Kon + Amir Present: The 50 Greatest Hip-Hop Samples Of All Time
By Complex Magazine | May 7, 2010 | 5:45 pm | Permalink
Up Above the Rock
Artist: Ray Bryant
Released: 1968
Sampled On…:
Kool G Rap & DJ Polo "On The Run (Untouchable Remix)" (1992)
(Produced By Sir Jinx & Kool G Rap)
Ray Bryant
Kon Says: That record is so hard, such an ill record. A long time ago, I was doing a gig, playing records at an MF Doom show—I was the DJ. Now I have known Doom before people knew him as Doom—I first met him in 1990 when he was with KMD. So, I'm playing the Ray Bryant joint and Doom just flips like, "Oh my God, Kon, I need that record!” And I’m like, "Hell no, I’m not giving you this record." He’s like, "C’mon, please, please I need it. I need to sample it, I’ll give you production credit.” I’m like, "Man, go find it. No disrespect, but I’m not giving you my record, I need it!" That’s how good that record is [laughs].
Amir Says: Ray Bryant is a jazz guy, that's a big hit that builds. It starts off with drums, baseline, pianos. Kool G Rap used it for a single from his third album.
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!