De La Soul's 'Stakes Is High' sample of Ahmad Jamal's 'Swahililand'

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De La Soul
Stakes Is High

Stakes Is High

Tommy Boy 1996

Sample appears at 0:00 (and throughout)

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Producers: J Dilla, De La Soul

Ahmad Jamal
Swahililand

Jamal Plays Jamal

20th Century 1974

Sample appears at 8:09

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Producer: Ahmad Jamal

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Related Songs

Other songs sampled in De La Soul's Stakes Is High:

Mind Power by James Brown (1973)

see more Other songs that sampled Ahmad Jamal's Swahililand:

Compton by The Game feat. will.i.am (2006)

Showin' Love by Ab-Soul (2012)

Reggie (Intro) by Redman (2010)

see more Sample chain found! Songs that sampled De La Soul's Stakes Is High:

Positive Contact by Deltron 3030 (2000)

Ya Playin' Yaself by Jeru the Damaja (1996)

Stakes Is High by Amerigo Gazaway (2011)

Cover versions of Ahmad Jamal's Swahililand:

Swahililand by Visioneers (2012)

Tribute to De La by J. Rawls (2012)

Cover versions of De La Soul's Stakes Is High:

Miguel Atwood-Ferguson feat. Posdnuos and Talib Kweli's Stakes Is High

Stakes Is High by Miguel Atwood-Ferguson feat. Posdnuos and Talib Kweli (2010)

Stakes Is High by Unwrapped (2010)

see more Remixes of De La Soul's Stakes Is High:

De La Soul feat. Mos Def and Truth Enola's Stakes Is High (Remix)

Stakes Is High (Remix) by J Dilla (1996)

De La Soul's Stakes Is High (DJ Spinna Extended Remix)

Stakes Is High (DJ Spinna Extended Remix) by DJ Spinna, Joc Max (1996)

De La Soul's Stakes Is High (Jay Dee Remix)

Stakes Is High (Jay Dee Remix) by Jay Dee (1997)

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soulnoodles said 6 years ago:

J.D. knows how to make a beat, R.I.P. brotha.

BC1BC1 said 7 years ago:

DIlla took the section from 8:06 to 8:11 -listen to "Stakes is High" again and you'll hear that this is the portion he looped for the sample. The original records' bongos aren't as loud in this section as in the earlier sections.

008Fox said 9 years ago:

R..P. J Dilla! Detroit loves you baby!

pano said 9 years ago:

from what I can hear the bongos in the sampled part are directly in the center of the track (stereophonically speaking).
that could make it possible to filter them out.
The method is the same for all those “voice removal software”. :-)

(btw: this needs more votes!)

anthole said 10 years ago:

what i'm wondering is how he removed the bongos from the ahmad jamal song

bigteflon said 11 years ago:

Hands down one of the best J Dilla beats... the sample is so damn ill...

kahleeat20 said 11 years ago:

This is probably my favorite Dilla joint here.....wait I can't really call it dude had so many hot ones its like saying whats your favorite Stevie Wonder song.