A random collection of my fav Hip Hop tracks for your pleasure and comment...
Jeru The Damaja - Da Bichez
Righteous rasta Jeru meets DJ Premier for shimmering ode to ermmm...bitches. Whatever you think of the sentiments Jeru has a cool lopsided flow but it's Premier's narcotic sleazy backing, based on a snippet of The Crusaders sauntering "Whispering Pines", that steals the show, I love the shimmering cymbals. The main sample is at 1.12 but the subtler shivery verse sample is at 2.49.
Pete Rock & CL Smooth - The Basement
Named after the dank cellar Pete Rock used as his studio this really does sound like an off the cuff funky jam but is in fact the usual intricate mixture of clashing ambient sounds Rock is know for during this period. Heavy D steals the show with his angular but swinging rant. Riff sampled a classic ragga song below.
Da Lench Mob - Freedom got an A.K
Ice Cube found the perfect mix between punk rock piss taking and massively funky disco in this monster production for the Mob. He also wrote most of the lyrics so after this career peak i suppose Anaconda was just around the corner...Check out the original groove from Jimmy "Bo" Horne's "Dance Across The Floor".
Jungle Brothers - Jimbrowski
This quirky non to subtle track about a giant penis is one of the simple unsung pleasures on the Jungle Brothers excellent first album. Related to De La Soul but sparser and more zany its lasted better than the better known 3 Feet High and Rising. Based on the massive drum riff from a cool Funkadelic track.
Cannibal Ox - Scream Phoenix
Prog Rap? These guys were reasonable rappers but it was the eery futuristic backing which put them over the top. Along with Philip Glass these guys also sampled Yes and made it work, no small achievement.
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