The Legion

Verge · Post by **Verge** » Fri Apr 27, 2012 8:03 pm

I know we have the "limited vinyl/re-issue" whatever thread, but I know a lot of people on this site either don't buy vinyl anymore or just pretty much ignore that thread for any reasons they may have.

So, since Ill Adrenaline has recently dropped 2 Legion songs from 1995, I figured lets get some appreciation shit up in here. Also, allegedly those 2 unreleased 1995 joints are part of a 1995 unreleased EP that will drop by end of year.

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shadowmaster · Post by **shadowmaster** » Fri Apr 27, 2012 9:07 pm

I like Rest in Peace a lot, you prompted me to putr it on. Who was the first to use that sample?

Verge · Post by **Verge** » Fri Apr 27, 2012 10:35 pm

shadowmaster wrote:I like Rest in Peace a lot, you prompted me to putr it on. Who was the first to use that sample?

Pretty sure Cormega used it later on, not sure if anyone used it before this though.
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unless I'm mixing it up with Mega's Fallen Soldiers? But i'm pretty sure it was a QB emcee used sample.

Verge · Post by **Verge** » Fri Apr 27, 2012 10:37 pm

yeah, this is what i meant:
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Verge · Post by **Verge** » Fri Apr 27, 2012 10:40 pm

still remember first hearing Jingle Jangle and buggin out, lovin that shit, think i was in like 8th grade..
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shadowmaster · Post by **shadowmaster** » Fri Apr 27, 2012 10:51 pm

OK, so it was The Legion who used it first, then. I knew about the Mobb track and The Legion one, just wondered if it had been used before. OT but is Back at You the same sample cut up? Another Mobb Deep track (was that an Alchemist beat?).

Verge · Post by **Verge** » Fri Apr 27, 2012 10:56 pm

then they followed that up with banger Legion Groove, by these first 2 singles and the Black Sheep connect I really thought they were gonna go further then they did.
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nice Roy Ayers sample cut that was later used notably by OneBeLo but, imo, I like the Absent Minded demo song(aleph posted, i can't find it) that used it better:
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I'm gonna put that other one on youtube since i can't find it there, then I'll edit in this post.

Verge · Post by **Verge** » Fri Apr 27, 2012 11:16 pm

nah, Shadowmaster, but they do sound similar. Back At You I'm pretty certain was from a Isaac HAyes soundtrack cut. Probably Shaft.

Verge · Post by **Verge** » Fri Apr 27, 2012 11:20 pm

Another banger off The Legion LP:
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thanks to Thun for really pointing this overlooked album cut to me.

Freezy Pazzy · Post by **Freezy Pazzy** » Fri Apr 27, 2012 11:57 pm

Verge wrote:Back At You I'm pretty certain was from a Isaac HAyes soundtrack cut. Probably Shaft.

Verge · Post by **Verge** » Sat Apr 28, 2012 12:09 am

Freezy Pazzy wrote:
Verge wrote:Back At You I'm pretty certain was from a Isaac HAyes soundtrack cut. Probably Shaft.
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The weird part is that "Drugs" (Lil' Kim), sampled from the same song, credited Sylvester as being the sampled artist. Chances are he banked a few royalty checks from a song he had nothing to do with lol.

Hah. Maybe it was a mix up like you said or maybe he actually wrote which i don't hink so or maybe there' also a tiny different sample in there that is from a Sylvester song but i doubt that too. Thanks for putting me up on that beat, I never listened to much Lil Kim besides the beat for Queen Bitch.
But i think it's the Isaac Hayes version that Mobb used:
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Stieflkater · Post by **Stieflkater** » Sat Apr 28, 2012 12:21 am

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7E7z5hygPk

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claaa7 · Post by **claaa7** » Sat Apr 28, 2012 6:39 am

The Legion was such a dope crew and i was super hyped when i saw this and heard the "Straight Flow" joint. i've listened to their "Krill" album a lot, not a perfect album or a masterpiece but it's definitely a banger with jams like "Who's It On" (man i was so hyped when i found out that Show & A interlude was an actual song LOL), "Jingle Jangle", "Rest in Peace", "Zootie Bang", "New Niggas", etc.

due to my really weak economy, i rarely get the chance to pick up these exclusive vinyl releases though although i of course must feed my habit by buying a few records every month. i will probably pick up that EP by the end of the year, that's news to me. thanks Verge

Observe · Post by **Observe** » Sat Apr 28, 2012 6:56 am

Verge wrote:I know we have the "limited vinyl/re-issue" whatever thread, but I know a lot of people on this site either don't buy vinyl anymore or just pretty much ignore that thread for any reasons they may have.

It blows my mind how many people don't buy vinyl anymore. IT'S VERY SAD!!

Verge, so there's supposed to be an EP released later this year, huh? That's good news.

Observe · Post by **Observe** » Sat Apr 28, 2012 7:01 am

Verge wrote:still remember first hearing Jingle Jangle and buggin out, lovin that shit, think i was in like 8th grade... then they followed that up with banger Legion Groove, by these first 2 singles and the Black Sheep connect I really thought they were gonna go further then they did.

Word up. I first heard "Jingle Jangle" on the Wake Up Show and also bugged out. I turned 19 in '93 though. haha

kimani · Post by **kimani** » Sat Apr 28, 2012 10:36 pm

Def worthy of a thread.

Observe wrote:
Verge wrote:I know we have the "limited vinyl/re-issue" whatever thread, but I know a lot of people on this site either don't buy vinyl anymore or just pretty much ignore that thread for any reasons they may have.
It blows my mind how many people don't buy vinyl anymore. IT'S VERY SAD!!

Verge, so there's supposed to be an EP released later this year, huh? That's good news.

Well I'm tempted to agree, but I'm not sure I can blame people for not buying outdated music on an outdated form of media...I mean this is stuff the guys either listened to two decades ago or stuff that came out before a kid was born and has to make an investment in the whole sonic culture to enjoy it as it was enjoyed then or just utilize the technology of his/her generation and listen to the mp3s for free...can't get too mad at 'em.

Verge · Post by **Verge** » Sat Apr 28, 2012 11:19 pm

Stieflkater wrote:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7E7z5hygPk

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wow, never heard this, banger, thanks for the heads up.
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Thun · Post by **Thun** » Sat Apr 28, 2012 11:46 pm

The Legion tracks are super dope.

vaporized2 · Post by **vaporized2** » Sun Apr 29, 2012 3:19 am

dope tracks, I never really got into their old album that much for some reason

Verge wrote:nice Roy Ayers sample cut that was later used notably by OneBeLo but, imo, I like the Absent Minded demo song(aleph posted, i can't find it) that used it better:
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this as well
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Verge · Post by **Verge** » Sun Apr 29, 2012 4:19 am

SUCH A COLOSSAL SAMPLE. I remember first hearing the Roy Ayers song and not yet having heard or remembering that part sampled.. that sample came on....hooooooooooo-weeeeeey
Knew it had to have been sampled, we knew there was no way anyone who heard this record, being it was Roy Ayers a popular sample source, could have not heard and felt that sample. Truly a sample that blew my mind when i first heard it.
It makes ya wanna say fuck it and do the beat again anyways just to do it and hear that sample more, lol.

vaporized2 · Post by **vaporized2** » Sun Apr 29, 2012 11:40 am

agreed. Roy Ayers >>>>

Everybody loves the sunshine must've been flipped a billion times and always sounds fresh

Stieflkater · Post by **Stieflkater** » Sun Apr 29, 2012 4:21 pm

@Verge

http://www.discogs.com/DITC-All-Love/release/1665941

Any news on the H2O related stuff from DJ Nastee?

aleph · Post by **aleph** » Mon Apr 30, 2012 11:04 pm

Verge wrote:nice Roy Ayers sample cut that was later used notably by OneBeLo but, imo, I like the Absent Minded demo song(aleph posted, i can't find it) that used it better:
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Word, classic hook. Lends an air of...idk, drama to it
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Absent Minded- Mindless Perspectives (thx to Digital Stimulation for the ID)

Verge · Post by **Verge** » Tue May 01, 2012 12:19 am

Nice, thanks, i attempted to put it on youtube but the moviemaker kept freezing. I believe this is the same Absent Minded thats from Sweden:
http://www.discogs.com/Absent-Minded-To ... ase/986685

aleph · Post by **aleph** » Tue May 01, 2012 12:24 am

^That's what some thought at first when they heard the name and looked em up probably in discogs. But actually they were Unsigned Hype in 96 and hailed from Atlanta (info again supplied by DigiStim)

Verge · Post by **Verge** » Tue May 01, 2012 12:32 am

aleph wrote:^That's what some thought at first when they heard the name and looked em up probably in discogs. But actually they were Unsigned Hype in 96 and hailed from Atlanta (info again supplied by DigiStim)

Oh shit, nice. Thanks. Now when was this demo played? For some reason i have 1999 stuck in my head but it sounds more 96-97.

vaporized2 · Post by **vaporized2** » Tue May 01, 2012 1:04 am

wow yeah that absent minded one is bananas...

Verge · Post by **Verge** » Tue May 01, 2012 1:45 am

Actually, not from Atlanta but Rochester, NY.

aleph · Post by **aleph** » Tue May 01, 2012 6:11 am

Right you are, Verge...(and Digi), I remembered wrong. And yes, that demo was played on a 96 show but I don't believe it's in the SnB archives.

Verge · Post by **Verge** » Tue May 01, 2012 12:36 pm

Word, yeah i think you posted it as a throwback demo battle style thread, i think. With a dope Big Al track or something like that. Matter fact that track may be one people have been trying to id for months now, not sure though.

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