Soul children! Damn~ how we feelin' out there?
Many of you wrote to me this summer to inquire as to my well-being, and as always, I sincerely appreciate the show of love and support! Once again, however, I find myself in the unfortunate position of having to dispel an abundance of mythology and urban legends surrounding my sudden disappearance. To set the record straight, I haven't choked to death on a spam sandwich...my rising fame isn't attributable to membership in the Illuminati...I wasn't killed by Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as a ploy to distract attention from Iran...and...for fuck's sake, K-Fed didn't chop off his head and have it sewn onto my superhero, athletic frame!!!
One infallible truth, in a universe riddled with enigmas and unanswerable questions, can be relied upon for certain...I would never jump out of a chalk outline on the pavement and come back to you empty-handed. I had so many records stockpiled for this edition of Souled On Samples, that I had to scale back on 80% of what I'd originally planned to post. It's a schizophrenic mix, as usual, but I doubt you've come here seeking cohesiveness...or sanity.
I won't take so long between posts again, if you promise not to talk shit about me while I'm gone. Ha!
Catch you on the flip...Scholar
"I'll Never Sail The Seas Again"---The Detroit Emeralds (LimeLinx)
"I'll Never Sail The Seas Again"---The Detroit Emeralds (YSI)
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*Produced by Exile
"Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow"---Smokey Robinson (LimeLinx)
"Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow"---Smokey Robinson (YSI)
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"Devil In A Blue Dress"---Kanye West (LimeLinx)
"Devil In A Blue Dress"---Kanye West (YSI)
"As Long As I Have You"---Carolyn Franklin (LimeLinx)
"As Long As I Have You"---Carolyn Franklin (YSI)
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"I'll Never Be Ashamed"---The Sylvers (LimeLinx)
"I'll Never Be Ashamed"---The Sylvers (YSI)
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Sampled On:
"Cut Out To FL"---RJD2 (LimeLinx)
"Cut Out To FL"---RJD2 (YSI)
"Free Angela (Thoughts...and All I've Got To Say)"---Bayete (LimeLinx)
"Free Angela (Thoughts...and All I've Got To Say)"---Bayete (YSI)
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*Produced by Just Blaze
*"Free Angela" was also flipped on:
"Twice"---Little Dragon (LimeLinx)
"Twice"---Little Dragon (YSI)
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"San Pedro"---Exile (LimeLinx)
"San Pedro"---Exile (YSI)
"La Voce Del Silenzio"---Dionne Warwick (LimeLinx)
"La Voce Del Silenzio"---Dionne Warwick (YSI)
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"Must Be Bobby"---RZA (LimeLinx)
"Must Be Bobby"---RZA (YSI)
"Thin Line Between Love And Hate"---Lost Generation (LimeLinx)
"Thin Line Between Love And Hate"---Lost Generation (YSI)
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"Taxi"---Mos Def/Whosane (LimeLinx)
"Taxi"---Mos Def/Whosane (YSI)
*Produced by Ski Beatz
*Note: A few blogs/websites have attributed the original to The Persuaders' version of "Thin Line Between Love And Hate". To my ears, that's erroneous, but feel free to engage me in a friendly debate if you disagree...
"Devika"---Lonnie Liston Smith & The Cosmic Echoes (LimeLinx)
"Devika"---Lonnie Liston Smith & The Cosmic Echoes (YSI)
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*Produced by Butterfly, Shane Faber, Mike Mangini
"You Can't Blame Me"---Johnson, Hawkins, Tatum & Durr (LimeLinx)
"You Can't Blame Me"---Johnson, Hawkins, Tatum & Durr (YSI)
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*Produced by Big Chop
*Also sampled on "Big Dreamers" by Reks, "When You Find" by Wiz Khalifa, "Represent" by Jester and and Don Martin, and "What Goes On" by Mobb Deep
"400 Girls Ago"---Billy Butler (LimeLinx)
"400 Girls Ago"---Billy Butler (YSI)
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"Potholderz (instrumental)"---Count Bass D/MF Doom (LimeLinx)
"PotHolderz (instrumental)"---Count Bass D/MF Doom (YSI)
"Tear It Down"---Blue Magic (LimeLinx)
"Tear It Down"---Blue Magic (YSI)
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"Just Out Of My Reach"---Sam Dees (LimeLinx)
"Just Out Of My Reach"---Sam Dees (YSI)
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*Produced by 9th Wonder
As always, if you have any additional knowledge to share, drop it in the box...
Word From Your Moms:
"Neither a lofty degree of intelligence nor imagination nor both together go to the making of genius. Love, love, love, that is the soul of genius."----Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
