Episode 172 - The Sample Show
1. DeBarge – I Like It
2. Grand Puba – I Like It
3. Keni Burke – Risin’ to the Top
4. Doug E. Fresh – Risin’ to the Top
5. Roberta Flack – Back Together Again
6. Biz Markie – Spring Again
7. The O’Jays – Darlin’ Darlin’ Baby
8. Big Pun – I’m Not a Player
9. Jean Carn – Don’t Let It Go to Your Head
10. Brand Nubian – Don’t Let It Go to Your Head
11. Meli’sa Morgan – Fool’s Paradise
12. JAY-Z – Can’t Knock the Hustle
13. Curtis Mayfield – You’re So Good to Me
14. Mary J. Blige – Be Happy
15. Ill Al Skratch – I’ll Take Her
16. Young & Company – I Like What You’re Doing to Me
17. Black Sheep – Strobelite Honey
18. Faze-O – Riding High
19. EPMD – Please Listen to My Demo
20. René & Angela – I Love You More
21. The Notorious B.I.G. – I Love the Dough
22. Gwen McCrae – Rockin’ Chair
23. Blahzay Blahzay – Danger
24. The Charmels – As Long as I’ve Got You
25. Wu-Tang Clan – C.R.E.A.M.
26. L.T.D. – Love Ballad
27. De La Soul – Much More
28. The Isley Brothers – For the Love of You
29. Masta Ace – The I.N.C. Ride
30. Patrice Rushen – Remind Me
31. Mary J. Blige – You Remind Me
32. Intelligent Hoodlum – Grand Groove (Bonus Mix)
33. The Floaters – Float On
34. 2Pac – It Ain’t Easy
35. Lords of the Underground – Flow On (Rumblin’ Remix)
36. Bobby Bland – Heart of the City
37. JAY-Z – Heart of the City
38. DeBarge – All This Love
39. AZ – Problems
40. The Notorious B.I.G. – One More Chance
41. Barry White – I’m Gonna Love You Just a Little More Baby
42. Rodney O & Joe Cooley – Everlasting Bass
43. Eric B. & Rakim – As the Rhyme Goes On
44. N.W.A – One Less Bitch
45. Boss – Deeper
46. Ronnie Laws – Tidal Wave
47. Black Moon – Who Got da Props?
48. Vic Juris – Horizon Drive
49. Gang Starr – Mass Appeal
50. Tommy Roe – Dizzy
51. Da Youngsta’s – Pass the Mic (Remix)
52. McCoy Tyner – Impressions
53. Black Sheep – The Choice Is Yours
54. Wilson Pickett – Get Me Back on Time, Engine No. 9
55. Sweet Linda Devine – I’ll Say It Again
56. Aretha Franklin – One Step Ahead
57. Mos Def – Ms. Fat Booty
58. Screamin’ Jay Hawkins – I Put a Spell on You
59. The Notorious B.I.G. – Kick in the Door
60. Donald Byrd – I Feel Like Loving You Today
61. Group Home – 2 Thousand
62. Lou Johnson – The Beat
63. The Whatnauts – Help Is on the Way
64. De La Soul – Ring Ring Ring (Ha Ha Hey)
65. Wendy Rene – After Laughter (Comes Tears)
66. Wu-Tang Clan – Tearz
67. George Benson – The Changing World
68. Common Sense – I Used to Love H.E.R.
69. The Isley Brothers – Footsteps in the Dark
70. Ice Cube – It Was a Good Day
71. Bobby Caldwell – What You Won’t Do for Love
72. 2Pac – Do for Love
73. Lou Donaldson – Pot Belly
74. A Tribe Called Quest – If the Papes Come
75. Syl Johnson – I Feel an Urge
76. Eric B. & Rakim – Juice (Know the Ledge)
77. Southside Movement – I’ve Been Watching You
78. Beastie Boys – So What’cha Want
79. Sylvia Striplin – You Can’t Turn Me Away
80. Junior M.A.F.I.A. feat. The Notorious B.I.G. – Get Money
81. Three Dog Night – I Can Hear You Calling
82. Diamond D & The Psychotic Neurotics – Best Kept Secret
83. Vanessa Kendrick – 90% of Me Is You
84. Main Source – Just Hangin’ Out
85. Sister Nancy – Bam Bam
86. Willie Mitchell – Groovin’
87. GZA – Liquid Swords
88. Woody Herman – Flying Easy
89. Stan Getz & João Gilberto – Saudade Vem Correndo
90. The Pharcyde – Runnin’
91. Al Green – I Wish You Were Here
92. Nas – Shootouts
93. Monty Alexander – Love and Happiness
94. The Beatnuts – Hit Me with That
95. Quincy Jones – One Hundred Days
96. MF DOOM – Rhymes Like Dimes
We packed this one heavy — over 94 tracks deep — so if you’re looking for the ultimate sampling experience, you just found it. We’re talking straight bangers from The O’Jays, Curtis Mayfield, The Isley Brothers, Al Green, Three Dog Night, Bobby Caldwell, George Benson, Aretha Franklin, DeBarge, The Floaters, and a whole lot more. But we don’t just show you where it started — we hit you with where it went. De La Soul, Black Sheep, Wu-Tang, Gang Starr, Beastie Boys, Ice Cube, Biggie, 2Pac, Common… yeah, it’s one of those episodes.
Press play, then run it back, because this episode is built for year-long rotation. This is Take It Personal Radio — where hip-hop lives, legends get their flowers, and the music always talks the loudest.
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