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The Great Destroyer, the seventh studio album by Duluth, Minnesota-based band Low, was released on this day in 2005 - www.chairkickers.com
On this day in 1980, New Zealand band Split Enz released "True Colours," their fifth studio album and first major commercial success. - www.neilfinn.com
Happy birthday to Jamesetta Hawkins, better known as Etta James! The American singer who performed gospel, blues, jazz, R&B, rock and roll, and soul, was born on this day in 1938. She died January 20, 2012 at 73 years old due to complications of leukemia.
Happy birthday to Andy Cox, the
English musician (The English Beat, Fine Young Cannibals) was born on this day in 1956.
On this day in 2019, Sunflower Bean release King Of The Dudes EP featuring "Come For Me." - www.sunflowerbeanband.com
Prince and the Revolution released "Take Me With U", the final single from Purple Rain, on this day in 1985. What a great day!
Happy birthday to Emily Haines! The lead singer, keyboardist and songwriter of the Canadian rock band Metric was born on this day in 1974.
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Belly released their debut album, "Star," on this day in 1993.
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On this day in 1993, The The released their fourth studio album, Dusk. - www.thethe.com
On this day in 1978, Joy Division made their live debut when they played Pips in Manchester, England. This was their first gig as Joy Division - although the advert in the Manchester Evening news still called them Warsaw. Ian had trouble getting past the doorman but made it onto the stage on time. Shortly after they started their set a fight broke out, Peter jumped off stage and into the fray and the club's manager tried to throw them off stage. - www.joydiv.org
On this day in 1994, Alice in Chains released "Jar of Flies ." - aliceinchains.com
On this day in 1994, Meat Puppets released "Too High to Die." - www.themeatpuppets.net
On this day in 2005, the Austin, TX-based band …And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead released their fourth studio album, "Worlds Apart" - www.trailofdead.com
"Rising to fame with James Brown’s revue, Lyn Collins fought for female artists during a difficult period, leaving a trail of soul and funk classics behind...
She cut two albums in three years, and a slew of singles. She accrued nicknames, awarded by Brown: she was Mama Feelgood, according to a 1973 single, and, more often, The Female Preacher, an apt epithet because she had an arresting presence on record and on stage."
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Sampling “Mama Feelgood” by Lyn Collins, as well as Bobby Byrd "Hot Pants" and, James Brown's 1972 "Get on the Good Foot."
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Celebrating 50 years of hip hop & 1987! - www.kexp.org
LL Cool J “Mama Said Knock You Out” also sampled Big Daddy Kane's "Raw"
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This song by Kool Moe Dee is a diss-track to rival rapper LL Cool J - bit.ly
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"Mama Said Knock You Out" by LL Cool J sampled Kool Moe Dee's "How Ya Like Me Now".
"How Ya Like Me Now" by Kool Moe Dee sampled James Brown's "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag".
"How Ya Like Me Now" by Kool Moe Dee sampled James Brown's "Night Train".
"I'm a Greedy Man," recorded by James Brown in 1971, was released as a two-part single.
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"Push It" by Salt-N-Pepa sampled James Brown's "I'm a Greedy Man".
"Push It" by Salt-N-Pepa sampled Coal Kitchen's "Keep on Pushin'".
---Coal Kitchen was formed when the San Francisco based band, Devil’s Kitchen, broke up in the summer of 1970, while another band, band, Coal Dust, was re-forming after falling apart. The two bands merged into into Coal Kitchen -
www.stlmusicyesterdays.com
This was originally released as the B-side of Salt-N-Pepa's fifth single, a 12" release of "Tramp" in 1987. Salt-N-Pepa hated this song, as they thought it undermined their rap credibility and didn't have any lyrical direction they could support. They didn't think much about it though, as it was considered just a throwaway cut. Little did they know it would become their most popular song. The repeated line "get up on this" is a lyrical sample from James Brown track "I'm a Greedy Man" from his 1972 album "There It Is."
- bit.ly
“Going Back To Cali” was LL Cool J’s second top 40 hit in the US and UK. Originally featured on the soundtrack to the film Less Than Zero and released as a (platinum) single, it was later included on his third album Walking With A Panther. - llcoolj.com
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50 Years of Hip Hop + Podcast! New Week Starts Today! 1987
It’s Hip-Hop's 50th Birthday in 2023 and KEXP is celebrating! All year long we'll be highlighting a year in Hip-Hop history. Each week KEXP focuses on a different year with new features. Not enough Hip-Hop for you? Checkout 50 Years of Hip-Hop, KEXP's newest podcast hosted by Larry Mizell, Jr. Expect personal reflections, iconic tracks and albums, and conversations around the genesis of the culture. New episodes drop every Wednesday. Subscribe now wherever you get your podcasts and find more info at KEXP.ORG
"Kool Thing" by Sonic Youth feat. Chuck D samples LL Cool J's "Going Back to Cali".
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This song was inspired by an interview bassist/singer Kim Gordon conducted with LL Cool J for Spin. Although he is never mentioned by name, the song's lyrics contain several references to LL Cool J. Chuck D also provides spoken word verses on the track.
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"Back in Black"by Australian rock band AC/DC was released as the second US single from their seventh album of the same name in 1980.
This was released five months after lead singer Bon Scott died. The song is a tribute to Scott, and the lyrics, "Forget the hearse 'cause I never die" imply that he will live on forever through his music. The band got the idea for the title before writing any of the song, although Malcolm Young had the main guitar riff for years and used to play it frequently as a warm-up tune. - bit.ly
"Dope Beat" by Boogie Down Productions sampled AC/DC's "Back in Black" for their 1987 album Criminal Minded!
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50 Years of Hip Hop + Podcast! New Week Starts Today! 1987
It’s Hip-Hop's 50th Birthday in 2023 and KEXP is celebrating! All year long we'll be highlighting a year in Hip-Hop history. Each week KEXP focuses on a different year with new features. Not enough Hip-Hop for you? Checkout 50 Years of Hip-Hop, KEXP's newest podcast hosted by Larry Mizell, Jr. Expect personal reflections, iconic tracks and albums, and conversations around the genesis of the culture. New episodes drop every Wednesday. Subscribe now wherever you get your podcasts and find more info at KEXP.ORG
"Form of Intellect" by Gang Starr sampled Boogie Down Productions's "Dope Beat".
The J.B.'s was the name of James Brown's band from 1970 through the early 1980s. On records the band was sometimes billed under alternate names such as Fred Wesley and the JBs, The James Brown Soul Train, Maceo and the Macks, A.A.B.B., Fred Wesley and the New JBs, The First Family, and The Last Word.
Fred Wesley is an American trombonist who worked with James Brown in the 1960s and 1970s and Parliament-Funkadelic in the second half of the 1970s. - www.funkyfredwesley.com
"Public Enemy No. 1" by Public Enemy sampled Fred Wesley and The J.B.'s's "Blow Your Head".
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In 1987, the duo of Chuck D and Flavor Flav released Yo! Bum Rush the Show. Here's the "secret history" of that classic release:
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50 Years of Hip Hop + Podcast! New Week Starts Today! 1987
It’s Hip-Hop's 50th Birthday in 2023 and KEXP is celebrating! All year long we'll be highlighting a year in Hip-Hop history. Each week KEXP focuses on a different year with new features. Not enough Hip-Hop for you? Checkout 50 Years of Hip-Hop, KEXP's newest podcast hosted by Larry Mizell, Jr. Expect personal reflections, iconic tracks and albums, and conversations around the genesis of the culture. New episodes drop every Wednesday. Subscribe now wherever you get your podcasts and find more info at KEXP.ORG
"Public Enemy No. 1" by Public Enemy sampled The Treacherous Three's "Feel the Heartbeat".
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The Treacherous Three was a pioneering American hip hop group that was formed in 1978 and consisted of DJ Easy Lee, Kool Moe Dee, L.A. Sunshine, Special K and Spoonie Gee, with occasional contributions from DJ Dano B, DJ Reggie Reg and DJ Crazy Eddie.
"Public Enemy No. 1" by Public Enemy sampled The Treacherous Three's "Feel the Heartbeat".
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The Treacherous Three was a pioneering American hip hop group that was formed in 1978 and consisted of DJ Easy Lee, Kool Moe Dee, L.A. Sunshine, Special K and Spoonie Gee, with occasional contributions from DJ Dano B, DJ Reggie Reg and DJ Crazy Eddie.
The pioneering hip hop group Treacherous Three released several albums, starting with the compilation record Whip It in 1983, which included "Feel the Heartbeat."
"Shook Ones Part I" by Mobb Deep sampled Public Enemy's "Public Enemy No. 1", as well as The Treacherous Three's "Feel the Heartbeat".
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Mobb Deep was an American rap and music production duo from New York City. The duo consisted of rappers Prodigy and Havoc. They are considered to be among the principal progenitors of hardcore East Coast hip hop and hip hop in the mid-1990s.
Emancipator, aka Doug Appling, was born and raised in Virginia, where he studied violin from ages 4 to 12, progressing to electric guitar, drums, and bass as a teenager. He cites his father's "eclectic music collection" as sparking his interest in electronic music, while his mother "who'd volunteered in the Peace Corps," exposed him to "African thumb pianos and sounds from beyond the Western palette." emancipator.bandcamp.com
Sigur Ros has been performing and making music together since 1994. Their nonsense-singing is designed to convey the absence of meaning.
"Vaka" (released as "untitled #1 (a.k.a. "Vaka")") is the common name for the untitled first track and lead single from Sigur Rós' 2002 album ( ).
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"Funky" by Ultramagnetic MC's sampled Joe Cocker's "Woman to Woman".
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The Ultramagnetic MCs is an American hip hop group based in The Bronx, New York City. Founded by Kool Keith, the group also includes Ced Gee, TR Love, and Moe Love. Tim Dog became an unofficial member in 1989. In 1990, DJ Jaycee was added as a road manager and backup DJ.
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50 Years of Hip Hop + Podcast! New Week Starts Today! 1987
It’s Hip-Hop's 50th Birthday in 2023 and KEXP is celebrating! All year long we'll be highlighting a year in Hip-Hop history. Each week KEXP focuses on a different year with new features. Not enough Hip-Hop for you? Checkout 50 Years of Hip-Hop, KEXP's newest podcast hosted by Larry Mizell, Jr. Expect personal reflections, iconic tracks and albums, and conversations around the genesis of the culture. New episodes drop every Wednesday. Subscribe now wherever you get your podcasts and find more info at KEXP.ORG
Joe Cocker is the third studio album by Joe Cocker, released in 1972.
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The song has been recorded by other artists. It has also been heavily sampled in hip hop, [2] for example, "Funky" by Ultramagnetic MCs (1987), "Knick Knack Patty Wack" by EPMD (1989), "Blast from the Past" by Ultramagnetic MCs (1992), "New Jack Swing II" by Wreckx-N-Effect, "California Love" by Tupac featuring Dr. Dre and Roger Troutman (1995), "Honey" by Moby (1999), "Astro Black" by Quasimoto (2000), "He's Unbelievable" by Sarah Connor (October 29, 2002), and "We Keep It Rockin'" by Maino featuring Swizz Beatz, Jadakiss, Jim Jones and Joell Ortiz (2010).
From the fourth and last album released during 2Pac's life, "California Love" by 2Pac feat. Dr. Dre and Roger Troutman sampled Joe Cocker's "Woman to Woman".
"Impeach the President" is a single by funk band the Honey Drippers, written and produced by Roy Charles Hammond, known as Roy C. It was first released in 1973, and re-released in 2017, after being sampled hundreds of times since the mid-1980s. It is a protest song advocating the impeachment of then-President of the United States Richard Nixon.
"Top Billin'" by Audio Two sampled The Honey Drippers's "Impeach the President".
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Audio Two was the Brooklyn, New York hip hop duo of emcee Kirk "Milk Dee" Robinson and DJ Nat "Gizmo" Robinson, most famous for its first hit "Top Billin'".
"Nobody Speak" by DJ Shadow feat. Run the Jewels contains a musical sample of "Ol' Man River" by Caterina Valente, and a lyrical sample from "Top Billin' by Audio Two.
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That's Slayer's Kerry King playing AC/DC's "T.N.T." rift. The song's title is itself a reference to Motorhead's 1981 live album No Sleep 'til Hammersmith. - bit.ly
Whale was a Swedish alternative rock group active from 1992 to 1999. “Hobo Humpin' Slobo Babe” was the group's first song and only commercial success.