The Champ (The Mohawks song)
| "The Champ" | |
|---|---|
| Song | |
| A-side | The Champ[1] |
| B-side | Sound of the Witchdoctors[1] |
The Champ is a song by The Mohawks, a group of session musicians assembled by Alan Hawkshaw. It made #58 on the UK Singles Chart in 1987[2] after being sampled many times.
Sampled
The song is perhaps better known for its usage as a sample; it has been widely sampled and emulated in hip hop music, appearing, amongst 250 songs,[3] including:
1980's
- Maestro Fresh-Wes – "Let Your Backbone Slide" (Symphony in Effect)
- Eric B. & Rakim – "Eric B. Is President" (Paid in Full)
- Afrika Bambaataa and James Brown - "Unity"
- Big Daddy Kane - "Smooth Operator"
- Guy – "Groove Me" (Guy)
- EPMD – "The Big Payback (7" Remix)" (Unfinished Business)
- Afrika Bambaataa, Afrika Islam, and Jazzy Jay - "Fusion Beats Vol. 2"
- Original Concept - "Can You Feel It"
- Salt-n-Pepa - "Tramp"
- DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince - "Pump Up the Bass"
- MC Hammer - "Pump It Up"
- Mantronix - "Fresh Is the Word"
- DJ Chuck Chillout - "Hip Hop on Wax - Volume 1"
- Marley Marl - "The Man Marley Marl"
- Eazy-E - "Ruthless Villain"
1990's
- Ini Kamoze – "Here Comes the Hotstepper"
- Onyx – "Slam"
- Aaliyah - "Got to Give It Up"
- Lords of the Underground - "Chief Rocka"
- Keith Murray – "Get Lifted" (The Most Beautifullest Thing in This World)
- Erick Sermon – "Stay Real" (No Pressure)
- De La Soul – "Keepin' The Faith"
- Fu-Schnickens – "La Schmoove"
- Queen - "We Will Rock You (1991 Bonus Remix Ruined by Rick Rubin)"
- Looptroop Rockers – "Four Elements"
- Ice Cube – "Friday" (Friday soundtrack)
- Redman – "Da Funk" (Whut? Thee Album)
- KRS-One – "Step into a World (Rapture's Delight)" (I Got Next)
- Cut Chemist & DJ Shadow – "Brainfreeze (Side 1)" (Brainfreeze)
- Son of Bazerk - "Change the Style"
- Breakestra – "Champ" (The Live Mix, Part 2)
- Foxy Brown – "Tramp" (Chyna Doll)
- Main Source – "Large Professor" (Breaking Atoms)
- King Tee – "At Your Own Risk (Budha Mix)" ("At Your Own Risk")
- DJ Shadow - "Lesson 4"
- Bahamadia - "3 Tha Hard Way"
- Mobb Deep - "Where Ya From"
- Delinquent Habits - "Lower Eastside"
- Marcelo D2 - "Baseado Em Fatos Reais"
- Jurassic 5 - "Unified Rebelution"
2000's
- Lloyd Banks – "On Fire"
- The Notorious B.I.G. - "Machine Gun Funk (DJ Premier Remix)"
- Bushido - "Von der Skyline zum Bordstein zurück"
- Edan – "Funky Rhyming"
- Pac Div - "Pac Div"
- Jaylib - "Ice"
- Q-Tip - "Let's Ride"
- Jaylib - "The Exclusive"
- Nas - "Where Are They Now (West Coast Remix)"
2010's
- Nicki Minaj - "Lookin Ass"
- Frank Ocean - "Nikes"
- Ab-Soul and Kendrick Lamar - "Turn Me Up"
- Lupe Fiasco - "Mission"
- Dino Lenny - "I'm Coming Home (Purple Disco Machine Remix)"
- Schoolboy Q - "Hoover Street"
- Janelle Monáe - "Sincerely, Jane."
- Method Man - "World Gone Sour (The Lost Kids)"
- Shai Linne - "Take Up and Read"
- French Montana - "Loyal"
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Mohawks, The - The Champ". Discogs. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 373. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ "The Mohawks Music Sampled by Others". Whosampled.com. Retrieved 22 June 2013.