

Infinity Sound (Never Ending)
0:55 - 1:27

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From Beat Konducta Vol. 5–6: A Tribute To J Dilla, released through Stones Throw Records in 2009.

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0067 Wu Tang Clan - Triumph @ 4:29

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010

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“…separate the English from the Dutch”

This one was fun because originally I was going to go with Masta Killa’s verse. It’s so measured, precise, patient. He just sticks it. But Ghostface, who comes in right after is  pure fire.  The verse is raw, and this is at the 4 min mark of a hip hop track after having 6 MC’s come before him.  The heat is still there. Sure he’s benefiting from the way the bars of the beat line up with the strings coming in late, but this can’t be denied. Also, whoever directed the video chose to show the part where RZA is playing this for Quincy Jones during Ghostface’s verse. Respect your elders.

Triumph 4:29 - 5:09

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From Wu Tang Forever, released through Loud Records in 1997.

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0061 Madvillain - Sermon @ 0:18

Monday, January 11th, 2010

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“Now, full details of the offer later”

2nd post from this album, hey I’m getting excited for the 3rd one! Madlib has records for days, I can only imagine how extensive his collection is. When I interviewed him back in 2005, he said it was even better than DJ Shadows’. At the beginning of this song, he just lets a few of them play. They’re pretty weird, radio commercials and what not.

Sermon 0:18 - 1:07

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From Madvillainy 2, released on the internet in 2008.

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0003 Madvillain - 3.214 @ 0:06

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0057 Group Home - Supastar @ 3:47

Thursday, December 10th, 2009

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From the heyday of hip hop, one of DJ Premier’s hottest beats. Classic! Lots of good parts but I’m going with the instrumental at the end.

Supastar 3:47 - 4:08

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From Livin’ Proof, released through Payday Records in 1995.

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0045 Beastie Boys - Alive @ 1:56

Monday, September 21st, 2009

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Emailed in by Adam Morrison from ExploreMusic.com, thanks Adam!

“Bring it back, that old New York rap!”

Sometimes a great part of a song can do more than just sound good, it can be powerful because of the context. Such is the case with the scratched sample of KRS-One saying “Bring it back, that old New York rap” in “Alive,” the track the Beastie Boys recorded especially for their retrospective compilation The Sounds of Science.

The line/sample points towards both the B-Boys influences and their own legacy, which are very apparent on the two-disc set, and hearing KRS in any context on a Beastie Boys track is monumental.

Alive 1:56 - 2:14

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From The Sounds of Science, released through Grand Royal Records in 1999.

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0043 Dr Who Dat - Viberian Twilight @ 1:32

Monday, August 17th, 2009

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A quick one for the beat heads, and to catch up. Jneiro Jarel records under the Dr. Who Dat alias for his beat albums. This one stands out because of how perfect the sound of the track matches its title.

At the 1:32 mark, it just bottoms out. I think I’ve said this before but a good one for the trunk if you’ve got a sound system in your car. A nice example of a post-Dilla instrumental without any samples.

Facebook friends - to listen to the track, check out the post on www.thebestpartsofsongs.com

Dr Who Dat - Viberian Twilight 1:32 - 2:25

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From Beyond 2morrow, released through Lex Records in 2009.

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0038 Herb Alpert - Rise @ 3:23

Thursday, July 2nd, 2009

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Just watched Notorious recently, and I love the scene where Diddy played the Mtume track Juicy Fruit for Biggie in an effort to get a radio single for their first album. I was hoping they’d do a scene where Diddy found this old school elevator music jam from Herb Alpert to find the single for BIG’s 2nd Album, Life After Death. Oh well.

I scope for old samples a fair bit, and this one is pretty hilarious. This part of the song was used for one of Biggie’s biggest anthems, if not his biggest, Hypnotize. And I just read the original was both a #1 hit, and used in the soap opera, General Hospital.  I left enough on the clip so you can hear the cheesy trumpet. Still @ 3:23 Herb hits paydirt with a fat break. The echo on that guitar lick is just monster! Thanks Herb, couldn’t have done it without ya!

Rise 3:23 - 4:04

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From Rise, released through A&M Records 1979.

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