THE MILLION DOLLAR COLLECTION (which this track comes from) and the brilliant ZODIAC VARIATIONS have been released quite recently on double CD by Vocalion. I owned the LPs so had to buy it. Mastered by Dutton, proclaimed by the Penguin Guide as a 'genius', it's the best album I ever bought. Sounds superb. Recommend.
since the hip hop thats coming out now is str8 garbage i gotta revert backwards in time to see what helped build the hip hop that i grew up loving. listening to this and all the other samples ive researched makes me appreciate the golden era that much more becuase this music is timeless. youtube is the shit!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! you could find just about anything on this shit.
this is a musical masterpiece. premiers re-using is pretty much as much a masterpiece. class artists, both of them. An argument in favor of sampling if any.
On 4th July 2010 this music, together with the rest of John Dankworth's "Million Dollar Collection" was played by a big band led by his son Alec Dankworth in a concert in the garden of the Dankworth home in Wavendon.
The concert was broadcast on BBC Radio 3 a week later.
@CrimUndergroundMusik Actually, the real genius...are both artist, because like one another...they both reinvented, and were inspired from someone else...to create beautiful music.
From looking at that previous screen about the many things that Sir Dankworth went through,I felt that he had a happy enjoyabl like in music and with his wife the Great Cleo Laine.I got two of his albums with big band and the TWO PIECE FLOWER IS ON THE Million Dollar one.It's nice the way he put this one together.RIP SIR JOHN.I loved your music,thanks YOUTUBE
All I have to say is STILL to this day all of the hip hop ive gotten into above the clouds beat is still of the the sickest beats.. probably my number 1 fav beat of all times...
THE MILLION DOLLAR COLLECTION (which this track comes from) and the brilliant ZODIAC VARIATIONS have been released quite recently on double CD by Vocalion. I owned the LPs so had to buy it. Mastered by Dutton, proclaimed by the Penguin Guide as a 'genius', it's the best album I ever bought. Sounds superb. Recommend.
124roger 1 month ago
since the hip hop thats coming out now is str8 garbage i gotta revert backwards in time to see what helped build the hip hop that i grew up loving. listening to this and all the other samples ive researched makes me appreciate the golden era that much more becuase this music is timeless. youtube is the shit!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! you could find just about anything on this shit.
akn0ledge 3 months ago 3
Prem the Master. RIP Guru.
drdlaad 4 months ago
premotook this small sample and made magic..
nigga has sum golden fingers in ya ask me..
killadubsmusic 4 months ago
DANK
sublimedog 6 months ago
Finger-snappingly smirktastic~!
rorschachstiffocate 7 months ago
DJ P-P-P-P-Preeeemiiierrrr
itscalledhotice 8 months ago
how did he hear that? amazing...
cpjilla 9 months ago 5
preemo is god, there is no question, but i think that Sir DankWorth is god too..
Bionikskill 1 year ago 2
nice
SwagfellazTV 1 year ago
Great song and sick sample
DrMBA28 1 year ago
this is a musical masterpiece. premiers re-using is pretty much as much a masterpiece. class artists, both of them. An argument in favor of sampling if any.
hellokenno 1 year ago
People who hate on sampling always use the word "Naive". Music Snobs if you ask me.
mrmaoam 1 year ago
GURU REST IN PEACE
JOHN DANKWORTH REST IN PEACE
GANGSTARR FOR LIFE
vvasim 1 year ago 2
1 of premiers's sickest!
fewf2435 1 year ago
On 4th July 2010 this music, together with the rest of John Dankworth's "Million Dollar Collection" was played by a big band led by his son Alec Dankworth in a concert in the garden of the Dankworth home in Wavendon.
The concert was broadcast on BBC Radio 3 a week later.
R.I.P. John we miss you .....
oldjazzfan 1 year ago
the real genius is definitely John Dankworth, because without him there wouldn't be above the clouds!
CrimUndergroundMusik 1 year ago 6
@CrimUndergroundMusik seriously... These people think what premier did was amazing... naive...
StraightFromTheCrate 1 year ago
@StraightFromTheCrate wow if you don't think what premier did with this was amazing you're a hater
timmah583 1 year ago 3
@CrimUndergroundMusik Actually, the real genius...are both artist, because like one another...they both reinvented, and were inspired from someone else...to create beautiful music.
smrfox99 1 year ago
From looking at that previous screen about the many things that Sir Dankworth went through,I felt that he had a happy enjoyabl like in music and with his wife the Great Cleo Laine.I got two of his albums with big band and the TWO PIECE FLOWER IS ON THE Million Dollar one.It's nice the way he put this one together.RIP SIR JOHN.I loved your music,thanks YOUTUBE
MRLOVINGOOD 1 year ago
gangstarr!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!premo da illest.
jaoyuQB 1 year ago
rip John Dankworth
Eyeax123 1 year ago
pure skill, premo!
streetclothes326 1 year ago
YESSIR!
harddivej 1 year ago
nigga took 2 and half seconds and made it legendary. Preemo is that nigga.
SDSOverfiend 1 year ago 7
hands down for preemo,nigga is beyond a genuis
HipHopHead15 1 year ago 7
mmmmmmm...
networkse7en 1 year ago
All I have to say is STILL to this day all of the hip hop ive gotten into above the clouds beat is still of the the sickest beats.. probably my number 1 fav beat of all times...
mixwell1983 1 year ago
Premier the genius
HipHopSourcesTV 1 year ago
DJ Premier is a genius to take that little sample and great a great beat out of that.
chicostick90 1 year ago 3
RIP sir, a great jazz master!
DJESDEE 2 years ago
RIP WILL MISS U AND UR MUSIC
charbecks 2 years ago
this is da realness
reminds me of a tv serie in da mountains where all is peaceful and quiet
OriginalSamples 2 years ago
Requiem in pace Johnny - you were the best of British.
geoffreyclarke 2 years ago
R.I.P.!
HRDFLR 2 years ago
Sampled by Gangstarr Above The Clouds!
bitsequence 2 years ago 8
@bitsequence Yessir..Classic stuff
projektcancer 2 years ago 2
R.I.P. old master.
bitsequence 2 years ago
Rest in Peace to an old master.
maxinebrownsmic 2 years ago 3
dancing as we speak, god bless johnny, xxx
MegaSweet65 2 years ago
I`m blown away wow, xxxx
MegaSweet65 2 years ago
RIP a true Brit Legend
harshness1 2 years ago
r.i.p although I never knew who he was or listened to any of his songs. lol just realized royce da 5 9 sampled him so wierd.
88atrain 2 years ago
r.i.p
HunterRocks1995 2 years ago
Wow Premo is a fucking god.How the fuck...
GBallaJ 2 years ago 2
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cHAPEAUaBARBE 2 years ago
ABOVE THE CLOUDS!!!
ERIC122475 2 years ago 62
PREMO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11
impatientp 2 years ago 40
STEVO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11
sem3ability 2 years ago
so diz's where premo got da sample from!
neva expected sumthin' cool lyke dat!
MortalTomkat 2 years ago
Bout time someone uploaded this!
troysson81 2 years ago 3
The excellent sample of "Above the cloud" from Gangstarr! Thanks
Ferafara 2 years ago 7