Black Milk, not to be confused with the Milkshake and Dessert Bar or the Clothing brand of the same name, is a Detroit-based Hip Hop producer and rapper. I first discovered the 36 year old when I heard his album "Sound of the City" around 2010. I later realised he was...
As you may already know, we’re going (or rather, have been) to Gods of Rap featuring Public Enemy, De La Soul, DJ Premier & Wu Tang Clan.
Last time I told you how DJ Premier was a big influence during my teen years, but my very first “proper” foray into Hip Hop as a teen began with Public Enemy. I have to thank GTA San Andreas for my discovery of PE, with their radio station “Playback FM” featuring some great East Coast Hip Hop, presented by none other than Chuck D. One of the records featured was “Rebel Without a Pause” which of course makes it in this weeks Sample Sunday.
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Tracks
- Fight the Power - Public Enemy
- He Got Game - Public Enemy
- Rebel Without a Pause - Public Enemy
- Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos - Public Enemy
- Harder Than You Think - Public Enemy
Samples
- Jezahel - Shirley Bassey
- I Don’t Know What This World Is Coming to - The Soul Children
- Hyperbolicsyllabicsesquedalymistic - Isaac Hayes (good luck saying that!)
- Hot Pants Road - The J.B.’s
- Funky Drummer - James Brown
- For What It’s worth - Buffalo Springfield
- The Grunt - The J.B.’s
Samples
- Jezahel - Shirley Bassey
- I Don’t Know What This World Is Coming to - The Soul Children
- Hyperbolicsyllabicsesquedalymistic - Isaac Hayes (good luck saying that!)
- Hot Pants Road - The J.B.’s
- Funky Drummer - James Brown
- For What It’s worth - Buffalo Springfield
- The Grunt - The J.B.’s
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