Contest Time

I just wanted to, once again, tell yall how much I appreciate the love! I'm gonna keep postin them hits, as long as you guys keep comin back. And please don't forget to tell everybody about the site!

Now, I've been scouring the innernuts and coming across a lot of gems for yall, so please be expecting a lot more contests in the near future. Today, my gift for you is. . . .

QUESTLOVE SAMPLE LESSON MIX!!!!

Basically, my fellow Philadelphia Questlove did a nice lil smaple mix. . . a few of the homies did some drops, too. Unfortunately, it's just one single file, but it's style crazy nonetheless. Here's the tracklist:

1. Arc Choir - “Jesus Walks” (Mapleshade) (USED IN = Kanye West - “Jesus Walks” (Roc-A-Fella))

2. Nu Birth - “You’re What I’m All About” (?) (USED IN = Biggie Smalls - “Player Anthem (X-Ray))

3. The Whatnaughts - “I’ll Erase Away Your Pain” (Priority) (USED IN = Kanye West - “Late” (Roc-A-Fella))

4. Main Ingredient - “Let Me Prove My Love To You” (RCA) (USED IN = Alicia Keys - “You Don’t Know My Name” (J Records))

5. Silvia Striplin - “You Can’t Turn Me Away” (Charly) (USED IN = Junior M.A.F.I.A. - “Get Money” (X-Ray))

6. The Temptations - “I Don’t Know What It Is, But It Sure Is Funky” (Motown) (USED IN = Common - “The Corner” (Geffen))

7. Honey Cone - “Innocent Till Proven Guilty” (Fantasy) (USED IN = Common - “Testify” (Geffen))

8. DJ Rogers - “Faithful To The End” (RCA) (USED IN = Common - “Faithful” (Geffen))

9. Luchi DeJesus - “Round About Midnight” (?) (USED IN = KRS ONE - “A Friend” (Jive))

10. Dynasty - “Adventures In The World Of Music” (Solar/Sequal) (USED IN = Camp-Lo - “Luchini” (Profile))

11. Willie Mitchell - “Grovin’” (Hi) (USED IN = GZA - “Liquid Swords” (Geffen))

12. Wendy Renay – “After The Laughter Come Tears” (Stax/Altanta) (USED IN = Wu Tang Clan - “Tearz” (Loud))

13. The Charmels - “I’ll Never Grow Old” (Stax/Altanta) (USED IN = Wu Tang Clan - “Cream” (RCA))

14. Dione Warwick - “You’re Gonna Need Me” (Invictions) (USED IN = Usher - “Throwback” (Arista))

15. Billy Cobham - “Heather” (Wounded Bird) (USED IN = Souls of Mischief - “93 Till Infinity” (Jive))

16. Beherd Wright - “Halboglabotribin’” (BMG) (USED IN = Snoop Dogg - “Gz & Hustlaz” (Death Row))

17. Jack Bruce - “Born 2 Be Blue” (Atco) (USED IN = Smith N Wesssun - “Buck Town” (?))

18. Aretha Franklin - “Call Me” (Rhino/Atlanta) (USED IN = Slum Village - “Selfish” (Capitol))

19. Quincy Jones - “Summer In The City” (A&M) (USED IN = Pharcyde - “Passin Me By” (Delicious Vinyl))

20. Joe Simons - “Before The Nite’s Over” (?) (USED IN = Outkast - “So Fresh & So Clean” (Arista))

21. Peabo Bryson - “Born 2 Love” (Unknown) (USED IN = Nas - “2nd Childhood” (Sony))

22. The Chi-Lites - “That’s How Long I Love You” (Unknown) (USED IN = Jay Z - “Dec 4″ (Roc-A-Fella))

23. Abdel Halim-Hefes - “Khasiaraya-Gar” (EMI Arabia) (USED IN = Jay Z - “Big Pimpin’” (Roc-A-Fella))

24. Labi Siffre - “I Got The” (Mr Bongo) (USED IN = Eminem - “My Name Is” (Aftermath)/Jay Z - “The Streets Is Watching” (Roc-A-Fella))

25. Samuel Johnson - “My Music” (Columbia) (USED IN = Jadakiss - “We’re Gonna Make It” (Ruff Ryders/Interscope))

26. Milt Jackson - “Olinga” (CTI) (USED IN = Tribe Called Quest - “Award Tour” (Jive))

27. War - “Magic Mountain” (Rhino) (USED IN = De La Soul - “Potholes In My Lawn” (Tommy Boy))

28. Ahmad Jamal - “Swahililand” (20th Century) (USED IN = De La Soul - “Stakes Is High” (Tommy Boy))

29. Gap Mangione - “Diana In The Autumn Wind” (GRC) (USED IN = Slum Village - “Fall In Love” (Capitol)/Jaylib - “Official” (Stones Throw))

30. David McCallum - “The Edge” (Capitol) (USED IN = Dr Dre - “Next Episode” (Aftermath))

31. Creative Source - “I Can’t See Myself Without You” (Sussex/Polydor) (USED IN = Freeway - “What We Do” (Unknown))

32. Average White Band - “Love Your Life” (Rhino) (USED IN = Tribe Called Quest - “Check The Rhyme” (Jive))

33. Funkadelic - “Let’s Take It To The People” (Westbound) (USED IN = Tribe Called Quest - “Everything Is Fair” (Jive))

34. Ronnie Foster - “Mystic Brew” (Blue Note) (USED IN = Tribe Called Quest - “Electric Relaxation” (Jive))

35. The Chi-Lites - “Are You My Woman?” (Brunswick/Eugene) (USED IN = Beyonce - “Crazy In Love” (Columbia))

36. The Meters - “Oh Calcutta!” (Josie) (USED IN = Amerie - “One Thing” (Sony))

37. McCoy Tyner - “Impressions” (Milestone/OJC) (USED IN = Black Sheep - “The Choice Is Yours” (Mercury))

38. Nirvana - “Indiana” (White) (USED IN = The Roots - “Dynamite” (Geffen))


The question is:

Who won the first rap Grammy? (that's HELLA easy!)

As usual, send your responses to thesoulsample@gmail.com