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KMD vs. Eric. B and Rakim: Who Flipped It Better?
Found 1 year agoBobbi Humphrey: Blacks and BluesFrom Blacks and Blues (Blue Note, 1974)KMD: PlumskinzzFrom 12" (B-side of "Nitty Gritty") (Elektra, 1991)Eric B. and Rakim: Keep the Beat From Don't Sweat the Technique (MCA, 1992)I wrote about the Humphrey song before, about two years back, and had this to say: "My favorite Mizell's ...
Ease Back: Covering the Meters Pt. 2
Found 1 year agoGrant Green: Ease BackFrom Carryin' On (Blue Note, 1969)King Herbert and the Knights With Jack Harden: Chicken StrutFrom S/T (Paragon, 1970). Also on Canada's Message To The MetersThe Invaders: Look A Py PyFrom Spacing Out (Duane, 196/7?)Bacao Rhythm and Steel Band: Ease Back (snippet)From 7" (Melting Pot Music, 2007)In the ...
Ski vs. Dr. Dre: Who Flipped It Better?
Found 1 year agoLabi Siffre: I Got The (Blues)From Remember My Song (EMI, 1975)Jay-Z: Streets Is WatchingFrom In My Lifetime (Roc-a-Fella, 1997)Eminem: My Name Is...From The Slim Shady LP (Interscope, 1999)About time we got these two producers in the mix...and with an intriguing contrast of a shared sample. The Labi Siffre track has ...
Cissies Unite!: Covering The Meters Pt. 1
Found 1 year agoTrinidad Steel Band: Sissy StrutFrom Super Album (Cherry Hill, 197?)Pete Eye Trio: Sissy StrutFrom S/T (Cavern, 197?)Big Band Katowice: MadroxFrom Music For My Friends (Muza, 1977)One of the recurring songs that I'm always finding covers of is "Cissy Strut," by the Meters. Arguably the first big hit, coming on their ...
Pete Rock vs. Kanye West: Who Flipped It Better
Found 1 year agoDon Covay and the Jefferson Lemon Blues Band: If There's a Will, There's a WayFrom Different Strokes for Different Folks (Janus, 1970). Also on Funky Yo Yo.Pete Rock and C.L. Smooth: Lots of Lovin' (remix)From 12" (Elektra, 1993)Common: SouthsideFrom Finding Forever (Geffen, 2007)When I first heard the "Southside" during a ...
Presenting the Soul Sides Boxsets...
Found 1 year agoSoul-Sides.com is very proud to introduce the first volume of the Soul Sides Boxset, a partnership with Uber.com.The story behind the Soul Sides Boxsets (SSBS) is that I've been looking for an opportunity to write longer, more in-depth, pseudo-encyclopedic entries that highlight specific artists or genres or labels, etc. and ...
Aretha Franklin: From The Vaults
Found 1 year, 1 month agoAretha Franklin: I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You) (Demo) (snippet) + Mr. BigBoth from Rare And Unreleased Recordings From The Golden Reign Of The Queen Of Soul (Rhino/Atlantic, 2007)Bonus: Aretha Franklin: I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You)From I Never Loved a Man ...
Primo vs... Primo?: Which Flip Is Better?
Found 1 year, 1 month agoCaesar Frazier: Funk It UpFrom 75 (Eastbound, 1975)Gang Starr: Ex Girl to the Next GirlFrom Daily Operation (Chrysalis, 1992)Gang Starr: Speak Ya CloutFrom Hard to Earn (Chrysalis, 1994)I thought it'd be fun, for a change of pace, to pit a producer against himself. In this case, DJ Premier sampled two ...
People Under the Stairs vs. Marco Polo: Who Flipped It Better?
Found 1 year, 1 month agoDuralcha: Ghet-to FunkFrom 7" (Microtronics, 1974). Also on Funk Spectrum 2.People Under the Stairs: The DigFrom O.S.T. (Om, 2002)Marco Polo feat. Large Professor: The Radar RemixFrom 12" (Fat Beats, 2007)I've avoided using drum breaks as a point of comparison but I thought, given the distinctiveness of the Duralcha break and ...
Buckwild vs. Beatnuts: Who Flipped It Better?
Found 1 year, 1 month agoCal Tjader: MorningFrom Agua Dulce (Fantasy, 1971). Also on Descarga!.O.C. and Buckwild: What I RepresentFrom America Is Dying Slowly (Elektra, 1996)The Beatnuts: FluidFrom white label 12" (?, 1997?)For this latest installment, I'm rolling with 1) one of my favorite Cal Tjader songs, 2) one of my favorite O.C. songs, 3) ...