Menahan Street Band is a

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, New York-based instrumental band formed in 2007, that plays funk and

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. The band features musicians from

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Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings were an American funk and soul band signed to Daptone Records. They were part of a revival movement of mid-1960s to mid-1970s style funk and soul music. They released their debut album ''Dap Dippin in 2002, the firs ...

and the Budos Band. The group was founded by

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while living in an apartment on Menahan Street in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Bushwick. Their debut album, ''

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'', was released in 2008 on Dunham, a sublabel of Daptone Records. Various songs from ''Make the Road by Walking'' have been

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by hip hop artists, including the title track, which was sampled by Jay-Z on the track " Roc Boys (And the Winner Is)...", "Going The Distance", which was sampled by Kid Cudi on his song "Solo Dolo Pt.II" featuring

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on Cudi's third studio album

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, and "The Traitor," sampled by 50 Cent on his mixtape ''

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'' and by Cudi on his debut album '' Man on the Moon: The End of Day''. In addition, the song "Tired of Fighting" is used as a primary sample in

's "Faith" from his eponymous 2009 EP, as well as

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's 2019 track "Family Matters" from his debut album ''The Lost Boy''. After a ten-year hiatus, the band announced in December 2020 a new album, ''The Exciting Sounds of Menahan Street Band'', to be released in February 2021.

Members

All members are active on the Daptone roster, and most have played together in

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The Budos Band The Budos Band is an American instrumental band from Staten Island, New York, formed in 2005. AllMusic describes the group as a "doom rock Afro-soul big band with a '70s touch" that joins "musical universes from trippy psychedelia and Afro-funk to ...

, and/or

, among other projects. *

– bandleader, guitar, bass, keyboards (2007–present) *

Dave Guy Dave Guy is an American trumpet player and member of The Dap-Kings. Over his more than two decade career, he has been part of the groups Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, Menahan Street Band, The Budos Band, and Lee Fields & The Expressions, among ot ...

– trumpet, guitar (2007–present) *

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– saxophone, woodwinds, organ (2007–present) * Nick Movshon – bass, percussion (2007–present) *

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– drums (2007–present) * Mike Deller – organ, piano (2007–2017; contributing musician: 2017–present)

Discography

Studio albums

Collaborative albums

* Charles Bradley – '' No Time For Dreaming'' (2011) * Charles Bradley – ''No Time For Dreaming (The Instrumentals)'' (2011) * Charles Bradley – '' Victim of Love'' (2013) * Charles Bradley – ''

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'' (2016) * Charles Bradley – ''Changes (The Instrumentals)'' (2017) *The Sha La Das – ''Love In The Wind'' (2018) * Charles Bradley – '' Black Velvet'' (2018) * Charles Bradley – ''Black Velvet (The Instrumentals)'' (2019)

Singles

Split singles

* ''Australian Tour EP'' b/w Charles Bradley (2009) * "Run it Back" b/w Charles Bradley (2012) * "I'll Slip Away" (Charles Bradley & Menahan Street Band) b/w Rodriguez (2012) * "Revelations" b/w Charles Bradley (2016) * "How Did I Get Here?" b/w Larose Jackson (2021)

Guest appearances

Selected credits * Jay-Z – " Roc Boys (And The Winner Is)..." ('' American Gangster'', 2007) (sampled artist) * Kid Cudi – "Solo Dolo" ('' Man on the Moon: The End of Day'', 2009) (sampled artist) * 50 Cent – "Talking in Codes" (''

'', 2009) (sampled artist) *

– "Faith" (featuring BJ the Chicago Kid and

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) (''

'' EP, 2009) (sampled artist) *

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" (single, 2010) * 3 Titans – "College" / "The Life of a Scholar" (single, 2010) * Eminem – "Groundhog Day" (''

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'', 2012) (sampled artist) *

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– "Go Outside (Menahan Street Band Remix)" (''

'', 2013) * Kid Cudi – "Solo Dolo, Part II" (featuring

) (''

'', 2013) (sampled artist) *

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– "Rio" (feat. Menahan Street Band) (single, 2013) * Elvis Costello & The Roots – "Tripwire (Menahan Street Band Rework)" ('' Wise Up: Thought (Remixes & Reworks 2013) (Number Two)'', 2013) *

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– "Not Long" (featuring Usher) ('' Ludaversal'', 2015) (sampled artist) * Charles Bradley & Menahan Street Band – "Cumberland Blues" ( Grateful Dead cover) (''

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'', 2016) *

– "Family Matters" ('' The Lost Boy,'' 2019) (sampled artist)

References

External links

Menahan Street Band @ Daptone RecordsDaptone Records
{{Authority control American funk musical groups American soul musical groups Musical groups established in 2007 Musical groups from Brooklyn Daptone Records artists