Hotbox #16: Ridin' High (Faze-O)

Faze-O's one and only hit from 1977 has been sampled dozens of times.

1. Ridin' High - Faze-O
2. Hang 'Um High - KAM
3. Killa Lipstick - Ghostface feat. Method Man & Masta Killa
4. Twelve Sided Dice - Dream Warriors
5. Shit Iz Real - Black Moon
6. Keep 'Em Flowin' - Low Profile
7. The Real McKoy - Brothers Like Outlaw
8. Proceed 3 - The Roots feat. Bahamadia
9. Nuthin' But A Tramp - Goldy
10. Please Listen To My Demo - EPMD
11. The Man - C.E.B.
12. Outro (Sabotage) - O.C.
13. Tonite's The Night - Kris Kross

Hotbox #16: Ridin' High (36:53 mix)
http://www.zshare.net/audio/63393593ea9d69eb/

Hotbox #15: More Bounce To The Ounce

1. More Bounce To The Ounce - Zapp
2. Ain't No Future In Yo' Frontin' - MC Breed & The DFC
3. Heed The Word Of The Brother - X-Clan
4. Jackin' For Beats- Ice Cube
5. 1 Million Bottlebags - Public Enemy
6. Trick Or Treat - Roxanne Shante
7. Brooklyn Bounce - Daddy-O
8. Let The Dogs Loose - Threat
9. Pay Ya Dues - Low Profile
10. You Gots To Chill - EPMD
11. You Gots To Chill '97 - EPMD
12. County Line - Coolio
13. Going Back To Cali - The Notorious B.I.G.
14. So Ruff - Redman
15. Had To Be Loc'd - South Central Cartel
16. Ya Gets Clowned - South Central Cartel
17. Hit The Floor - Compton's Most Wanted
18. Look Who's Burnin' - Ice Cube
19. U Don't Work, U Don't Eat - WC & The MAAD Circle (feat. MC Eiht)
20. Close The Crackhouse - Professor X
21. It's A Shame - Kriss Kross
22. What Can I Do? (remix) - Ice Cube
23. More Bounce - Snoop Dogg
24. Pistolgrip Pump - Volume 10
25. 24-7 - Threat
26. Servin' 'Em Heat - South Central Cartel
27. Slaughtahouse - Masta Ace Inc.
28. Return Of The Real Shit - Above The Law

Hotbox #15: More Bounce To The Ounce (71:22 mix)
http://www.zshare.net/audio/63154943501e630c/

Hotbox Sample Series #14: Message For The Soul Sisters

Very infectious soul groove. I just realized I forgot King Tee.

1. Soul Sister Intro - Hotbox
2. Message For The Soul Sisters - Vicki Anderson
3. Son Get Wreck (remix) - Black Moon
4. No More Mr. Nice Guy - Gang Starr
5. Freedom Of Speech - Above The Law
6. In Control Of Things - YZ
7. City Under Siege - Geto Boys
8. Calling Mr. Welfare - Big Daddy Kane
9. God Bless - LL Cool J
10. No Time - Lil Kim (feat. Puff Daddy)
11. Vamos A Rapair - Main Source

Hotbox #14: Message For The Soul Sisters (34:01 mix)
http://www.zshare.net/audio/628621614c87999a/

Hotbox #13: The Bar-Kays "Gotta Groove" LP

The Bar-Kays were a Stax Records house band, as well as an instrumental recording act for the label. All but two of the original members were killed in the same 1967 plane accident that claimed Otis Redding's life. The next year, a new line-up was formed and the group continued to release albums up until the late 1980's.

Instead of featuring just one sampled song in the mix, I've included several songs from the Bar-Kays 1969 instrumental "Gotta Groove" album and some of the hip-hop tracks that have sampled them.

1. In The Hole - The Bar-Kays
2. Dead Men Tell No Lies - Compton's Most Wanted
3. Hoes - Yo Yo feat. Threat
4. Ring The Alarm - Fu-Schnickens
5. Rock Stars - Non-Phixion
6. Crime Pays - Kool G. Rap & DJ Polo
7. Living In The World Today - Genius/GZA
8. Humpin' - The Bar-Kays
9. The Choice Is Yours - Black Sheep
10. AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted - Ice Cube
11. Real Estate - Cypress Hill
12. Jiving 'Round - The Bar-Kays
13. Ya Lil' Crumbsnatchers - Del Tha Funkee Homosapien

Hotbox #13: The Bar-Kays "Gotta Groove" (41:28 mix)
http://www.zshare.net/audio/626986469438b435/

Hotbox #12: Sing A Simple Song

This is the original "Humpty Dance" drum break that I highlighted last time out.

1. I'm The Type Of Nigga - The Pharcyde
2. I Don't Dance - Compton's Most Wanted
3. Brothers Gonna Work It Out - Public Enemy
4. So Ruff - Redman
5. Worldwide - Del Tha Funkee Homosapien
6. Peep Game - 2Pac feat. Threat
7. Stay Real - Erick Sermon
8. How I'm Comin' - LL Cool J
9. Make Room - Tha Alkoholiks
10. Really Doe - Ice Cube
11. Get The F--- Outta Dodge - Public Enemy
12. Sound Of Da Police - KRS-One
13. Anger In The Nation - Pete Rock & CL Smooth
14. Deep Cover - Dr. Dre feat. Snoop Doggy Dogg
15. Twinz - Big Punisher feat. Fat Joe
16. Hard Like A Criminal - Das Efx
17. In The House - Run DMC
18. Souljah's Revenge - 2Pac
19. Check It Out Ch'all - Paris
20. It's On - Eazy-E
21. Pull Ya Hoe Card - KAM
22. Ghetto Jam - Domino

http://www.zshare.net/audio/6239551768358b4c/

Hotbox #11: The Humpty Dance

Digital Underground's "The Humpty Dance" was easily the group's biggest hit; a karaoke favorite even today and an excellent example of a second-generation break. The backbone of this beat is Sly & The Family Stone's "Sing A Simple Song", a popular break in itself which will be featured in an upcoming mix.

The group's 1990 platinum single had producers checking for the drum break; it was featured on numerous New Jack Swing tracks by 1992, but also on some hardcore hip hop, which is frontloaded on this mix. The group adressed this beat jacking in typical humorous fashion on "The Humpty Dance Awards" off their third album.

There are several tracks on here (such as Redman's "Blow Your Mind") that may not sample "The Humpty Dance" explicitly, but if in the early 90's you sampled those Sly drums and put a clap over the snare, you were heavily jacking Humpty's swag. Most of the R&B tracks at the end have not aged well at all, and are featured in short snippets.

1. The Humpty Dance - Digital Underground
2. Jackin' For Beats - Ice Cube
3. Buck Tha Devil - Da Lench Mob
4. Can't Truss It - Public Enemy
5. Ain't That A Bitch - KAM
6. Behind Closed Doors - WC & The MAAD Circle
7. Blow Your Mind - Redman
8. The Humpty Dance Awards - Digital Underground
9. Playground - Another Bad Creation
10. You Gotta Believe - Marky Mark & The Funky Bunch
11. Two Can Play That Game - Bobby Brown
12. Closet Doors - Hotbox
13. Lost In The Storm - Chubb Rock
14. Hat 2 Da Back - TLC
15. What About Your Friends - TLC
16. Live And Learn - Joe Public
17. Can I Party - Ahmad
18. Love Makes No Sense - Alexander O'Neal
19. Don't Be Afraid - Aaron Hall
20. It's Not Your Money - Oaktown 3-5-7
21. You Got It - Jodeci (feat. Redman)

Hotbox #11: The Humpty Dance (45:09 mix)
http://www.zshare.net/audio/62060574f694363d/