Hip Hop Essentials - Vol. 7

Most interesting track on this volume is "Talking All That Jazz" by Stetsasonic. There were many discussions about whether sampling was a good thing or not, mostly because when something became a success others started to copy it right away. Also some artists were accused of not even being able to be original and without relying on samples they would just not even make the scene. Furthermore there was the American Music Industry stating sampling is a form of thievery. A discussion still going on today, for instance about DJ's that create awesome mixes, considered to be a form of music art and thus being a new creation by many, considered to be thievery by American justice.

"Talking All That Jazz" kind of put an end to that discussion, showing everyone sampling is just something you can or cannot use, but if you use it, you can still be just as original if you come up with your own ideas. This paved the path for many others to try this. And suddenly from Run-D.M.C.'s guitar riffs via Stetsasonic jazz influences, rappers started to look for good samples they could use from any genre. From riffs only that went on to building a song around recognizable lyrics, followed by total remakes and co-productions with original artists. Old tracks first but even total new releases in time. Not to mention the many many R&B tracks combined with parts of rap still entering the charts today.  

Track		Artist		Song		BPM
1		Ice-T		I'm Your Pusher		108
2		Stetsasonic		Talkin' All That Jazz		107
3		Afrika Bambaataa & The Soul Sonic Force		Planet Rock		127
4		Jimmy Spicer		The Bubble Bunch		108
5		Salt-N-Pepa		My Mic Sounds Nice		94
6		Public Enemy		Fight The Power		106
7		Run-D.M.C.		Walk This Way		105
8		Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock		Joy & Pain		109
9		DJ Quick		Sweet Black P***y		102
10		Queen Latifah		Wrath Of My Madness		91
11		Crash Crew		On The Radio		101
12		Digital Underground		Doowutchyalike		108