"Hurricane" - The Roots ft. Mos def, Common
"Hurricane" - Bob Dylan
Ivan from over at Hip Hop Is Read and I were having a conversation this afternoon about the pure awesomeness that is Bob Dylan when the question of Hip-Hop sampling of Dylan came up. He knocked me on to this track off the Soundtrack to the movie Hurricane (with Denzel). It's more or less, intentionally or unintentionally, a remake of Dylan's original. Considering that Dylan is the greatest songwriter to ever put pen to page, it is an unfair comparison, but Black Thought and co. (especially Mos) hold their own.
Bonus: Spot the Dylan Cameo in Clef's "Gone till November" Video
(It won't let me embed for some reason)
Thursday, September 25, 2008
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NICE!
I've sampled Dylan before... and the track will be on the next Rhyme Commission album.
Jason, I can't wait to hear that track. When it's ready, hit me up with it and I'll do a post on it.
thanks for bringing dylan up when discussing rap and the history of rap
i have long arguedto buddies that the first two rap songs in history are "It's Alright Ma" and "Subt. Homesick Blues".
I get strange looks but i stick by my theory...the rythmic and alliterative devices that dylan incorporates in these two songs are precursors to rap.
thanks for sampling dylan but also remember that he has some pretty straight forward "rap" songs out there
Dylan's original rap is "Subterranean Homesick Blues". If I'm lyin', I'm dyin'. Check it out.
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