Mohawks - The Champ

[@ejb1972]

One of the most sampled records used in Hip-Hop and electronica (dance music) history. Groovy and funky and the main beat is infectious!

[@NachtSchreck13]

Duh... No s**t sherlock. Why do you think we're all here listening to this f**ked up tune?

[@mysteretsym]

@@NachtSchreck13 Youre 12 years late with your trash take

[@dankdank7088]

@@mysteretsym lmao right wtf is he doin

[@oshayTHAkid]

@@NachtSchreck13 so you’re mad he’s giving people education? If you’re here for that reason you should be happy he gave you a reference so you can hear the flip. “Bring the pain” is another one

[@rafomic4210]

​@@oshayTHAkidHis Name hahhaa. Its German for : Nightscare

[@missy4335]

It's so amazing how these funk classics got sampled into some of the best hip hop tunes we hear especially during the 80s and 90's era.

[@CJ_7519]

Exactly, Ms. Patty!

[@Godofhel1]

I live for the funk, I'll die for the funk

[@darknightmike10yearsago]

and it was used in the game Glover

[@DuckDodgers69]

It's happened before, is happening, will continue to happen 👽

[@presidential3228]

In the kitchen wrist twistin like its stir fry

[@nakedmambo]

The legendary Alan Hawkshaw at the keyboard. Is there no end to this man's talent?

[@ianskeggs5294]

Thanks for letting me know

[@julianguffogg]

Bloody awesome!

[@RichtheMod]

The Hammond organ at it's pure best, always loved this pure sound

[@ianskeggs5294]

Yup

[@mcnam999]

An intersection of Mod & Old School Hip Hop, perfect for a Mod like me who also loved Hip Hop back in the 80's.

[@djhatstand7312]

Played by Alan Hawkshaw, the same guy who wrote the theme tunes to English TV shows Grange Hill, Countdown and Grandstand

[@playboymaxim]

I have been listening to hip hop since 1978, have heard this break and sample over and over again and never knew where it was form til now LMAO! The whole joint is funky as hell!

[@Gert1803]

Rap ? Hiphop ? This music comes from my youth back in the seventies ... From a time when music had no labels ... Years afterwards people wanted to "label" all kinds of music ... We didn't. We just danced the nights away on this kind of music. And I still do at the age of 68 by now ...

[@BarackObama-im5jq]

Damn daniel ar ar ar ar ar

[@Khaliqri]

In 1977 i remember DJ's in the Bronx & Harlem Put this Record on and Everyone would lose their Minds, esp because the Dj"s would Scratch and loop the First 4 bars repeatedly which gave birth to the Loop in Today's Hip Hop. Although this was produced in Britain in 1968 I def heard this althrough my child hood in NYC baby...

[@thedjwithpower9050]

Thanks for sharing your story!

[@dannyjones3840]

thanks for the story! I grew up on Sedgwick and 197th, only a few miles from the birthplace of rap. Who remembers the Rap Attack on WBLS Friday night's!

[@Khaliqri]

Definitely. Mr Magic's Rap Attack

[@Apacolyptic]

I wish there were footage of that. I would have love to be there

[@Kingrob30]

I do. Listened to it in Branford, CT and made many mixtapes:)

[@CarolineMartin]

birth of two dozen hip hop breaks

[@nolem5417]

It was sampled in 685 times.

[@musiclover-cn7tb]

INI Kamoze and KR-S One,???.

[@musiclover-cn7tb]

Salt N Pepa Tramp??.

[@musiclover-cn7tb]

Slam Onyx???.

[@jordanalia4595]

JUST TWO dozen??

[@georgecrenshaw6309]

This is definitely an instrumental take of Otis Redding/Carla Thomas' of "Tramp." Unlike the Lowell Fulsom original, that version features a swipe of the Temptations hit "I Know I'm Losing You," which is also present on this recording.

[@Cuffski]

There are so many breaks out of this from Marley Marl, Original Concept to Main Source & Large Professor, KRS-1, Son of Bazerk, and the list goes on. There are so many variations of breaks and loops that originated from this classic cut. I remember growing up B-Boying in Chicago and dj's would cut this up back in the day. This is up there with Apache, Funky Drummer, Amen Brother, I know you got Soul and a bunch of others, peace !!!!

[@TravelingTal]

Right up there with James Brown, and pretty much responsible for countless Hip Hop and Rap tracks.

[@MatimoreAgain]

Where has this song been all my life? My beautiful beloved son got me here.

[@JAB941]

RIP Alan Hawkshaw, keyboard genius from Leeds UK

[@Dragonrdh]

Fantastic! Have not heard this for many years: Love it! A family friend was in this band.

[@SPIDDGUYS28213]

The sound or "vox" that is at the very beginning of the song and all through out is used all the time in modern hip-hop/trap production

[@AfferbeckBeats]

@@cosmblus There's a pretty good rundown in a whosampled article, search "top 10 most sampled vocals of all time"

[@AprendeScratching]

@@cosmblus Here. I'm still compiling more samples, this playlist will be updated with more videos kzbin.info/www/bejne/nmivm59sa6hgaJI

[@neonada.official]

@@cosmblus Just sample it from the track

[@drstevie]

Life as a DJ without this ...is a waste of time !!!! TUNE !

[@darganx]

You sir are correct - the U.K. based Pama Label released this in 1968 - based on the Otis Redding/Carla Thomas version (Atlantic) from 1966. For legal reasons, the name title is 'The Champ' so as not to get sued by Atlantic/Cotillion/Fulson.

[@HopeDealer63]

wow. great information. thank you for sharing this!

[@robsmith4754]

Where would hip hop be without these guys. Thank you pioneers of funk!

[@Puschit1]

They would have sampled the amen break another couple of thousand times instead

[@Dragonrdh]

One of my all-time faves! Love it!

[@birdparadise8009]

Brings back my teenage memories 😍 wish time can go back and live it again . Thanks for sharing

[@yurezz514]

Мы познакомились с чиксой, она была хороша!

[@adeolagbadamosi3799]

Listened to this as a child in the late 60s on my Uncle's Dual record player searched and searched for the track as I didn't know the name. Then I heard a track of Alam Hawkshaw play while watching TV series the Royal which is great for praying fantastic tracks. Did some searching and Voilà I found it. The great sound of the Hammond Organ, just like Jimmy Smith!

[@BigHRD2]

This breakbeat is wicked sampled by a lot of hip hop artists.

[@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!

[@chazsimpson975]

KRS Sample Step into a World

[@garysvan]

Chaz Simpson onyx sampled on slam

[@riccicult]

+gary r Also sampled by Ini Kamoze on 'Here Comes the Hotstepper'

[@garysvan]

+Andrew Sanchez oh yeah, nice spot by you.

[@saj8]

Guy sampled this track for Groove Me.

[@ericexaybachay]

+Andrew Sanchez though that part. track and 'artist' don't really deserve a mention here..

[@97ezap]

I remember seeing a pre Def Jam DMX rhyme over this break at a show in Y.O for ten minutes straight. So many classic hip hop songs came from this song. Salutes!

[@damarriuswhite3440]

ONYX- SLAM

[@playboymaxim]

Among many others 😁

[@NickGreiner1988]

Dat daaa da

[@TheMusicman-tv8pl]

@@NickGreiner1988let the boys be boys

[@DjRickeyRicardo]

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

[@chuco.z]

0:00 first sound effect of the west coast

[@adriannunez1051]

C-Zapps Foreal I be hearin that "hi-ya" sound in all the newer west coast rap songs😂

[@HelenMcNulty1]

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.

[@spitlitt]

N64 GLOVER BROUGHT ME HERE LOL

[@timmoebert]

Same! XD

[@victorpena8356]

hhahahaha same here!!!

[@remcovandenengel6496]

Same

[@KitteauK]

Tony Hawk DS, I know it was a cover but still.

[@an8thdimensionalbeing142]

Same bruh

[@aaroncreagh4402]

been hearing this little sound...all my LIFE!!!! (so old SCHOOL TO ME!)

[@seventhirty1]

this is also in Eric B for president

[@mandingo11111]

yup

[@louis-anthonymcdaniel946]

+pawpaw hayes Totally

[@thaintriguing1]

I was today years old when I found out Onyx sampled this on their track, “Slam” and I listened to that joint back in the early 90s.

[@Camphouse21]

The real hot stepper

[@AbbottSupreme]

Classic Material... Beautiful....

[@axmo-6276]

I finally found the original, after hearing the version in Tony Hawk Wasteland never found longer than a 1:43 sec version, fuck Im happy now

[@MrBighrd2]

this is the greatest hip hop sample of them all, enough rappers sampled this masterpiece so much you'll know the breakbeat anytime they play this.

[@ThePenderi]

OH MY. So THIS is where that sample comes from. BBBBOOOOOOOMMMMM

[@albertjenkins2615]

which sample?

[@damonstone4469]

Albert Jenkins im assuming PARTYNEXTDOOR 2

[@CasperGS]

Logic ;)

[@prodbyquill]

a vox commonly used in trap beats

[@effyiew7318]

EVERY SAMPLE.

[@GiselaNYC1]

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

[@Twizzledoc187]

“I’m not saying I’m number one Uh, sorry I lied....I’m number one two three four and five”. - KRS One

[@jeffmartin9212]

Ihateohioandmoving to florida top five bars of all time right there. Say I’m wrong. KRS GOD level M.C.

[@FuryAnderson_HandzupNetwork]

This BREAK is solidified in the HALL OF FAME!

[@presidential3228]

in the kitchen wrist twistin like its stir fry

[@Zerpentile93]

That B3/piano sound is awesome.

[@murrayvonmises]

Sounds legendary

[@stuartliddle7228]

Love it always for 40 years..... Feels like home.

[@icebergo6]

Amazing music like this is what happens when tracks from groups like The Meters spread throughout the world and other musician-connoisseurs pick up on it, flip it, and make it their own!

[@BRIYOOFFICIAL]

This...is *Hip Hop*

[@bennybarbaric]

Listen to Otis Redding's Tramp (1967). This is very similar to that.

[@jlurry2]

Some one was biting

[@RawUndergroundMusic]

This was based on Otis reddings version of Tramp

[@Tweegrrl]

Maestro Fresh-Wes, "Let Your Backbone Slide".

[@Deejaynext]

ohhh jam :)

[@1wongatonga]

Aaah. Fond memories of cutting a rug to this tune at the WAG Club in Soho, London 1986... ✌🏾👌🏾🔥

[@CapJackson]

Im surprised no one has mentioned Big Daddy Kane, he sampled the crap out of this

[@SportGamingComputing]

+CapJackson what song exactly ?

[@CapJackson]

Smooth Operator in particular, but he's used this sample for multiple songs.

[@RobHnasko]

Wow. 646 songs have sampled this.

[@gregshldn]

After hearing this dancing into the nearest furniture and getting badly bruised, I remember spending about four hours in 1993 trying to squeeze that underwater organ sound out of a sh1tty Rhodes VK1000 keyboard with slight success. What is that sound???... Farfisa though a Leslie though a phaser pedal??? Glorious dirty and funky!

[@a.fresnedo6392]

logic-soul food

[@themoonbarbie]

Groove Me By Guy and The Groove by Jazzy jeff and the Fresh Prince brought me here! I always here this sample in every hip hop song from back then, I'm so glad to finally find it. I love music!

[@danwestlake1055]

The guy that did this also did the Grange Hill theme tune (Brits will know what i'm talking about! :-) )

[@damianmartin4487]

And 'Countdown' too, amongst others. Duhduh, duhduh, diddle-a-duh...booo!

[@ambientatomicorbitals7810]

Dan Westlake news at 10 ..

[@quirkypurple]

Are you for real? Haha

[@twerpantine]

and the grandstand theme tune, whatever its called

[@Cubanlink73]

And give us a clue

[@reggie44]

Amazing... the original label! JJ licensed the master to Cotillion, which was a subsidiary of Atlantic. A hip-hop classic, and a great quality transfer. Thank you.

[@vasilikikatsouda986]

otis redding and carla thomas-tramp

[@BigStickyNugs]

damn i love that version

[@charlesjonessr3684]

Otis Redding and Carla Thomas Tramp was before The Mohawks The Champ. Still a good song

[@MicahSeymour]

One of the most sampled 45s ever. Awesome!

[@kirstyhawkshaw]

That's my Dad Alan Hawkshaw on Hammond :)

[@ma1nsun]

Hi Kirsty :)

[@andrewheaton3755]

And my friend Joanne's uncle, shes probably your cousin

[@JRavageBeats]

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

[@mcwolf667]

Just came here to see where KWAME samples the Lloyd banks “ON FIRE” from. It’s dEf spot on

[@murdamegz]

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

[@bonniecondon9076]

I’m here b/c the movie THE CHEF❤️❤️❤️🙏🇺🇸... anybody else

[@tomwray3058]

bought a copy in vinyl some time in the 80s. I still have it. seminal!

[@HeshanWijegunaratne84]

Frank Ocean's Nikes brought me here!

[@HeshanWijegunaratne84]

Nathan Wells Yeah.

[@SerjALovelyDeadBoy]

can't hear what he sampled

[@jakerosario647]

He used the vocals at 0:00 and put a delay on it

[@ericexaybachay]

Lame. Who cares what or who brought u here? Esp. when it's some overrated chump like ocean

[@HeshanWijegunaratne84]

It's only me Why you gotta hate?!

[@ferfeckssakethissign]

This track has got to be one of the most influential records of all time, certainly for soulies. Can't remember when I heard it, possibly the Chambers in Rochdale or the Masque.Or maybe even radio Luxembourg.

[@arieuswilliams716]

The large professor broke atoms 💥 on this 🔥. Large professor - Main source ⏭️

[@aidenbatista5986]

This has to one of if not the most used samples ever

[@VinDieselXXX]

ahhhh that 0:00 sound effect....

[@ethhics]

here comes the hotstepper

[@SkucciMusic]

wow didn't know it came from here

[@crypto_domingo]

Awesome I heard it many years ago! Its still sounds great! I forgot the name of this thanks!

[@funkadelic6950]

La Schmoove we aint got nuthin to prove

[@rorcoal]

When l leave for sports I always listen to this tunes. It’s so wonderful.

[@jeanmariebasset]

sur le tempo de Tramp chanté en duo par Otis Redding et Carla Thomas

[@Grohgu]

cant believe they made such good music back then, unlike now a days....

[@Hwwaaa]

I remember this from Glover on the N64 lol

[@caritafelizd828]

X2

[@ReefdaFeef]

Such a amazing track from the production writers musos that has you on such a musical journey that your mind just wonders into the unknown 🎤 🎧

[@Stencio]

MIGOS STIR FRY

[@Rolla650]

who?

[@henry4480]

SMBHD yessir

[@eljefemoreno]

SMBHD Pharrell known to “interpolate” older songs without permission just ask the Marvin Gaye estate.

[@ぶりこきザムライ]

SMBHD I hard lol

[@TraverseRaps]

fucking idiots gonna hate, of course they had to ask permission it's a damn sample on a song they sold to millions of people

[@ATOMOCDOG]

we were breakin like mofos to this!! thanks

[@TheParanoiddd]

MOS DEF that from 0:00 was in Onyx - Slam...

[@RawUndergroundMusic]

Here comes the hotstepper. Step into a world..

[@adriannunez1051]

Eazy-E - Ruthless Villian Ice Cube - Friday E-40 - Nah, Nah Too $hort - Burn Rubber

[@yeahno8638]

Adrian Nuñez you don't know me - ariana grande

[@peterparker-vc2pr]

Stir fry - migos

[@jackdeluca6815]

Frank ocean nikes

[@Jissoul_Risitas]

Krs-One - Step Into A World (Rapture’s Delight)

[@Ok-yr5ov]

The backbone of many rap songs

[@ETERERADIOASCOLTO2]

GUSTO UNICO!

[@WorldBFree-lw6wo]

Thank you so much for posting! This tune rocks hard, and good job from youtube predictive autoplay algorithm, which brought this up right after 'Cramp Your Style' by 'All The People featuring Robert Moore'.

[@sirkowski]

"...and let your back bone slide!"

[@HelenMcNulty1]

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"

[@RussianLizard94]

Also.. Big Daddy Kane - Smooth Operator

[@tionthigpen]

Damn organ player, don't hurt 'em too bad

[@kennethbonney7638]

IkeTurner WORD😂 HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!FIRE BRUH!!!!

[@RevoltesocialHipHop]

Légendaire!

[@Differindividual]

Krs One Sampled this. This is Dope.

[@ericexaybachay]

So did King Tee (90's "At Your Own Risk"), as well as Main Source (91's "Large Professor"), as well as many others....

[@Differindividual]

true.

[@thetranspersonals7866]

+differ individual Everyone and their cat has sampled this

[@Differindividual]

True that.

[@Rufusdos]

+differ individual KRS rules IMO.

[@reggie44]

Otis Redding & Carla Thomas did a song called "Tramp", which was the basis for the Salt 'N Pepa sample. No relation to the Mohawks; it was Carla calling out Otis as an undesirable suitor, and Otis defending his character.

[@myadeedus]

I dont know why the song title is champ, its obviously a remake of otis redding's song, tramp, and they even say tramp during chorus

[@TheMeltdown23]

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

[@blueschild61]

Isn't this taken from Otis Reddings "Tramp'?

[@alfonsogreen2722]

it looks like it

[@DullTorpor]

+blueslove61 Lowell Fulson co-wrote and first recorded "Tramp". Anyway, the resemblance is slight, at best.

[@blueschild61]

DullTorpor Sounds pretty exact to me. At least a lot closer than most of the stuff that Led Zeppelin got nailed for for ripping off. Listen to the horns and the bass line.

[@DullTorpor]

+blueslove61 Maybe I need to listen a few more times, but the resemblance doesn't leap out at me. As far as Led Zeppelin goes, they appropriated others' music quite a few times, including lyrics. Saying this as a fan of their music.

[@gstapleton]

+blueslove61 Yes, The 1968 Otis Redding "Tramp". This is called "The Champ". LOL! Funky though.

[@WoBlink1961]

My word! One finds oneself gittin' on down......!!

[@laronn]

this song is the reason why you like stir fry by the migo

[@bboymac84]

LARONN F yuuuup!!

[@BlueParadoxical]

Groovy! No, never heard this, but I'm glad that I did! Love the organ work.

[@ЕвгенийДепп-ц1ш]

"Секс, секс, как это мило"...

[@gsxr-er8jz]

I love the cheesy organ in this, I dance around the lounge to this with my kitty cat, he loves it!

[@TonySoprano44]

tony hawk??

[@ivkzoner3953]

breakestra - champ

[@plxyboidae8989]

yeah bruh, Tony hawk

[@mouradmou4546]

Ohh so I heard in Tony Hawk,I thought it was in BBoy game

[@kiraxurufu]

@@mouradmou4546 that song was also in the B-boy game too :)