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LP shouts out Queens legend DJ Grandmaster Vic from Southside Jamaica. Along with Harlem’s Ron G, Vic is credited with popularising blend tapes, entire mixtapes of soul/pop acapellas over Hip Hop beats.
Not to be confused with V.I.C. who was down with The Beatnuts (and is also from Queens).
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205th Street in the Bronx is the last stop on the D Train, a subway line running from the Bronx to Coney Island in Brooklyn. It’s also mentioned in “Boogie Down Bronx” by Man Parrish.
(Broken down to his very last compound) LL COOL J – Hollis to Hollywood
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This is the opening line from Masta Ace’s “Born To Roll” (a remix of Ace’s earlier song “Jeep Ass Niguh”). It serves as a shout out to a fellow Brooklynite and an introduction to the knowledge that Kweli’s about to kick.
The drums and the “check it out baby, check it out y'all” hook are also callbacks to “Born To Roll”.
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This is CJ Moore who is actually listed as co-producer on the back of the record (someone called Dan “The Man” Miller gets engineer credit). Moore also worked with another forgotten Tommy Boy act of the time, Black By Demand.
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The “Can you dig it” vocal sample in the chorus of “Dope on Plastic” is from Parliament’s “Chocolate City”.
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Probably The Best Of Kool And The Gang, a 1971 compilation which features both “Give It Up” and “Funky Man”, the two main samples used in “Dope On Plastic”.
Digger Tip: This is the easiest way to get hold of “Give It Up” which, unlike the other songs on here, was never released on a 45. The only other place to find it is on Kool’s much rarer debut album.
