Lee Erwin - Thief of Baghdad

[IMCifra]

0:53 And so the legend was born...

[StankySwank]

for the past 2 hours ive been going thru every song on illmatic and finding where the gold came from... It's so amazing, i started with one love and The Heath Brothers - smilin billy suite, which is played on an African instrument called a Mbira (which ive never heard of before), to this, fkin music from the 20s!!! Q-Tip, Pete Rock, and all the rest of the producers on this album, I wish i could thank them for everything, not only Illmatic, but for broadening my musical spectrum. peace

[MrAirtyme]

This gives me the goosebumps..... damn just got a greater appreciation for what illmatic meant to the genre

[LivingHipHop17]

Azures7 , Imagine that, a lost classic, but ive heard that Premier listens to the whole sample before he makes the beat, so does Pete Rock, Peace

[albertoivanortizz]

samples samples samples. i love it

[EGsince85]

I wonder how Premo came up on the Lee Erwin sample, I really doubt there was any vinyl ost put out to this film from 1927...he must have ripped it from an old vhs or somethin

[verneronkomee]

its from 1927

[Azures7]

Imagine if he didn't listen to the whole song and just thought it was all like the beginning

[casperlok2dbrain]

probably one of my favorite samples of all time. represent. classic dope shit.

[vipersian]

when i listen to this, i feel like im in queens. even tho i never been there.. yet

[thomasdr08]

Now if ANYONE disagrees with Primo being one of the illest producers ever... It's the little shit that goes for decades

[Spi2M]

Throughout history!!! Nas- Represnt a Classic!!! Lee Erwin- Thief of Baghdad a Classic Classic!!!!

[alldayallnight89]

apollo brown sample the part at the end @4:50

[MrDaZe5]

I don't give a fuck i'm doin my own version. I can't resist. It's stronger than me.

[alexthetoy]

straight up shit is real and anyday could be your last in the jungle

get murdered on the humble gans'll blast niggaz tumble

[kenyonlloyd]

"Police got me under pressure" classic shit

[idealreelz]

What this is bad ass!!! Just saw "represent" live at ROTB... Off the hook!!!

[FrenchHipHopHead]

age of empire type shit

[danyl123]

WOW this is incredible LOL!!

[djchuckboogie]

that lil clip @ 54sec just send chills down my spine. Only someone like DJ Premier would find a gem like that

[BronXTSquad]

0:54 is why DJ Premier is the G.O.A.T.

[stonekapolo]

@BronXTSquad true

[zmej1008]

best sample ever

[Ypeaceman]

They call me Lee ,Im not your legal-type of fella/

This sound is straight from my dome im better than DJ yella!

[dawb86]

U know what I love most about this? Even though we all know what record used it, when the sample pops up EVERYBODY still jumps out of their seat like 'AWWW, HELL NAW!!!'

[agab89]

they call me nas im not your legal type of fella

moet drinkin marijuana smokin street dwella

[BlackPhoenix623]

won't run about gods don't believe in that shit

[10KBEATZ]

CLASSIC

[monogee]

"THIS SCHOOL DROPOUT, NEVA LIKED DA SH*T FROM DAY ONE."

[burntrubber11]

Can you say CRATE DiGGER holy shit I can see premo in the lab just coming across this and loosing it

[assways]

REPRESENT REPRESENT

[WeedVulva]

lee erwin meet nasir jones

[CommunieNetwork]

the nas part sound like a christmas song

[scottie420mcg]

Get murdered on the humble...

[classichiphopshow]

0:53-0:59 PREEEEEMO!!!!

Nas - Represent

ILLMATIC

1994

BEST HIP-HOP ALBUM OF ALL-TIME

[SwitchRich]

Represent!

[D1rtyDuck]

Daaamn wish I'd took it be4 him :( :D

[PS3xMedia]

cant believe premo thought to sample a 1920's song

[UngratefulLiving420]

Yo they call me Lee Erwin I'm not your legal type of fella

Moet-drinkin, marijuana-smokin street-dweller

[BlackPhoenix623]

@UngratefulLiving420 LOL

[UngratefulLiving420]

This is so phat. How the hell did dj premo first hear this shit then think to sample it

[ericz44]

loved represent! 

[calibar38]

Nintendo also sampled this for 'zelda ocarina of time' 1998 on the N64...

[WanderingSpiritProd]

@calibar38 wow is that a fact?

[Mosef77]

Its ya brain on drugs, too all fly bitches and thugs, nuff respect to the projects, Im ghost, one love!

[dizyootum]

crate digging or watt

[Troysilvian]

NAS!



[theknifesong]

@Troysilvian PRIMO!



[hq2x]

1974 recording of a song from the 1920's

[MidlandKruiskade]

@hq2x

[niimartey111]

u mean this record is from the 1920's???????????

[ononon7]

They call me Nas I'm not your legal type of fella Moet drinkin marijuana smokin street dwella

[ResurrectingHipHop]

@ononon7 Who's always on the corner, rollin' up blessed when I dress, it's nuttin' ever less than guess

[MindzEnt]

i died a little bit at 54 seconds....

[Nieles1989]

i just shitted myself @0.54. WOOOOOOOOODII ,EWEEWE NAS IS LIKE . 

[DaanOFF321]

Wow, that was really something

[RyanWhalleyy]

Kyle Broadie stinks like dog meat.

[Julian24151]

@RyanWhalleyy what??

[hotsauce3087]

4 people just got robbed!!! Classic PREMO SHIT, NaS forever, Long Live Great Rap / Hip Hop

[Ben23R]

premo used this as a sample for represent, not the other way around

[khofilms]

OMG!!! insane..!!! def one of my favourite NaS tracks, but even better.... what a lovely song this is! Props to my man Migs for turning me on to this sample. Word-up, "goosebumps" indeed. 4

[eldiablo858585]

more than brilliant !!!

[snubbs741]

straight up shit is real and any day could be your last in the jungle

[bigtechnique]

oh my!

[baboon2525]

The way it cuts to silence just before 0:54 gives it even more amazing tension. It's like pure magic.

[TaToStayzFresh]

@baboon2525 hell yea is like a moment of silence before greeatness appears!

[DrMBA28]

my god. good shit Premier

[zedtransform]

Wow. Good find.

[DaleCaliente]

"Life ain't shit but stress fake niggas and crab stunts, so I guzzle my Hennessy while pullin' on mad blunts"

[herokid1995]

@DaleCaliente the typa nigga that be pissin in ya elevator

[dose59]

whoa . . . Everyday was a different plan that had us running from cops. If I wasn't standing at the cocaine spot, I was . . .

[stephensloan2009]

DJ Premier is a GENIUS

[jathu]

UNREAL!

[DaleCaliente]

1924 and surfaced again in 1994!!

[DaleCaliente]

Unbelievable archaeology by dj premier. Real hip hop fans feel this

[thekidx69]

Whats the name of the track that Premier did for this sample? I was guna flip this sample but now that primo touched it im not so sure. Mabey ill make my flip then hear his version after. that way i can see if its true great minds think alike, lol nah

[AlexTheMusicPhene]

woooooooooooooooooooooooooweee­eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee..­....Primo u a genius nigga!!!!!!

[thekidx69]

@AlexTheMusicPhene whats the name of the track primo did for this sample?

[AlexTheMusicPhene]

@thekidx69 Nas - Represent off of the classic Illmatic album

[Lucid2099]

the nutcracker?

[ready2g8]

WOW!



[Ostee1]

CANT FIND ANY PLACE TO DOWNLOAD IT!! I REMEMBER TRYIN A FEW YEARS AGO!!! STILL NO PLACE!?

[Ostee1]

I never thought I would get to repect PRIMO more than I already did beofre I found out where this sample came from!!! BROTHER IS A HIP HOP GENIUS!!! NO QUESTION

[TonyBigz]

Who would have thought in 20s that this song will be used on Illmatic

[MidlandKruiskade]

@TonyBigz Hmm. I guess they couldn't know, cause they were already dead when Illmatic was released.

[KickBack90sBeats]

@TonyBigz imagine going back in time and showing people the album Illmatic... they would go BANA NAS!!!

[Meskalive]

@TonyBigz 0:54

[mrdk216]

ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh myyyyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! wow

[ectowle]

THIS IS WHERE 1965-1970 CBS-TV ROBERT CONRAD "WILD,WILD WEST" SOUNDTRACK ,PAT METHENY(some of his songs) + WEATHER REPORT(JACO,SHORTER + ZAWINUL );a lot of their songs;+ PROBABLY OTHERS.

[dgardner93]

oh mygodddd nassss

[Brost31]

Pullin a tech out the dresser, police got me under pressure

[SupaGlitch]

Isnt 3:00 in He Got Game (the movie) ?

[dnjp4life]

How in the hell did Premo find this!?

[KingEboue27]

This is why we probably wont ever get good hip hop again

What people growing up in this generation are seriously gonna be listening to music from the 20's to be getting samples like this?

[stillnrg]

Premo is INCREDIBILE!!!!! FUCKIN GENIOUS!!!

[yeahman85]

mind blowing...

[dutchiethirteen]

represent represent!

[ectowle]

If you hear the middle part of this song you will know where Aaron Copland got his idea for "Rodeo" + "Hoedown".

[ectowle]

From 1973//Angel/Lee Erwin//"Sound Of Silents"

TERRIFIC!

[Antainale]

someone used 5:20 but i cant think of who

[KiLLaHQuEeNZz]

Q.UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU.

[Escobar9300]

They call me Nas, I'm not your legal type of fella!

[sifuone]

@0:58

[TaToStayzFresh]

only true hiphop heads get goosebumps at 0:54 and im definitely one of them!

[310CLEE]

@TaToStayzFresh i fucking feel u. instant chills. i tripped out when that dropped cuz before i was like how the fuck is this gonna be represent

[TaToStayzFresh]

@310CLEE yo me too i was like damn wtf did premo did until that drop!

[MstrKurt180]

@TaToStayzFresh I heard that for sure

[LonesoldierMN]

@TaToStayzFresh O SHNAP!!!! n"Represent!

[dawb86]

@TaToStayzFresh Yo, if anybody gets to 0:54 and doesn't immediately jump out of their seat, they are straight losing!

[bilal124]

You are so right!!!.Dang...@TaToStayzFres­h

[bigruss813]

@TaToStayzFresh shit im 18 and this shit shook my whole body ..lol

[TaToStayzFresh]

@bigruss813 and im 17 but i almost passed out! i probably was not even born when premo actually sampled diz

[alexdelgiudice1]

@TaToStayzFresh ONE FOR ME AND ONE FOR MY BOY!! FIENDS!

[teknashend]

@TaToStayzFresh worddddddddddddddddddddddddd sonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!

sonnnnn i was jussss thinkin dat and then i saw this comment...

WOWWWWWW WILDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD na dedass i aint even fuxin wit u

[NOSAFETY]

@TaToStayzFresh yeah @ 0:54

[83BigRed83]

@TaToStayzFresh Dude, that sample is so damn serious.

[pogipinoy318]

Right when you hear the beat pick up at 0:55 - it's like "ohhhh shit!"

[KrapzStick]

REPRESENT REPRESENT!

[Zippfel88]

DJ Premier is a Musical Genius!!!

[pifferelli]

dig it!

[bamb13009]

premier pete rock jay dee best beat maker

[nega2k6]

@bamb13009 Where is Buckwild and Madlib

[nsrdes]

thats just amazing premo has to be the best at diggin in the crates

[UBZUKI]

PRIMO..EVERYTIME.

[Richie2k6]

Best producer of all time.

[montoya7028]

this is so f***ing awsome man, thanx for posting!!! u do have some heavy stuff here, all thumbs up!

[maartengravestein]

does someone got the audio rip of this track?

[Scathe8000]

just get a youtube downloader and convert it to mp3

[maartengravestein]

@Scathe8000 yeah that's right

[dtokone]

link?

[Tcslex1]

Yeah its in the 1940's clolor version, I like when he wishes for some sausages! Anybody remember that part?

[raulizdabomb]

premo killed it!!!

[merriew]

No words for DJ Premier!!

[zhtraveller]

magnificent...

[Ripmatic]

@ibemerjb123abc yeah i watched it too and couldnt find it so im guessing its from the 40s one. they made a few more remakes after the 40s version too.

[Ripmatic]

its a soundtrack from a black and white silent movie.

[ibemerjb123abc]

@Ripmatic I just watched the original 1924 Thief of Bagdad on YT here and this music sequence wasn't in it...maybe it's in the 1940 version?

[MrMondayNight360]

wow

[EricPowellAKAELPJ]

0:52 the best part! LLS! WOO! its funny how jus one part of a song can make u go. "DAMN I"MA SAMPLE DIS SHIT!" DJ PREMIER AND NASTY NAS BABY! REPRESENT.

[VaIid]

It's crazy what Hip Hop relates to! You can't say hip hop isn't connected to history. DJ Premo is a genius!!!!!!!!!!

[UngratefulLiving420]

@VaIid you got that right. How the hell did he discover this song, and how the hell did he decide to use it on a rap track?

[Ostee1]

@VaIid Hip Hop music is a vehicle for ALL music!! thats the beauty of it brotha!

[iam01]

Premo.... A BEAST to have the ear to hear that joint!

[BADDESTFILMS]

0:52 the sample shows up!

[101112q]

goosebumps, anybody know what instruments  used?

[FrenchBeatz]

think there's some synth, a xylophone, and a rhodes piano. also a string instrument like a violin or something..

[JoeFlowsTheEditorMan]

Premo a beast for this!!

[Brinah]

and all this time i thought it was the "Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy" sample chopped up . Man do I feel stupid! :(

[good2go40]

represent, represent !!!!!!!

[DannyG2k9]

Real music, not this fake computer sh*te!

[DannyG2k9]

0:58 best tune, good work!

[delaytje]

facts about this song: the music is written in the 20's, as is, thief of bagdad is from the 20's, this song is released in 1974!

[ncasogu]

wow. PREMO has killed me once again!!!

[crhymes104]

primo just killed you chopped you into little pieces over some drums and brought you back to life

[gsu4life]

How the hell did he find a record from the 20's

[juline91]

hell yea i dnt no any crate that go dat deep @gsu4life

[crhymes104]

my man met Preem in NY and said he was buying 10,000+ records