The often overlooked beauty of hip-hop music is that it can musically provide a formal introduction to the past. Although The O'Jays are easily in my favorite top 5 singing groups of all time, I have never owned their 1975 Survival album that features this particular gem. I first heard it via a Jay-Z song, "You Must Love Me", from In My Lifetime, Vol. 1. Subsequently, I purchased one of those Smooth Grooves compilation albums mainly because I was so enamored once I heard the original. It was also notably sampled in 50 Cent's "Ski Mask Way" from The Massacre--and although the sampling was a bit more creative in Fiddy's version, Jay's lyrics were more introspective and had the advantage of Kelly Price singing the hook. However, this post is not about them...let's talk throwbacks, shall we?
Thursday, April 11, 2013
Scribbler's Throwback of the Week: The O'Jays, "What Am I Waiting For"
The often overlooked beauty of hip-hop music is that it can musically provide a formal introduction to the past. Although The O'Jays are easily in my favorite top 5 singing groups of all time, I have never owned their 1975 Survival album that features this particular gem. I first heard it via a Jay-Z song, "You Must Love Me", from In My Lifetime, Vol. 1. Subsequently, I purchased one of those Smooth Grooves compilation albums mainly because I was so enamored once I heard the original. It was also notably sampled in 50 Cent's "Ski Mask Way" from The Massacre--and although the sampling was a bit more creative in Fiddy's version, Jay's lyrics were more introspective and had the advantage of Kelly Price singing the hook. However, this post is not about them...let's talk throwbacks, shall we?
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