What does Fight the Power sample?
The Funky Drummer is in here for about two notes. Chuck D still name-checks him.
Fight the Power · Public Enemy, 1989
Where it came from
- Samples Funky Drummer (James Brown, 1970). Only the break's first two eighth notes appear, buried under other samples. Chuck D name-checks "the funky drummer". Source: Wikipedia: Fight the Power (Public Enemy song), Wikipedia: Funky Drummer
- Samples Hot Pants (James Brown, 1971). Samples James Brown's "Hot Pants". Source: Wikipedia: Fight the Power (Public Enemy song)
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