Old School Song of the Week
Nice & Smooth - "Hip Hop Junkies" Go ahead, try getting either the intro or the hook out of your head now. You remember, the Patridge Family sample (whoever thought to sample that is a genius) and "Nice & Smooth is funky, also hip hop junkies...." Classic!Unfortunately, the only video version I could find of this song is the remix (original is on the right side of the page under "Current Faves"), but it had to be posted; while still a quality version, it comes nowhere near the classic and simple goodness of the album version. Found on the group second album, "Ain't A Damn Thing Changed," "Hip Hop Junkies" dropped in 1991, during what I like to call the "Golden Age of Hip Hop." One of the better albums of the year, "Junkies" was probably the best song that included other gems like "Sometimes I Rhyme Slow" and "Harmonize." And who can forget Greg Nice's style of high pitched, echoed verses and Smooth B's confident, sometimes singing, flow?
posted by AK @ 11:27 AM
3 Comments:
golden age indeed. the post funky drummer, pre puffy age of sampling is where the art lies, amd this is a prime example. though this remix doesn't live up to the original, this was also when the remix was at it's creative pinacle, often improving in production on the original. great post. keep this era of hip hop alive for the kids who weren't around, and the reluctant adults who missed out. this is a great blog.
"Sometimes I Rhyme Slow"
Sampling Tracy Chapman.
back at ya w/ Brand Nubian - Slow Down's sick Edie Brickel sample
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