Kon + Amir Present: The 50 Greatest Hip-Hop Samples Of All Time
By Complex Magazine | May 7, 2010 | 5:45 pm | Permalink
A Day in The Life
Artist: Les Demerle
Released: 1968
Sampled On…:
O.C. "Time's Up" (1994)
(Produced By Buckwild)
Les Demerle
Kon Says: That’s OC's "Time’s Up," which was pretty much a loop of this instrumental cover of the Beatles song, done in a very different way. I am a big fan of covers provided they do something different. I don’t wanna hear a cover that’s almost identical. It's just someone’s interpretation of a Beatles record, and it’s a crazy one. Les Demerle is a drummer. That's Buckwild making another bonafide classic marriage between emcee and a hot loop, a hot beat.
Amir Says: Back when "Time's Up" was a humongous song in hip hop, I remember everyone was like, "What is that record?" I chose some of the records because of the impact that the sample had on hip- hop—it drove people to collect music or look for that artist and into that type of genre.
May 13th, 2010 at 11:12 AM
I wanna be a muthafuckin' hustla!
jerzey beast May 13th, 2010 at 11:24 AM
yes!!! Beautiful groove
Dope Since 83 May 13th, 2010 at 11:24 AM
uhhhhhhh Between the Sheets, Ashley's Roachclip ??? those might be top5 most sampled joints ever. Also numbers 30 and 44 dont show for me so if thats those than i apologize
KRMNL May 13th, 2010 at 11:31 AM
That's not the right record
Universal Em May 13th, 2010 at 11:41 AM
This has a sunday afternoon written all over it...or a weekday playing hookie.
May 13th, 2010 at 11:46 AM
LAME - a quarter of this list should be bob james....get ur head out of your ass
t ussery May 13th, 2010 at 12:15 PM
I heard this beat on a video game just dont know where I want to comic zone or something
ok21 May 13th, 2010 at 12:48 PM
also used on Common's Stolen Moments Pt. 1
Wax May 13th, 2010 at 12:59 PM
Hi Dudes! Props to you, but there's an mistake, an huge sorry.... the guy behind Placebo, his name is Marc Moulin, and not Mock Mouland....please! Peace!
Paul May 13th, 2010 at 01:01 PM
Also used by the Bomb Squad again on 'Night of the Living Baseheads'. I reckon the Isleys were first with this. JB had a bit of a rep for nicking other people's instrumentals. And replacing a vocal with horn lines seems more likely than the reverse.
trena steward October 1st, 2011 at 05:18 PM
Bumpin Bus Stop is Hot!