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Bob James on how his most sampled songs came to be | Incl. 'Nautilus’ & ‘Angela' (them

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Published on 01/13/23 / In Interviews

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We’re proud to announce that 20+ iconic tracks from one of the most sampled artists of all time—the prolific jazz-funk innovator Bob James—is now made available to sample on Tracklib. From the legendary sampling staple ‘Nautilus’ to ‘Westchester Lady’ and ‘Dream Journey’. And we’re just getting started...

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00:00 Bob James on 'Nautilus'
01:31 Bob James on 'Take Me to the Mardi Gras'
04:40 Bob James on 'Mister Magic'
05:41 Bob James on 'Angela (Theme From Taxi)'
07:58 Bob James on 'Westchester Lady'
10:27 Bob James on 'Storm King'

Songs featured 👇

Nautilus
Sampled in songs by Slick Rick, Eric B & Rakim, Run DMC, Main Source, A Tribe Called Quest, Danny Brown, Freddie Gibbs, Onyx, Mary J. Blige, Nas, Wu-tang Clan, Big L, & many more.

Take Me to the Mardi Gras
Sampled in songs by N.W.A, A$AP Rocky, Beastie Boys, Jay-Z, Ghostface Killah, will.i.am, Ice cube, Dr. Dre, DJ Jazzy Jeff, Kurtis Blow, French Montana, & many more.

Mister Magic
Sampled in songs by Amy Winehouse, Biz Markie, Salt-N-Pepa, Raekwon, Jodeci, & many more.

Angela (Theme From Taxi)
Sampled in songs by Souls of Mischief, Cee-Lo Green, Lil B, Tweet, & many more.

Westchester Lady
Sampled in songs by Massive Attack, Dilated Peoples, KRS-One, Digital Underground, Adam F, & many more.

Storm King
Sampled in songs by Knxwledge, New Edition, Pete Rock, Brother Ali, & many more.

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