The Sample Axis Podcast

This episode pays tribute to one of the pioneers of contemporary Nigerian music in the late 90s, Olanrewaju Fasasi, the 8th Wonder, Sound Sultan. We discuss some of his albums. Listen and share. Music used: Sound Sultan - Obalola. Sound Sultan - Motherland Remix

Nelson helps us recap some stories about The Temptations as we examine the sample of Poppa Was A Rolling Stone on Avalanche by The Migos. Also, we talk French Montana's FWMGAB sampling Hips Don't Lie. Featured songs Poppa Was A Rolling Stone | The Temptations: https://youtu.be/71l85z2bXAs Avalanche | The Migos: https://youtu.be/J0ll_stAEpc Hips Don't Lie | Shakira, Wyclef Jean: https://youtu.be/DU...

In 2010, Eldee The Don dropped The Return of the King. It was his fifth album. Typical of Eldee, conscious of the situation in the country, he made a song of hope for Nigeria's future. The song is titled One Day. It's a rap song with two verses explicitly exploring the many dramatic and disturbing stories of the horror of Nigerian livelihood. The chorus was inspired by the song One Day E Go Better...

We're joined by Philip Okiokio for this episode about hiphop and the evolution we have perceived in mixtape culture.

This episode picks micro samples from Victor AD's Olofofo and Tubaba's Outside. Featured acts on this episode: Sade Adu, 9ice and Soty. Have fun listening and share with a friend.

We present some stories and views on select covers of Sting's 1987 tune, Englishman In New York.

Episode 30 of the Sample Axis Podcast. On this episode, we discuss first the genre-bending sampling done by Queen Bee (Lil Kim) on the rap jam "Single Black Female" which takes a part of Sade Adu’s Sweetest Taboo with help from Mario Winans giving the song a new and completely different vibe. As far as samples go this is one of the books. The second part of the episode has background stories on an...

The first half of this episode is some major talk on Bob Marley and Raggae music heritage. Peruzzi's God Forbid samples Stir It Up by the Raggae legend. The other part of the episode is on Afrobeats act Yonda sampling a melody from Yinka Ayefele's Mi O Mọ Jorin Lọ from the album Aspiration. Listen and share. Follow @SampleAxisPod.

Some big talk on Nigerian advertising through the use of popular or unique music pieces. The Guinness Ad of the early 2019s using the song Black Skinhead by Kanye West is discussed here. Ovaltine is a Nigerian beverage brand that created a kiddies song from the popular Walking On Sunshine on by Katrina and The Waves. Listen, share and please leave a feedback on sampleaxis1@gmail.com

Talk on a number of songs that sampled the beat of the song Liberian Girl, produced by Quincy Jones and Michael Jackson.

We go over the last 12 episodes. Listen and enjoy.

On this episode, we discuss the celestial connection between Lijadu Sisters and rising songstress Ayra Starr. Also, Seyi Sodimu pays tribute to Ebenezer Obey on Pele Pele Remix. Listen and share. Follow @SampleAxisPod, @NwaenieN and @gboyega_adeoya on Twitter. Mail sampleaxis1@gmail.com.

This episode opens up on Odunsi The Engine - his musical prowess and vast musical quality. He samples P Square's Ifunaya on Falling. The other pair tackles another great record with Usher's Caught Up remade in the 2018 record by DMW titled Mind. With a rich history and talk on how influences can not be underestimated, this episode is one of many. Please listen and share. Follow @SampleAxisPod. Mai...

A Tanzanian love song credited to Adam Salim and Fadhili William is discussed on this episode. It is arguably one of the most sampled African songs. Simple yet very iconic. We discuss Miriam Makeba's rendition of the song as well as Nigerian Gospel musician, Yinka Ayefele who made a short cover in 1999. Listen and share. Follow @SampleAxisPod, @NwaenieN and @gboyega_adeoya. Mail: sampleaxis1@gmail...

This episode is a tribute to the highly respected Western Nightingale, a Nigerian pioneer traditional/juju musician. He was active from as early as the late 1940s and played at the upper echelon of Nigerian music in that era. Also, we consider a remake of one of Nightingale's melodies by Tillaman in 2014. And Yinka Oladepo, a lover of classic Nigerian music joins us for the discussion.

Phil Collins' Another Day In Paradise is the oldest of all four songs featured on this episode of The Sample Axis Podcast. The song is remade in Heavy K's 2020 lockdown hit, Uyeke which features Natalia Mabaso. The other pair is Cassper Nyovest's hiphop rejuvenation of South African pop group - Malaika's Destiny. Enjoy and share the podcast. Follow us on Twitter @SampleAxisPod.

This episode throws it back to the life and times of Nigerian highlife legend, Edwin Chukwuemeka Okonta because his name was mentioned as a title for a song by DJ Spinall and Reminisce Alaga Ibile. Also on this episode, DJ Neptune and Kizz Daniel sample Yvonne Chaka Chaka's Umqombothi. Kizz Daniel's No Do is also featured here for a sample of Tales by Moonlight - an old kiddies show on TV. Old Rog...

The third foreign episode of the SAP features the legendary rapper and hiphop revolutionary, 2PAC Shakur. We talk about the Bruce Hornsby sample on Changes. Also David Guetta is in the conversation, regarding the Ava Max feature that sampled Suzanne Vega from 1982.

Sean Tizzle samples an iconic end-of-the-year song from 1979 done by the CAC Good Women Choir. Also on this episode, a Naija hiphop classic Oleku is sampled on a Jamopiper/Mayorkun jam.

30 years apart, Afro Juju music in Nigeria gets recreated with a new touch by the amazing vocalist, Wurld. We also talk a bit about Davido's Fall sampling Kojo Funds' Dun Talkin. Listen and share.

We go to Kenya for this episode talking about one of the best African boy bands in recent years - Sauti Sol in connection to Dr Alban's epic number - Hello Africa. But before that, Nigerian group, Maintain made a Naija version of Ludacris and Nate Dogg's Area Codes from early Y2K. Enjoy the sample axis.

Back from a break, the sample axis team talk a lot on Wizkid sampling 2003 Ghanaian smash hit Ahomka Womu by Hiplife group, VIP. Also, we mention bits on Phyno doing a tiny interpolation on Nelly's Dilemma instrumental.

A recap of all episodes in season 1

We explore the highlife music friendship between Nigeria and Ghana. Also featured: Runtown samples The Peacock Guitar Band's Eddie Quansa. A production sample by Killbeatz  for M.anifest's Forget Dem is also discussed.

DJ Mustard produced Post To Be gets sampled by TJan + 2011 May D Soundtrack takes a bite off Hi Five's Kissing Game.