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DJ Premier breaks down his classics - Interview presented by Genius Level - Nas, JAY-Z, Biggie, Gang Starr

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    arghdos
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    I figure this might interest you since you've been posting about samples, I just found it: The guitar riff in this track, from the Beginning of the End off their album Funky Nassau is the sample...

    I figure this might interest you since you've been posting about samples, I just found it:

    The guitar riff in this track, from the Beginning of the End off their album Funky Nassau is the sample from the beginning of Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth's They Reminisce

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      Eivetsthecat
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      Thanks! I'll check this out. I think part of the fun back in the day was trying to find the samples and discovering that after premier used a piece that the entire track got cannibalized for the...

      Thanks! I'll check this out. I think part of the fun back in the day was trying to find the samples and discovering that after premier used a piece that the entire track got cannibalized for the next 10 years lol.

      Edit: oh wow I didn't realize what I was walking into. That's actually probably my favorite beat of that era. It could be my life sound track... That horn!

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        arghdos
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        Haha, glad you like it -- Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth were legit AF

        Haha, glad you like it -- Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth were legit AF

        1. Eivetsthecat
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          Indeed! I love pretty much everything Pete Rock has ever touched.

          Indeed! I love pretty much everything Pete Rock has ever touched.

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