This will be the last Ghostface post for a while, but since the retail version of Fishscale has been finalised, I thought I’d highlight a couple of things that didn’t make the final cut. “Charlie Brown” didn’t make it, nor did “Murder Goons” (aka “Hot 97”). To really confuse everyone, there seem to be three different versions of the Just Blaze produced “The Champ”. J-Love‘s Hidden Darts Part 3 features a church organ running through the track, while the “advance” mix features the ol’ trusty sped-up vocal sample on the hook, while the official retail track has a variation (replayed?) of the horn loop but no organs or “fever” vocals. Luckily, Mr. T reps on all three.
There was also a song on the bootleg listed as “Family Affair” with a track courtesy of Pete Rock, but since there’s a different song with the same name on the J-Love mixes I’m pretty sure the title’s wrong, plus that basic Pointer Sisters loop, first heard on Pos K & MC Lyte‘s duet “I’m Not Havin’ It”, doesn’t sound like a Soul Brother production at all. Basically it’s a little “arguement with wifey” type of thing.
Ghostface Killah – The Champ (Hidden Darts version)
Ghostface Killah – The Champ (bootleg version)
Ghostface Killah – The Champ (retail version)
Ghostface Killah – Family Affair (bootleg version)
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Man, it’s BONKIZ! I like the one from the advance better though.
I think the Pete Rock one is called ‘Gods Of War’ with Son God (he came out his dick you know!),Raekwon and Cappadonna.
It uses the break from ‘Family Affair’ by Sly and Family Stone so maybe that’s where the title came from.
I hope a bootleg vinyl comes out with the Pointer Sisters sampling one as I can’t see it making the proper version.
download links fuxored.
Fixed ’em.
That Mr. T cover shit is one-dee-full. Diggin the tracks also.
LOL that Pointer Sisters usage as a Pos K/Lyte reference is killin’ me!
I haven’t heard the version with the Sly loop, oughta be a different BPM, right?
Thank you for posting this stuff. Props!
Yeah, great file`s
Yo Chill Rob, thanks for these cuts, G.