Back in 1997, an obscure label called Strictly Breaks put out a two-disc compilation of songs that had been sampled by A Tribe Called Quest. Unfortunately, it’s almost impossible to find these discs today (though they can be found as torrents if you know where to look).
Here are a few of those silky smooth 70s jazz-funk cuts. If you don’t play this while you’re making babies, your kids will probably grow up to be the victims of lifelong bullying and food allergies.
“Forty Days” by Billy Brooks
Sampled by “Luck of Lucien”
“Loran’s Dance” by Grover Washington Jr.
Sampled by “Push It Along”
“Daylight” by Ramp
Sampled by “Bonita Applebaum”
“Think Twice” by Donald Byrd
Sampled by “Footprints”
“Electric Frog” by Kool & The Gang
Sampled by “Mr. Muhammad”
“Uncle Willie’s Dream” by Paul Humphrey
Sampled by “What?”
“Mystic Brew” by Ronnie Foster
Sampled by “Electric Relaxation
“Nappy Dugout” by Funkadelic
Sampled by “Ham ‘n Eggs”
“Son of Slide” by Slave
Sampled by “Go Ahead in the Rain”
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