A lot of the best R&B and Hip-Hop of the last thirty years owes a great debt to the funk, soul, and smooth grooves of its predecessors. So, I thought it would be fun to take a look at a few of these roots jams; songs you may not be familiar with in whole form, but that you've DEFINITELY heard broken down and re-served up in hot slices within other songs. Whether a drumbreak, keyboard run, or bass track, it had to come from somewhere. Here are just a few of the places it did.
1) Melvin Bliss - "Synthetic Substitution"
Sampled in: Method Man - “All I Need”, Naughty By Nature - “O.P.P.”, Ghostface Killah - "Mighty Healthy", Ice T - "Original Gangster", Public Enemy - "Don't Believe the Hype", Wu-Tang Clan - "Bring Da Ruckus", 2Pac - "The Streetz R Death Row", EPMD - "Scratch Bring it Back" and many more
2) James Brown - "Funky Drummer"
Sampled in: Eric B and Rakim - "Eric B is President", A Tribe Called Quest - "Show Business", Geto Boys - "Read These Nikes", Ice Cube - "Jackin' for Beats", KRS-One - "Outta Here", Public Enemy - "Fight the Power", Snoop Dogg - "Murder Was The Case", De La Soul - "Brain-Washed Follower", LL Cool J - "6 Minutes of Pleasure", Nas - "Get Down", and many more
3) Lyn Collins - “Think (About It)”
Sampled in: Rob Base & DJ EZ Rock - “It Takes Two”, Janet Jackson - “Alright”, Afrika Bambaataa - "Planet Rock", De La Soul - "Jenifa (Taught Me) (Derwin's Revenge)", Heavy D - "You Ain't Heard Nuttin' Yet", New Edition - "Hit Me Off", Public Enemy - "911 is a Joke", Slick Rick - "Slick Rick - The Ruler", Snoop Dogg - "Ain't No Fun", EPMD - "Da Joint", Biz Markie - "Road Block", Kool Moe Dee - "I Go to Work", and many more
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