Deep Vinyl #2: The JB’s – Food For Thought By Frost Gamble

James Brown’s importance to hip-hop is well documented, and his catalogue consists of endless loops and snippets that have been used by producers from day one. Naturally, the albums that were recorded by his backing band, The JB’s, are bringing the exact same funk. The lineup of this team changed over the years, but with members like Bootsy Collins, Bobby Byrd, Fred Wesley and Maceo Parker in and out the mix; you can’t go wrong. Hell, as these cats went on to have solo albums full of samples too!

The JBs released their full-length debut. Food For Thought, in 1972. This wax has been absolutely pillaged by hip-hop producers, the quality of the grooves on this joint are tough to match. If you need to sample funky horns, this is a must-own.

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Pass The Peas

I always think of Heavy D’s “The Overweight Lover’s In The House” when I hear this; they used to spin after every Friday night on the mix show for like 6 months when I was growing up; F’n classic! But it’s been sampled by dozens of artists from the 80s and early 90s, see how many you can catch….

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The JB’s – Pass The Peas

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Heavy D & The Boyz – The Overweight Lover’s In The House

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Gimme Some More

More funk, more horns, more samples; Gimme Some More…

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The JB’s – Gimme Some More

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L.L. Cool J – “It Gets No Rougher”

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To My Brother

A different vibe that the first two cuts, more rhythmic and quick, with some nice organ work….

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The JB’s – To My Brother

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Schoolly D – It’s Like Dope

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Wine Spot

Check out the break at 2:46 and tell me you don’t want to loop that….

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The JB’s – Wine Spot

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Hot Pants Road

Marley used this sample for a classic BDP diss record…

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The JB’s – Hot Pants Road

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Roxanne Shante – Have a Nice Day

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The Grunt

So many samples in this AMAZING joint, but it’s PE all day to me (they used this track for 3 or 4 songs)….this track is so hyped, so funky; it’s brilliant.

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The JB’s – The Grunt

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Public Enemy – Rebel Without a Pause

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Blessed Blackness

Much more mellow and laid back, like taking a break after the previous cut…

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The JB’s – Blessed Blackness

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Escapism, Pts. 1 & 2

One of Marley signature sounds comes from this track, as well as many old school samples…

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The JB’s – Escapism, Pts. 1 & 2

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Ultramagnetic MC’s – Ain’t It Good To You

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Theme From King Heroin

Same as the James Brown song, minus the vocals….

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The JB’s – Theme From King Heroin

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These Are The JB’s

This track starts off slow, but picks up some steam around the 1 minute mark, and closes out the album with a jazzy vibe…

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The JB’s – These Are The JB’s

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This album stands as important part of history for hip hop producers and funk collectors alike. The level of talent of these musicians is top-notch; I still enjoy listening to it often!