Series: cypher — Theme: Sample culture talks back. Duration: 1h00m · 11 tracks, fully programmed and narrated on wobuzz radio.
Sample culture talks back. From the break that built the sound system (Harlem Underground) to the organ source RZA confessed to stealing from (Lonnie Liston Smith), the thieves who name their parents (Wu-Tang, Badu, Nujabes), the singers who sing for the dead (Soul Clan for Otis), the architects invited on stage (Guru with Ramsey Lewis), the handshake on one album cover (Quincy Jones), the sermon Daft Punk stole (Betty Davis), the chant that put Michael Jackson and Rihanna in a Paris courtroom (Soul Makossa's cover wave), and the vault answering back — Marvin Gaye, finished by Salaam Remi. …
Tracklist: Harlem Underground Band — Smokin Cheeba Cheeba · Lonnie Smith — For The Love Of It · Wu-Tang Clan — Wu-Tang: 7th Chamber · The Soul Clan — That's How I Feel · Erykah Badu — Certainly (Flipped It) … (+6 more)
