There’s a good variety of flavours on this one, ranging from straight-up Hip Hop on the Meth, Xzibit and Mobb Deep tracks, to the reggae re-rubs of the Jungle Brothers and Fugees joints. The West Coast is represented on the ‘West Up!’ remix and the ATL gets a look in with 2 Outkast joints. As with the first set, some of these are ripped from vinyl, others have been posted on blogs and forums. I’ve credited the creators where possible so click the links and show them some love if you like what you hear.
01 A Tribe Called Quest-Stressed Out (Richy Pitch Remix) Remix by Richy Pitch.
02 B.I.G.-Party and Bullshit (Cosmo Baker Remix) Remix by Cosmo Baker (one-third of The Rub).
03 Blackalicious-Passion (Strictly4TheLuvOfThaArt Mix) Remixed by DJ Funkyone aka Funkdoc. Germanys Finest!
04 Fugees-Ready Or Not (Dancehall Remix) Remixer unknown.
05 Jungle Brothers-Jungle Brother (Drumsong Remix) From the excellent Upstate Remix series, available at Juno.
06 Method Man feat. Busta Rhymes-What’s Happenin (Showoff Remix) Remix by Statik Selektah.
07 Mobb Deep-GOD Pt. III (Ron G Remix) Remix by the Legendary Ron G.
08 Nas-Made You Look (Apache Remix) Remixed by Gringo Starr for the Nation of 5’6. Nice interview with No Identity Records that happened right about the time the vinyl dropped for this remix.
09 Outkast-Ms. Jackson (Party Flavors Remix) Remix by Technical & True Blue for Dollar Bill Records.
10 Outkast-Spottieottiedopaliscious (Carl Mo Remix) Remixed by Carl Mo, courtesy of BLVDST.
11 The Pharcyde-Nuttin' Like (Scientist Remix) Remix by DJ Scientist.
This morning Philaflava O.G. Clark Bent asked name A Tribe Called Quest track better than this? My response was there aren't many tracks better than this PERIOD. There are songs that have sheer lyrical brilliance, some have adventurous storytelling and some have an infectious beat behind it (think Mass Appeal), but there aren't many tracks that are as complete and as significant as "Know The Ledge."
So I ask this question to all of our T.R.O.Y. readers, what track is better than this? Me personally, it comes down to this and My Minds Playing Tricks On Me as my favorite hip-hop song of all-time.
Recently we blessed you with G-Funk California. If that was not much for you, than try to digest this load of dope summer tracks from all over The States, alloted in 3 volumes, made by member of philaflava forum and owner of his own blog, Drayzee, http://drayzee.blogspot.com/. Drayzee was just kind enough to allow us to use his own work and to represent it via T.R.O.Y. Blog. Thank you Drayzee for this massive work.
"Drayzee Says: It's 'Em Summer Days" is a compilation based on g-funk/gangsta/jazz/funk music. Too bad it's not summer yet, however this project will certainly give you that summer vibe. I hope this will bump in your speakers 6 summers from now. The first volume contains more "party-like" songs, the second volume will contain more gangsta/cruisin' stuff, jazz & funk, and the third one will be for you to just chill on. I also used some St. Ides commercial once per 8-9 songs, just to give you the feeling that there still is a dope radio on earth bumpin' this.
1. DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince - Summertime (Reprise)
2. 2nd II None - Didn't Mean To Turn You On 3. Warren G - This Is the Shack 4. Remy - Roll Wit Us 5. Bone Thugs N Harmony - Foe Tha Love of Money (Ft. Eazy-E) 6. Eazy-E - Gangsta Beat 4 Tha Street (feat. B.G. Knocc Out, Dresta & Menajahtwa) 7. Mista Grimm - Indo Smoke (Feat. Warren G, Nate Dogg) 8. Ant Banks - Parlayin' 9. Conscious Daughters - Fonky Expedition (Remix) 10. Mac Dre - California Livin' 11. I.F.A. - Slide 12. Big Mello - Funkwichamind 13. Luniz - Playa Hata 14. Lighter Shade Of Brown - Hey D.J. 15. Warren G - This D.J. 16. Sly Boogy - Keep On-feat Crooked I, Kam, Miss King, & AP 17. Str8-G - Bring The Funk (Remix) 18. Sir Speedy - Summertime feat Lady Nichole MC Maggie 19. Young Murder Squad - How We Livin' 20. DJ Quik - I Got That Feelin' 21. 2nd II None - B Alright 22. South Central Cartel - All Day Every Day 23. Hami - Im Tha One Ya Slept On 24. M. Doc - It's A Summer Thang (Remix) 25. Dubee - My Thang 26. 11-11 - Family Reunion 27. Luniz - I Got 5 On It (2F Remix) 28. Tha Eastsidaz - Friday Night Ft. Bokie Loc 29. L.O.L. - Can U Feel It 30. Remy - Give the DJ Some Love 31. Vontel - Keep It On The Real 32. Cinque - Rock Wit You (All Night) 33. The Dove Shack - Smoke Out 34. OutKast - Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik 35. DJ Quik & Kurupt - Ohh! 36. DJ Quik & Kurupt - Cream N Ya Panties 37. DJ Quik - Somethin' 4 Tha Mood 38. DJ Quik - Tha Ho In You 39. DJ Quik - Pitch In Ona Party 40. Str8-G - Everything's Fine (In The Summertime) 41. Shaquille O'neal - My Dear (Ft. Warren G) 42. Legend Man - N.O.L.A. 43. Bone Thugs-N-Harmony - Summer Love 44. Spice 1, 2pac, Mac Mall - California Dreamin' 45. 2Pac - Late Night Feat. D.J. Quik, Outlawz 46. Yo-Yo - Yo Yo Funk 47. L.B.C. Crew - Intro 2 The Indo (Haven't You Heard) 48. Kam - Pull Ya Hoe Card 49. Dr. Dre - Nuthin' But A 'G' Thang 50. 2Pac - I Get Around Feat Digital Underground 51. TWDY - Players Holiday 52. 805 Locos - Summertime In The 805 53. NWA - Chin Check (G-Funk Remix) 54. Smooth - It's Summertime (Let It Get Into U) 55. Rhythm & Knowledge - U Bring Da Dog Out 56. Skee-Lo - I Wish 57. Poor Righteous Teachers - Word Iz Life 58. Naughty By Nature - Feel Me Flow 59. Lord Finesse - Hip 2 Da Game 60. Kool Moe Dee - Can U Feel It 61. A Tribe Called Quest - Jam 62. DJ Jazzy Jeff - For Da Love Of Da Game feat. Baby Blak & Pauly Yamz 63. Dj Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince - Summertime 64. Dana Dane - Rollin Wit Dane 65. Paris - Guerrilla Funk (Deep Fo' Real Remix) 66. Notorious B.I.G. - Juicy 67. Kool G. Rap - Can't Stop The Shine 68. Sway Ft. Teddy - Month In The Summer 69. Large Professor - IJUSWANNACHILL 70. The Beatnuts - No Equal 71. Main Source - Just Hangin' Out 72. Redman - Tonight's Da Night 73. Nas - Memory Lane (Sittin' In Da Park) 74. Q-Tip - Let's ride 75. Bahamadia - I Confess 76. Digable Planets - For Corners 77. A Tribe Called Quest - After Hours 78. Digable Planets - It's Good To Be Here 79. Mood - Secrets of the Sand (Jay Dee Remix) 80. Twista - Sunshine 81. Lauryn Hill - The Sweetest Thing 82. Tha Alkaholiks - Relieve Yourself 83. Lil 1/2 Dead - Southern Girl 84. Twinz - Jump Ta This 85. The Grench - Saturday 86. King George - Tru Player 87. Mac T - Give It Up Smooth 88. The Dove Shack - We Funk G Funk 89. Lil Keke - Superstars 90. Fo' Clips - Can You Feel Me 91. Hi-C - Sitting in the Park 92. Mr. Capone-E - Summertime Anthem 93. Kid Frost - La Raza 94. L.S.O.B. - Sunny Day 95. Compton's Most Wanted - Come Ride with Me 96. Eastside - Southern Funk Feat. Chyne 97. Lil Half Dead - 12 Pacofdoja
** The tracklist does not contain St. Ides commercials **
Paying my tribute to one of the original Flavor Unit crew member, Apache, I compiled all of his appearances on records from 1989 to 1993 and the 12" cuts from his 1993 solo album "Apache Ain't Shit". Starting out with Lakim Shabazz on 45 King's Rhythmical Madness in 1989. Following with four appearances on the Flavor Unit album in 1990. In 1991, he's on Naughty By Nature & Double J's album. In 1993, for his 12"s cuts, he receives production from A Tribe Called Quest(Q. Tip), Large Professor, and The 45 King. For his guest appearances in 1993, he's with Fat Joe & Kool G Rap, and 2Pac(R.I.P), Treach, & The Live Squad(Stretch R.I.P). He would also write some of Latifah's lyrics. Apache had an incredible music collection.
R.I.P. Apache Jan.22.10
01 - The 45 King & Louie Louie - Smooth Yet Hard (Feat. Lakim Shabazz, Apache) (1989)
02 - The 45 King Presents - Flavor Unit Assassination Squad (Feat. Apache, Double J, Lakim Shabazz, Lord Alibaski, Queen Latifah) (1990)
03 - The 45 King Presents - I Feel Like Flowing (Feat. Apache) (1990)
04 - The 45 King Presents - Passin' The Mike (Feat. Lakim Shabazz, Apache) (1990)
05 - The 45 King Presents - Smooth Yet Hard (Feat. Apache) (1990)
Inward or outward, build or destroy. "It's nation time!" versus "Da Inner Sound, Ya'll!" If you're lucky enough to have a record deal and you desire immortality you claim a movement through liner notes. For those of you just tuning in ,this is like a precursor to a Facebook group. Or think back to how the average nobody does the same through a yearbook caption or presses a sharpie onto the cheap vinyl of a schoolbus seat.
Chuck D. imagines an improbably continuum of dynasties blending into each other through a seasonal series of bloodless coups marching from new school to the nextest. Everyone is a self-annointed crown ruler, the heir to the throne of a nation not visible on any of his maps. There are no in-betweens here. No soda jerks, no drywall installers, no city job underlings, no secretaries or cashiers. Only kings, queens, gods, earths, lords, grandmasters overseeing principalities carved delicately out of the tawdry, bustling blocks of NYC and all outlaying counties.
Our legacy is stolen and obscured sixty six trillion times over, so we figure we have a right to locate our origins. Recolonization. Africa speaks to us coherently through James Brown's grunts but having exhausted that arsenal we are now ready to whisk ourselves away to the futurist technojungle of Afrika-Akebulan-Asia. This realm haunts us like a Freudian motif, we see it everywhere and point at it like madmen hallucinating. It's in the [obviously European styled] button down shirts with the psychcadelic prints, it's in the low hum emanating from the Jeep Wrangler safari, it's in the way she winds to the reggae cut, processed hair flailing to and fro.
Insanity, for certain, but insanity as a response to greater insanity is nothing new. Frantz Fanon once wrote at length about the absurd commercial relationship between the enslaver and the colonized, but we gloss over that part of the book. It's time to bedeck ourselves in finery - red, black, and green to the extent that Roy Ayers would blush at our get ups. Thrown in the blues and purples and yellows we've been racking from the sportswear plantations and for a brief technicolor dreamcoat moment we think we are not co-opted, that our culture is in fact our freedom.
We are a garish horde, driven by consumption, making Benetton ads look positively homogenous. Some of us start cultural awareness clubs at school and like NYOIL have to defend such choices later. But it was the coerced norm within our comfortably fragile bubble of celebrated otherness, and when that norm popped, it popped for good. Soulquarian lounginess, spoken word patchouli wafting, "Yes We Can!"-ism - none of that shit ever came close to matching the gaudy stylistic intensity and spacey optimism of '89/'90. How it slipped through out fingers is anyone's guess - it's not like the shit really went Hollywood, it just floated on or dissipated.
Like some nearly narctoic dream, in which we were the soul controllers. Where every drum machine, sampled composition, and metered verse was stitched together by pure Nubian sprites, and not a devil in sight. We can peek into this moment from time to time but it never feels the same, it seems so quaint, so contradictory and capricious. Never mind that the youth return to the brutal color combinations and impossible hopefulness every once in a crescent moon. We see and hear the obvious parallels but resist them like bad medicine, as if saying "fuck the youth" is as profound as our former inclination to say "fuck everything except the youth."
In our ears, they get it but they don't get it - there's something about Q-Tip's lazy but focused repetition "fallin skies babe, open eyes babe, can't you see what lays inside babe" that must be transcendent and unique, right? And if it's a little whimsical or silly for today's youth, so what? You got Brother J's matter-of-fact call to nationalism on "Raise The Flag" where he delivers a decidedly youthful and daringly happy style, never to use it again. A moment of youthful expression never quite rekindled by the Grand Verbalizer himself, so how could some kid today ever pick up the torch, and build the tribe, keep the colors alive, etc?
We jam this shit in 2009 like it's going out of style, the iPod guaranteeing musical anonymity, insularity. We could all be brave like Shawn Taylor and flock to mass transit rocking the same Zubaz that Q-Tip and company rocked in the ridiculous "I Left My Wallet In El Segundo" video and try to get these youngins to groove to the boom-bip. Or don a jumbo ankh and a walking stick and preach to the wayward souls of Washington Heights like X-Clan. But it all seems so fragile, so pointless. Do we have the presence of mind to locate a single YZ among the meretricious masses of today? Or was that bubble even weaker than we thought?
Phife is typically ignored during discussions of great emcees, which is a shame because his presence certainly enlivened many of A Tribe Called Quest's greatest songs. Q-Tip's distinctive voice and romanticist poetics were certainly a draw for many fans, but Phife's slightly more aggressive and yet affable delivery added an extra dimension to Tribe's very laid back approach. Try imagining a Tribe record without Phife's vocals and you're left with the rap equivalent of smooth jazz. Let's take a moment to honor the funkiest diabetic not named Ghostface with some examples of rhyming excellence:
Fu-Shnickens "La Schmoove" - Chip-Fu had the acrobatic flow but Phife steals the show on this with one of the catchiest, most memorable cameo verses ever.
Chi-Ali "Let The Horns Blow" - Dres, Fashion, and Trugoy all come dope, and Phife matches their ferocity. No need to listen to Chi's lackluster verse.
De La Soul "Sh.Fe.Mcs" - Phife holds his own alongside his Native Tongue brethren.
Diamond D "Painz And Strife" - Diamond is engaging as always but Phife's kinetic delivery on his brief verse is both technically impressive and enjoyable.
One of the greatest things about music is discovering new artists. Whether it's the case today, years ago hip-hop was always about helpin' others get on. There was a certain element in the music was more authentic. The chemistry was real and more importantly rappers were motivated by their competitive nature, not potential endorsements. There are tons of memorable debuts such as AZ on "Life's A Bitch," Jay-Z on "Hawaiian Sophie" or 2Pac on D.U.'s "Same Song." For some, careers were made on just one verse.
Below are 7 phenomenal debuts that some might argue contain the greatest ever. We're asking our T.R.O.Y. readers to let us know which debut you feel is the greatest of all-time. You can post your comments as well as vote on which debut from the videos below you feel is the best. --Philaflava Ultramagnetic MC's - Raise It Up feat. Godfather Don
A Tribe Called Quest - Scenario (Remix) feat. Kid Hood & L.O.N.S.
Gang Starr - I'm The Man feat. Lil Dap & Jeru The Damaja
Organized Konfusion - Fudge Pudge feat. O.C.
Main Source - Live From The BBQ feat. Joe Fatal, Akinyele & Nasty Nas
Recently at the forum, Jaz (of CDRS fame) devised a poll that asks respondents to choose between two of 1993's landmark albums, Black Moon's Enta Da Stage and A Tribe Called Quest's Midnight Marauders. I was initially fearful that the discussion would devolve into a battle of ad-hominem attacks and unsubstantiated claims, with one camp singing the praises of dark griminess and the other championing meander positivity. Both albums are lauded by cultish fan followings and bolstered by the nearly universal acclaim of established critics.
Marauders is the more widely known, and thus more celebrated album. It is also the more polished production effort and few would disagree that it sounds sophisticated and modern to this day. Enta Da Stage is rougher and almost comically dark in tone. This is not to say that Tribe doesn't flirt with characteristic early '90s dark griminess -- Midnight is pretty much the sonic and lyrical blueprint for much of Mobb Deep's early career, as I argue here. But let's be real - Enta Da Stage's lyrics are full of brooding menace, while Tribe's rhymes run the gamut from optimistic to mystic to downright silly.
There's little doubt in my mind that both groups were fans of each other's work. It is well known that Q-Tip went beat digging with Evil Dee and Mr. Walt during this time. Phife identifies Black Moon as one of his favorite rap crews in the Marauders liner notes. Enta Da Stage sounds very much like The Low End Theory's more thugged out kid brother. Even Buckshot's typically melodic and laid back styles seem to be influenced by the Q-Tip's talky flow; his more aggressive performances (and those of Five Foot Accelerator) remind one at times of Phife's simplistic but effective technique. Both albums are filled with jazz samples that are stripped down to their most essential groove, in some cases beyond recognition.
Can one of these albums be said to be inherently superior to the other? It's a tough call and the thread in question has proven to be somewhat contentious. What's your opinion? Let us know in the comments section here or over at the forums.
For the record, I listen to Marauders more these days, but who can front on "Slave" or "Niguz Talk Shit"?
Thanks to digitalmullet and dirt_dog for compiling Lucien's discography. Lucien was also part of the Hip-Hop Against Apartheid movement who released Ndodemyama(Free South Africa) in 1990. Unfortunately, I don't have it and cannot find it online. I also included a posse cut featuring Lucien, Lord Finesse, Strictly Roots, & True Culture which was released on Africa Bambataa's 1991 album that wasn't included on digitalmullet's compilation. Enjoy, His Beats 01 Dana Barros-Check It (Produced by Lucien) (1994) 02 The Beatnuts-Ya Don't Stop (Produced by Lucien) (1994) 03 Suprême NTM-Plus Jamais Ça (Produced by Lucien) (1995) 04 Al' Tariq-Spectacular feat. A-Massacre, God Connections Problemz, SK & Sean Black (Produced by Lucien) (1996) 05 Afro Jazz-Perle Noire (Produced by Lucien) (1996) 06 Afro Jazz-Paris <-> New York (Produced by Lucien) (1996) 07 Afro Jazz-Perle Noire (Instrumental) (Produced by Lucien) (1996) 08 Afro Jazz-Tout De Go feat. Fdy Phenomen, L. Loco & Papalu (Produced by Lucien) (1999)
His Raps 01 Jungle Brothers-Feelin' Alright (1989) (Background Vocals) 02 Jungle Brothers-Belly Dancin' Dina (1989) (Background Vocals) 03 Jungle Brothers-Black Woman (1989) (Background Vocals) 04 Jungle Brothers-I Get A Kick Out Of You (1990) (Background Vocals) 05 Lucien-(Intro) Funky Piano/From A Town Called Paris/Outro) Donkeys (1993) 06 Kurious-Top Notch feat. Kadi, Psycho Les & Lucien (1994) 07 Alliance Ethnik-Jamais À L'Heure feat. Lucien & Psycho Les (1995) 08 Guru-Lifesaver feat. Lucien & Baybe (1995) 09 Afro Jazz-Guerre Des Nerfs feat. Lucien & Supreme NTM (1997) 10 Afro Jazz-3 Spliffs Et 1 Freestyle feat. Lucien (1997) 11 Afro Jazz-Parias Vs Etat feat. Lucien (1997) 12 Arsenik, Lord Kossity & Papalu-Les Lascars (1999) 13 NTM feat Lucien -Check The Flow (1995)
His Tributes 01 A Tribe Called Quest-Luck Of Lucien (1992) 02 Common-Heaven Somewhere feat. Omar Lyefook, Bilal, Cee-Le & Jill Scott (2002)
I went ahead and included two full versions of tracks that were only snippets on the original vinyl of Tribe Vibes 3 because they are just that dope- Joe Farrell's "Upon This Rock"(which was sampled by Wu Tang for something in this century that I just can't remember right now and the drums were used by all these people and more) and Cannonball Adderley's "Walk Tall".
Of course there are mad tracks on here that have been sampled by many other people since, as on all Tribe Vibes. The first cut, "Star Of The Story", is an Rn'B joint that you either hate or love. I'll admit that it's pretty cheesy, but I like it, who cares. It was also used for that Smif N Wessun white label, "Nothing Move But The Money", which you can download here.
There's just a ton of great music on here. I'm not gonna waste any more of your time trying to make a case for it. It's Tribe Vibes. You know what it is. Enjoy.
If I had any DJing abilities, this is exactly the kind of mix I'd love to make. But since I don't, may I present to you... DJ Skipmode & The Illvibe Collective “The Best Of The Native Tongues Mixtape v1.” It's a perfect mix from beginning to end, covering all the bases from the Native Tongues posse. The mix was labeled as 2004, but I can't find any information about it. If you know anything about this one, please leave me a comment. And if you like to make a donation to DJ Skipmode (and get a free cd) hit him up HERE. Or if you're in the Philly area and want to connect with The Illvibe Collective, go HERE.
Here is a brief bio about The Illvibe Collective, taken from their blog:
“Since its founding in 2000, ILLVIBE COLLECTIVE has been solidifying its eminence as Philadelphias most prolific, well-respected DJ crew. An amalgam of partyrockers and turntablists extraordinaire whose combined experience totals over a half-century, this five-man family, comprised of Statik, Panek, Phillee Blunt, Lil Dave and Skipmode, has been making an indelible mark on the Illadelph music scene, both individually and as a team. Pick your poison: dance floors, mix tapes or radio airwaves, and its guaranteed that ILLVIBE COLLECTIVE will rock em well -- with their loyal, worldwide following as co-signers.”
01 Queen Latifah-Mama Gave Birth To The Soul Children
02 Queen Latifah-Dance For ME
03 Monie Love-Monie In The Middle
04 Leaders Of The New School-International Zone Coaster
05 De La Soul-A Roller Skating Jam Named Saturdays
06 NERD-She Wants To Move (Native Tongues Remix)
07 Jungle Brothers-I'll House You
08 Queen Latifah-Come Into My House
09 Dee Lite-Groove Is In The Heart
10 A Tribe Called Quest-Sucka Nigga
11 Common-Stolen Moments 3
12 De La Soul-Stakes Is High
13 Da Bush Babees-We Run Things
14 A Tribe Called Quest-Electric Relaxation (Remix)
15 Jungle Brothers feat. Q-Tip-On The Road (Remix)
16 Black Sheep-Have You U N E Pull (Remix)
17 Leaders Of The New School-What's Next (Remix)
18 De La Soul-En Focus
19 A Tribe Called Quest-Steve Biko
20 Jungle Brothers-How You Want It We Got It
21 Black Sheep-Gimme Tha Finga
22 A Tribe Called Quest-Everything Is Fair
23 Common-Soul By The Pound
24 De La Soul feat. ATCQ, Queen Latifah & Monie Love-Buddy (Native Tongue Decision)
Stressed Out is taken from a VHS Rip as it wasn't included in the DVD release. Thanks to Mamli for the hookup! Enjoy these last A Tribe Called Quest videos!!!
Simple E, a female emcee, is mainly known for the classic hit "Play My Funk" released on the Sugar Hill Soundtrack in 1993. She then followed with a full length release titled "Colouz Uv Sound" in 1994. The album had one guess appearance from Bay Area legend Spice 1. One thing that people might not be aware is that the album featured two productions from Mista Lawnge of Black Sheep and Ali Shaheed Muhammad of A Tribe Called Quest. Since it is Native Tongues Month, I was pretty sure that a lot of people would be interested in those obscure productions. The rest of the album features jazz influenced beats. Simple E's flow is reminiscent of Missy Elliot. I'm not really sure where Simple E is from but her fan club is located in New Jersey. She is definitely from the East Coast. Enjoy,
1. Kum Follow Me 2. Day Ain't Reade 3. De Abyss 4. East Coast/West Coast (Feat. Spice 1) 5. Rant & Rave (Producer - Mista Lawnge) 6. Soul Searchin' 7. Kinke Reggae 8. Neck Work (Producer - Ali Shaheed Muhammad) 9. Paradigmz 10. Blue Jeans 11. An Innocent Rage 12. Realite 13. Play My Funk Download
As is par for Strictly Breaks' Tribe Vibes series, you're getting a massive amount of funk, soul, and jazz here on Volume 2. From 'Nappy Dugout' to 'North Carolina' to 'Just Enough Room For Storage', your appetite for greezy, gutbucket type funk will be straight. On the soul and RnB tip, 'Pity For The Lonely', early 80's sounding 'Beddie Bye', and the sampled a thousand times over 'Inside My Love' should keep your lady in the mood to deal with your punk ass. Closing this volume out is a spiritual jazz track called 'Soft Spirit'. You'll hear the sample for 'The Hop' in the intro, but it veers off into a deep reservoir of space jazz from that point on.
Even if you had these, you still may want them again being that we including an extra here and there that weren't on the original vinyls.
Iwas originally going to give yall two volumes of these Tribe Vibes at a time, but they're just too damn great. I don't want them to get lost in the infinite sauce of T.R.O.Y. downloads that are clogging up your hd's. These really deserve thorough listens, especially this one. Just picking out samples that other people used since is enough to keep you busy for a while. And if you need an intro into funk laced soul and jazz music, this is a great start.
If you're not familiar with Jagger The Dagger by Eugene McDaniels, you'll immediately recognize it as being sampled a number of times for some other pretty notable rap joints. I bugged when I first heard this song and it remains one of my favorite funk tracks of all time. The shit is just straight rugged and evil sounding. Like many other originals, I heard this one after hearing the hip hop usage and couldn't believe just how great it was. Which leads me to this -
What gets you more hype when hearing samples?
Actually knowing what was sampled as soon as you hear the hip hop track?
Or finding the sample after hearing the hip hop track?
For me, it's probably a little bit of both. On one hand, I feel like I know my shit when I know the original first. But sometimes it takes away from the freshness if you already heard the sample. There's even times I feel that the original was so good it shouldn't have been touched at all.
On the other side, there's a certain rush I get when I stumble on an ill sample that I never knew about. Especially if it's off a real tough record or somewhere nobody would have thought it was on.
If you have a preference, hit up the comments.
Thanks to HHIR for the full versions of Absolutions, Outside Love, and Ekim.
The first volume of Illegal Remixes assembled by Step One proved quite popular, so here’s another batch of unofficial remixes for you.
