Mohawks - The Champ

[NemesisRapTracks]

holy shit its insane how many songs have sampled this... great tune!

[TDLProductionsUK]

all i can hear is 50 cent lol

[nerhe07]

I wonder who was the first to use that break.

[tinata12]

@nerhe07 Check whosampled .... com

Afrika Bambaataa

[IsaAmonRa]

Yo, yo!!! I had no idea this was an actual song. I always assumed somebody in early Hip-Hop created this!!! WOW!!! I'm floored! This coming from a 41 tear old B-Boy! Thanks for the music lesson! Is that Salt-n- Pepa Tramp as well!

[foreal1992]

@IsaAmonRa Yep, and even Onyx's "Slam"

[KillaAvon]

yesyesyo you don't stop,krs one,rock on!!

[whatsupmasterblaster]

whatsup retards

[EvilTho]

Stop arguing, Just enjoy this awesome track! =D

[Hoemayoen93]

dammit slow --

[krellings]

@Queencitysoul Thanks for the info. Always good to give credit to the originators.

[markhai2978]

Damn..you really are gay dude....suck Mohawks dick some more fag....maybe they will let you backstage at their next reunion concert.

[MrJames07111]

go to google and type the name of group and name of song,put samples after this, you should be able to find a list of samples for this song....there are so many pioneer artist that came out in the states way before t-dot was even heard of.

[markhai2978]

@MrJames07111 Just like I thought...you dont know...I googled it way b4 I post my first comment that's why I said it. And it dont matter if and when the U.S heard of Tdot.. hiphop still existed here regardless of you guys hearing about us...lol!

[MrJames07111]

@markhai2978 your'e a fuckin liar...let you tell the story,Toronto probably created hiphop too....show proof ..in what year did T-Dot sample this song...and how many people on the planet heard it.

[markhai2978]

@MrJames07111 Yup Tdot created hiphop too...everybody knows this....man for a fat music geek you sure as hell dont know a whole lot.

[MrJames07111]

@markhai2978 this is how history gets distorted....stupid fucks like you....besides the people in toronto...who gives a fuck about this place...the only thing poppin in canada is hockey,and cold ass weather. FUCK CANADA..AND 2FUCKS TO YOU.

[MumioProdakszyn]

Slam ! taptara taptara ! Onyxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

[Norcalflat]

Was the first second sampled in Here Comes the Hotstepper(Ini Kamozi? Sure as hell sounds like it.

[teebrownemusic]

@Norcalflat Yeah it was.

[markhai2978]

FIRST RAPPER TO SAMPLE THIS RECORD WAS CANADA'S TDOT NATIVE..MAESTRO FRESH WES AND THE TRACK WAS CALLED "LET YOUR BACKBONE SLIDE"

[MrJames07111]

@markhai2978 i think your'e bugging...many rappers sampled this before T-DOT...maybe he was the first in canada

[markhai2978]

@MrJames07111 oh...you sound quite knowledgeable....can you tell me which rappers sampled this b4 the tdot???

[tushansoulboy]

@markhai2978 Chuck Chillout Hip Hop On Wax, Mantronix Fresh is the Word, Eric B Eric B for President, Original Concept Can you feel it, Steady B Believe me Das Bad, EPMD The Big Payback......just a few off the top of my head. None of them from Toronto and all of them BEFORE Maestro Fresh Wes.

[TJCATLOVER]

It has a pretty funky groove!!!!!!!!! :)

[alexkamrock]

one of 50 cents songs sampled this, the names at the tip of my tongue

[grooveskin]

Original Rap City Theme

[grooveskin]

Original Rap City Theme

[bigddagenius]

kanye sampled this a little in so appalled too

[MemphisGrooves]

Many Thanks For The Post ♥♥♫♫♪♪ !!..

[TheMeltdown23]

man ive stomped to this top mo fo many times, cheesy organ funky fantastic

[SombreaFlaco]

i listen to this at least once per day

[cristianebada]

demais isso very very sample in the world of hip hop,demais.......

[murdok620]

step into a world sample lol

[NBCFlux]

WOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!

[fredberga62]

mon cul bouge tout seul mdrrr

[laughingperson5]

i first heard this on tony hawk's american wasteland when i was like five. brings me back.

[LEWIEH100]

@laughingperson5 wait so doesn't that make you like...8? own it on vinyl like the rest of us and then you can talk with the big boys. x

[KillaAvon]

yessyessyo you don't stop krs one rock on!!!

[matthewlinleymusic]

this reminds me of Classic Hip hop before it went shit and MTV Base came out n spoilt it with Eminem and all that other hidious bullshit

[DJPsychoDTM]

@matthewlinleymusic - come on, now. do better. At least Em can actually SPIT!

[unionpowerized4ever]

a true boogie down jam from my younger days can you dig ittttttt

[Saphia14]

Bboy Classic \m/

[krellings]

why does this sound so much like Otis Redding's Tramp? Which one was first?

[antsorter]

@krellings it does take some musical cues from otis redding's song

[krellings]

@antsorter thanks

[TroyConvers5000]

@krellings Tramp came out in 1967 IIRC, waaaay too much of a coincidence this sounds like it...

[Queencitysoul]

@krellings This is a straight unlicensed rip-off of Tramp, which was first done by Lowell Fulsom. The Otis and Carla version coming later, and likely that's the one that inspired this cover. The Mohawks come out of the 1969/70 London Reggae scene, and they performed both reggae and funk.

[GfrmdaBrnx]

Grew up in the Boogie down remember all the pioneer DJ's made this one of the top break beat joints. Big shouts to DJ'S Kool Herc, GrandMaster Flash, Grand Wizard Theodore, DJ Charlie Chase for rippin up the school yards back in the day, plugging up to the street light is how we did it back then, thanks for the memories!

[NateJack0221]

Love it cause Eric B. & Mantronix sampled this, love it cause its jams

[brettterence]

Music doesn't come much better tan this !!!

[Nirgal0072]

Most of these brilliant music used to be music of most of the Egyptian movies in60th&70th...thanks for dhip who posted it,I have been looking for it for years..From land of Pyramids..

[KingRizlaa]

@Nirgal0072... really? What movie was this in if you can remember?

[Nirgal0072]

@KingRizlaa Movie of adel emam&hasan yosif,safa soud in Lebanon, other..baby hold on, in Al Hafeed movie most known one..

[Valdezzey]

@Demonman26 HI JOEY!

[NMEUrban]

i swear they say tramp not champ :L

[meganalexander80]

one of tha best break beats wuz used in hip hop ever!!!!

[TheJuunaziboy]

it sounds funny when they shout champ :D

[jelonebxart]

Dis Was The SHIT BACK IN DA SOUTH BRONX EARLY 80'S!! EVEN THOUGH THE RECORD WAS 12 YRS OLD> BLOCK PARTY'S (JAM) PATTERSON PROJECT PS18, PS1, 156TH ST. COURTLAND AVE. OH MAN FLASHBACK>>40S & ALOTS OF PHILLIES BLUNT!!! ONE LOVE!!!

[Dilbet57Wombo]

American Wasteland

[Demonman26]

@Dilbet57Wombo Shit I remember playing that game and then listening to Big Daddy Kane's Smooth Operator. I just had to find this song.

[f0rtyse7en]

breakstra versions better :/

[ExtremeCrewForever]

A song that ppl love breakdancing with. Highly recommended for BBOYS!

[JEDI7ACEN]

There's like 90 something songs that sampled the heck out of this one record. Then they say that this song sampled The Temptations " I'm Losing You".

[platinumbeatZ4U]

Anyone on fire?

[bboyastonish]

Thumbs up if every time you hear the beginning you get up and dance!

[Hwwaaa]

I remember this from Glover on the N64 lol

[rocknrollporn]

@Hwwaaa hahaha heck yes

[BlackNinjaWarrior10]

So many sampled this song The Mohawks are pure Genius:-)

[goldenstripethefirst]

love this song!i break to it sometimes!i heard it from tony hawks american wasteland

[MeMooSYTUK]

@goldenstripethefirst : I've also heard it sampled into Transworld - The Reason 1999 "opening montage". (On youtube.)

[moomjooendi2007]

bo! bo! bo! this is a wicked song & the most sampled in hip-hop history!

[goatboytone1]

@moomjooendi2007 not by a long way mate. that would be either amen brother by the winstons or funky drummer by james brown :)

[three0234]

odb & krs?

[psykick77]

haha i use to think it was tramp too.. they are just saying "champ" not "the champ" during the break.. that why there is confusion. i use to think it was tramp too.

[alanharley68]

i totally hear tramp as well

[barryw53]

Still sounds like they're saying "Tramp" to me...

[chinita41]

@barryw53 lol i use to think it said tramp many moons ago..

[bistarzz]

nice staff

[19631retro1]

this ish is crazy!!!!!

[blodachia]

@JustinBieberRulezU Fuck outta here u JB Troll!! if you don't like the song don't listen 2 it, we don't need you or any other Bieber faggot on this page,DAMN!!! you can't go on one page of Youtube with out one of you poster child for abortionstalking that Bieber shit whether it's negative or positive.

[UndergroundFunkstaz]

@JustinBieberRulezU What Da Fuck...

[bethbieberrr]

@JustinBieberRulezU why comment if you don't like it? -.- keep your opinion to yourself. and yes i am a bieber fan.

[84Ghostaff]

@bethbieberrr A bieber fan? DIE

[bethbieberrr]

@84Ghostaff k

[Batistaisbest]

@84Ghostaff

that person was pretty much defending this vid but ur gunna dismiss that because she's a bieber fan...good for u smh

[meechamaka411]

WHO IS THE 5 THAT DON'T LIKE THIS SONG...WHETHER IT'S FOR A SAMPLE, OR JUST LISTENING PERIOD??? LOL...THAT'S CRAZY!

[ListenToTheDanielle]

Song Of The Day.

[Robert2076]

yo whats the name of the song that uses this that starts off saying "lets take it back to the park, South South Bronx"...anyone please I've been looking for that for the longest..

[CDMATHISSR]

HERE COMES THE HOT STEPPER!!!

[CDMATHISSR]

Salt and Peppa TRAMP!, Big Daddy Kane!!

[CDMATHISSR]

Ini Kamoze - Here comes the Hot Stepper!

[rocaw]

this is a sampler from friday theme of ice cube too

[stratman323]

Love the tune, the groove, & the gorgeous Hammond sound. But.... it ain't The Champ, it's a quite blatant rip-off of Lowell Fulson's song "Tramp", as memorably covered in the 60s by Otis Redding & Carla Thomas. So the royalties should be going to Lowell Fulson - I bet they're not!

[WillisJaxon]

boss...

[mrperks1]

Live!!!!!

[funkk]

That organ!!! Lord have mercy!!!

[kgronicz]

in Thaw is this music

[lotussouljah]

LET THE BOYS BE BOYS.

[TheSpkmusic]

Lloyd banks song: "On fire" was made using this for sampling :)

[arfendarf]

Blueprint..... Nuff Said!

[WindmillStalker]

Shame on a nigga too?

Funky shit, this.

[Slazfreska]

Stoner Soul-wicked

[rip991]

Eldo-Powinnas

[Vox572X]

"this is the right way

[DaphinePrincess456]

sounds slow

[Vox572X]

@DaphinePrincess456 slow and right^

[artisthelen]

and... Breakestra - "Champ" (The Live Mix, Part 2) Main Source - "Large Professor" (Breaking Atoms) Keith Murray - "Get Lifted" (The Most Beautifullest Thing in This World) King Tee - "At Your Own Risk" Ini Kamoze - "Here Comes the Hotstepper" Ice Cube - "Friday" De La Soul - "Keepin' The Faith" Edan - "Funky Rhyming" Looptroop Rockers - "Four Elements" Lloyd Banks - "On Fire"

[artisthelen]

Here are the places The Champ are sampled:

Onyx - "Slam"

Maestro Fresh-Wes - "Let Your Backbone Slide" (Symphony in Effect)

Redman - "Da Funk" (Whut? Thee Album)

Eric B. & Rakim - "Eric B. Is President" (Paid in Full)

KRS-One - "Step Into a World" (I Got Next)

EPMD - "The Big Payback" (Unfinished Business)

Cut Chemist & DJ Shadow - "Mohawks Champ" (Brainfreeze)

Erick Sermon - "Stay Real" (No Pressure)

Guy - "Groove Me"

[Slazfreska]

@artisthelen you forgot Sagat...Luvstuff

[alphecho]

@artisthelen I think Coldcut sampled this along the way too... More beats and pieces?

[NYOLSKOOL]

@artisthelen the best samps of this came live..in the clubs...w/ dj`s doin their thing...b4 it appeared on any joints

[artisthelen]

in answer: it has been sampled 19 times. Alan Hawkshaw who wrote the keys section also wrote the Grange Hill theme tune (officially called 'Chicken Man' ) it was also used for ITVs Give us a clue.

[ThatIncredibleJordan]

How many fucking times has this been sampled?

[NYOLSKOOL]

kool herc put this sample on the map people...then junebug...then flash..then...on and on

[jemiee]

@NYOLSKOOL

i'm looking how many times it was sampled now on whosampled :)

[NYOLSKOOL]

@jemiee haha..freakin comp age passed me right by. is that a web site. alls I know this beat here was a staple for old school dj`s at block parties and old clubs..that u wont find on web site :)...

[Imakebeats65]

B BOY Classic right here!!!

[leepatrick01]

I worked at Butlins in Minehead in the summer of '89, the DJ used to spin this classic and the floor was packed! The staff had their own moves to it and the guests followed, after the third night the whole floor was doin the same move in unison! Top times and a top tune!

[mistaleemus]

let your backbone slide !!!!

[PS3xMedia]

@leepatrick01 siiiiiick, what was the dance? maybe u should film urself doin it and upload it

[skandaliczny]

Fu-Schnickens 

[TTV6969]

Also, Big Daddy Kane - Smooth Operator

[lowlife71]

Salt n Pepa and King Tee

[Mikkimuse]

the beginning of this was sampled A LOT back in the day...

[bombaymatt]

Friday MorninFunk y'all............10.30 a.m. and funkin it up around the house!!! 

And why not?

[fearlesssockpuppet]

@bombaymatt Me too! It's Friday, 10:18 am here.

[AJP3O]

Don't for get about D-Nice and Salt-N-Pepa

[AJP3O]

Don't forget about Salt-N-Peppa and D-Nice...

[donworland]

OH DAMN! Jukebox in Eugene, Oregon has this on it labeled by another band. Great post!

[CircaSkating]

i remember this in a song in some tony hawk, or a sample in a song

[fancymaxrocks]

CHAMP!

[calixa]

this is a throwdown, a showdown, hell no i cant slow down, its gonna go! first offence on the mix.

FRESH WES FTW!

[albanger7]

Yo when they threw this on it's wuz over. niggaz couldn't cut enuf of this cut. if u had this on tape from the Supreme Team or GW Theodore u wuz the mf'g man! Tru School 4ever! That break is crazy hipnotic still 2 this day.

[KelferMookie]

krs-one "step into a world"

[hepster7]

RAZAR TVS, RTW ROC

MIN1 FRESH KIDDS!

ROLLING THUNDER WONDERS! NEW YORK STYLE!

[GiselaNYC1]

Big time throwback, I love this jam. Wow great memories. 1 LOVE, Giggles

[2009Denisem]

@GiselaNYC1 Hey girlfriend!!! Whatta jam!!!! You know what I am doing here! lol

Luv ya!

[port2344chester]

@GiselaNYC1 Ahh shit i just had a flash back tried 2 pop & lock even attempted a wind mill & threw my hipflexor out lol.... what a N.Y.C throw back 4 sure!!!

[mcreminisce]

best sample off this joint: KRS-1 step into a world

[howardbastard]

skinheeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaddddddd!!­!

[MattTrecartin]

Maestro Fresh Wes - Let Your Backbone Slide

[TheBolillo310]

what year was recorded?

[blackrogue162]

1969

[andrewh789]

This is Otis Reddings Atlantic label backin67 and then on the jj jamacan based labels and Pama UK based labels PM719 matrix. on that same year.

[moukkuman]

skank out!

[ErCesare]

Just wow.

[phoneke]

Once again thats the beauty of funk; you only need to break a small chunk off to make a hit. Its like the element and the other songs that are made from it are like compounds.

[blazzted]

@phoneke peace

[skillvill]

@phoneke i totally agree with you!!!!

[Zcored]

bboy ps2

[tmackin14]

keepin the faith

[miamiwax]

they are saying tramp not champ.. wtf??

[nelorte]

reggae funky

[TheMapperBeatz]

Hell yeah! I have the re-issue of this single!!!

"What The Funk?"

[DasAntiNaziBroetchen]

Hell yeah! I have the re-issue of this single!!!

"What The Funk?"

[TheSevensjjj]

son of berzerk?

[wordup1]

Also @1:17 Salt and Pepa's "Tramp"... great post! thanks.

[creeball]

seriously, this is waaaaaaay to funky for the 60s! this is some futurist funk!

[Timmey010]

I love this Beat :):):)

[Vlad3000]

Seminal!

[469mack]

Tramp...Salt and Peppa

[coldrockdaspot]

Lightin Lee & Poppy Pee-Big Time Chillin'

Such a classic song.

[toktuminow]

onyx!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[jimmie159]

classic sample!!! Champ...bum bah dum, bum bah dum, bum ba da bum bum!!

[creeball]

@jimmie159: this tune gives you a slight case of sing-along-itis also, i see! that organ is a muddafucka, tho!

[pendulumharry]

is there a rap version of this song then?? whats it called?

[dopplesoldners]

@pendulumharry On Fire lloyd banks samples it

[nath83200]

sample in The Wu tang Song !

[CharlyGanja]

@nath83200  ??

[Jamal249999]

The Mic's My Instrument, My Skills Are Infinite, Catch A Hint From It Cause It's The Large Professor.

Main Source!!!!!

[suckfist]

The Chocolate Tour!