Rewind: Cypress Hill 'Black Sunday' (Part 2)

Welcome to part 2 of our two part look at Cypress Hill's album 'Black Sunday', released on this day in 1993.

On the track '3 Lil' Putos', DJ Muggs digs into jazz and brings back 'Ode to Billy Joe' from Lou Donaldson's 1968 album 'Mr. Shing a Ling'. On 'Hits from the Bong', Muggs again uses the break from Lee Dorsey's 'Get Out of My Life Woman', but this time laces it with Dusty Springfield's smash hit single 'Son of a Preacher Man' from 1969's 'Dusty in Memphis' and Junior Mance's 'Don't Cha Hear Me Calling to Ya' from the 1970 album 'With a Lotta Help from My Friends'. 'Get Out of My Life Woman' appears yet again, this time a cover by Grassella Oliphant for Cypress Hill's 'What Go Around Come Around, Kid'. Finally, on 'Break 'em Off Some', Muggs samples the title cut from Joe Zawinul's 1966 album 'Money in the Pocket'.

'Black Sunday' eclipsed Cypress Hill's debut (to be reviewed soon) in terms of success and laid the groundwork for another decade plus of releases.

The Lowdown:
Cypress Hill '3 Lil' Putos', 'Hits from the Bong', 'What Go Around Come Around, Kid', and 'Break 'em Off Some'
from 'Black Sunday' (1993) (MP3/CD)
Clean Edits: '3 Lil' Putos', 'Hits from the Bong', 'What Go Around Come Around, Kid', and 'Break 'em Off Some'
Lou Donaldson 'Ode to Billy Joe'
from 'Mr. Shing a Ling' (1968) (MP3 not available/CD not available)
Lee Dorsey 'Get Out of My Life Woman'
from 'The New Lee Dorsey' (1966) (MP3 not available/CD not available)
Dusty Springfield 'Son of a Preacher Man'
from 'Dusty in Memphis' (1969) (MP3/CD)
Junior Mance 'Don't Cha Hear Me Calling to Ya'
from 'With a Lotta Help from My Friends' (1970) (MP3 not available/CD)
Grassella Oliphant 'Get Out of My Life Woman'
from 'The Grass is Greener' (1968) (MP3 not available/CD)
Joe Zawinul 'Money in the Pocket'
from 'Money in the Pocket' (1966) (MP3/CD not available)

Rewind: The Pharcyde 'Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde' (Part 1)

In 1992, after only one preceding single, the Pharcyde dropped their highly acclaimed and platinum selling debut album 'Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde'. This three part arc will review the sample sources used on this landmark album, produced virtually entirely by J-Swift.

The vocal version of '4 Better or 4 Worse' samples a trifecta of excellent breaks: Lou Donaldson's 'Pot Belly' from his 1970 album 'Pretty Things', the Emotion's 'Blind Alley' (a previous break of the month from October 2008's Five on It) and Fred Wesley and the J.B.'s awesome 'Rockin' Funky Watergate' from 1974's 'Breakin' Bread'. The Pharcyde's 'I'm That Type of N----' uses a grip of James Brown classics: 'Maybe the Last Time' (b-side to James' 'Out of Sight' single) and the timeless 'Papa's Got a Brand New Bag' plus the J.B.'s 'Pass the Peas' and 'Givin' Up Food for Funk'. The track also samples Sly and the Family Stone's 'Sing a Simple Song' from their breakthrough album 'Stand!'. The Pharcyde's 'Soul Flower' (remix) (a version of their track with labelmates the Brand New Heavies) cuts a sample from the Fatback Band's hit 'Put Your Love (In My Tender Care)'.

Check back for parts 2 and 3 of our look at 'Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde'.

The Lowdown:
The Pharcyde '4 Better of 4 Worse', 'I'm That Type of N----', and 'Soul Flower' (remix)
from 'Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde' (1992) (MP3/CD)
Lou Donaldson 'Pot Belly'
from 'Pretty Things' (1970) (MP3 not available/CD not available)
The Emotions 'Blind Alley'
from 'Untouched' (1971) (MP3/CD)
Fred Wesley and the J.B.'s 'Rockin' Funky Watergate'
from 'Breakin' Bread' (1974) (MP3 not available/Import CD)
James Brown 'Maybe the Last Time'
from 'Out of Sight' 7" (1964) (MP3 not available/CD not available)
James Brown 'Papa's Got a Brand New Bag'
from 'Papa's Got a Brand New Bag' (1965) (MP3 not available/Import CD)
The J.B.'s 'Pass the Peas'
from 'Food For Thought' (1972) (MP3 not available/Import CD)
The J.B.'s 'Givin' Up Food for Funk'
from 'Givin' Up Food for Funk' (1972) (MP3 not available/CD not available)
Sly and the Family Stone 'Sing a Simple Song'
from 'Stand!' (1969) (MP3/CD)
The Fatback Band 'Put Your Love (in My Tender Care)'
from 'Raising Hell' (1974) (MP3/CD)