Tuesday, October 09, 2012

Identifying the samples and quotes of the Old School

I've been enjoying dipping into the OLD-SCHOOL RAP collection this week.
Not only does the music bring back memories of battered cassette tapes I played in the 80s, but I have had fun identifying the SAMPLES AND QUOTES that appeared on subsequent HIP HOP releases.
The horn riff on "Ooh Baby" by the WEST SIDE MOB is one example -- you can plainly hear it recreated on "Brass Monkey" by the Beastie Boys.
Or that immortal line from the BUSY BEE STARSKI classic "Making Cash Money" -- "Buy two turntables and a microphone and you will never get the girls to ever leave you alone."
The sentiment, if not the specific line, has reappeared countless times whenever the B-boys make some noise.