Category: Madlib Samples
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Madlib Samples #31 (Bandana Edition): Wee -Teach Me How (You Can Fly on My Aeroplane, OWL, 1976)
Norman Whiteside was the mastermind behind Wee, the band that created one hell of a masterpiece with their 1976 masterpiece You Can Fly on My Aeroplane. Described as both bringing the soulful, feelgood touch of Stevie Wonder and the intense funk of Sly Stone, this album was such an important…
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Madlib Samples #30 (Bandana Edition: Donny Hathaway – Make It Your Own (Someday We’ll All Be Free, 2010, Atlantic)
The latter half of Freddie Gibbs & Madlib’s Bandana features slower, more soulful cuts and to me the vibe shift started off with “Practice.” Freddie raps about relationships and women in general, while Madlib creates a smooth, soulful beat that samples the one and only Donny Hathaway, a soul legend…
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Madlib Samples #29 (Bandana Edition): S. D. Burman, Kishore Kumar and Lata Mangeshkar – Aasman Ke Neeche (O Mere Sona Re – Hit Duets, 1998, RPG)
Track 10 off Freddie Gibbs & Madlib’s exceptional new album Bandana is “Giannis,” an excellent collaboration with the unmistakable Anderson .Paak. It’s a brilliant, hard-hitting track that recently was accompanied by another hilarious music video, and with a more unique sample. Back in 1967, a Bollywood film by the name…
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Madlib Samples #28 (Bandana Edition): Jesus Acosta & the Professionals – Theme From The Godfather (1974, CES)
“Flat Tummy Tea” is to me the hardest-hitting track on Madlib & Freddie Gibbs’ sophomore collaborative album Bandana. Track 8 was released as a single before the release of the album, and features a heavy guitar sample that is looped pretty much throughout the record with nothing much other than…
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Madlib Samples #27 (Bandana Edition): The Sylvers – Cry of a Dreamer (The Sylvers II, Pride, 1973)
The Sylvers have had their fair share of success throughout the 1970s. The R&B and soul group had hit singles such as “Fool’s Paradise”, “Boogie Fever” and “Hot Line” and have released some stellar albums throughout their time as well. As a family, they rose to fame in the early…
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Madlib Samples #26 (Bandana Edition) – Tenor Saw, Yami Bolo and Joe Lickshot Radio – Dance Hall Live (1991, Sky High)
Count on Madlib to find obscure Jamaican dancehall samples for his music. This time, we will be paying attention to a sample from Tenor Saw, Yami Bolo and Joe Lickshot Radio’s emission “Dance Hall Live,” which was released as vinyl in 1991 from the album Tenor Saw Lives On: A…
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Madlib Samples #25 (Bandana Edition): Super Beagle – Dust a Sound Boy (1986, Techniques)
To celebrate the release of Bandana, the highly anticipated sophomore album from Freddie Gibbs and Madlib, I will be dedicating the whole of July unpacking the samples he used for the album. I will be unpacking these in the order of the tracklist, so next up we have the phenomenal and…
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Madlib Samples #24 (Bandana Edition): Revelation Funk – Elastic Cover (1970, Gold Plate)
To celebrate the release of Bandana, the highly anticipated sophomore album from Freddie Gibbs and Madlib, I will be dedicating the whole of July unpacking the samples he used for the album. I will be unpacking these in the order of the tracklist, so first off it’s “Freestyle Shit, the…
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Madlib Samples #23: Walt Barr – Free Spirit (East Winds, 1979, Muse)
It’s going to be Madlib season in 2019. Along with Freddie Gibbs, the duo will be releasing their sophomore album Bandana following their 2014 classic Piñata. Along with the album announcement, they released their new single “Crime Pays,” which has an entertaining video accompanying it, but the record itself is…
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Madlib Samples #22: Starshine – All I Need Is You (12″ Single, Prelude, 1983)
In the extensive list of Madlib samples used throughout his legendary career, there are a few tracks that stand out from the rest. Those tend to be the groovy, compositionally rich and dense tracks with a lot of energy and funk. This time around we are looking at Starshine’s 1983…
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Madlib Samples #21: Doris – Did You Give the World Some Love Today Baby (1970, EMI)
Doris Svennson is a Swedish singer known for her lone solo album Did You Give the World Some Love Today Baby, an eclectic pop, rock and funk album released in 1970. It is considered as a rarity among record collectors and connoisseurs. Most of the material recorded on this album…
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Madlib Samples #20: Solomon Ilori And His Afro-Drum Ensemble: African High Life (1963, Blue Note)
It’s been a while since I’ve done one of these, but I have noticed quite a few people reading them, so here we go: Number 20 in our list of Madlib sampled music is none other than Solomon Ilori and His Afro-Drum Ensemble with his 1963 album on Blue Note…