Thursday, March 13, 2008

Sample Set #22




Update (August 1st, 2009)

Update (June 24, 2021)

"I keep it realer than most ... I know you're feelin' it"

At one point in my life, I thought that Reasonable Doubt was a better album than Illmatic. Since then, I've kinda leaned towards ya boy Nasir. But putting this sample set together has kind of pulled me back into the debate. There's no denying that this album has some certified bangers and classics. The samples fully bring that sentiment out. The mafioso/luxury sound of Reasonable Doubt was built on some really catchy soul and jazz, as well as contemporary rap giants like LL, Tribe, Snoop and yes, Nas. One of my personal favorites on this one has gotta be the sample(s) used on 'Dead Presidents II'. Produced by Ski, 'Dead Presidents' featured an excellent jazz cut by legend Lonnie Liston Smith. Blessed with a catchy and sentimental piano riff, Ski turned this one into a classic, and a track that rests happily in my top 3. [Check out this video of Ski talking about this historic beat] I love this sample so much, that I've included two versions of it, just for the heck of it. The rest of this set stands up as well, of course!






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18 comments:

  1. Born AgainMarch 16, 2008 at 5:58 PM

    Kudos, and thanks for having a megaupload link for the whole thing.

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  2. IvanMarch 17, 2008 at 12:39 AM

    No doubt. It's a pain to have to upload with multiple services, but it keeps the readers happy! Fair enough, I'd say... ;-D

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  3. AnonymousMarch 17, 2008 at 10:30 AM

    You outdid yourself with this one!

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  4. IvanMarch 17, 2008 at 11:01 AM

    Gracias senor!

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  5. AnonymousMarch 17, 2008 at 11:18 AM

    You should get a blogger of the year award for this heat you've been putting out. Can't wait to listen, I've been checking for this for awhile. Thanks for the hard work.

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  6. AnonymousMarch 17, 2008 at 11:34 AM

    This is the shit! You killin it Ivan.

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  7. AnonymousApril 11, 2008 at 11:01 PM

    This is a very dope site! Thanks for the posts and appreciate all the work!

    Love, Peace, and Hairgrease!!!!!
    DiskoTone

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  8. AnonymousAugust 12, 2008 at 4:25 PM

    great site thank you

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  9. AnonymousJanuary 3, 2009 at 4:50 PM

    just accidently stumbled on this site n couldnt believe wat i was seein,,,wow thank u so much

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  10. IvanJanuary 4, 2009 at 12:56 PM

    :D

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  11. AnonymousJanuary 18, 2009 at 10:03 AM

    DOPE

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  12. AnonymousFebruary 5, 2009 at 3:19 AM

    good job thats sweet
    respect

    From Gate 22 Gator undacovah hiphop luva

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  13. D2thaCFebruary 10, 2009 at 4:10 PM

    nuff respect, nuff said

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  14. UnknownFebruary 12, 2009 at 12:29 PM

    This is like reliving Reasonable Doubt but at a different level. Is like watching/listening to "the making of". This feels goods!. Muchas gracias señor Ivan

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  15. AnonymousMarch 23, 2009 at 4:36 AM

    Does anyone have or know where I can get Reasonable Doubt - The Acapellas and No Way Out the acapellas? I'm looking for D'Evils and Young G's (with Jigga's verse)

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  16. IvanMarch 23, 2009 at 7:27 AM

    There are no CDQ acapellas for Reasonable Doubt as far as I know besides a clean version for Can't Knock the Hustle. There are, however, some DIY versions floating around. Not sure about No Way Out though...

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  17. AnonymousMarch 23, 2009 at 4:58 PM

    Another gem. Wow!

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  18. UnknownApril 25, 2011 at 2:20 PM

    hey dude, this looks like an amazing mix. is there ANY WAY we can get a re-upload of this???? i want all of your mixes that you've done for jay's albums haha, they all look insane but all the links are dead because i slept on this...
    let me know!

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