Much More Dilla

This morning we are continuing or exploration of J Dilla samples… In the mid and later 200os, the entire rap world was buzzing about Dilla’s beat tapes.  As many producers often do, J Dilla would give out “tapes” of his beats for Emcees to preview and hopefully, buy.  In order to avoid his beats getting [...]

Dilla is LOVE

Last week a listener asked me to explore some J Dilla beats on the SEVEN O CLOCK SAMPLE, so I said… Ok, let’s TURN IT UP! DIlla passed away in 2006, after a long battle with Lupus.  Many knew Jay Dee was sick, but few saw his death coming. When he passed, the Hip Hop [...]

Simply Beautiful | Tribute to J Dilla in Cedar Falls

For most, J Dilla is considered one of the most  influential producers of all time in hip hop and even beyond the confines of the genre. For example, take a look at the Timeless series from Mochilla.  Timeless took the works of Arthur Verocai, Mulate Astatke, and J Dilla and had an orchestra re-interpret their [...]

Common takes the witness stand.

This week on the Seven O Clock Sample, I’ve decided to open Pandora’s box, and explore the music samples of Kanye West. There is no doubt that Kanye has lost his mind over the past few years, …but his production quality has remained stellar! In 2005, Common called on Mr. West to bring the soul [...]

The Weekly Top 5 Countdown: The New Producers…Hip Hop’s New Pioneers

Well, with The 5th Anual Mil-Town Beat Down Hip Hop Olympics happening at the Wherehouse this Friday, and showcasing the hottest producers on the scene here in Milwaukee. And with Tarik Moody filling in for Scott, we thought we’d get some hip hop in the mix. Todays topic is all about the most innovative hip hop producers [...]

K-Os hears those Footsteps In The Dark

Many, many, many artists have sampled The Islet Brothers. So when I decided to pick my favorite Isley Brothers samples for this week’d seven o clock sample segment, this song was a no-brainer! “Footsteps in the Dark” was released in 1977 by The Isley Brothers as an album track featured on the group’s double-platinum album, [...]

Find A Way with Towa Tei

Today I’m presenting one of my absolute favorite samples.  I’d been looking for this sample for a very long time. I knew what the song was, but I could not find the album, when I finally got it, I was bragging to Tarik that I had found one of my favorite samples, to which he [...]

Are You Feeling This: The Very Best, Wye Oak and Two Michael Jackson Remixes

Lots of songs never make it to the radio that are getting lots of attention online. Live tracks, sanctioned and unsanctioned remixes, mash-ups, overlooked gems by unsigned artists. Every week on “Are You Feeling This,” we invite you to hear what the buzz is all about. You tell us what you think. Vote in the [...]

Q Tip’s DANCING MACHINE

I know that I promised that we’d explore only James Brown Hip Hop samples in the month of June, however with Q Tip coming to town this Thursday and all the excitement here at the station around that, I felt I had to give you a little Q Tip sample this morning. Q Tip’s newest [...]

What’s the Scenario?!

This week on the 7 o clock sample, we are exploring one of the most influential and classic hip hop albums of all time. A Tribe Called Quest’s LOW END THEORY. In 1991, the third 12″ single for this album was released by Jive records. That single was ” SCENARIO” , which after almost 20 [...]