Posted on August 24, 2010 by jordimack
This week on 7 o clock sample, we are looking at hip hop pioneers GRANDMASTER FLASH and the FURIOUS FIVE. In the late 1970s, the idea of recording Rap music was an odd concept. Hip Hop culture developed from the “have-nots” of our society, so the high price of recording a track, was not an [...]
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Posted on August 19, 2010 by jordimack
Today’s 7 o’clock sample pays tribute to the late great FELA KUTI! Fela’s legacy continues to inspire younger and younger generations. The themes explored in his music continue to strike a chord in today’s modern times. His life has been recently brought to broadway by Jay-Z and Will & Jada Smith in the show FELA! [...]
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Posted on August 12, 2010 by jordimack
This week on the Seven O Clock sample, we are looking back at the musical legacy of RUN DMC. No one in their right mind would deny the influence that Run DMC has had on American popular music. They were the first to do so many things for rap music. I had a request last [...]
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Posted on July 27, 2010 by jordimack
Our theme on 7 o’clock sample this week, is TV and MOVIE Theme music! ( mixing it up on the ONEs and TWOs ) There are a lot of great TV and Movie themes that have been sampled; JAWS, Knight Rider, Fat Albert Theme, even Inspector Gadget has been run through a drum machine. This [...]
Filed under: 7 O'Clock SAMPLE | Tagged: hip hop, Issac Hayes, samples, Shaft, soul, Stone Cold Rhymin, Young Mc | Leave a Comment »
Posted on July 22, 2010 by jordimack
This week’s 7′oclock sample theme is SAMPLE WITH SOUL! And few brothers have as much soul as Mr. BOBBY BYRD… Bobby is the man who discovered James Brown. Byrd and Brown met in a Georgia youth detention facility, where Brown was an inmate. Byrd’s local baseball team played the prison team of which Brown was a [...]
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Posted on June 21, 2010 by jordimack
Every Saturday night here on 88NINE, we invite a MKE DJ to come into the studio and give us 2 hours of his or her choice. This helps us provide our listeners with new and unique music that you will not find anywhere else, and it help us reach out further to the Milwaukee music [...]
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Posted on June 17, 2010 by jordimack
This week on 7 O Clock sample, we continue to look into the music of CAL TJADER. There is something hypnotic about Cal’s sound. Many producers have noticed Cal’s sample ready grooves, and have turned out some great tracks… Here is Jordan’s Top Picks for Cal Tjader samples! OOh! and do you remember this one? [...]
Filed under: 7 O'Clock SAMPLE | Tagged: a tribe called quest, Cal Tjader, Camp Lo, guru, hip hop, jazz, samples | Leave a Comment »
Posted on June 15, 2010 by jordimack
Seven O Clock sample time! This week we are exploring the tunes of the great jazz vibraphonist CAL TJADER! Cal’s work spans over 50 decades. He has consistently been one of the best in the biz. His hybrid salsa, jazz and calypso style always puts me in a good mood. Cal has been sampled by [...]
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Posted on May 20, 2010 by jordimack
( Boy, I’m getting cheesy with these mash up titles… ) Hey Hey Y’all, it’s time for another 7 O’clock sample! This week were are exploring the music of M.I.A. We are looking forward to seeing what her new album is going to be like, so I thought I’d look back at some of her [...]
Filed under: 7 O'Clock SAMPLE | Tagged: a tribe called quest, De La Soul, DR BUZZARD's ORIGINAL SAVANNAH BAND, hip hop, jazz, M.I.A., samples, Swing, wu-tang | Leave a Comment »