Big Stuff," Original Concept's "Pump That Bass" and "Knowledge Me," LL Cool J's "El Shabazz," and a dialogue clip from an Eddie Murphy concert film.įrom the mixing, scratching, and musical transitions present on "Boyz-n-the-Hood," it's clear that Dre's vision of the song came together in a musical collage through a vast knowledge of music history and the music that his peers were producing. Just as modern artists use multimedia and objects that someone else created in their art (think Andy Warhol), Dre uses Whodini's "I'm a Ho," the Beastie Boys' "Hold It Now, Hit It," Jean Knight's "Mr. Dre shows his production skills by mixing a hard thumping bass beat with a number of samples. The cacophony of sounds and samples in "Boyz-n-the-Hood" is really the essence of the West Coast gangster rap sound.ĭr.
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