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11th March 2007

Biggie Basement Special

To commemorate the 10th anniversary of The Notorious B.I.G's death, 1Xtra's Skitz hosts a special show revealing some of the original songs sampled for Biggie Smalls tracks.

Artist - Tune (Label)

Mtume | Juicy Fruit (as sampled on ‘Juicy’) | (Epic)
Isaac Hayes | Walk on By (‘Warning’) | (Enterprise)
David Porter | I’m Afraid the Masquerade is Over (‘Who Shot Ya’) | (Stax)
Dave Grusin | Either Way (‘Everyday Struggle’) | (GRP)
Isley Brothers | Between the Sheets (‘Big Poppa’) | (T-Neck)
Main Ingredient | California My Way (‘Things Done Changed’) | (RCA)
DeBarge | Stay with Me (‘One More Chance (Remix)’) | (Motown)
Love Unlimited | I Did It For Love (‘It’s All About the Benjamins (Remix)’) | (Ace)
The Jackson 5 | It’s Great to be Here (‘It’s All About the Benjamins (Remix)’) | (Motown)
Sylvia Striplin | You Can’t Turn Me Away (‘Get Money’) | (Champagne)
Dennis Edwards | Don’t Look Any Further (‘Get Money (Remix)’) | (Motown)
Zapp | More Bounce to the Ounce (‘Going Back to Cali’) | (Warner Bros)
Herb Alpert | Rise (‘Hypnotize’) | (A&M)
Al Green | The Letter (‘Long Kiss Goodnight’) | (Crimson)
Diana Ross | Missing You (‘Missing U’) | (EMI)
Diana Ross | I’m Coming Out (‘Mo Money Mo Problems’) | (Motown)
Rene & Angela | I Love You More (‘I Love the Dough’) | (Capitol)
Bobby Caldwell | My Flame (‘Sky’s the Limit’) | (Clouds)
The Delfonics | Hey Love (‘Playa Hater’) | (BMG)
Bell & James | Livin’ it Up (‘Can I Get Witcha’) | (A&M)
Duran Duran | Notorious (‘Notorious’) |(EMI)
Bob Marley | Johnny Was (‘Hold Your Head’) | (Island)


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