I wanted to put this in Hip hop but went here because technically hes not, although I do feel he is one of the unofficial grandfathers of hip hop. If some of you guys haven't heard of him, I guarantee yall have heard his music. Dozens of times sampled he's made some of the greatest funk/soul music ever. He's truly a king and has been forgotten by many. He recently came out with a new album and did a nice track with ras kass which a was a shock to me. Here are a few more of his tracks and a list of samples:
A few Tracks:
A few appearances of his samples:
* "Urizen"
Jurassic 5 ft Percee P & Big Daddy Kane - "A Day at the Races"
* "Song of Innocence"
Problemz - "Around the Clock"
Sadat X - "Petty People"
* "Merlin's Prophecy"
Killah Priest - "Fate or Destiny"
Lootpack - "New Years Resolution"
No ID - "Fate or Destiny"
* "The Mental Traveler"
Eminem - "Any Man"
Ras Kass - "Soul on Ice"
* "Holy Thursday"
Apache - "Tonto"
Artifacts - "C'mon wit Da Git Down"
Beatnuts - "Hit Me with That"
Black Sheep - "Without a Doubt"
Fat Joe - "Bronx Keeps Creating It"
InI - "Think Twice"
Mix Master Mike - "Black Level Clearance"
Quasimoto - "Return of the Loop Digga"
Red Hot Lover Tone - "Bust tha Maneuva"
UNKLE - "Rabbit in your Headlights"
* "Smile"
Lord Finesse - "Actual Facts"
Pete Rock - "Strange Fruit"
Songs of Experience: (Capitol 1969)
* "Sick Rose"
Chino XL - "Ghetto Vampire"
Ultra - "Industry is Wack"
* "The School Boy"
Diamond D ft Cru - "Hiatus"
J-88 - "Get it Together"
No ID - "State to State"
Nobody - "Green Means"
Original Flavor - "What's a Bro' to Do"
* "The Human Abstract"
DJ Shadow - "Midnight in a Perfect World"
* "A Divine Image"
Black Moon - "One-Two"
Cypress Hill - "16 Men 'till There's No Men Left"
Godfather Don - "Seeds of Hate"
Hive and Troublemaker - "NuPlanet"
Kool G Rap - "Take 'em to War"
Lord Finesse - "No Gimmicks"
Wiseguys - "Face the Flames"
Earth Rot: (Capitol 1970)
* "The Warning Pt I"
Diamond D - "MC Iz My Ambition"
DJ Krush - "Duality"
X-Ecutioners - "Word Play"
* "The Warning Pt II"
Mos Def - "Hip Hop"
* "The Signs pt II"
Common - "Resurrection"
Quasimoto - "The Unseen"
The Auction: (Decca 1972)
* "The Auction"
Aceyalone - "The Guidelines"
Seriously Deep: (Polydor 1975)
* "1000 Rads"
Aceyalone - "The Walls and Windows"
Strange Ladies: (MCA 1977)
* "Terri's Tune"
Black Rob - "Lookin at Us"
Ghostface Killah - "Stay True"
Inspectah Deck - "Elevation"
Mikah 9 - "American Nightmare"
Outsidaz - "Brick City"
Real Live - "Trilogy of Error"
ShowBiz & A.G. - "Check it Out"
* "Aunt Charlotte"
Peanut Butter Wolf - "A Tale of Five Cities"
* "Tony Poem"
Lauryn Hill - "Every Ghetto, Every City"
Marchin' (1980)
* "Wandering Star"
Ghostface Killah- "Momma"