My appreciation for James Brown comes directly from Public Enemy. Sure, I dig a James Brown song or two, I own The CD of JB (Sex Machine & Other Soul Classics), but I prefer my JB sampled by PE.
I mentioned yesterday the dominance of James Brown samples in the Public Enemy catalogue. Thanks to Wikipedia, I put together a list of these samples. I don't think it's complete, but it's a very good start.
Cold Sweat
- How to Kill a Radio Consultant
- Prophets of Rage
- Welcome to the Terrordome
Escape-Ism
- Don't Believe the Hype
Funky Drummer
- Bring the Noise
- Fight the Power
- Hazy Shade of Criminal
- Rebel Without a Pause
- She Watch Channel Zero
- Terminator X to the Edge of Panic
- The Enemy Assault Vehicle Mixx
Funky President
- Fight the Power
Get Up Offa That Thing
- Rebel Without a Pause
- Welcome to the Terrordome
Get Up, Get Into It, Get Involved
- Brothers Gonna Work It Out
- Can't Truss It
- Night of the Living Baseheads
- Nighttrain
- Party for Your Right to Fight
- Shut 'Em Down
- Terminator X to the Edge Of Panic
- Welcome to the Terrordome
Hot Pants
- Don't Believe the Hype
I Got Ants in My Pants
- Don't Believe the Hype
- How to Kill a Radio Consultant
I Got You (I Feel Good)
- Contract on the World Love Jam
It's a New Day
- Who Stole the Soul?
Make It Funky
- Who Stole the Soul?
Make It Good to Yourself
- 1 Million Bottlebags
Night Train
- Nighttrain
Shoot Your Shot
- Nighttrain
Soul Power, Pt. 1
- Caught, Can We Get a Witness?
- Night of the Living Baseheads
- What Kind of Power We Got?
There It Is
- Anti-Nigger Machine
This is indeed a sampling sport.
