Rewind: Ice Cube 'AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted' (Part 3)

Welcome to our third and final look at Ice Cube's 'AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted' and its sample sources.

Da Lench Mob make an early appearance on Ice Cube's aptly titled 'Rollin' wit' the Lench Mob' produced by the Bomb Squad, Sir Jinx, and Cube. The team dips into Parliament's 'Motor-Booty Affair' again for the single 'Aquaboogie (Psychoalphadiscobetabioaquadoloop)'. Ice Cube rhymes over a barrage of heavily sampled breaks on the single 'Who's the Mack?' including Sly and the Family Stone's 'Sing a Simple Song', Marvin Gaye's 'T Stands for Trouble', The Honey Drippers' classic 'Impeach the President', and 'I Wanna Get Down' by Fred and The New J.B.'s. Sir Jinx and Ice Cube share production credits for Cube's duet with Yo-Yo: 'It's a Man's World'. The song samples and interpolates James Brown's breakthrough single 'It's a Man's, Man's, Man's World' and also samples Roy Ayers' 'Brother Green (The Disco King)' from his 1974 album 'Mystic Voyage'. Finally, the track 'The Bomb' seems like Sir Jinx and the Bomb Squad laying the groundwork for West Coast rap to come by sampling the Soul Searchers' 1974 cut 'Funk to the Folks' and Zapp's forever low rider banging 'More Bounce to the Ounce' from their 1979 self titled album.

'AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted' was only the start for Ice Cube, who released a series of popular and controversial albums throughout the mid-90s leading to burgeoning movie career and several attempts at a credible comeback including his 2008 album 'Raw Footage'.

The Lowdown:
Ice Cube 'Rollin' wit' the Lench Mob', 'Who's the Mack?', 'It's a Man's World', and 'The Bomb'
from 'AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted' (1990) (MP3/CD)
Parliament 'Aquaboogie (Psychoalphadiscobetabioaquadoloop)'
from 'Motor-Booty Affair' (1977) (MP3/CD)
Sly and the Family Stone 'Sing a Simple Song'
from 'Stand!' (1969) (MP3/CD)
Marvin Gaye 'T Stands for Trouble'
from 'Trouble Man' (1972) (MP3/CD)
The Honey Drippers 'Impeach the President'
from 'Impeach the President' 7" (1973) (MP3 not available/CD not available)
Fred and The New J.B.'s 'I Wanna Get Down'
from 'Breakin' Bread' (1974) (MP3 not available/CD not available)
James Brown 'It's a Man's, Man's, Man's World'
from 'It's a Man's, Man's, Man's World' (1966) (MP3 not available/CD not available)
Roy Ayers 'Brother Green (The Disco King)'
from 'Mystic Voyage' (1974) (MP3/CD)
Soul Searchers 'Funk to the Folks'
from 'Salt of the Earth' (1974) (MP3 not available/Import CD)
Zapp 'More Bounce to the Ounce'
from 'Zapp' (1979) (MP3/CD)

Related Posts:
Source Material: Marvin Gaye 'Trouble Man'

Rewind: Wu-tang Clan 'Enter the Wu-Tang' (Part 2)

Welcome to part 2 of our look at 'Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)'.

'Wu-Tang Clan Ain't Nuthing ta F--- Wit' may not be an A-side single, but its one of Wu-Tang's most endearing and well known tracks. The track, produced by the RZA and Method Man, samples the break from Lafayette Afro Rock Band's 'Hihache', the opening break from the Honey Drippers' 'Impeach the President', and elements of Biz Markie's 'Nobody Beats the Biz'. The biggest single from 'Enter the Wu-Tang', maybe the biggest single of the Wu's career, is 'C.R.E.A.M.'. This classic uses a sample of the Stax single 'As Long as I've Got You' by the Charmels, written by Isaac Hayes and David Porter. Don't sleep on that download link, this track has never been easy to come by!



Method Man takes on a track solo for 'Method Man' which samples 'Sport' by Lightnin' Rod (featuring instrumentation by an early Earth, Wind and Fire), 'Sundown' by Gordon Lightfoot, and re-interpolates Hall and Oates' 'Method of Modern Love' from 1984's 'Big Bam Boom'. The Wu's first single, originally released independently but redone for the album, was 'protect Ya Neck' which contains samples of Lowell Fulsom's 'Tramp' and Albert King's 'Cold Feet'. Finally, 'Tearz' samples another Stax 7": Wendy Rene's 'After Laughter (Comes Tears)'.

Wu-Tang Clan, following the release of their debut, became a legacy with more albums as a group and dozens of solo releases from the Wu members. Look for more Wu-Tang Clan associated posts in the future of this blog.

The Lowdown:
Wu-Tang Clan 'Wu-Tang Clan Ain't Nuthing ta F--- Wit', 'C.R.E.A.M.', 'Method Man', 'Protect Ya Neck', and 'Tearz'
from 'Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)' (1993) (MP3/CD)
Lafayette Afro Rock Band 'Hihache'
from 'Soul Makossa' (1972) (MP3/CD not available)
The Honey Drippers 'Impeach the President'
from 'Impeach the President' 7" (1973) (MP3 not available/CD not available)
Biz Markie 'Nobody Beats the Biz'
from 'Goin' Off' (1988) (MP3/CD)
The Charmels 'As Long As I've Got You'
from 'As Long As I've Got You' 7" (1967) (MP3 not available/CD not available)
Lightnin' Rod 'Sport'
from 'Hustler's Convention' (1973) (MP3 not available/CD)
Gordon Lightfoot 'Sundown'
from 'Sundown' (1974) (MP3 not available/CD)
Hall and Oates 'Method of Modern Love'
from 'Big Bam Boom' (1984) (MP3/CD)
Lowell Fulsom 'Tramp'
from 'Tramp' (1967) (MP3 not available/Import CD)
Albert King 'Cold Feet'
from 'King of the Blues Guitar' (1969) (MP3/CD)
Wendy Rene 'After Laughter (Comes Tears)'
from 'After Laughter (Comes Tears)' 7" (1964) (MP3 not available/CD not available)

Bonus Cuts:
Wu-Tang Clan 'C.R.E.A.M.' (Acapella)