BIG R.I.P. to a legend. Hip hop wouldn't be the same without Melvin Bliss' amazing breakbeat on "Synthetic Substitution." As a brief primer on the track's impact on hip hop and sampling, here's a collection of HHIR sample sets that feature "Synthetic Substitution":
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![](http://lh6.ggpht.com/ivan1087/SHQj6IhR33I/AAAAAAAACmM/uaLwUawEqmE/s1600/samples%20ol%20dirty%20bastard%20return%2036%20chambers%20small%202.gif)
![](http://lh4.ggpht.com/ivan1087/SHosoQdgPNI/AAAAAAAACv0/ljK4KuDsNfI/s1600/samples%20gravediggaz%206%20feet%20deep%20small.gif)
![](http://lh5.ggpht.com/ivan1087/SJ087bNuObI/AAAAAAAADAk/rnmKLhOGeHY/s1600/samples%20tha%20alkaholiks%2021%20over%20small.gif)
![](http://lh5.ggpht.com/ivan1087/SKaWJyZnDdI/AAAAAAAADD0/nerZWg1NQ1Y/s1600/samples%20ice%20cube%20death%20certificate%20small.gif)
![](http://lh4.ggpht.com/ivan1087/SKvsgbZH3hI/AAAAAAAADEg/mQwfYTnCEfs/s1600/samples%20public%20enemy%20it%20takes%20a%20nation%20small.gif)
![](http://lh3.ggpht.com/ivan1087/SKx3jWx5ymI/AAAAAAAADEs/kSTDglhLPMA/s1600/samples%20public%20enemy%20yo%20bum%20rush%20show%20small.gif)
![](http://lh3.ggpht.com/ivan1087/SNA1Om1kqSI/AAAAAAAADKs/Jfhtkr_iFvY/s1600/samples%20epmd%20unfinished%20business%20small.gif)
![](http://lh3.ggpht.com/ivan1087/SPLuWUfHjnI/AAAAAAAADUw/0qScaVkAwOY/s1600/samples_jazzy_jeff_fresh_prince_andinthiscorner_small.gif)
![](http://lh5.ggpht.com/_Jp3CKb0Tf9c/SYUxgwQkVJI/AAAAAAAAE30/Bo8JkyqFoUI/s1600/hhir-sample-set-119-small.gif)
![](http://lh3.ggpht.com/_Jp3CKb0Tf9c/SiOHIeeO3rI/AAAAAAAAFP4/et0xWJKGPhE/s1600/hhir_sample_set_135_small.gif)
![](http://lh6.ggpht.com/_Jp3CKb0Tf9c/SnZwij_ls4I/AAAAAAAAHIs/TN2IBaaNm-Q/s1600/hhir_sample_set_148_small.gif)
And there's PLENTY more where ^that^ came from...
R.I.P. Melvin Bliss
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