Last week I discussed The Power (1990) by Snap!. Among others it samples The King of Beats (1988) by Mantronix. Silly, cause the whole track by Mantronix is a collection of various (now famous and over-used) samples such as (among others) Kool & the Gang’s Jungle Jazz (1975), the Amen-break and Pleasure’s Celebrate the Good […]

The Roof is on Fire is on the B-side of Rock Master Scott & The Dynamic Three’s 1984 single Request Line, but despite this, the lyrics become iconic and even the not-famous bits gets sampled by The Chemical Brothers.