this is hip-hop

SAMA 21
LC 99497 : 2024-02-01 : 2025-03-20
A collection of old-school hip-hop music evoking the late 1980s and ghetto blasters. The whole album is oriented around the use of brassy samples, giving the tracks' tone and lyrics a motivational and self-empowering color
  • SAMA002101 2:25
    Old school hip-hop with record scratch and sound effects. Male lead rapper with back vocals shouting "Up up". The mood and the lyrics are motivational and feel good. Chorus/verse form with a break before ending. 102 bpm (Amin)
  • SAMA002102 2:16
    Old School hip-hop beat with samples, sax and brass synth pads. A lot of samples featured from orchestral sounds, organs, guitar bends and turntablism. Crowd sounds fx. 92 bpm (Gmin)
  • SAMA002103 2:20
    Classic hip-hop with a male lead singer with crowdy backings. The beat is composed of record scratch, funky wah wah guitars, flute, slightly out of tune honky style piano and clear arpeggios. Chorus/verse/chorus form. 98 bpm (Amin)
  • SAMA002104 2:05
    Finger snaps and "lalala' introduction. Pizzicati on strings and piano instrumental hip-hop with male lead rapper. Lyrics are hopeful and motivational about happiness and believing in oneself. 95 bpm (Emin)
  • SAMA002105 2:38
    Groovy, catchy and feel good old school hip-hop with male singers, scratching and brass samples in the beat enhanced by the bass. Lyrics are motivational and calling to action. Chorus/verse form. 91 bpm (G#min)
  • SAMA002106 2:17
    Old school hip-hop with male lead rapper, voice samples, very nostalgic and almost jazzy groove with piano, double bass ostinato and brass. The mood is genuine and refers to the old times. Hook ending in call-response. 105 bpm (Gmin)
  • SAMA002107 2:29
    Double bass hip-hop old school beat with saxophone and lofi ambient sounds. Midsong break with electronic beat and riser. The mood is elegant and feel good with a fusion jazzy vibe. 94 bpm (Cmin)
  • SAMA002108 2:17
    Hip-hop with record scratching and old school male lead rapper in an old school style. Lyrics are about avoiding the bad emotions and stuff like stress and bad mood. trumpets and various samples in the beat. Verse/hook form. 97 bpm (Emin)
  • SAMA002109 2:34
    Modern hip-hop beat with a high pitched female voice sampled in repeat with a male lead rapper and a saxophone solo. Brass section. Feel good and have a chill mood. Chorus/verse form. 95 bpm (Bbmaj)
  • SAMA002110 1:59
    Old school beat with motivational and uplifting lyrics. Males crew with lead singer and backings. Saxophone solo midsong. Record scratching and use of various samples. Chorus/verse with hook repetition ending. 98 bpm (Emin)
  • SAMA002111 2:10
    Chill and relaxed hip-hop beat in an old school vibe with a Lo-fi like electric guitar loop overlapped by some mini solos. Chorus/verse. Male lead singer singing with fx on the chorus and rapping on the verse. 90 bpm (Bmin)
  • SAMA002112 2:05
    Funk inspired hip-hop beat with a male singers and backing vocals. A lot of samples and sound effects with a very old school vibe. Muffled saxophone solo, sirens, car horn and filters. Evokes blaxploitation. 94 bpm (Emin)
  • SAMA002113 2:27
    Piano ostinato with cranky horn and saxophone hip-hop beat in an old school vibe. Brass and guitars. Repetitive but evolving and showing diverse instruments playing slightly out of tune. 92 bpm (Dmin)
  • SAMA002114 2:54
    Funk influenced old school hip-hop beat starting with a bass riff followed by wah wah guitar introducing a male singer. Wurlitzer organ break. Hook by a synthesizer voice. 95 bpm (Amin)