Planet Rock from Under The Cherry Moon

Very few people seem to know that this scene is where Marley Marl got the drums and bassline for Biz's "Something For The Radio."

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[izakteaz]

WOW! I ama huge P fan and never knew this.  I bet Prince never ever got credited

[twalk2008]

one of my favorite movies!

[RVCA91]

@smoothpants I have to try this, i always wondered how people sampled from movies

[smoothpants]

@exactdigital - This film came out in 1986, which means that this likely was recorded in 1984 or 85...if not sooner.

And you can easily go "Line Out" from a VCR to a tape deck (or a sampler). I used to do it all the time back then.

[clyde2009]

tedsmooth's hello good morning remix used this sample too

[disconnexions]

I just found this sample about 2 years ago myself. Never really cared for the movie so I spent years searching for this break!! Marley used this track a LOT! Besides the Biz joint, you got LL and I believe he used it again on the 2nd In Control album as well for an R&B track. he also flipped the Funky Drummer several times for LL and others. He knew how to recycle.. LOL

[breathoffreshair360]

@strillystrill I agree 100%, also like Prince anyone signed to the record company were a slave to Warner Bros, losing all rights to there music and to never be uploaded to youtube! The ones that do, you never see ads on there videos. Which means at anytime they can come down or you can lose your account. I know I've lost one account because of the same thing.~Phurdrick

[BIgReev]

and for bonus points...i'm about 99 percent sure that whoever did 'In Living Color' original theme song used the drums from this sample also

[BIgReev]

that is definately the exact sample that marley used....i dont know fab used it first...but thats definately where the sample came from

[strillystrill]

But more than likely, the movie went to VHS very quickly (the film was a box office flop) in 1986 or early 87, and Biz's album came out in 1988 - more than enough time. You can't listen to this clip and say Marley didn't sample it. It's plain as day.

[strillystrill]

This IS exactly where Marley sampled the drums for "Something for the Radio." And why would it have been "almost impossible" to sample?  If you're suggesting that the VHS wasn't available before the Biz record was recorded, then Marley must've seen the movie and gotten a personal copy from Warner Bros. Remember, both Cold Chillin' and this movie were through Warner Bros, so the connections were there.

[exactdigital]

Nope this is not where Marley sampled Biz's track, that came from B-Side and Fab Five Freddy, this album was recorded in 87 the Movie was release seven months earlier, remember that this was the 80s and although sampling was rampant, the ability to sample a small part of a movie clearly would have been almost impossible in those days...