So to wet your appetites, here's a random selection of funky 45s from the DAILY DIGGERS crates.
RAY CHARLES ORCHESTRA - "Booty Butt"
When you listen to this clip I'm sure you will find this track instantly familiar. If you can't guess it straight away I'm sure the answer will come eventually, if you know your Hip Hop! This dope little record on the TANGERINE RECORD CORP label is a nice find, but unfortunately not dated.

I've also added a clip of the much loved Hip Hop track that uses the piano and guitar licks.
Booty Butt
and if it's driving you nuts where you've heard it before click here
THE VILLAGE CALLERS - "Hector"
Nice white label promo copy of this RAMPART release (same label as FRISCO DISCO). These are some hectic live drums here, and a joint used by, amongst others, CYPRESS HILL on the track "The Funky Cypress Hill Shit". I love the sporadic drum intro, and the crowd noise and laughing

From memory, DE LA SOUL also used "the HECTOR break" as it is known, as did ICE CUBE on "Jackin' For Beats". If you don't believe me, go and give it a spin.
Hector
Funky Cypress Hill Shit
BIG JOHN HAMILTON - "Big Bad John"
I have to be honest I only copped this 45 recently, after finding several battered copies in the past which I left in the shop. Not so much a pure drum

hint: the track that used it is from the late 80's and was by an icon on the mic.
Here JOHN HAMILTON claims to be lying in the rain with Buffalo Bill. They call him "BIG BAD JOHN" and he "don't care a hell if they do!". No wonder the MC in question used this funk gem for a hip hop backbone, as the mood of this joint is definitely braggadocious (have I spelt that right??)
Also if you listen on into the track you will also notice a horn squeal that was also used to lace over the original beat. Dope stuff! But can you tell me who it was?? I have took a moment to loop the beat and add the horn. Have a listen for yourself...
Big Bad John
name that tune
Kid Dyno
3 comments:
dope post.
I just wanna add:
"Hector" is probably best known as the backbone of the New Jack Swing! Teddy Riley used it in Wreckx-n-Effect, "New Jack Swing" and R&B was never the same (at least in the late 80s/early 90s).
http://www.zshare.net/audio/516268317203ca1a/
peace!!!
warm it up kane!warm it up kane!
got that big bad john 45...dope stuff!
djmp45
Hi Kid Dyno,
Dope 45s; we can never get enough! Thank you.
Peace, Jerome
Post a Comment