How Producers Secretly TRICK You (Without You Knowing)

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[@DSSbeats]

I think the best example of this is A Tribe Called Quest's "Find A Way". J Dilla uses a Japanese vocal sample (Towa Tei - Technova) but when Q-tip and Phife dawg rap their own chorus over it, they make the original singer sound like she's singing the same lyrics as them, even though it's in an entirely different language!

[@artisticboundaries]

Damn... I was just about to type the same thing!!! Perfect example!!! I was floored when I heard the actual words from the sample.

[@MrPanMichaels]

“Find a Way” is definetly the first time I got McGurked

[@Sonic-qc5cq]

As far as I know "find a way" samples a song in Brazilian Portuguese

[@naev.3344]

I never heard this song so had to look it up. As a Towa Tei fan, I noticed it immediately and never would've thought to sample that track like that. Added, it's a sample of a sample!

[@5.kc.5]

@@Sonic-qc5cq you’re both right, its a collab between Towa Tei (japanese) and Bebel Gilberto (brazilian) who sings in portuguese

[@kyle2beats]

never noticed “light up the spliffs” 🔥

[@MrJavonnthomas]

Dilla was king at creating whole other sentences with his chops (players, stop, and lightworks to name a few)

[@NavieD]

It is so crazy

[@JordanBeckford]

When first noticed it I thought I was trippin 😮‍💨💨🤯

[@TwiztOndaBeat]

Another crazy one in donuts is on “stop!” He chopped up jadakiss’s vocals to say “is death real”

[@That_M.Empher]

That's because it's jive.

[@forbeatssake1530]

It’s common technique. You chop a sample and all the syllables mix up into new words. Pete flipped Sugarman into You’re The Man. I’ve done Forget Domani into Get The Money.

[@jrobbin24]

SUgarman is a deep cut. Sixto is awesome and so underrated

[@midis_touch]

30 hours break down was EXACTLY what i was thinking about last week oh my god. one of my favorite sample uses and that bassline is sooo good

[@100PUREFUEGO]

yea but i actually knew abt this one bc of the lyrics on spotify

[@stumpLLC]

You spelt Midas wrong

[@Tedholla79]

i thought it said “Where the Owls Go.” ??

[@choco_bear]

Also on J Dilla's track 'Stop' from 'Donuts' Jadakiss sounds like he is saying "is death real?" And Kanye's 'Through the wire' comes to mind of course

[@NavieD]

Yeah Dilla has many of these, especially on Donuts

[@wesleywayne303]

@@NavieDRight, Claire = Players (SV) is kinda the most famous one.

[@FRANKRICECOLD209]

Fabolous - Breathe BANGER 🔥

[@tocide]

Kanye loves making new phrases out of the original ones in the sample

[@2KCustomerService]

Through the wire

[@josephhall5884]

The whole industry does it. That's why the game isn't innovative. It's copy cut. If you sample flip, do it cold. Make it timeless.

[@tocide]

@@josephhall5884 kanye’s flips sounds timeless to me

[@SPINNINGMYWHEELS777]

it's nothing new in c-rap culture.

[@Tedholla79]

Kim said the same thing lol.

[@johndav_iD]

"Hold You Down" definitely got me. It's insane how I never knew that this whole time. Classic song

[@wesleywayne303]

That beat is ILLLLLL

[@LXNDRU]

Man “30 Hours” beat is legendary.

[@michipe6712]

Jocelyn Flores is a good example also: The Original Sample says: "I know you so well, so well" But XX decided to make "I know you somewhere, somewhere" out of it

[@scottlinton6577]

I LOVE the Kanye Late beat, underrated, I didn’t know all of this. Was very interesting, great content!

[@NavieD]

Thank you Scott!

[@froggy6565]

Kanye also did this on "Through the wire" where in the sample we can hear "through the fire"

[@Danll777]

Another example of the McGurk effect from J Dilla was Slum Village Players where the sample actually says “Claire” 🤯

[@rozzelli6924]

hold you down has me going crazy wtf i can’t unhear stan 😭😭😭😭

[@SVNTY6]

Slum Village ‘Players’ is saying ‘Claire’. Blew my mind then, still does now. Oh, and the snare on ‘Players’ is the clap from ‘Rappers Delight’. Madness.

[@stoopkidrva]

Also shocked this wasn't included. That whole beat is ridiculous

[@rodneymontague9324]

Every time I hear that song I say "you wanna be some CLA-IRE"

[@GABETHEGOAT1K]

Your videos shifted my mindset of sampling multiple times at this point

[@IAuMatu]

Wait…light up the SPLIFFS!?! For 17 years I’ve been hearing light up the space…😮🤯🤕! Dilla is still changing my life decades later, just…wow!

[@Joshfortian15]

SAME

[@nickbrown4163]

Just blaze actually chopped the hold you down sample like that first on a song called ‘Soon you’ll understand’ on Jay-Zs Dynasty album, four years before Alc made Hold you down…

[@JSun3000]

Facts

[@hughman8597]

You're the fucking genius, you figure out all these tricks and methods, it's really incredible! And what's more, you use FL Studio, which is still laughed at by many producers, but it's such a powerful weapon if you know how to use it. And we all see and hear that you can operate it! Thanks for your great work and much love from Germany ❤

[@NavieD]

My theory = people who laugh at FL Studio have low-self esteem

[@RaffleRaffle]

From what I've seen, a lot of producers use fl... Def not all but a good chunk

[@Spiffier]

This is like a more subtle version of how YTPs are created

[@CarlosSixJulyBroady]

This is just great producing.

[@beatzfromthebasement5117]

Genius😂 @Navie D your breakdowns are 2nd to none 💯 learning a lot here😎 much appreciated

[@NavieD]

Thank you my friend

[@faustostar9627]

Fun fact but Pete Rock did the mcgurt effect before all of them with a song called I gotta love. Dope shit tho

[@nathmukherjee8865]

Mannn I love the breathe beat, that was cool for me to find out it was Just blaze’s voice. Nice breakdown man, love the way you take about academic stuff like Mggurk effect.

[@chrismorale_]

Just Blaze definitely has a rapper or singer voice and has been on so many songs with it that we don't even realize. "Welcome to New York City" is one where there are no samples and that singing is him.

[@grimgrieves]

Finally seeing someone give love to Karriem Riggins!! I've sampled his new "To The Jungle" album to the point where I don't have anymore songs to sample. His drums truly are great for what I make. He's mad underrated too, not many people know about him. Haven't listened to his Jahari Massamba Unit (with Madlib), but will do soon!

[@cringe_papi]

Bruh the shaker on “Late” blew my mind 🤯

[@igloososa]

So good, Navie! Appreciate the history and technique you drop!

[@Simair78]

This is some next level info!! Nice work!!

[@user-zf4ql9vd2z]

Hold You Down my favourite sample of ALL time

[@mylesmikieal]

Light up the spliffs lmao 🤣 damn

[@CiCSkitzzee]

crazy this video just came out.. i accidently did something like this in my last beat... i had to create the phrase i wanted out of the lines being said.. it wasnt as dope as this flip.. but it did open up a bunch of new avenues... you got the best videos on this topic man.. great content

[@Uchawibeatz]

Great video again Navie. My favorite of all time is Slum Village- Players. J Dilla sampled the Singers Unlimited song "Claire" and it sounds like "players" on the instrumental. It's only when I tried remaking the beat in 2010 that I found out about the sample, I was so shocked

[@epat32]

I knew the I'll Erase Away Your Pain sample before Late came out. I always knew what they were saying. The Breathe manipulation ESPECIALLY was impressive! I spent a LOT of time trying to figure out how he did that! I was familiar with that sample too! Great video as always!

[@thebeatsbyadd]

Been watching every upload for almost 3 years now..love the personal stories but tutorials are also great. I raged on my FL FIRE controller when Weaver Beats didnt place you on top tier.

[@Weaverbeats]

"light up the spliffs" - j dilla

[@olandery]

"You're The Man" by Nas is another example of this, too. Great work on this vid.

[@prodbykobra1]

video isn’t finished and I can already sense the ‘Late’ comparison coming up

[@jesusmagazines]

love these videos brother thank you for what you do

[@secretjazz93]

this is genius..DJ Premier sure was the greatest at this. not just his sampling but also his scratches were god tier and often deceptive

[@shaunwordplay3111]

Breathe is 1 of the best beats in history of music

[@SONWU]

Nice breakdown, great video as usual!

[@NavieD]

Thank you very much sir

[@nickw7767]

Wow! You are so on point!

[@subterraneanbleuminds]

that last song had to have been a sample of Arthur Russell. Such a brilliant musician who came to an early sad demise. rip

[@stfztg3623]

Stan Van Gundy making an appearance 😆

[@onesheisty]

WOW. Great analysis. Been listening to these songs forever and never knew. *Light up the spliff...* 😀

[@taahirahmad]

Bro wishing us a good weekend on a Tuesday

[@hms-1655]

nah dilla was so different bruh 😂 that’s crazyyy

[@NavieD]

That flip always amazes me

[@Benstar16]

Great video and content man! Creative. Good job!

[@quintinkobel9844]

LOVE these videos

[@Karandash187]

This is amazing 🔥

[@ivanvankog2757]

Daft punk used similar technique in Face to Face, they used 9 samples to create lines "you are, face to face now"

[@keejay12]

The first beat that came to mind was Late by Kanye

[@NavieD]

You read my mindddd

[@Majickish]

Absolutely amazing very observant of you brother

[@Thesmashconnoisseur]

The late one is so classic

[@davido3109]

I think Dilla was the Djedi of this kind of Subliminals... From Fantastic vol1 to Donuts... Thanks for the channel and for the incredible knowledge that you dropping constantly... Namaste Haribol Asewe!!!

[@thedoctorroth]

J-dilla one is just absurd. That's the best one by a pretty large margin imo.

[@QwayczarMusic]

Very Interesting! Thank you for sharing.

[@QwayczarMusic]

I have been McGurked many times it seems, lol.

[@kagisorangaka8400]

Brilliant video! Now I know the McGurk effect is what I heard on the Nas track "You're the Man" which was sampled from Sixto Rodrigues' song, "Sugar Man". Crazy!

[@JohnathanSmith-bc2et]

30 hrs all time favorite 🔥

[@axMf3qTI]

Tribe or Dilla find a way.

[@NavieD]

Truuue. She is just talking Japanese in that sample I believe?

[@LLusion]

was looking for this comment

[@LLusion]

@@NavieDi always thought it was portuguese but i could be wrong

[@Sonic-qc5cq]

It was Brazilian Portuguese ​@@NavieD

[@Sonic-qc5cq]

​@@LLusionYeah, it was Brazilian Portuguese

[@jonathanfernandes3626]

The best ones gotta be the nas song you’re the man, using a sample from sugar man

[@jeanultra816]

On to the next -swizz beats and Jay

[@j.klawrence7633]

your recreation game is crazy bro

[@tijmne9145]

Navie D def the goat producing youtuber

[@famousmwofficial8046]

You ruined my childhood bro. Now I'll never listen to hold you down the same way again

[@NavieD]

Hold You Stan is also a beautiful song though!

[@jrobbin24]

Anybody who’s heard soon you’ll understand by Jay Zalready knew this was the same sample and it had been flipped to sound different

[@BrodyLuv2]

I make completely random sounds that alongside other instruments and vocals sounds really captivating but is kinda' intangible and hard for people to recognise as even being in the track. I adore this stuff man 🤤

[@Ywonova]

The level of influence I am under… can’t handle this…

[@emblem2425]

One of my favs is Large Professor's remix of Nas' *It Ain't Hard to tell*. Using BizMark's "Highly recognized as the King of Disco and.." from *Nobody beats the Biz* by chopping the word "recognized to say "Nas Nas Nas Nas is the King of Disco-in'"

[@unseenjungle5386]

remindes me in someway of ol shool turntablists and beat/word cuts in beatjuggling.

[@domdigital435]

great video.. i gurked on my yesterday’s beat!

[@NavieD]

I McGurked in my pants

[@LunaticTheCat]

That 30 Hours example blew my mind

[@TommyBull2]

This video was fire.

[@robrown8577]

I KNEW they wasn't sayin breathe, but always wondered, but was too lazy to find out, wtf were they really saying in the sample... thank you for this ! ! !

[@AegisPred]

thumbs up just for showing me wtf stereo shaper is for

[@baltimoresportscenter2920]

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[@cakes4208]

Wish we heard more from Just nowadays... his chops are legendary.

[@MADNESS_REIGNS]

My personal favorite example of this is Timbaland's sample of Nina Simone's "Sinnerman", making it soung like shes saying " Oh Timbaland".

[@THOMASTAYIMOEHL]

Yes this one was awesome.

[@db_cio]

Ok this was solid 👍.

[@PatrickObiang]

BRAVO!

[@beatbuildersstudio]

Great video and breakdown of the samples. My fav was the Alchemist. Its funny though he has a video of him making that beat. He never mentioned the sample disnt say down. The song came to be because the Artist thought it said down too.

[@kuwiest]

thanks benzema!

[@Shifftee]

My favorite example of the McGurk effect is DMX’s “Dogs Out” (prod. by Kanye) where the hook goes “And the dog is out”, meanwhile in the original sample it says “In the darkest hour”. I was so mindblown when I heard the original song. What’s funny is that Kanye didn’t tweak that sample in any special way (except for speeding it up to match the beat) but the official lyrics also say “And the dog is out” 😂

[@skypimp6]

This guy is a genius

[@MvnStn]

Why did his name have to be McGurk?? Lol There's always an amusing sounding name for these kind of things. Loved this. Cheers!

[@NavieD]

The first time I McGurked was at age 13, and I felt very ashamed afterwards

[@nothingtoseehere309]

@@NavieDyou should call it the Vsauce effect instead 😂

[@TheBeatMageLive]

Lool

[@WilliamAshleyOnline]

great video. sometimes stuff just happens or it was meant to be imo. the cult of stan.

[@TMG9836]

When I hear my phone ping at 7am on a Tuesday I know Navie dropped a new video.

[@NavieD]

Dat morning wood

[@jeeshbeats]

Nav, been following you for years. Mega love for your videos, really helped me. Much appreciated. Could you do a video on Easy Mo Bee? I'd love this. Much love Jeesh..

[@ahmadking5229]

Cool video on music theory

[@cincocentcc7280]

Hold u down i forgot about that HEATER! THANK U

[@hotworkmusic]

Great vid

[@thebeardofpepew4538]

Bro that splif blend is a piece of cake 😂 so easy

[@Phoenixbeats89]

I listen to that alchemist song still to this day . ALL THE TIME. Part of the rotation when I turn my music on ! One of my favs . I heard it when I was in like 7th grade . N I remember always sayin. Dayum that’s a tight song ! lol

[@KirkStateTypeBeat]

🤔🔥great insight

[@patrickrichardson2518]

With regards to Hold You Down - I was ALWAYS convinced something was not right about the word "down." This was a big song back when I was into mainstream rap, heard it all the time, and I just never could convince myself that the word was "down." "Well the song is called "Hold You Down"", all my friends would say.

[@o_gzimusic3244]

Thanks for the reminder been doing this for years , even fooled myself a few times on how convincing it sounded, any way i thought you go pul la rabbit out da hat 🤣

[@dannygonzalez6548]

Love for this shit

[@AreYouFNQRAZII]

“Pierre Bourne, Nudy, & Lil Uzi - Extendo” is my favorite example‼️

[@n7rthh]

you shouldve also covered "back again" by dilated peoples, the way they flip "in the hearts of men" to "in the house again" is crazy

[@JustHustle919]

Nice video, Biz Markie was used in Nas "It Ain't Hard To Tell" [Large Professor Remix]...sounds like Biz is saying Nas, but he’s saying "Recognize" from the classic hit "Make the Music with Your Mouth"