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Name That Beat: Dear Summer

 

Greetings, all! Welcome back to Name That Beat. Last week's beat is a rediscovered gem that 9th Wonder helped to gain more attention by using it for the beat he created for Erykah Badu's "Honey." The original beat was Nancy...

ill Mami  |  06/24/2008 at 4:00 PM  |  Permalink

Name That Beat: Where Hip Hop Lives

 

Happy Tuesday, y'all! Welcome back to your beloved Name That Beat. Big up to Belve who correctly guessed last week's beat. It was Donald Byrd's "Beale Street" that was used by Pharcyde on "Oh Sh*t!" I know that usually the...

ill Mami  |  06/17/2008 at 5:00 PM  |  Comments (4)  |  Permalink

Name That Beat: Forever Old Skool

 

Last week's beat was a bit of a tricky one. Mainly because the sample was easy enough, but coming up with the artist who sampled it was a bit more challenging. Yes, this track is Atlantic Starr's "Love Me Down."...

ill Mami  |  06/11/2008 at 5:00 PM  |  Comments (4)  |  Permalink

Name That Beat: For Hip Hop Junkies

 

Happy Tuesday and welcome back to Name That Beat! Congrats to SoundNexx who correctly guessed last week's beat "Survival" by Annette Peacock which was used by J-Live on "Braggin' Writes." This sample was also used on Ghostface Killah's "Kunta Fly...

ill Mami  |  06/03/2008 at 5:00 PM  |  Comments (4)  |  Permalink

Name That Beat: Bring That Beat Back

 

Welcome to this week's installment of Name That Beat. Last week's beat from Jaco Pastorius of his "Portrait of Tracy" was used by SWV on their hit "Rain." Congrats to Pre-Pre for answering this correctly. This week's beat is below. To...

ill Mami  |  05/28/2008 at 5:00 PM  |  Comments (2)  |  Permalink

Name That Beat: Gifted And Going Far

 

You know what time it is by now, right? It's Name That Beat time, y'all. Let's get things popping like hot butter on popcorn. Before we do, let's announce last week's winner. Jay correctly guessed Wes Montgomery's "Angela" used by DJ...

ill Mami  |  05/20/2008 at 5:00 PM  |  Comments (3)  |  Permalink

Name That Beat: Volume 25

 

Welcome back to the 25th installment of Name That Beat! Last week's beat was a doozy, I will admit. Nevertheless, shabazz showed and proved that he had the goods and provided the correct answer. Charles Mingus' "Mingus Fingus No. 2"...

ill Mami  |  05/13/2008 at 5:00 PM  |  Comments (2)  |  Permalink

Name That Beat: Give It All You Got

 

Welcome back to Name That Beat! Last week's winner, along with some hint-dropping from DJ Stylus, was Sam Champ who gave the correct answer of "Cause I Need It" by one of the few jazz harpists in the history of...

ill Mami  |  05/06/2008 at 5:00 PM  |  Comments (3)  |  Permalink

Name That Beat: So Unique

 

Welcome back to Name That Beat, y'all! Last week's beat was courtesy of Bob James whose "Sponge" was used on Nas' track "Watch Dem Nigg*z" from his album It Was Written. The correct answer was submitted once again by Soul...

ill Mami  |  04/29/2008 at 5:00 PM  |  Comments (3)  |  Permalink

Name That Beat: Got It Good

 

Hey gang! Welcome back to Name That Beat where beat nerds can unite with pride! Last week's sample was Herbie Hancock's "Chameleon." To anyone who has ever heard this track in its entirety will know that many hip hop artists...

ill Mami  |  04/22/2008 at 5:00 PM  |  Comments (2)  |  Permalink

Name That Beat: Like Hot Butter On Popcorn

 

Hello everyone! Welcome back to one of your favorite escapes from workweek grudgery: Name That Beat. Last week's beat was solved and summed up quite nicely and quickly by Roddycat. The correct answer was Bob James' "Blue Lick" which...

ill Mami  |  04/15/2008 at 5:00 PM  |  Comments (4)  |  Permalink

Name That Beat: Fresh To Death

 

Hello again, everybody! Welcome back to Name That Beat where hindsight really is 20/20, especially after someone guesses the correct beat and the artist(s) who sampled it. Last week had many winners, mainly because the beat of David Axelrod's...

ill Mami  |  04/09/2008 at 5:00 PM  |  Comments (2)  |  Permalink

Name That Beat: Doesn't Soulja Boy Have Like The Freshest Beats?

 

Happy April Fool's and welcome back to Name That Beat, y'all! As the title of this post shows, we like to have lots of fun over at SoulBounce HQ, but when it comes to the beats, we like to keep...

ill Mami  |  04/01/2008 at 5:00 PM  |  Comments (11)  |  Permalink

Name That Beat: Please Pass The Beats

 

Welcome back to Name That Beat! Last week's sample of "Rhapsody In Blue" by Deodato which was sampled by Black Sheep on their "Gimmie The Finga" was correctly guessed by newcomer SoulStar. Good job! I'm loving how y'all have been dropping...

ill Mami  |  03/25/2008 at 5:00 PM  |  Comments (6)  |  Permalink

Name That Beat: For Music Nerds

 

Well, well, well. Seems like somebody thinks they're all that and a bag of chips. Seems as though a certain Quibian Salazar-Moreno hit the nail right on the head by guessing correctly last week's sample. Yes, QSM, it was...

ill Mami  |  03/18/2008 at 6:00 PM  |  Comments (5)  |  Permalink

Name That Beat: You Ready?

 

Let me just start off this week's Name That Beat with an apology. I am sorry that last week's sample had too many artists that sampled it. For all those who guessed the answer was Weather Report's "American Tango,"...

ill Mami  |  03/11/2008 at 5:00 PM  |  Comments (1)  |  Permalink

Name That Beat: Bringing You The Realness Since '07

 

Hi-de-ho, gang! Welcome to this week's installment of Name That Beat. Last week's sample was eagerly answered by a few of y'all, however, I can only award the prize to DJ Diva since she had the first correct answer of "What Can...

ill Mami  |  03/04/2008 at 5:00 PM  |  Comments (13)  |  Permalink

Name That Beat: So Sweet

 

Welcome back, y'all, to Name That Beat! Last week's winner was Belve who correctly guessed the sample of "The Greatest Love" by Lee Dorsey which was sampled by De La Soul for their track "Oooh" featuring Redman. It'd be nice...

ill Mami  |  02/26/2008 at 6:00 PM  |  Comments (11)  |  Permalink

Name That Beat: A Day Late But Always On Time

 

As we head into the second half of February, we find more newcomers on the "Name That Beat" scene, namely Quibian Salazar-Moreno who correctly guessed last week's sample. As I hinted to you crate diggers last week, the correct...

ill Mami  |  02/20/2008 at 4:10 PM  |  Comments (3)  |  Permalink

Name That Beat: Vol. 12

 

Hey gang! Welcome back to Name The Beat. Yes, this is the twelfth edition. Wow. Newcomer onto NTB, boogabear, correctly guessed last week's sample which was Cannonball Adderley's "The Steam Drill" sampled by A Tribe Called Quest for their classic song...

ill Mami  |  02/12/2008 at 4:00 PM  |  Comments (8)  |  Permalink

Name That Beat: More Fun Than That Work You're Avoiding

 

Welcome back crate diggers and crate digger wannabes. I really have to say that you guys rock, and I'm loving that you guys have been checking back week after week. Props go out to Belve and DJ Stylus (again...LOL) for correctly guessing...

ill Mami  |  02/05/2008 at 5:30 PM  |  Comments (5)  |  Permalink

Name That Beat: Your Weekly Fix

 

Let me make this clear: Name That Beat is not a timed-contest, but damn! You guys are quick! But you knew this already. Belve correctly guessed last week's track, Eddie Holman's "It's Over" which, I must agree with DJ...

ill Mami  |  01/29/2008 at 5:00 PM  |  Comments (11)  |  Permalink

Name That Beat: Feenin' For Jacked Beats

 

You DJs are getting quicker every week. Last week's correct guess may have actually been a Name That Beat record for "Quickest Correct Response" time. Joe Simon's "Drowning In The Sea of Love" used by Gang Starr's "You Know My...

ill Mami  |  01/22/2008 at 5:00 PM  |  Comments (4)  |  Permalink

Name That Beat: Lovers of Rare Groove Play Here

 

Last week's sample had a few heads stumped, but was eventually laid to rest by none other than reigning "Name That Beat" champ DJ Stylus who correctly guessed The Soul Controllers with "Ashley's Roachclip". There have been several hip hop artists who...

ill Mami  |  01/15/2008 at 4:00 PM  |  Comments (2)  |  Permalink

Name That Beat: Like Jeopardy For DJ's

 

DJ Stylus again gets credit for winning the last installment of NTB. However, he only gets 5 out of a possible 10 points for guessing half of last week's sample correctly. The complete answer is Kevin Barron's "Sunset" which was used by DJ...

ill Mami  |  01/08/2008 at 5:00 PM  |  Comments (17)  |  Permalink

Name That Beat: Calling All Crate Diggers

 

This writer has been particularly impressed with the speed with which you, the faithful Soul Bounce readers, have been responding to the previous "Name That Beat" trivia questions. Last week's beat was "Bouncy Lady" by Pleasure which was sampled by...

ill Mami  |  12/20/2007 at 5:00 PM  |  Comments (2)  |  Permalink

Name That Beat: Brainteasers For DJ's

 

The reigning champion of "Name That Beat" since its induction, DJ Stylus, guessed the last beat correctly. It was Astrud Gilberto's "Tristeza" which was sampled by J. Rawls on "What You Want Is."This week's sample beat is below. Remember,...

ill Mami  |  12/11/2007 at 5:00 PM  |  Comments (4)  |  Permalink

Name That Beat: Come Out And Play, DJ's

 

I know, I know. Last week's "Name That Beat" was a bit challenging. The sample is a bit obscure as well, but since the title of the track was one of the first words uttered once the song began,...

ill Mami  |  12/04/2007 at 4:00 PM  |  Comments (4)  |  Permalink

Crowd Participation: Name That Beat

 

Good job to all those who participated in last week's "Name That Beat." The correct answer is "Mighty Mighty" by Jesse Anderson, which was used by Main Source on "Snake Eyes."  This time around, we'll keep it funky once again...

ill Mami  |  11/27/2007 at 3:00 PM  |  Comments (2)  |  Permalink

Crowd Participation: Name That Beat

 

Yeah, yeah, yeah. The first installment of "Name That Beat" was too easy. But I just wanted to know my target audience. Sheesh...Anyway, this week's "Name That Beat" is a bit more challenging, as I promised. Just like last time,...

ill Mami  |  11/20/2007 at 4:00 PM  |  Comments (4)  |  Permalink

Crowd Participation: Name That Beat

 

Here's a new interactive game for all of y'all experienced and novice crate diggers out there. "Name That Beat" requires you to not only identify the original track but to also name the song and artist who sampled the original...

ill Mami  |  11/16/2007 at 11:00 AM  |  Comments (6)  |  Permalink