Thread: February 2012 Chop Shop

February Chop Shop

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For some sampleheads - who dig in the crates for that rare, obscure break - using a well known hit record is out of the question. But time and time again, others prove it to be a successful formula. In fact, the first rap record on wax - “Rapper’s Delight” - was itself a reinterpretation of Chic’s Good Times. From Bad Boy’s heyday in the 90s to Game & Lil’ Wayne’s recent use of “Kernkraft 400”, hundreds of artists have used this approach – and many times, made a great new record along the way.

Several months back, Mac Miller dropped a track called “Talk About” – sampling Simply Red’s monster 1985 hit “Holding Back the Years”. It made me think about how many times that record has been sampled and covered over the years – it’s one of those rare songs that really engages a wide spectrum of listeners.

Simply Red - Holding Back the Years


Mac Miller - Talk About


8Ball & MJG


Brand Nubian - Hold On


Skee-Lo - Holding On


Young Buck - Holdin Down


Angie Stone - Holding Back the Years (cover)



What will the DP fam do with this sample? Can it be flipped in a way we’ve never heard before? Let’s find out...

Download “Holding Back the Years” here: 19 - Simply Red - Holding back the years.mp3 - Hulk Share - Music Distribution Platform

Send mp3 to: chopshopcomp@gmail.com (include your DP name in MP3 name)

Deadline: February 29, 2012

A real nice selection of entries here:

C.G. Productionz


Deuce131


DJ ScRxipts


Electric Eeze


Hay Wire Music


James Goody


Parts Unknown


The Silent Titan

Shout out to everybody who did their thing in this competition, thank you to Dynamic Producer for posting my track