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Being a blogger, I like to read so many of other bloggers. It is like they are family to me. One of my favorite bloggers, is my man AverageBro (check him out if you have time. He has some of the most sense-worthy posts I have ever read). I always check out Average’s “Name That Sample” post because of my love for the digging in crates of old school music that I have checked out on a hit that either I recognized and at times never heard until he throws it in there. Today, he hipped me on three things, a top 10 hit that I haven’t heard in a while, the thought of the sample being a jump start to a Rapper career, and…………..
Canadian rapper Drake is being sued for copyright infringement by Playboy Enterprises over allegations that his breakout smash "Best I Ever Had" samples a '70s hit owned by the company.
In a lawsuit filed June 24, Playboy alleges that Drake's mixtape hit contains Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds' 1975 soft-rock tune, "Fallin' in Love."
The suit names Drake -- whose real name is Aubrey Drake Graham -- as well as Cash Money Records and Universal Music Group.
Okay the parties involved have a partially and full responsibility about this issue.
For Drake:He is the man with the name on the track, and he does not know better about people jacking beat without paying royalties. Just because you did a mixtape with 9th Wonder hitting a serious rendition sample of Anita Baker’s “Sweet Love,” does not mean you can just go all out and do it mainstream without permission. Still, when you are in the game, you should not follow the mistakes of other artist who started big. Examples include Robbie Van Winkle aka Vanilla Ice song “Ice Ice Baby” ties toward popular rock group Queen and their song “Under Pressure.”
For Cash Money Records: This is good example of cheating your way in the game can catch up to you. You can rob some people for royalties and sorts but not everybody. Brian “Baby” Williams have been cheating producers and original song artists for a long time. There are many producers who either complained, don’t want to deal with them, and are suing the record company for money.
For Universal Records: Plain and simple, they don’t care. People and sub-record companies like Drake and Cash Records are like buses, they come and go.
Track records about artists who have got caught sampling without permission and lost the settlement have not really came back from their career fiasco. Let’s hope Drake can learn a lesson from that.
What do you think about Drake getting sued by Playboy. Do you think Cash Money Recods was bullying their way in the industry and now just got a taste of their own medicine?
The Smoking Ace is also a music living, crate diggin, hip-hop head and I love my region’s hip-hop music, The Dirty South. I recorded VH1 Hip Hop Honors,The Dirty South, but did not get to look at until yesterday. I can tell you this as a hip-hop head from the south that………
VH1 either really hates southern hip-hop or don’t know jack-s@#@ about the history of Southern hip-hop because while they got the whole concept wrong.
I can give you what they got right. Notably Luke Skywalker and the 2 Live Crew, JD, Master P, Trick Daddy, and Organized Noise. Scarface would have been honored also but I know why
Here is where the pure Sh@#$ery goes down.
You should have left it as "Vh1 Hip Hop Honors 2010" - Scarface said it best in his blog when talking about the reason he decided to not accept being honored on the show.
Why would you categorize us as “Dirty South”? Why can’t you just honor some muthafuckers from down here and leave it like that? You ain’t gotta make us look extra country. We know where we’re from and we know where you’re from. We know where Hip Hop came from, man. We’re cool with that. I’m proud to be from Houston but don’t make a mockery of my accomplishments. We’re not “dirty” down here in the South anyway. This shit down here probably cleaner than the rest of the country, cause we got grandmas down here. Our grandmas don’t play that shit.
Bonecrusher should have never been on there - He is the reason for the quote from an episode called “Soul” off of CBS Cold Case .
“Steal a little, you a thief. Steal a lot, then you’re the king” –Lt. John Stillman, Cold Case
Bonecrusher, whether he likes it or not, stole the hit “Never Scared” from Mississippi’s Rap Duo Reese and Bigelow.
Since when does Virginia become “The Dirty South” – Last time I checked, they have a region of their own. They call it the “D-M-V.” When VH1start honoring the DMV, then I would honor Timbo. VH1, “The Dirty South” consist of the following: Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas, and Tennessee. The Carolinas have their own region and Virginia is part of the DMV which is a region of its own. ……..and speaking of Tennessee.
A Dirty South honor without Memphis hip-hop, Are you serious? – Let’s back track for a history on Southern Hip Hop 101, J Prince did represent Texas, but a 16- year old entrepreneur named Tony Draper started a label, based off the West Coast Death Row Records, called Suave House.Suave House consist of legendary Memphis pioneers Eightball and MJG, South Circle, Crime Boss, and Tela. Although Outkast had the South on lock being that Atlanta became the new hot spot, Suave House had the whole South on lock along with Rap-A-Lot records and Jive’s UGK.Eightball and MJG’s “Coming Out Hard” is still a bonafide classic album in the south, “Lay It Down” was the South’s national anthem, Tela’s “Sho Nuff” is the Nupes national strolling athem, and everybody learn the game in their classic song “Pimps.” Speaking of Memphis hip-hop, how the executives leave out the ONLY hip-hop group with an Oscar, Three-Six-Mafia. They were the reason for Crunk music. Before crunk, Triple-Six had people fighting in the club for no apparent reason.
If we are going to represent VA, why not Carolina hip-hop? – Everybody was reppin North Carolina when Petey Pablo came out with “Raise Up.” Also the most educated hip-hop group since Boogie Down Production is Little Brother. They were so good, BET banned the song “Loving It” from the video list. Speaking of the Justus League, what about 9th Wonder? He has made major contributions to Hip-hop producing (HBCU stand up!!).
No Outkast, or Geto Boys are you really serious? - Those two are hand-in-hand the RUN- DMCs of the South. Without Outkast, there will be no Organize Noised honored and without the Geto Boys, Texas will still be heard just from the south. They were the trendsetters out of the South. Both groups change the game in rap music. The Geto Boys were changing it with their raw and edgy lyrics that made people cringed. The first time I heard “Assassin” I was amped up. I see why the Insane Crown Posse, the craziest group that walk on Earth, remade the song.The Geto Boys were the first to sample lines from Brian De Palma epic classic movie “Scarface.” Outkast, on the other hand were 2 kids that were lyrical geniuses and serious go-gettaz. They have done it all, with all respect in the South.
If you wanted Missy on their so bad to represent the female MCs from the South, why not Mia X, or even Gangsta Boo? - I give Missy her credit in her contribution to hip-hop, but as far as southern female MCs, those two brought fear to the heart of male MCs in the house and their independence songs showed. Come on, ladies in the house was still humming "Where Dem Dollars At?" till this day.
Seriously, How in the HELL you leave out DJ Screw as a Honoree? - Without DJ Screw, there will be no "Screwed and Chopped." Texas would be like any other hip-hop. That is what made Texas hip-hop so unique.
There are my rants and I am sticking to them.
How do you feel about VH1’s “Hip Hop Honors?” Where do you feel it missed the mark in Southern Hip-Hop?
People can talk about Joe Budden all they want. I personally say that every Underground Mixtape he has established has been pure 100% classic. I know Nas talk about "Hip Hop is Dead," but Joe Budden's 2008 freestyle "Who Killed Hip Hop Part1 & 2" is a bonfide classic. I can hear this 10 years from now and will still see what he is talking about. So to all the people who like mainstream artists, this is DEFINITELY NOT for you.
Do you feel Joe Budden on this freestyle? How did you feel about this hip hop song?
My man PrimalXL is at it again with another beat shout-out. I am going to have to send you the link to this cat. I hope this guy gets signed with a major label and start beating these half-way producers with a 2x4.
My man PrimalXL is at it again with another beat shout-out. I am going to have to send you the link to this cat. I hope this guy gets signed with a major label and start beating these half-way producers with a 2x4.
I have been listening on Youtube and this cat PrimalXL is sick with those beats. Give a major shout-out to them if you hear it, and anybody that is in music business need to catch this cat.
I am going to pay homage to AverageBro because he made me dig into the crates, plus I read his blog everday.
Can you name the sample from these two songs?
Gwen McCrae- 90% of Me is You
The album’s unsung gem to the album "Rocking Chair" is “90% Of Me Is You”: this hypnotic tune is a grand showcase for McCrae’s emotive skills, allowing her to unfold a tale of emotional enslavement over a sleek backing track that balances yearning strings with a moody funk groove. It has been sampled by many artists. Can you name them?
Sister Nancy - Bam Bam
This is off her debut album "One, Two". labelled as a "well-known reggae anthem" by BBC and a "classic" by many reviewers of dancehall mixes, It has been sampled by many artists. Can you name them?
Here the tricky point,
For an extra point, both of these song were sampled-mixed in to make a 90s song. Can you name it?
For a safety (2 points), the video was the debut appearance for a future hip hop legend. Can you name him?
My man PrimalXL is at it again with another beat shout-out. I am going to have to send you the link to this cat. I hope this guy gets signed with a major label and start beating these half-way producers with a 2x4.
