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Sample Flips: Trina – “U & Me” (Prod. By Cool & Dre)
Trina is the most impactful female rapper from Miami. Her career started in 1997, when Trick Daddy featured her on his song "Nann Nigga." The following year, after "Nann Nigga" was released as the lead single for Trick Daddy's second…
Source Material: Fuzzy Haskins – “Love’s Now Is Forever”
Fuzzy Haskins was a vocalist, guitarist, and founding member of The Parliaments. The Parliaments, led by George Clinton, were a doo-wop group formed in the late 1950s. Haskins was one of the lead vocalists. For most of the '60s, the…
Source Material: Richard “Groove” Holmes – “Onsaya Joy”
Richard "Groove" Holmes was a jazz organist from Camden, New Jersey. He began his career playing the bass guitar, then he transitioned to the Hammond organ. Holmes taught himself how to play the organ, then he became one of the most…
Sample Flips: Inspectah Deck Ft. La The Darkman “Lovin You” (Prod. By True Master)
Inspectah Deck released his debut album, Uncontrolled Substance, in 1999. The album was originally supposed to be released in 1995, but two floods at RZA's home studio postponed the album indefinitely. RZA lost upwards of 500 beats…
Source Material: Candace Love – “Uh! Uh! Boy, That’s A No No”
Candace Love was a schoolteacher from Chicago who became a singer in the late 1960s. She recorded five singles for Aquarius Records, a small label started by Ric Williams, who was a local soul musician and songwriting talent. “Uh! Uh!…
Sample Flips: Amir Obè – “Jay Z, Kanye, Esco” (Prod. by NYLZ)
Amir Obè is a rapper, songwriter, and producer from Detroit, Michigan who has evolved in every phase of his career. In 2009, he started making music under the name Phreshy Duzit. During this time, he bounced between Brooklyn and Detroit,…
Source Material: Roberto Roena – “Que Se Sepa”
Roberto Roena is a Puerto Rican salsa musician who has enjoyed an illustrious career since the 1950s. He started as a dancer, alongside his brothers, on a television program in Puerto Rico called "La Taberna India." When Roena was 16…
Source Material: The Universals – “New Generation”
The Universals were a funk/soul band from Daytona Beach, Florida who recorded in the early '70s. The group was comprised of Lindsey Morris (Vocals, Keyboard, & Arranger), Alex Morgan (Vocals & Guitar), Ralph Williams (Vocals,…
Sample Flips: Foxy Brown – “If I…” (Prod. by Trackmasters)
Foxy Brown was just 16 years old when she was discovered in 1994. She won a local talent show in Brooklyn and the infamous production duo, Trackmasters, were in attendance. Impressed by her talent, Trackmasters invited Brown to record a…
Source Material: Sam Baker – “It’s All Over”
Sam Baker was a soul singer from Jackson, Mississippi that enjoyed a moderately successful career in the '60s. The majority of his music was released on Sound Stage 7, a lesser-known record label based in Nashville, Tennessee. The label…