Misc Awesome Tribe Called Quest sample list!

[KyokushinKarateMan]

Any ATCQ fan will appreciate this gem of a find that I'd happened to stumble upon recently.

It's an entire album full of the original music ATCQ sampled their greatest music from, complete with song and artist listing.



.. had a few pretty awkward moments, though, as I was grooving along to that Lou Reed - Walk on the Wild Side (38:13) [can I kick it - tribe called quest]


I was bobbing my head, connecting the rhythm to "Can I Kick It", and then heard this:

"Holly came from Miami F.L.A.,
Hitch-hiked her way across the U.S.A.,
Plucked her eyebrows on the way,
Shaved her legs, and then he was a she
She said, hey babe, take a walk on the wild side"




..and then I heard this:

"Candy came from out on the island,
In the backroom she was everybody's darling

But she never lost her head
Even when she was giving head
She said, hey baby, take a walk on the wild side"



..and so at this point I'm already totally throwed by this song, and then this :



"..she said, hey babe, take a walk on the wild side,
And the colored girls go
Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo
Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo"



Can't help but wonder if ATCQ/Steve B/etc heard these lyrics prior to choosing the song as a sample or if they simply heard the melody and was like

I'd like to give them the benefit of doubt, personally.

Interesting to hear how others may feel about it though.. Especially since Tribe was looked at as more of a "conscious" group- never afraid to express their Black pride and were also an essential part of the Native Tongues family of artists.

Some of the rest of the tunes are a great listen, though, if you're into sample grazin'.



Here are the songs/artists and to which ATCQ song they were used in.
The name of this album is "Tribe Vibes", and was released in 1997:

1. Gene McDaniels - Jagger the Dagger (Push It Along)
2. Grover Washington, Jr. - Loran's Dance (Push It Along)
3. Jimmy Smith - I'm Gonna Love You (Push It Along)
4. Billy Brooks - 40 Days (Luck of Lucien)
5. Donald Byrd - Think Twice (Footprints)
6. The Chambers Brothers - Funky (I Left My Wallet In El Segundo)
7. Rotary Connection - Memory (Bonita Applebaum)
8. RAMP - Daylight (Bonita Applebaum)
9. Little Feat - Fool Yourself (Bonita Applebaum)
10. Lou Reed - Walk on the Wild Side (Can I Kick It)
11. Lonnie Smith - Spinning Wheel (Can I Kick It)
12. Reuben Wilson - Inner City Blues (Youthful Expressions)
13. Kool & The Gang - Electric Frog (Mr. Muhammad)
14. Art Blakey - A Chant For Bu (Excursions)
15. Unknown Artist - S.O.B. Drums (Excursions)
16. Weather Report - Young & Fine (Butter)
17. Gary Bartz - Gentle Smiles (Butter)
18. Chuck Jackson - I Like Everything About You (Butter)
19. Grant Green - Down Here on the Ground (Vibes and Stuff)
20. Jackie Jackson - Is It Him or Me? (The Infamous Date Rape)
21. Minnie Riperton - Baby This Love That I Have (Check The Rhyme)
22. Willis Jackson - Ain't No Sunshine (Everything Is Fair)
23. Sonny Lester - On Green Dolphin Street (We Got The Jazz)
24. Paul Humphries - Uncle Willy's Dream (What)
25. Jack McDuff - Oblighetto (Scenario)
26. Jimi Hendrix - Little Miss Lover (Scenario)
27. Ronnie Foster - Mystic Brew (Electric Relaxation)
28. Brethren - Inside Love (Electric Relaxation)
29. Lee Morgan - Absolution (Oh My God)
30. The Whatnauts - Why Can't People Be Colors Too? (Oh My God)
31. Bill Cosby - Martin's Funeral (We Can Get Down)
32. Brethren - Inside Love (Electric Relaxation)
33. Michl Urbraniak Group - Ekim (Steve Biko)
34. Howard Roberts Quintet - Dirty Old Bossa Nova (Jam)

 

[Swiggy]

The beat/groove to that shyt had to be rescued from those lyrics. They did the right thing

 

[KyokushinKarateMan]

The beat/groove to that shyt had to be rescued from those lyrics. They did the right thing

 

[Swiggy]

It ain't the music's fault, it's the message hidden in it.

 

[MrFettuccinnePockets]

Dope shyt

 

[Morph]

It's a shame their classic albums probably will never be re-released and remastered due to all the heavy sampling in the songs (Marauders/Instinctive Journey/Low End Theory).

 

[Swiggy]

It's a shame their classic albums probably will never be re-released and remastered due to all the heavy sampling in the songs (Marauders/Instinctive Journey/Low End Theory).