Have you ever heard a song and been mesmerized by the beat, chorus, or sample. Of course you have, unless you are one of those weirdos who doesn't like music. Well lately I have been completely obsessed with the song below and the eerie chorus sample. I love trying to search out and find the original song to see who it was. I always wonder when and how people come across these relatively obscure songs. I have done my fair share of diggin' for beats when I lived in SF and had access to great record stores. These days since Amoeba is not a 10 minute bus ride away, I am stuck using the interwebs. Lyric search is the best way to do this. But it does take away the random finds that you come across just by looking. This one took a minute to find since it's super obscure. It's from a band called Atomic Rooster. They were a "prog" rock group from the late 70's - early 80's. Ginger Baker actually played drums for them at one point in time. The song is called "Never to Lose", and the chorus sampled is super eerie and works absolutely perfect for the song. The song is called Death or Retirement by Psycho Realm member Sick Jacken with help from Tooker TKO, 2Mex from Shapeshifters and B-Real from Cypress Hill. Basically it is a song about graff life. Listen and let me know what you think.
As per usual I have another clip for you. Today it is for a flick coming out of NYC called Empire. This had me at the start when they decided to use the Cro-Mags as the song. Peep it and go ride in traffic!
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