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[Pretty Little Flower]

Originally Posted by Pretty Little Flower

Wow, dude, that's a dark vision, but I hear ya.

So, that Jimmy McGriff funk tune yesterday had me exploring his catalogue a bit, and I stumbled across this little gem with that funk guitar wah wah that I immediately recognized as having been sampled by Cypress Hill. The Daily Dose is "The Bird":

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6C6doGJnvM

Here is the Cypress Hill song, which also explores dark themes. The sample is slowed up just a bit to give it that blunted Cypress Hill ambiance!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L35_HSkl9mo

Finally, Phife Dawg is getting his own street!

http://pitchfork.com/news/67216-a-tr...-in-his-honor/

A little Maceo for the Daily Dose. "Soul Power '74" is basically the James Brown Soul Power if it were written to be an extended sax solo. The Bootsy bass keeps things tight.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEYgSuIWPTs