The Beginning Of The End

Though buried at the very end of their Funky Nassau album, this instrumental jam out by the Bahamian funk quartet became famous for its jangling guitars and raucous drums being sampled as the intro to Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth’s hip-hop classic “They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.)” Check out their Bandcamp! thebeginningoftheend.bandcamp.com

Knee Deep Mix

Though buried at the very end of their Funky Nassau album, this instrumental jam out by the Bahamian funk quartet became famous for its jangling guitars and raucous drums being sampled as the intro to Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth’s hip-hop classic “They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.)” Check out their Bandcamp! thebeginningoftheend.bandcamp.com

The Beginning of the End was a funk group from Nassau, Bahamas. The group formed in 1969 and consisted of three brothers (Frank, Ray, and Roy Munnings), a fourth member on bass (Fred Henfield), and a fifth on guitar (Livingston Colebrook). They were complemented by the Funky Nassau Horns.

RSD 12" release of Bahamaian band The Beginning of the End (originally released in 1972)

Here's a Youtube video for the Beginning of the End's "Funky Nassau": www.youtube.com