For ad-free extended videos, playlists, livestreams, downloads, and more, join me on Patreon – http//www.patreon.com/diggingthegreats Today I’m going to dig into the backstory of Ye’s most important single, breaking down the production and sampling of it, recreating the song along the way, and show you why this song is one […]
Earth, Wind & Fire’s cover of The Beatles’ “Got To Get You Into My Life” is unlike any other Beatles cover. What makes it so good? Today I dive into the INSANE story behind it. We’ll dive deep into Beatles history, their experimentation on Revolver, what they were going for […]
James Brown had an influence on early hip hop in many ways, but the most obvious way is how early hip hop DJ’s sampled his music. But was this… purely coincidence? Or was this a calculated move by the Godfather of Soul to GET people to sample his music? Was […]
In the late 90s, Questlove helped found a collective of musicians and artists including D’Angelo, James Poyser, J Dilla, Erykah Badu, Common, Bilal, and others like Q Tip, Mos Def, Talib Kweli, and Pino Palladino. They were dubbed, somewhat accidentally, the “Soulquarians” and this collection of albums is some of […]
Prince’s song “Kiss” is an undeniable classic, but did he actually write it? It was his third number one single, released in 1986, and it gave his already substantial career new life. It’s got that iconic guitar riff, a danceable feel, and it’s so good.. but did he actually write […]
D’Angelo’s Chicken Grease is amazing. The song feels so good, and so effortless, but if you take a look under the hood, there are a lot of influences happening, from Classic Soul to Funk, from the 60s, 70s, AND 80s, and from hip hop to… Classical Music. No, I’m not […]
“Rock With You” is not only – a perfect song, an incredible blend of styles that perfectly ushered in the 80s, the mark of a new direction for Michael Jackson, but it continues to be relevant to modern music today. IT IS PERFECT. Let’s talk about the Past, Present, and […]
Let’s talk about why the song “The Light” was so significant for Common, J Dilla, and hip hop in general, recreate the beat myself, and mash it up with another Soulquarians song that sounds suspiciously similar. To download the mashup at the end of this video for FREE – go […]
It feels like Spotify has absolutely everything, and that’s ALMOST true. But today I’m going to talk about 9 significant albums that AREN’T available on Spotify, and why. Sometimes it’s because of a dispute between the artist and the label, but some of these reasons get pretty crazy, like being […]
Are you real? Am I real? Is any of this real? This week I’m going to prove to you we’re living in a simulation using very simple evidence: the band “Fleetwood Mac” ________________________ OTHER VIDEOS TO WATCH ► The INSANE Story of Earth, Wind & Fire’s Cover of Got To […]
