hello hello and welcome back. its been a while. both myself and sharps have been busy gigging and living life so we've had to put this lil series on hold. but dont fret any longer cuz here is vol 5.5! im calling it just a half-volume cuz its a shorter mix just to tide you over till the next one im putting out in just a couple weeks or even soooner. i did this all in one take so it aint my smoothest mix, so be easy!anyways, so its the second edition of blasts from the past, where i incorportate the original tracks that have been turned into samples for more current songs. i really like the tracks in this mix and i hope you do too!
enjoy!
DJ Service - Blasts From The Past II
track notes:
muddy waters - mannish boy / nas - bridging the gap
i remember some people kinda blasted nas for using such a well-known blues track for this track but really, its muddy waters! and nas has always done that. but muddy waters is a great blues artist and both these tracks rule. i love olu dara's interpolation of muddy waters.
stevie wonder - pasttime paradise/ coolio - gangsta's paradise
how many of y'all didnt know this was a sample? im from the era where gangsta's paradise is real nostalgic so even though its a lil cheeseball, this is dope! stevie wonder is the man. probably my best mix on here too.....
bill conti - redemption/ t.i. - whatever you like
i really like how the t.i. track didnt go overboard with its use of redemption. kept it nice by just using the synths at the beginning and left out the obvious rocky parts. pretty standard track by t.i. but i like it.
marvin gaye - youre all i need to get by/ method man - all i need (razor sharp remix)
what can you say about marvin gaye? and this method man track is awesome. i love it when a mc really expands their sound/content and makes tracks like these.
tracy chapman - fast car / nice & smooth - sometimes i rhyme slow
easily my favourite nice & smooth track. in fact i would go as far as to say that its better than tracy chapmans original. but thats just cuz i like to go against the grain. great tracks both of em!
kenny rogers - islands in the stream / pras - ghetto superstar
ahem. do i really need to explain myself and will it really change your mind from thinking im a giant dork? dolly parton!!!
dr. buzzards original savannah band - sunshowers / m.i.a. - sunshowers
i love discovering samples that i didnt know existed. i remember watching boyz in the hood for the 3rd or 4th or 5th time (top 5 all time!) and in one of the scenes in doughboy's house, this track is playing on the radio! it blew me away cuz i had seen the movie before arular came out but after it was released i watched the movie and made the connection. so good!
hossam ramzy - khusara khursara / jay-z big pimpin'
big thanks to sharps for hooking me up with this sample! greatest jay-z track ever, hands down. just awesome. and its cool to see how timbaland tweaked the sample.
DL here: Blasts From The Past II
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