September 21, 2010

Sample Chains: "Between The Sheets" - Isley Brothers

"Between The Sheets" is perhaps THE greatest example "baby makin' music". Something about this song makes it the greatest aphrodisiac that music has ever produced. It is also one of the most tirelessly used non-drum-break samples in the history of Hip-Hop. This list is far from all inclusive but I hope it paints a decent picture of the progression of the songs usage:

"Between The Sheets" - The Isley Brothers (1983)


"Feelin' Kinda Horny" - Roxanne Shante (1989)


"Bonita Applebum (Hootie Mix)" - A Tribe Called Quest (1990)


"Breaker 1/9" - Common Sense (1991)


"Cramping My Style" - UGK (1992)


"Big Poppa" - Notorious B.I.G. (1994)


"The Most Beautifullest Thing In The World" - Keith Murray (1994)


"Funkdafied" - Da Brat (1994)


"Old School" - Aaliyah (1994)


"Superman" - Skee-Lo (1995)


"Fed Up Wit The Bullshit" - Big L (1995)


"Summer Wit Miami" - Jim Jones (2005)


"Ignorant Shit" - Jay-Z (2007)


My personal pick is still the most famous usage, the truly transcendent "Big Poppa", although the Hootie Mix of ATCQ's "Bonita Applebum" is also classic.

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