Kon + Amir Present: The 50 Greatest Hip-Hop Samples Of All Time
By Complex Magazine | May 7, 2010 | 5:45 pm | Permalink
Synethic Substituion
Artist: Melvin Bliss
Released: 1973
Sampled On…:
Ultramagnetic MC's "Ego Trippin'" (1988)
(Produced By Ced Gee & Paul C)
Melvin Bliss
Kon Says: That is Bernard “Pretty” Purdie on the drums, who I have had the pleasure of actually rocking with and meeting and going to dinner with. Probably the most recorded drummer in the history of music—modern-day R&B music, from the ’60s on up. From Steve Gadd to Aretha Franklin, that guy has been on so many records, but "Synthetic Substitution" is a timeless break. I mean, that’s a hard hitting break, and the whole song is a crazy record. And the lyrics hold true to this day, now more than ever.
Amir Says: That was used heavily for the drums, and some people used the sample later on in the song. Everyone from Paul C to Pete Rock and everybody else used those drums. It's hard to find a late ’80s hip-hop song without them, or a few other key drum breaks.
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!