DJ Too Tuff: “Back On The Block (Slight Return)” With A Side Of Jay-Z Royalties, Please?
A few months ago, we were hanging out with DJ A-Trek, Jay-Z’s DJ, at the Rub with Cosmo Baker. Fast Forward to Jay-Z’s new record, which bites the
1989 Tuff Crew track “Soul Food.”
Nice respect in the billboard.com article.
Too Tuff got out of CFCF on Monday, but they slapped a detainer on him for
Montgomery County for unpaid fines related to a DUI. Now he’s in
Norristown, but he should be out within a week.
Welcome back, Too Tuff! But also, make a note of the sample they’re talking about. Not for nothing, Johnny Pate’s “Shaft in Africa” is an enormous, wonderful track:
Johnny Pate: “Shaft in Africa” [mp3, via ThinkTank]
Previously: DJ Too Tuff Comeback Marred By Parole Violation
November 27th, 2006 at 1:41 pm
A-Track = Kayne’s DJs
November 28th, 2006 at 11:35 am
you’re both wrong, it’s DJ A-Trak.
also, why would Too Tuff get royalties from Jay-z?
The Tuff Crew sampled “shaft in africa” just like jay-z. By your logic, anyone who samples the Police’s “every breath you take” would owe puff daddy a royalty.
moreover, they didn’t even sample the same part of the song. so its not like jay-z (or the song’s producer Just Blaze) got the idea from the Tuff Crew. however, unless you just started listening to rap music a few days ago, you should recognize the shaft horns from the song “rumpshaker”.