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BeatSession 01|31|11

Original Sample: Everything Must Change by Billy Paul When I first heard this week’s sample, I thought it was terribly depressing (other versions by Ighner and Nina are equally morbid). But then I took it back — the song is … Continue reading

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BeatSession12|20|10 (Christmas/Holiday Edition)

‘Tis the season to flip a Christmas classic for the annual Christmas/Holiday edition of TheWeeklyBeatSessions. This year we sampled The Christmas Song (aka Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire). However, the version we sampled is likely not the version you’ve … Continue reading

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BeatSession 05|30|10

Continuing his streak of consecutive sessions, sideways goes solo this week. However, its a good one. This is definitely one of my favorite sideways beats. Also check the Jay Electronica track. -illa Original Sample: Cross My Heart by Billy Stewart … Continue reading

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BeatSession 05|23|10

This week’s sample, “Ghetto Lament”, comes from Sylvia St. James’ 1980 album, “Magic”. It was used by Madlib on Talib Kweli’s “Eat to Live” from his 2007 release, Eardrum. If you haven’t already, don’t forget to check out throwback BeatSession … Continue reading

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BeatSession 05|16|10

Hello all. I decided to choose an instrumental song that happens to be roughly 6 minutes long. It was in the pool of songs from mid March and illa was busy so to help out I sent it. It’s Les … Continue reading

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