Melting Pot (Vinyl-Only Bonus Track)
The Roots
The Tipping Point, 2004
The first song I heard from The Tipping Point was a snippet of “Stay Cool”. I got excited. I was also a little surprised that they used such a well-known sample for the majority of a musical bed for a song. I was even more surprised when I picked up the CD and found that they had done a 8:13 version of George Kranz’s “Din Da Da” that was extremely faithful to the original (check the George Kranz original here and The Roots version here). I was then, even more surprised, when I picked up the vinyl, to find yet another lengthy (10:38) faithful cover.
They, of course, picked the perfect song, so I couldn’t hate, even if it is a lil’ self-indulgent at that length. I actually haven’t found a copy of the Booker T. and the M.G.’s original but the track is plenty familiar from Big Daddy Kane’s Another Victory if nothing else.
If someone’s got a double of the OG and wants to trade, holler at me!
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