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Reward (Melvin Bliss Song)
"Synthetic Substitution" is a 1973 song by Melvin Bliss. Originally starting life as a throwaway B-side, with "Reward" as the A-Side, the song failed to chart anywhere on its initial release because of the collapse of Opal Productions, the parent company of Sunburst Records. However, after the song was sampled by Ultramagnetic MCs, many other artists followed suit, and eventually the song became one of the most sampled songs of all time. Background With the Exciters disbanded in 1971, Herb Rooney was out of a record deal. Having previously written for other artists, Rooney decided to continue down this path. Meanwhile, Melvin Bliss had drifted from stage to stage since leaving the Army in 1957. Looking to boost his career prospects he visited a Queens concert hall intending to use it for self-promotion. While awaiting a meeting with the hall's owner, he encountered the mother of Herb Rooney and it emerged that he wanted a singer to record one of his compositions. After an informal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melvin Bliss
Melvin McClelland (June 1, 1945-July 26, 2010) was a rhythm and blues singer known for his 1973 in music, 1973 song "Reward/Synthetic Substitution", the B-side of which was heavily sampledMelvin Bliss, R.I.P. Hua Hsu. The Atlantic. Jul 27 2010 in at least 94 hip hop music, hip hop songs such as "Real Niggaz Don't Die" and "Alwayz into Somethin'" by N.W.A, "O.G. Original Gangster (song), O.G. Original Gangster" by Ice-T, "O.P.P. (song), O.P.P." by Naughty by Nature and more recently "My Life (50 Cent song), My Life" by 50 Cent, Eminem and Adam Levine. Born in 1945 in Chicago as Melvin McClelland, his career didn't begin with music; rather, in the Armed Forces. After spending a few ye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Life Story Of Melvin Bliss
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with pronouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of pronoun ''thee'') when followed by a v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alwayz Into Somethin'
"Alwayz Into Somethin'" is a song by American hip hop group N.W.A, performed by Dr. Dre and MC Ren featuring Admiral D. It is the lead single from their second studio album, ''Niggaz4Life''. The song also appeared on the '' N.W.A's Greatest Hits'' album and '' The Best of N.W.A: The Strength of Street Knowledge''. History The song is an early example of G-funk produced by Dr. Dre. His commercially successful solo debut, ''The Chronic'', further developed the subgenre with beats, samples, and instrumentation similar to the one used in "Alwayz into Somethin'. The song was featured in '' Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas'', on the West Coast gangsta rap station, Radio Los Santos. In a part of the lyrics, Dr. Dre disses Ice Cube in the line, "Dre I was speakin' to your bitch O'Shea", referring to Ice Cube leaving the group over royalty disputes. Music video In the music video, N.W.A's members are shown shoplifting, stealing cars, shooting at rival gang members, blowing things up, being a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
K7 (musician)
Louis Sharpe (born August 25, 1966), better known by his stage names K7 or Kayel, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, musician and record producer. K7 is the frontman of TKA, the best-selling Latin freestyle group in history. He is signed with Tommy Boy Records. In 1993, K7 released the album, '' Swing Batta Swing'', which featured three singles that reached pop radio: "Zunga Zeng" (produced by Frankie Cutlass), "Hi-De-Ho" (also notably on '' The Mask'' film soundtrack), and K7's biggest hit, " Come Baby Come", which reached No. 18 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, and No. 3 on the UK Singles Chart. K7 worked on the air on Manhattan radio stations Hot 97 and WKTU. K7 released another album in 2002 called ''Love, Sex, Money''. His most recent album, ''The King's Agenda'', was released in March 2009 and is available on iTunes. K7, along with the other members of TKA, continues to tour and perform in nightclubs around the U.S. Discography Albums Singles See also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swing Batta Swing
''Swing Batta Swing'' is the debut studio album by American rapper K7. It was released on November 9, 1993 for Tommy Boy Records and was produced by Frankie Cutlass, K7, Joey Gardner and Mike Lorello. This album was released with 2 album covers. The album did fairly well on the charts, peaking at #96 on the ''Billboard'' 200, #54 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and #1 on the Top Heatseekers. The album featured three hit singles, including his most popular song, "Come Baby Come", which made it to #18 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and #9 on the Hot Rap Singles. Other singles include "Zunga Zeng" (#61 US, #23 US Rap) and "Move It Like This" (#54 US, #26 US Rap). Track listing #"Come Baby Come" - 3:57 #"Let's Bang" - 4:56 #"Zunga Zeng" - 4:22 #"Hi De Ho" - 4:33 #"Body Rock" - 5:03 #"I'll Make You Feel Good" - 4:54 #"Move It Like This" - 5:07 #"Hang On in There Baby" - 3:03 #"Beep Me" - 3:42 #"Hotel Motel" - 3:39 #"A Little Help from My Friends" - 4:01 #"Move It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Come Baby Come
"Come Baby Come" is a song by American rapper K7, released as the first single from his debut album, '' Swing Batta Swing'' (1993). It peaked at number 18 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in December 1993 and number three on the UK Singles Chart in January 1994. It was produced by Joey Gardner for Tommy Boy Records, and features a jazzy scat vocal by Camille. It was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on November 17, 1993. The accompanying music video was directed by Hype Williams. Critical reception In his review of the '' Swing Batta Swing'' album, Adam Greenberg from AllMusic noted that it "involve a good deal of those call and response patterns, but at a higher speed than most of the tracks, very danceworthy for a club". Larry Flick from ''Billboard'' wrote, "Do not even try to sit out this thick'n'chewy hip-hop throwdown ... it is next to impossible." He felt that the "infectious groove" is enhanced by "an anthemic, air-punching chorus t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brotha Lynch Hung
Kevin Danell Mann (born January 10, 1970), better known by his stage name Brotha Lynch Hung, is an American rapper, songwriter and record producer from Sacramento, California who has been described as "the creator of horrorcore rap." He is also a former 24th Street Garden Blocc Crip gang member which is a Crip affiliated street gang based in Meadowview, Sacramento. Early life Mann grew up in Sacramento. He became a fan of east coast rappers such as Rakim and Slick Rick. He started rapping at the age of 13. He became a member of the 24 Street Garden Blocc Crips by age 16 during the 1980s. He was once shot in the side after trying to break up a confrontation between a Crip and a Blood at a house party; the bullet was never removed. The Garden Blocc Crips are said to consist of three subsets: 21st street, 24th street and 29th street. They are said to historically have a rivalry with the Meadowview Bloods which apparently escalated in the early 1990s resulting in several homici ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
24 Deep
''24 Deep'' is the debut studio EP by American rapper Brotha Lynch Hung. It was released in 1993 through Black Market Records. Track listing *All songs written, produced, mixed and performed by Brotha Lynch Hung Samples *"Thought They Knew (Intro)" contains a sample of Modaji as performed by Harvey Mason. *"24 Deep" contains sampled drum patterns from Synthetic Substitution performed by Melvin Bliss and melody sampled from I've Been Watching You by Southside Movement. *"Had 2 Gat Ya" contains samples from Deep Cover by Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre ("187 on the..." as said by Snoop Dogg) and How I Could Just Kill a Man by Cypress Hill ("Ya know I had to gat ya" said by Sen Dog). *"Had 2 Gat Ya" also contains a sample of More Bounce to the Ounce as performed by Zapp. *"Lose a Hoe, Gain a Hoe" contains a sample of "Hold On" as performed by En Vogue. *"Back Fade" also contains sampled drum patterns from Synthetic Substitution as performed by Melvin Bliss and 6 O'clock DJ (Let's Rock) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Too Poetic
Anthony Ian Berkeley (November 15, 1964 – July 15, 2001) better known as Too Poetic, was an American rapper and producer. He was also a founding member of the hip-hop group Gravediggaz, for which he used the alias Grym Reaper. He also used the alias Tony Titanium. Early life The eldest son of a minister John Berkley and Wife Ela Berkeley. With three other siblings Dawne, Edward, and Richard. Poetic was born in Trinidad and raised in the town of Wyandanch on Long Island, New York (state), New York. After forming his first hip-hop group, Brothers Grym, with younger siblings Brainstorm and E Sharp in 1989, Sharp handled some of the production duties, while Poetic and Brainstorm provided vocals. The group created a buzz for itself in the underground with its first official demo, which included notable cuts such as "Circle-Circle-Dot-Dot" and "GRYMnastics." Just when the group was close to landing a record deal, Brainstorm surprisingly decided to quit hip hop altogether and forc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Survival Of The Fittest (The Headhunters Album)
''Survival of the Fittest'' is the debut album by jazz/funk quintet the Headhunters, released in 1975 on Arista Records. It features the stand out track "God Make Me Funky", in which its drum break has been sampled numerous times by prominent rappers. The album was re-issued on compact disc by BMG France in 2001, which was digitally remastered from the original master tapes in 24-bit by Jean-Pierre Chalbos. Track listing All songs by Bennie Maupin, Bill Summers, Paul Jackson, Mike Clark and Blackbird McKnight. Personnel * Blackbyrd McKnight - electric guitar, vocals * Bennie Maupin - saxophones, vocals, saxello, clarinets, flutes, lyricon, piano * Paul Jackson - bass guitar, vocals * Mike Clark - drums, vocals * Bill Summers - percussion, vocals * Joyce Jackson - alto flute * Zak Diouf, Baba Duru Oshun and Harvey Mason, Sr. - percussion * Pointer Sisters - vocals Sampling Recordings which have sampled "God Make Me Funky" and other tracks off the album include: ;"God Make ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Onyx (group)
Onyx is an American hardcore hip hop group from South Jamaica, Queens, New York City, formed in 1988 by Fredro Starr, Suavé (also known as Sonny Seeza) and the late Big DS. Sticky Fingaz joined the group in 1991. They are best known for their 1993 platinum hit single "Slam", which ''The Source'' magazine described as a song that introduce the art of slam dancing into hip-hop. The group has released eight studio albums, three of which have charted in the ''Billboard'' 200 albums chart Top 25. Their debut album, ''Bacdafucup'', has been certified platinum, won Best Rap Album at the Soul Train Music Awards and was selected as one of ''The Source'' magazine's 100 Best Rap Albums. They are also notable for their style: loud screaming, aggression, fighting with each other, stage diving, throwing water, rapping with grimy voices, and bald head fashion. History Onyx was formed in 1988 by schoolmates Fredro Starr, Sonny Seeza, and Big DS. They decided to name the band after the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Throw Ya Gunz
"Throw Ya Gunz" is the first single by American hip hop group Onyx from their debut album, ''Bacdafucup''. It was released on November 27, 1992, by JMJ, Rush Associated Labels and Chaos Recordings. Produced by Chylow Parker, "Throw Ya Gunz" was a success and made it to four '' Billboard'' charts, including number 1 on the Hot Rap Singles for two weeks. The song achieved even greater success in the UK, where it peaked at number 34 on the UK Top 40 in 1993. Original version The original version, "Wake Up Dead, Nigga," featured obscure New York rapper Tek-9, and was not released on any of Onyx's studio albums. Tek-9 rapped the opening verse and Jamaican hook on the second demo version. Eventually, the tune appeared on 1993's ''Bacdafucup,'' where it was one of eight cuts recorded in the studio at the Apollo Theater in Harlem. Lyrical content and message The song signifies the Jamaican tradition of a gun salute as a show of respect to the men on the mic. Def Jam/ RAL director o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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