Who Flipped It Better? More Moaning Samples

This time around we're looking at The Five Stairsteps soul 45, "Danger, She's A Stranger."

After the nice 12 second bass intro, is a pretty addictive moaning/singing type sample.

Then, some dope horns drop in the mix, then flutes.

This is a pretty great soul 45 to pick up, if you see it.

Five Stairsteps - Danger, She's A Stranger

And now for a bunch of tracks that flip it, chop it, and interpret it in their own way.

Surprisingly to me, Everlast's song makes the most out of the samples, but Blackstract has

probably my favorite song on this list with "I Stole Your Girl". Strangely, for a crew that only

released 3 records, they use the same sample again on "Diary Of A Mad MC", which is nowhere

near the caliber of their other selection, to me.

The most known joint here is nice, too, Two Dope Boyz (In Cadillacs), but probably the most

basic.

Blackstract - I Stole Your Girl

Everlast - On The Edge

Outkast - Two Dope Boyz (In A Cadillac)

Wu-Syndicate - Golden Sands

The Candy Store - Escape From Belize

Cooly Live - All Possibilities

Cookie Crew - Fade To Black

Blackstract - Diary Of A Mad MC

Download all tracks in one folder here.

Give each track a listen and list your favorites in the comments. Feel free to explain your choice or not.

--Verge

James Brown - Samples Volume 5 & 6

Moving right along with his James Brown month, Roy Johnson brings us volumes 5 and 6 at his Scratch Reaction blog, and to our T.R.O.Y. forum. Catch up on the last 4 volumes of JB samples here.

Now, this blog post is already loaded, so I'm not gonna get into much about just how great the Godfather Of Soul was. His impact on Hip Hop, alone, is unparalleled. Imagine being around when his records were actually dropping, though. The times were turbulent and ever changing, sure, but the music that JB brought was ALWAYS dope. You ever wondered why a lot of his records are still expensive, even though there were hundreds of thousands pressed up? Because people played his records until the grooves burned out, plain and simple. Legendary status, non debatable.

James Brown - Samples Volume 5
1. James Brown - Can I Get Some Help (1969)
2. Ultramagnetic MCs & Tim Dog - Chorus Line II
3. Tim Dog - Fuck Compton
4. Percee P - '92 Stretch & Bobbito Freestyle
5. Kool G Rap - Play It Kool
6. Schoolly D - Peace To The Nation
7. Ice T - Freedom Of Speech
8. James Brown - It's A New Day (1970)
9. Grand Poobah Tony D - It's My Day (Instrumental)
10. EPMD - Gold Digger
11. James Brown - Let A Man Come In... (1970)
12. Flavor Unit - Flavor Unit Assassination Squad
13. James Brown - Untitled Instrumental (1970)
14. Schoolly D - Godfather Of Funk
15. WC All Stars - We're All In The Same Gang (Instrumental)

Download Vol.5 here.

Producer Info:
Ultramagnetic MCs & Tim Dog - Chorus Line II (Produced by TR Love)
Tim Dog - Fuck Compton (Produced by Ced Gee)
Kool G Rap - Play It Kool (Produced by The Large Professor)
Schoolly D - Peace To The Nation (Produced by Schoolly D)
Ice T - Freedom Of Speech (Produced by Afrika Islam)
Grand Poobah - It's My Day (Produced by Vandy-C)
EPMD - Gold Digger (Produced by EPMD)
Flavor Unit - Assassination Squad (Produced by Mark The 45 King)
Schoolly D - Godfather Of Funk (Produced by Schoolly D)
WC All Stars - We're All In The Same Gang (Produced by Dr. Dre)

Preview:

James Brown - Can I Get Some Help (1969)

James Brown - It's A New Day (1970)

James Brown - Let A Man Come In... (1970)

James Brown - Untitled Instrumental (1970)

James Brown - Samples Volume 6
1. James Brown - I Got To Move (1970)
2. Public Enemy - Welcome To The Terrordome
3. Hard Knocks - Strictly From The Bronx
4. DITC - Diggin' In The Crates
5. Double XX Posse - Headcracker
6. Double XX Posse - Headcracker (Remix)
7. Cypress Hill - How I Could Just Kill A Man
8. James Brown - Brother Rapp (1970)
9. X-Clan - Holy Rum Swig
10. James Brown - Sex Machine (1970)
11. Phill Most Chill - Be Intelligent
12. MC Everlast - Syndication (Instrumental)
13. Greyson & Jasun - Get Bizzy (Instrumental)
14. Redman - Jam 4 U
15. Big Daddy Kane - Get Down

Download Vol.6 here.

Producer Info:
Public Enemy - Terrordome (Produced by The Bomb Squad)
Hard Knocks - Strictly From... (Produced by The Spear Chuckers)
DITC - Diggin' In The Crates (Produced by Showbiz)
Double XX Posse - Headcracker (Produced by BK Coleman)
Double XX Posse - Headcracker Remix (Produced by BK Coleman)
Cypress Hill - How I Could Just... (Produced by DJ Muggs)
X-Clan - Holy Rum Swig (Produced by Brother J)
Phill Most Chill - Be Intelligent (Produced by Phill Most Chill)
MC Everlast - Syndication (Produced by Bilal Bashir)
Greyson & Jasun - Get Bizzy (Produced by Vance Wright)
Redman - Jam 4 U (Produced by Erick Sermon & Redman)
Big Daddy Kane - Get Down (Produced by Big Daddy Kane)

Previews:

James Brown - I Got To Move (1970)

James Brown - Brother Rapp (1970)

James Brown - Sex Machine (1970)

Thanks again and peace and props to Roy Johnson for these.

--Verge

Bobby Corridor “Substitution” (2009)

Here's a great new mix from Bobby Corridor using tracks that sampled "Synthetic Substitution" by Melvin Bliss. Not sure about the video, but here's the original track.



OG Style- Catch ‘Em Slippin’
Great track from a great album, he even says “we’ve been waiting on this break for a long time”. Clever. I always hears “what about the doubters” as “what about the downloads”. Even before they invented them. Double clever.

De La Soul- Potholes in My Lawn
De La also use the drums in Stone Age and Millie Pulled a Pistol on Santa (would have been seasonal) but here they use the piano yeah.

The Pharcyde- Ya Mama
Your mum.

Ghostface Killah- Mighty Healthy
Same break and some of the same lyrics as the next track.

Divine Force- Holy War
As interpolated by Ghostface (^this^). The best thing they did. Got this for 20p.

Ultramagnetic MCs- Ego Trippin’
The oldest track on this? Probably. One of the best? Yes.

Frankie Cutlass- Boriquas on the Set
Fat Joe and stuff.

Biz Markie- Cool V’s Tribute to Scratching
Biz is also on De La’s Substitution sampling Stone Age. SIX DEGREES OF KEVIN BACON. Big Daddy Kane’s Just Rhymin’ With Biz uses a bit of Substitution too. As does Looks Like a Job For.

Wu-Tang Clan- Clan in da Front
Rza and the Wu love this break. Because it’s good.

Gang Starr- Code of the Streets
Primo with the substitution break. Also using one of my favourite scratch sounds.

Naughty By Nature- OPP (inst)
As heard in the summer of whenever. Yeah, you know how I roll.

Tony D- Adam’s Nightmare
The beat that Naughty by Nature nicked. Another hip hop legend gone this year.

Public Enemy- Don’t Believe the Hype
Reminds me of a 6th form ice skating trip. Oh how we laughed. PE like the break too.

Gang Starr- Dwyck
Primo again. You know the one. The lemonade one.

Prince Rakeem- Deadly Venoms
Pre-Wu Rza. You disagree with me, fuck you mister.

Def Jef- Black to the Future
He’s Def and his name is Jef. He did some alright tracks.

Nice and Smooth- Skill Trade
Just the piano again. Just little bits though.

Supreme Nyborn- Versatile Extension
Let’s remix it. Booom

EMF- Rough Potential
Not that EMF but ^that^ EMF, Electro Motive Force. Incidentally I saw EMF (that EMF) supporting Boo Ya Tribe many years ago. Big boy riddims.

Schoolly D- Saturday Night
How the fluck did he get so cool. Could have also used Saturday Night Live by Masta Ace which uses large bits of the break, and has Premier on it. KEVIN BACON.

Choice MCs- This is the B-Side
Better than the A-side. Pianos and that.

Public Enemy- Brothers Gonna Work It Out (dub)
They did a track called The B-Side Wins again but this was an A-side. Weird. Could have included Miuzi Weighs a Ton too, if it would mix nice.

BTX- This Jam is Black
Super, a sprightly number from the great Select label.

DJ Jazzy Jeff and Fresh Prince- Jazzy’s Groove
Final track and cut short before Grover Washington Jr comes in just in case it provoked a facebook group to try to post a mix of shouty rap metal instead.


Go HERE to download the mix. SendSpace link at the bottom.

enjoy,
--dirt_dog

James Brown - Samples Volume 3 & 4

Rounds 3 and 4 from Roy Johnson, over at Scratch Reaction, as he continues his James Brown month. Check out 1 and 2, either here or there, or get down with the T.R.O.Y. forum. You won't regret it.

James Brown - Samples Volume 3

1. James Brown - Ain't It Funky Now (1969)
2. Mysterme - Unsolved Mysterme (Instrumental)
3. Kev-E-Kev - Listen To The Man
4. Black, Rock & Ron - My Hometown
5. Beastie Boys - Hey Ladies
6. Afrika Zulu Kings - Cars (Instrumental)
7. James Brown - Nose Job (1969)
8. Gang Starr - What You Want This Time
9. BDP - The Racist
10. James Brown - The Chicken (1969)
11. Main Source - Think
12. Big Daddy Kane - Calling Mr. Welfare
13. James Brown - In The Middle (1969)
14. Chubb Rock - The Organizer
15. James Brown - Soul Pride (1969)
16. Craig G - Ripped To Streads
17. Digable Planets - 9th Wonder
18. James Brown - Why Am I Treated So Bad (1969)
19. The Associates - From The Ground Up (Instrumental)

Download Vol.3 here.

Previews:

James Brown - Ain't It Funky Now (1969)

James Brown - Nose Job (1969)

James Brown - Soul Pride (1969)

Producer Info:

Mysterme - Unsolved Mysterme (Produced by Joe Quixx)
Kev-E-Kev - Listen To The Man (Produced by Paul C & Ak-B)
Black, Rock & Ron - My Hometown (Produced by Paul C & BRR)
Beastie Boys - Hey Ladies (Produced by The Dust Brothers)
Afrika Zulu Kings - Cars (Produced by Afrika Islam)
Gang Starr - What You Want This Time (Produced by DJ Premier)
BDP - The Racist (Produced by Krs-One)
Main Source - Think (Produced by Paul C & The Large Professor)
Big Daddy Kane - Calling Mr. Welfare (Produced by Easy Mo Bee)
Chubb Rock - The Organizer (Produced by Howie Tee)
Craig G - Ripped To Streads (Produced by Marley Marl)
Digable Planets - 9th Wonder (Produced by The Digable Planets)
The Associates - From The Ground Up (Produced by Rhettmatic)

James Brown - Samples Volume 4

1. James Brown - There Was A Time (1969)
2. Chubb Rock - Treat 'Em Right
3. James Brown - There Was A Time II (1969)
4. Downtown Science - Keep It On
5. James Brown - The Little Groove Maker Pt. I (1969)
6. De La Soul - Me Myself And I (Oblapos Mode)
7. James Brown - Mother Popcorn Pt. I (1969)
8. Doug E Fresh - On The Strength
9. James Brown - Popcorn With A Feeling (1969)
10. Brand Nubian - Who Can Get Busy Like This Man
11. James Brown - You Got To Have A Mother For Me (1969)
12. Schoolly D - Gangster Boogie
13. Bizzie Boys - Say When
14. LL Cool J - Why Do You Think They Call It Dope
15. James Brown - Baby, Here I Come (1969)
16. EPMD - The Big Payback
17. James Brown - Lowdown Popcorn (1969)
18. Organized Konfusion - Audience Pleasers Demo

Download Vol.4 here.

Previews:

James Brown - There Was A Time (1969)

James Brown - The Little Groove Maker Pt. I (1969)

James Brown - Mother Popcorn Pt. I (1969)

Producer Info:
Chubb Rock - Treat 'Em Right (Produced by Howie Tee)
Downtown Science - Keep It On (Produced by Sam Sever)
De La Soul - Me Myself And I Remix (Produced by Prince Paul)
Doug E Fresh - On The Strength (Produced by The Bomb Squad)
Brand Nubian - Who Can Get Busy... (Produced by Brand Nubian)
Schoolly D - Gangster Boogie (Produced by Schoolly D)
Bizzie Boys - Say When (Produced by Jamal-Ski)
LL Cool J - Why Do You Think... (Produced by LL Cool J)
EPMD - The Big Payback (Produced by EPMD)
Organized Konfusion - Audience Pleasers Demo (Produced by Paul C)

Peace and props to Roy Johnson.

--Verge

James Brown - Samples Volume 2

Round 2 from Roy. Remember it's James Brown Month over at his new spot Scratch Reaction. For more goodies like these make you sure you're F5ing the T.R.O.Y. forums daily. It's the gift that keeps on giving. --Philaflava



James Brown - Samples Volume 2

1. James Brown - I Can't Stand Myself (1968)
2. Phill Most Chill - Release Yourself
3. Ultimate Force - So Dam Tuf (Instrumental)
4. James Brown - Say It Loud, I'm Black And I'm Proud (1969)
5. Big Daddy Kane - Long Live The Kane
6. EPMD - Brothers On My Jock
7. West Coast Rap All Stars - All In The Same Gang (Instrumental)
8. Intelligent Hoodlum - Black & Proud
9. Divine Styler - It's A Black Thing
10. LL Cool J - Nitro
11. Kev-E-Kev - Keep On Doin'
12. Cobra MCees - The M Go
13. Brand Nubian - Dedication
14. Brand Nubian - I'm Black And I'm Proud
15. Cypress Hill - Insane In The Brain (Instrumental)
16. Pete Rock & CL Smooth - T.R.O.Y. (Drums)

Download Vol. 2

James Brown - I Can't Stand Myself (1968)


James Brown - Say It Loud, I'm Black And I'm Proud (1969)

James Brown - Samples Volume 1

Former T.R.O.Y. member Roy is still dropping his always dope, well-thought out compilations and this month is James Brown Month over at his new spot Scratch Reaction. He recently posted this on the T.R.O.Y. forums and I thought it's something we should pass on to our readers. Peace to Roy and one of the greatest musicians of all time. --Philaflava



James Brown - Samples Volume 1

1. James Brown - I Got You (1966)
2. Gang Starr - Gotch U
3. Gang Starr - Gotch U (Hunter Mix)
4. Public Enemy - Contract On The World Love Jam
5. James Brown - Cold Sweat (1967)
6. Public Enemy - Prophets Of Rage
7. Public Enemy - Welcome To The Terrordome
8. Ice Cube - Jackin' For Beats
9. King Tee - Bass
10. Chubb Rock - What's The Word
11. Three Times Dope - Straight Up
12. Sweet Tee - I Got Da Feelin'
13. James Brown - Bring It Up (1967)
14. Gang Starr - Manifest
15. Gang Starr - Manifest (Remix)
16. Ultramagnetic MCs - See The Man On The Street

Download Mix

I Got You (1966)


Cold Sweat (1967)


Bring It Up (1967)

Masta Killa (off No Said Date) (Chinese Sample)

Song: Masta Killa - Masta Killa (2004) Produced by Baby Dooks


Original Sample: 王昭君（粤语）　刘君儿　广东民歌 Wang Zhao Jun (Cantonese Version)


This is probably my favorite song from No Said Date. I had been looking for this sample ever since I heard the album. I even asked people on forums but no one knew. Glad I found it!

-- Thomas V

The Godfather Don Samples - Volume 1

I've been holding out on this one for a long minute. It just didn't feel right without having some of Don's horn samples on here, but they'll have to be on Volume 2.

One of my favorite producers on the mic, of all time, who made those beats that any producer wished he had done himself. The first track, Cloudburst, starts off with a Natural Elements' sample. KA - I Mean This. You'll also catch a Double XX Posse sample in there if you pay close attention. If you can catch it, name it in the comments. All I'll say is it's off their "Ruff, Rugged, And Raw" album from 1995.

I could go on about how great some of these originals are and what other samples you'll find on them, but that would take up too much space. Do peep Marcella's Dream and see how Buckwild flipped that one for Big L's MVP Remix, though. Crazy.

Most of the Don joints here are from the Hydra Beats instrumental records he dropped in the mid 90's. The other tracks I figured you guys already had, so I just used the instrumental versions. Except the last three, which happen to be three of my favorite GFD tracks. I don't have the instrumentals for those.

If you know of any of his horn loop sample sources, please do tell in the comments.

01. Cloudburst

02. GFD - Depressed (instrumental)

03. Anti Love Song

04. GFD - Piece Of The Action (instrumental)

05. Piece Of Mind

06. GFD - Do You Know (instrumental)

07. Before I Rest

08. GFD - For My Pa (instrumental)

09. Vibrations

10. GFD - Buster (instrumental)

11. I Never Told You

12. GFD - 7 Degrees Of Elevation

13. GFD - Creepin (instrumental)

14. Marcella's Dream

15. GFD - Status

16. GFD - Forever My Lady

Some Previews:

Megaupload link.

Mediafire link.

I didn't name the original artists to avoid problems for the sampling artist. But the links on the song titles

will lead you to either more information and more music by the original artists, or to a place to support said artists.

Peace to Lyrical Gymnastics at T.R.O.Y. for the Piece Of Mind connection.

--Verge

Tall Dark & Handsome - Jackson 5

Does anyone recognize a track that sampled the beginning of "Darling Dear" by The Jackson 5? The melody and the "La La La" singing?

Back in August, I posted on the "Track ID" thread from the T.R.O.Y. forum looking for the track that sampled it. I mentioned that the track was probably from the late 80's or early 90's. At first, I thought that it was Three Times Dope but after going through their albums, it wasn't. I was still pretty sure that it was done by a group. After 5 days, no one replied so I asked again. Fellow T.R.O.Y. Bloggers Cenzi, Verge, and another forum member said that it didn't ring a bell to them.

Today, November 7 as I'm writing, I don't really remember what triggered me listen to this track but I went on Youtube to hear Tall Dark & Handsome (self titled track) from their 1988 hip-hop album on B-Boy Records. As soon as the track started, I remembered that it was that song that I was looking for 3 months straight. I knew that I wasn't dreaming.. It's definitely a classic 'ahead of its time' type of joint! If you want their album you can buy the Traffic Ent. Reissue from 2005. I still included a link courtesy of bustthefacts for those who wants to give it a quick listen.

Peace,


Tall Dark & Handsome - T.D.H. (1988)

- Thomas V

?uestlove “The Lesson Sample Mix” (2005)

I picked up this file off some torrent site a few years ago and since then, it's been in regular rotation on my iPod. I'm not normally into sample mixes, but for some reason this one has a special place for me that I've never been able to explain. It is taken from the radio and there are a couple station drops, but it doesn't interfere with the quality of ?uestlove's mix.



01. Arc Choir - "Jesus Walks" (Mapleshade) (Kanye West - "Jesus Walks" (Roc-A-Fella))

02. Nu Birth - "You're What I'm All About" (?) (Biggie Smalls - "Player Anthem (X-Ray))

03. The Whatnaughts - "I'll Erase Away Your Pain" (Priority) (Kanye West - "Late" (Roc-A-Fella))

04. Main Ingredient - "Let Me Prove My Love To You" (RCA) (Alicia Keys - "You Don't Know My Name" (J Records))

05. Silvia Striplin - "You Can't Turn Me Away" (Charly) (Junior M.A.F.I.A. - "Get Money" (X-Ray))

06. The Temptations - "I Don't Know What It Is, But It Sure Is Funky" (Motown) (Common - "The Corner" (Geffen))

07. Honey Cone - "Innocent Till Proven Guilty" (Fantasy) (Common - "Testify" (Geffen))

08. DJ Rogers - "Faithful To The End" (RCA) (Common - "Faithful" (Geffen))

09. Luchi DeJesus - "Round About Midnight" (?) (KRS ONE - "A Friend" (Jive))

10. Dynasty - "Adventures In The World Of Music" (Solar/Sequal) (Camp-Lo - "Luchini" (Profile))

11. Willie Mitchell - "Grovin'" (Hi) (GZA - "Liquid Swords" (Geffen))

12. Wendy Renay – "After The Laughter Come Tears" (Stax/Altanta) (Wu Tang Clan - "Tearz" (Loud))

13. The Charmels - "I'll Never Grow Old" (Stax/Altanta) (Wu Tang Clan - "Cream" (RCA))

14. Dione Warwick - "You're Gonna Need Me" (Invictions) (Usher - "Throwback" (Arista))

15. Billy Cobham - "Heather" (Wounded Bird) (Souls of Mischief - "93 Till Infinity" (Jive))

16. Beherd Wright - "Halboglabotribin'" (BMG) (Snoop Dogg - "Gz & Hustlaz" (Death Row))

17. Jack Bruce - "Born 2 Be Blue" (Atco) (Smith N Wesssun - "Buck Town" (?))

18. Aretha Franklin - "Call Me" (Rhino/Atlanta) (Slum Village - "Selfish" (Capitol))

19. Quincy Jones - "Summer In The City" (A&M) (Pharcyde - "Passin Me By" (Delicious Vinyl))

20. Joe Simons - "Before The Nite's Over" (?) (Outkast - "So Fresh & So Clean" (Arista))

21. Peabo Bryson - "Born 2 Love" (Unknown) (Nas - "2nd Childhood" (Sony))

22. The Chi-Lites - "That's How Long I Love You" (Unknown) (Jay Z - "Dec 4" (Roc-A-Fella))

23. Abdel Halim-Hefes - "Khasiaraya-Gar" (EMI Arabia) (Jay Z - "Big Pimpin'" (Roc-A-Fella))

24. Labi Siffre - "I Got The" (Mr Bongo) (Eminem - "My Name Is" (Aftermath)/Jay Z - "The Streets Is Watching" (Roc-A-Fella))

25. Samuel Johnson - "My Music" (Columbia) (Jadakiss - "We're Gonna Make It" (Ruff Ryders/Interscope))

26. Milt Jackson - "Olinga" (CTI) (Tribe Called Quest - "Award Tour" (Jive))

27. War - "Magic Mountain" (Rhino) (De La Soul - "Potholes In My Lawn" (Tommy Boy))

28. Ahmad Jamal - "Swahililand" (20th Century) (De La Soul - "Stakes Is High" (Tommy Boy))

39. Gap Mangione - "Diana In The Autumn Wind" (GRC) (Slum Village - "Fall In Love" (Capitol)/Jaylib - "Official" (Stones Throw))

40. David McCallum - "The Edge" (Capitol) (Dr Dre - "Next Episode" (Aftermath))

41. Creative Source - "I Can't See Myself Without You" (Sussex/Polydor) (Freeway - "What We Do" (Unknown))

42. Average White Band - "Love Your Life" (Rhino) (Tribe Called Quest - "Check The Rhyme" (Jive))

43. Funkadelic - "Let's Take It To The People" (Westbound) (Tribe Called Quest - "Everything Is Fair" (Jive))

44. Ronnie Foster - "Mystic Brew" (Blue Note) (Tribe Called Quest - "Electric Relaxation" (Jive))

45. The Chi-Lites - "Are You My Woman?" (Brunswick/Eugene) (Beyonce - "Crazy In Love" (Columbia))

46. The Meters - "Oh Calcutta!" (Josie) (Amerie - "One Thing" (Sony))

47. McCoy Tyner - "Impressions" (Milestone/OJC) (Black Sheep - "The Choice Is Yours" (Mercury))

49. Nirvana - "Indiana" (White) (The Roots - "Dynamite" (Geffen))



Download



enjoy,

--dirt_dog

DJ Premier - Originals

As the cover states, this is a continuous mix of funk & soul as sampled by DJ Premier. It also has some rock, jazz, fusion, and soundtrack cuts. And it's actually divided into three lengthy tracks. Which is better, IMO, than the entire mix being on one track. No tracklist at all here. There's a bunch of obvious samples that you probably already know. But don't sleep, there are quite a few I never heard and they are treats. You should notice a few that were used by other producers, too.

Something strange about this CD, though. The same exact mix was released in 2002 as "Primo's Bakery". And there is no credit on either mix as to who mixed it. WTF?! Unless it was by Primo, himself, or somebody who wants to remain anonymous. I dunno, man.

On google, all the info I could find on "Primo's Bakery" were places to download it and places to buy donuts and banana bread. The only info I could find on this release was the label to purchase it from, Boomkat.

Definitely worth a cop just for that bad ass cover. Too bad it's not on vinyl. Not yet, at least.

Check The Previews:

Part 1-

Part 2-

Part 3-

[Download Here]

[Back Up Link]

--Verge

Dusty Fingers: Volume 16

If you have followed the Dusty Fingers series and are wondering when the hell this volume dropped, well, it didn't. Not really. Not on vinyl, at least. You had to have bought the complete collection on CD to get this one. It comes in a nice little package and contains all 16 volumes plus 3 volumes of Schoolyard Breaks, and everything is in MP3 and WAV format. You can cop here. Or try to find a better deal elsewhere.

For those who don't know, after the Lenny "Break Beat" Robert's (RIP) highly praised Ultimate Breaks and Beats series came Dusty Fingers. Going above and beyond any of the others, Dusty Fingers is arguably the greatest break beat and rare gem compilation series of all time. Danny Dan The Beat Man laid a foundation of the illest breaks, from rare soul to foreign soundtracks, for some of your favorite producers to sample from. Don't be fooled, a LOT of producers used these for some dope songs.

Legend has it that, at one point, Dan had so much vinyl, one day the floorboards at his mother's apartment collapsed and his records almost killed a kid living downstairs. Damn.

These aren't the compilations that would come out after something was sampled, saying who sampled what. Many of the greats, besides digging on their own, also looked to Danny Dan for the freshness.

Enjoy this 16th volume of Dusty and be sure to go all the way back to Volume 1 for some great music that has heavily influenced our music from 1997 to today.

01. Day Light (intro)

02. City Police

03. Beams

04. Superfine From Behind Lady

05. Hawks

06. Hey Jude (yet another ill take on this one)

07. Me Libertei

08. Klaun A Tanecnine

09. Lupin 3

10. Night Walk

11. My Lost

12. The Look Out

13. She's A Lady

14. Gatto Nero

15. Modern Mixture

16. Planetarium-Vched

17. Go For Broke

18. Leathal Enjection

19. The Big One (pause)

20. Maskerade (drums)

21. Superstition (drums)

22. When Your Hot (outro)

Click on the highlighted titles for select previews.

[Download] re-upped 1/13/10

--Verge