Men Machines
There has been a lot of talk lately about the connections the Jigga might have to secret societies like the Masons.
It makes me wonder what these theorists would make to Jay-Z’s connections to German electro-pioneers and avid cyclists Kraftwerk. In the track “Sunshine,” it definitely sounds like he samples the Kraftwerk track “Man Machine” from their album of the same name.
I remember first realizing where Jay-Z got that sample from and being blown away. Probably more blown away than was warranted. Someone needs to do a mashup of these two songs.
And remember: its not a crazy conspiracy theory if it actually turns out to be true.
Good call. Kraftwerk is def a strong influence if not an outright sample in Sunshine..
Though the type of “echoed” keyboards sound reminds me of hip-hop tracks in the nineties like B.I.G.’s “Honey” with Maria Carey..
i forget their name but some mid-90’s hip-hop/r&b group had a popular single using the sample you have in mind. kraftwerk gets sampled alot by hip hop artists, ever since afrika bambaataa.
reggaeton artist sampled it to
actually, this song was sampled way before jay z listen to the fearless four’s rockin it .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOHvOhADAic
Although this song has been sampled quite a bit, I always associate it with The Fearless Four’s “Rockin’ It”. The beats on Jay-Z’s records have always been more interesting to me than his lyrics. Many have been pretty incredible.