Dec 6, 2008

The song and the sample - Wu Tang edition

The song:



Hollow Bones - Wu Tang


The sample:



Is it Because I'm Black - Syl Johnson

I was sitting in a cafe earlier this year when they chucked on a Syl Johnson cd. It was great! It's been a bit of a gateway to soul for me. So many of his songs have been sampled over the years. RZA has definitely mined lots of gold from his albums. Another example is Different Strokes sampled on Wu Tang's Shame on a Nigga.

1 comment:

king tim said...

smooth song (the sample) and really like how they used it in the wu-tang track

a good sample can really make the song. when used judiciously they can hook you from the very start of the track