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Classic Material: The Breaks of 1992

  • Release date: 2023-10-18
  • Label: Wax Poetics x Classic Material

Mixcloud chart positions: Breaks chart #1 / Old School Hip Hop chart #1 / Funk chart #3 /  Soul chart #3

Blurb from Wax Poetics:

“In celebration of Hip Hop’s 50th year, we’ve teamed up with London based ‘Classic Material’ to present a chronologically themed series of mixtapes celebrating the history of recorded Rap music, mixed by Chris Read. Alongside the Hip Hop series, this companion Breaks series takes our re-cap of Rap History a level deeper, this time reconstructing the classics of the Hip Hop canon from their constituent sample material. Arranged chronologically of course, this seventh volume pieces together popular Hip Hop tunes from the year of 1992, utilising only the Funk, Soul, Rock, Jazz and Disco tracks from which they were originally constructed – over 150 breaks in the mix! Artwork pays homage to Paul Winley’s iconic ‘Super Disco Brakes’ compilation series.”

Tracklist:

1. Intro to the New Scooby Doo Movies (sampled by Lord Finesse – You Know What I’m About)
2. Quincy Jones – Snow Creatures (sampled by Lord Finesse – Return of the Funky Man Intro)
3. Eric B & Rakim – Move the Crowd [Extract] (sampled by Lord Finesse – Return of the Funky Man Intro)
4. The Nite Lighters – Damn (sampled by Dr Dre – Lyrical Gangbang)
5. Led Zeppelin – When the Levee Breaks [Loop] (sampled by Dr Dre – Lyrical Gangbang)
6. Cypress Hill – Hole In the Head [Extract] (sampled by Dr Dre – Lyrical Gangbang)
7. Johnny Hammond – Big Sur Suite (sampled by Dre Dre – A N**** Witta Gun)
8. The Kay-Gess – Who Is The Man (With a Master Plan)? [Extract] (sampled by Dre Dre – A N**** Witta Gun)
9. The Cannonball Adderley Quintet – Fun [Extract] (sampled by Gang Starr – The Place Where We Dwell)
10. Eddie Hazel – Frantic Moment (sampled by Gang Starr – Take Two and Pass)
11. Juice Crew All Stars – ‘Juice Crew All Stars’ [Extract] (sampled in Gang Starr – Take Two and Pass)
12. Charles Wright and the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band – High As Apple Pie Slice II (sampled in Gang Starr – Conspiracy)
13. Queen – We Will Rock You [Loop] (sampled in Ice Cube – When Will They Shoot?)
14. X-Clan – Grand Verbaliser What Time Is It? [Extract] (sampled in Ice Cube – When Will They Shoot?)
15. Funkadelic – Good Old Music (sampled in Ice Cube – Who Got The Camera?)
16. Extract from the Movie ‘A Rage In Harlem’ (sampled in Ice Cube – Who Got The Camera?)
17. Funkadelic – I Got a Thing (sampled in Ice Cube – Who Got The Camera?)
18. Jeff Lorber Fusion – Curtains (sampled in Brothers Like Outlaw – The Struggle Continues)
19. Grootna – I’m Funky (sampled in House of Pain – Come and Get Some of This)
20. Little Richard – The Rill Thing [Loop] (sampled in Pete Rock & CL Smooth – For Pete’s Sake)
21. Doug E Fresh feat Slick Rick – La Di Da Di [Extract] (sampled in Das EFX -If Only)
22. Stanley Turrentine – The Man With the Sad Face (sampled in Das EFX -If Only)
23. The Staples Singers – Lets Do It Again (sampled in Ice Cube – It Was a Good Day (Remix) )
24. Parliament – Sir Nose D’Voidoffunk [Extract] (sampled in Ice Cube – It Was a Good Day (Remix))
25. Isley Brothers – Footsteps in the Dark (sampled in Ice Cube – It Was a Good Day)
24. Isaac Hayes – Joy (sampled in BDP – Poisonous Products)
25. Jimi Hendrix – Are You Experienced [Loop] (sampled in The Pharcyde – Passin Me By)
26. Quincy Jones – Summer In The City (sampled in The Pharcyde – Passin Me By)
27. Melvin Bliss – Synthetic Substitution [Loop] (sampled in The Pharcyde – Passin Me By)
28. Bill Cobham – Red Baron (sampled in CMW – Duck Sick II)
29. Audio 2 – Top Billin [Extract] (sampled in CMW – Duck Sick II)
30. Barbara Mason – Give Me Your Love (sampled in EPMD – Nothing But the Music)
31. Southside Movements – I’ve Been Watching You [Loop] (sampled in Hard Knocks – Hands of a Stranger)
32. The Meters – Just Kissed My Baby (sampled in Positive K – How the F*** Would You Know?)
33. Extract from the Movie ‘The Five Heartbeats’ (sampled in Positive K – How the F*** Would You Know?)
34. Johnnie Taylor – Ain’t That Loving You (sampled in Grand Puba – Big Kids Don’t Play)
35. Mtume – Bigger’s Theme (sampled in Grand Puba – Back It Up)
36. A Tribe Called Quest – Jazz (We’ve Got) [Extract] (sampled in Grand Puba – Back It Up)
37. Donny Hathaway – What’s Goin’ On (sampled in Grand Puba – Baby What’s Your Name)
38. Joe Williams – Get Out My Life (sampled in Kool G Rap & DJ Polo – Ill Street Blues)
39. Lee Dorsey – Get Out My Life Woman [Loop] (sampled in Diamond D  – Best Kept Secret (Remix))
40. Mike Bloomfield, Al Kooper & Stephen Stills – Stop (sampled in Diamond D – Check, One, Two)
41. Stezo – Gets Into His Move [Extract] (sampled in Diamond D – Check, One, Two)
42. Jack Bruce – Sam Enchanted Dick (sampled in Diamond D – Step to Me)
43. Big Daddy Kane – Ain’t No Half Steppin [Extract] (sampled in Diamond D – Step to Me)
44. Solomon Burke – Fight Back (sampled in Diamond D – Step to Me)
45. Three Dog Night – I Can Hear You Calling (sampled in Diamond D – Best Kept Secret)
46. Kool & The Gang – N.T [Extract] (sampled in Diamond D – Best Kept Secret)
47. James Brown – Make It Funky [Extract] (sampled in Diamond D – Best Kept Secret)
48. Big Daddy Kane – Mortal Combat [Extract] (sampled in Diamond D – Best Kept Secret)
49. Ultimate Force – I’m Not Playing [Extract] (sampled in Diamond D – Best Kept Secret)
50. Leaders of the New School – Sobb Story [Extract] (sampled in Diamond D – Red Light, Green Light)
51. Baby Huey – Hard Times (sampled in Diamond D – Red Light, Green Light)
52. Earth Wind & Fire – Bad Tune (sampled in Diamond D – Feel The Vibe)
53. Parliament – P Funk (Wants to Get Funked Up (sampled in Dr Dre – The Chronic Outro)
54. Parliament – Mothership Connection (Star Child) (sampled in Dr Dre – Let Me Ride)
55. James Brown – Funky Drummer [Loop] (sampled in Dr Dre – Let Me Ride)
56. Donny Hathaway – Little Ghetto Boy (sampled in Dr Dre – Little Ghetto Boy)
57. Leon Haywood – I Wanna Do Something Funky to You (sampled in Dr Dre – Nuthin’ But a G Thang)
57. Kid Dynamite – Uphill Peace of Mind (sampled in Dr Dre – Nuthin’ But a G Thang)
58. Public Enemy – B Side Wins Again [Extract] (sampled in Dr Dre – Nuthin’ But a G Thang)
58. James Brown – Think ’73 (sampled in Das EFX – Mic Checka)
59. Lyn Collins – Think (About It) [Extract] (sampled in Das EFX – Mic Checka)
60. Skull Snaps – It’s a New Day [Loop] (sampled in Das EFX – Mic Checka)
61. James Brown – The Payback (sampled in Das EFX – Mic Checka)
62. Audio 2 – Top Billin [Extract] (sampled in Das EFX – Mic Checka)
63. Otis Redding – The Happy Song (Dum Dum) (sampled in Das EFX – Dum Dums)
64. Lee Dorsey – Get Out My Life Woman [Loop] (sampled in Das EFX – Dum Dums)
65. Run DMC – Here We Go (Live at the Funhouse) [Extract] (sampled in Das EFX – Dum Dums)
66. Skull Snaps – Its A New Day [Loop] (sampled in Das EFX – Straight Out The Sewer)
67. Parliament – Funkin For Fun [Loop] (sampled in Das EFX – Straight Out The Sewer)
68. Biz Markie – Vapors (sampled in Das EFX – Straight Out The Sewer)
69. BDP – Original Lyrics (sampled in Das EFX- East Coast) [Extract] 70. Eric B & Rakim – Eric B Is President (sampled in Das EFX – East Coast)
71. EPMD – So Watcha Sayin (sampled in Das EFX – East Coast)
72. Black Heat – Zimba Ku [Loop] (sampled in Hard Knocks – Young Guns)
73. Donald Byrd – Weasel (sampled in Hard Knocks – Blow to the Head)
74. Nipsey Russel – The Bang Bang Club [Extract] (sampled in Hard Knocks – Blow to the Head)
75. Lonnie Liston Smith – Space Lady (sampled in Da Lench Mob – Ankle Blues)
76. Cheech & Chong – Blind Melon Chitlin (sampled in Da Lench Mob – Ankle Blues)
77. Young Holt – Wah Wah Man [Loop] (sampled in Showbiz & AG – Hard to Kill)
78. Booker T & The MGs – Chicken Pox (sampled in Showbiz & AG – Silence of the Lambs)
79. The Coasters – Down Home Girl (sampled in Pete Rock & CL Smooth – Skinz)
80. 9th Creation – Bubble Gum (sampled in Pete Rock & CL Smooth – Soul Brother #1)
81. The J.B’s – The Grunt [Loop] (sampled in Pete Rock & CL Smooth – Soul Brother #1)
82. James Brown – Funky President (sampled in Pete Rock & CL Smooth – Anger in the Nation)
83. Jimmy Smith – I’m Gonna Love You Just a Little Bit More Babe (sampled in Beastie Boys – Professor Booty)
84. The Three Degrees – You’re the Fool (sampled in Pete Rock & CL Smooth – Return of the Mecca)
85. Bill Cosby – Get Out My Life, Woman [Loop] (sampled in Chi Ali – Roadrunner)
86. Miles Davis – Bitches Brew (sampled in Chi Ali – Roadrunner)
87. Black Oak Arkansas – Hot & Nasty [Loop] (sampled in Showbiz & AG – Fat Pockets (Remix))
88. Johnny Guitar Watson – Superman Lover (sampled in Redman – A Day of Soopaman Lover)
89. Keni Burke – Risin’ to the Top (sampled in Redman – How to Roll a Blunt)
90. Jimmy McGriff – Fat Cakes [Loop] (sampled in Redman – How to Roll a Blunt)
91. Isaac Hayes – A Few More Kisses to Go (sampled in Redman – Tonight’s Da Night)
92. Blackbyrds – Mysterious Vibes (sampled in Paris – Days of Old)
93. George Bush – Address to the Nation on National Drug Control Policy (sampled in Paris – Days of Old)
94. Bob James – Tappan Zee (sampled in Arrested Development – People Everyday)
95. Sly & The Family Stone (sampled in Arrested Development – People Everyday)
96. Main Ingredient – California My Way (sampled in Da Lench Mob – Guerillas In Tha Mist)
97. X-Clan – Tribal Jam (sampled in Da Lench Mob – Guerillas In Tha Mist)
98. Lou Donaldson – Ode to Billie Joe [Loop] (sampled in (sampled in Da Lench Mob – Who You Gonna Shoot Wit That)
99. Stone Alliance – Sweetie Pie (sampled in Showbiz & AG – Runaway Slave)
100. David Shire – Mini Manhunt (sampled in Showbiz & AG – Hard to Kill)
101. Malcolm X – Fire & Fury Grass Roots Speech (sampled in Showbiz & AG – Runaway Slave)
102. Stetsasonic – Go Stetsa I [Loop] (sampled in Pete Rock & CL Smooth – If It Ain’t Rough, It Ain’t Right)
103. Freddie McCoy – Gimmie Some (sampled in Pete Rock & CL Smooth – For Pete’s Sake)
104. EPMD – It’s My Thing [Extract] (sampled in Pete Rock & CL Smooth – For Pete’s Sake)
105. Ernie Hines – Our Generation (sampled in Pete Rock & CL Smooth – Straighten It Out)
106. Skull Snaps – It’s A New Day [Loop] (sampled in Gang Starr – Take It Personal)
107. Brand Nubian – Step to the Rear [Extract] (sampled in Gang Starr – Take It Personal)
108. JBs – Gimme Some More [Loop] (sampled in Gang Starr – Much Too Much (Mack a Mill))
109. James Brown – Funky Drummer [Loop] (sampled in Gang Starr – The Illest Brother)
110. Eric B & Rakim – Eric B Is President [Extract] (sampled in Gang Starr – The Illest Brother)
111. James Brown – Blind Man Can See It (sampled in Das EFX – They Want EFX)
112. BDP – Breath Control II (sampled in Das EFX – They Want EFX)
113. EPMD – Underground (sampled in Das EFX – They Want EFX)
114. The Emotions – Blind Alley (sampled in Das EFX – Klap Ya Handz)
115. The Meters – Hand Clapping Song (sampled in Das EFX – Klap Ya Handz)
116. Audio 2 – Top Billin (sampled in Das EFX – Klap Ya Handz)
117. Booker T & The MGs – Hip Hug Her (sampled in Das EFX – Looseys)
118. Special Ed – Hoedown (sampled in Das EFX – Looseys)
119. Brother Jack McDuff – Hold It For A Minute (sampled in Diamond D – Feel The Vibe)
120. Detroit Emeralds – You’re Getting A Little Too Smart [Loop] (sampled in Diamond D – I Went For Mine)
121. SSO – Faded Lady (sampled in Diamond D – I Went For Mine)
122. A Tribe Called Quest feat Sadat X, Lord Jamar & Diamond D – Show Business [Extract] (sampled in ‘Fuck What U Heard’)
123. John Handy – Alvina (sampled in ‘Fuck What U Heard’)
124. Solomon Burke – Get Out of My Life Woman [Loop] (sampled in Ice Cube – Now I Gotta Wet’cha)
125. The Blackbyrds – Dreaming About You [Loop] (sampled in Da Lench Mob – Lord Have Mercy)
126. Extract from the Movie ‘A Rage In Harlem’
127. The Gap Band – Outstanding (sampled in Paris – Thinka Bout It)
128. Wade Marcus – Spinning Wheel (sampled in Positive K – Shakin’)
129. Rasa – When Will the Day Come (sampled in Common – Take it EZ)
130. Sonny Stitt – A Crazy Mixed Up World [Extract] (sampled in Common – Take it EZ)
131. Grant Green – Ain’t It Funky Now (sampled in Public Enemy – Gotta Do What I Gotta Do)
132. Public Enemy – B Side Wins Again (sampled in Public Enemy – Gotta Do What I Gotta Do)
133. Bill Withers – Who Is He (And What is He To You)? (sampled in Hard Knocks – Dirty Cop Named Harry)
134. Stokely Carmichael – Free Huey! [Extract] (sampled in Hard Knocks – Dirty Cop Named Harry)
135. George Semper – Get Out My Life Woman [Loop] (sampled in Pete Rock & CL Smooth – Act Like You Know)
136. Tom Scott and The California Dreamers – Today (sampled in Pete Rock & CL Smooth – T.R.O.Y)
137. James Brown – Black & Proud [Loop] (sampled in Pete Rock & CL Smooth – T.R.O.Y)
138. James Brown – My Thang (sampled Lords of the Underground – Funky Child)
139. Skull Snaps – It’s A New Day [Loop] (sampled Lords of the Underground – Funky Child)
140. The Main Ingredient – Magic Shoes (sampled in Main Source – Fakin the Funk)
141. Kleeer – Intimate Connection (sampled in Diamond D – Confused)
142. Tower of Power – Sparkling in the Sand (sampled in Diamond D – Sally Got A One Track Mind)
143. Skull Snaps – It’s A New Day [Loop] (sampled in Diamond D – Sally Got A One Track Mind)
144. Parliament. – Funkentelechy (sampled in Ice Cube – Doing Dumb S***)
145. Jan Schaffer – It’s Never Too Late (sampled in BDP – Like a Throttle)
146. Public Enemy – Welcome to the Terrordome [Extract] (sampled in Showbiz & AG – Party Groove)
147. Brother Jack McDuff – Strolling Blues (sampled in Showbiz & AG – Party Groove)
148. Charles Kynard – Something (sampled in Showbiz & AG – Silence of the Lambs (Remix))
149. Kool & The Gang – Soul Vibrations (sampled in A Tribe Called Quest – Scenario (Remix))
150. Buddy Rich – Soul Kitchen (sampled in Showbiz & AG – Fat Pockets)
151. The Jazz Crusaders – Turkish Black (sampled in Showbiz & AG – More the One Way Out the Ghetto)
152. Bob & Earl – Harlem Shuffle [Extract] (sampled in House of Pain – Jump Around)
153. Chubby Checker – Popeye (The Hitchhiker) (sampled in House of Pain – Jump Around)
154. Divine Styler – Ain’t Saying Nothin’ [Extract] (sampled in House of Pain – Jump Around)

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