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One of my favorite breaks of all time is the bombastic opening drum break to Isaac Hayes' cover of 'Walk On By'. The song was written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David and was first sung by Dionne Warwick who made 'Walk on By' a hit. Hayes turns the song into a 10+ minute monster with giant buildups and breakdowns, completely reimagined segments, and classic Stax fire.
Of course the break has been used numerous times in the realm of hip-hop. On the 1992 album 'Music to Driveby', CMW used the break on the track 'Hood Took Me Under'. Two year later, Easy Mo Bee crafted a classic beat for a classic album: 'Warning' by the Notorious B.I.G. from 'Ready to Die'. Recently, the beat has been slowed down (instead of sped up) for Method Man's 'Walk On' produced by Versatile, Erick Sermon, and the RZA.
The break was also highly influential for the shortlived 90s genre trip-hop (whose influences included both Bacharach and Hayes). Hooverphonic's debut single '2wicky' incorporated 'Walk on By' heavily and the Martin Virgo produced track 'Silicone' by Mono featured use of the break as well.
This track is a necessity for aspiring producers and is one of the great tracks from Hayes' catalog.
The Lowdown:
Isaac Hayes 'Walk on By' (Radio Edit)
from 'Hot Buttered Soul' (1968) (MP3/CD)
Dionne Warwick 'Walk on By'
from 'Make Way for Dionne Warwick' (1964) (MP3/CD)
CMW 'Hood Took Me Under'
from 'Music to Driveby' (1992) (MP3/CD)
Clean Edit: 'Hood Took Me Under'
The Notorious B.I.G. 'Warning'
from 'Ready To Die' (1994) (MP3/CD)
Clean Edit: 'Warning'
Method Man 'Walk On'
from '4:21... The Day After' (2006) (MP3/CD)
Clean Edit: 'Walk On'
Hooverphonic '2wicky'
from 'A New Stereophonic Sound Spectacular' (1997) (MP3 not available/CD)
Mono 'Silicone'
from 'Formica Blues' (1996) (MP3 not available/CD)
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