Kanye Couldn't Clear the Sample, so he did THIS
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- Опубліковано 25 тра 2023
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Let's break down the story behind the Kanye song, "All Falls Down", the original sample used, how it had to be re-recorded, talk to one of the musicians involved, and in the process we’ll see just how incredible this song really is.
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SOURCES
Syleena Johnson Interview: • Syleena Johnson - Sudd...
Kayne Performing at the Def Poetry Jam - • Kanye West Self Cons...
The Full Demo Version of "All Falls Down" - • All Falls Down - Kanye...
The NY Times Article Mentioned: www.nytimes.com/2013/06/16/ar...
thesource.com/2018/04/27/hip-...
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IMPORTANT NOTE - Other people were involved in the creation of this song, from engineering, to mixing, and mastering, and someone I failed to mention, and absolutely should have, is Eric E-Bass Johnson who also has guitar credit on this song. My sincerest apologies for not including the complete credits in this video.
There have been questions raised in the comments over who did what, and who didn't. I'm not able to determine those specifics, but the facts are that both Ken and E-Bass have official credits on this song (Ken as "Acoustic Guitar" and E-Bass as "Guitar")
When working on this video, I attempted to reach to everyone else listed in the credits (Including Syleena Johnson and Mix Engineer Manny Marroquin) and either didn't hear back, or in E-Bass' case, there was no contact info available online (short of an old myspace and abandoned Twitter). We're nearly 20 years removed from the release of this album, and it would be impossible for ME to determine if there's anything different going on than what the official credits say, since it's just one person's word against another, with both of them listed in the credits.
What I do know is that I should have mentioned E-Bass' contribution to this song and I didn't, and for that, I'm sorry.
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TOPICS COVERED
Kanye West
Ye
All Falls Down
College dropout
Syleena Johnson
Lauryn Hill
Ken Lewis
Breakdown
Beat Breakdown
#kanyewest
#musichistory
#hiphop
Ken Lewis will re-create his “All Falls Down” guitar parts LIVE on his next free Mixing Night livestream, Weds June 7th, 8-10pm EST
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Early in the livestream, Ken will re-play / record / re-create his original parts and will match them perfectly to the original, using the same nylon string guitar and microphone he used on the original recording. Ken will drop gems on being a session musician and sample re-creator. It’s also Mix Bus Night, with a ton of Mix Bus DAW examples throughout the night. Join Ken live June 7 or catch the re-stream on his channel!
That “Lexus” bar has been a joke in black circles years before Kanye sold it to you
U betray all producers with this i hate samplesnitching
But i subscribed
@@americansforhire5378you mean like every rap bar ever?
Bruv why’d you put a whole Spotify playlist instead of a link straight to theDeadPrez song in the video?
This channel is a free masterclass
🙏 Having fun - too much good music!
*G.O.O.D. Music
@@diggingthegreats thank you so much for the work you do. It really makes my day and it makes me want to go harder on my music 🙏🏼
Very interesting
in all senses of the term
I like how nonchalantly Sylenna just does these runs that sound INCREDIBLE.
Phenomenal talent
It gave me chills fam. She just threw them out like nothing!
Same here. Clear as a bell 🔔
Ver talented indeed to do that on the fly.
Yet no one buys her music.
Lol for real
The amount of production in these videos is like you have a media group behind you, it’s impressive
A lot of successful channels have a video editor, thumbnail designer, and sometimes a script writer
@@lights369still a very small team prolly
@@lights369 yeah but he came out the gates with this level of quality is what he meant. If you got recommended back when he had a few videos you would’ve been so surprised to see this quality from a guy with a few thousand subs
Oh ok that’s a GOOD idea. Let’s go! 🙌🏽 YES
money is one hell of a drug
IMPORTANT NOTE - Other people were involved in the creation of this song, from engineering, to mixing, and mastering, and someone I failed to mention, and absolutely should have, is Eric E-Bass Johnson who also has guitar credit on this song. My sincerest apologies for not including the complete credits in this video.
There have been questions raised in the comments over who did what, and who didn't. I'm not able to determine those specifics, but the facts are that both Ken and E-Bass have official credits on this song (Ken as "Acoustic Guitar" and E-Bass as "Guitar")
When working on this video, I attempted to reach to everyone else listed in the credits (Including Syleena Johnson and Mix Engineer Manny Marroquin) and either didn't hear back, or in E-Bass' case, there was no contact info available online (short of an old myspace and abandoned Twitter). We're nearly 20 years removed from the release of this album, and it would be impossible for ME to determine if there's anything different going on than what the official credits say, since it's just one person's word against another, with both of them listed in the credits.
What I do know is that I should have mentioned E-Bass' contribution to this song and I didn't, and for that, I'm sorry.
Thank you for acknowledging EBASS🙏🏾
Those people are the real geniuses that most of us never see. Geniuses write their own songs. Thank you for your video and your channel.
dawg.. Syleena’s Vocals are underrated the way she just sung the chorus of the muscle not preparation told me all i needed.. pure talent #givingflowers 🌹
And to think, "The College Dropout" willl be 20 years old next year.
🔥Absolute classic🔥
Really? Wow crazy 😮😮
Dang
The College Dropout is old enough to be a college dropout
@@Phredd2k1 😂
DUDE! I always thought this is was a straight sample, not a recreation. Now I love the song even more.
No matter what Kanye says or does, his music will be timeless and speak for itself. Amazing video man 👌
He will always be remembered as a legend from his past efforts but not so much now 😮😮 for obvious reasons which is a shame how he has ended up
@@HUYI1 not sure what that has to do with the quality of the music…
As someone who’s never really liked Kanye even before all of this, one thing I can never dispute is that the man’s a musical genius 🐐
@@BigPurp9 it’s quite hard to dispute tbh, I would really like to think that he’s doing better now (seems like he is), and will make a comeback and really do right and correct his mistakes, but the music won’t be affected by any of this
@@HUYI1 well he says the Truth doesnt he?
She really is an incredible singer and vocalist. This is probably one of your best breakdowns. The layers of it from the opening to dead prez as I watch presently. Big up’s bro edit I see what the last lyric verse you did…and broke it down…yeah man big ups to you for this. It’s very challenging for me to talk about all the levels to hip hop and how it exposed me to the industry and why it moves so quickly (a spiritual and social phenomena) in the way that 88-97/98 is considered old school now and 2010 hip hop is old…to folks listening to 2023 hip hop so many levels and then listening to a song moby used and seeing how musicians and music can be exploited (mind you I just watched a very short documentary on Peter tosh and the discussion related to the Barrett brothers) it’s a lot. And it’s been discussed and rediscussed. I’ve been around musicians all my life, of various ethnicities. I can say you’re the first “white” musician in a long time I’d love to build and discuss music life society with for your capacity to just get it as expressed in that last lyric you expressed love for. Blessings to you bro.
It’s weird that’s 2010 stuff is old. What is the 2000’s stuff? Retro? I grew up on that time and I look back at it fondly because it’s like a natural progression of the late 90’s, whereas the 2010’s felt like a jump forward and backwards in many ways
My only wish is that most people would geek out and appreciate all the work that goes into music just the same. Incredible stuff
Sometimes I really forget to appreciate Kanye. That whole album has some of the best sampling stories I’ve ever heard. Thanks for the channel bro, always quality
pleaseee We NEED a video about madlibs Quasimoto production‼️ the master of multi sample layering
Yes, this would be brilliant!
This!!!!
That would be dope
An easily dismissed thing I've noticed yet appreciate in your videos is at the end where you throw it to another vid that's related, and you point to the link. You don't freeze frame but do this absolutely awesome Nardwaur "doo doo da loo doo" thing where you stand there (almost) motionless for several seconds, staring at us until we eventually tap (or realizewe done watched already.)
Love your knowlede, your insight, your metaphors! Love your videos, dude! Thanks!
That was so smooth how that all came together and the metaphors made it much more easier to understand ❤❤ nice one 👍👍
Man I love this dude and his love of music. Every video is a learning experience, a college course so to speak. Thanks for the effort you put into every video/class Professor. ... J
Man the way Selena just casually sings the parts. She is such a great singer......
That was one of the best music-related videos I've ever watched! Kudos, sir!
This whole album changed my life. I really appreciate the deep dive.
Fantastic analysis as always. Love how in depth you get, and the addition of interviewing someone who actually worked on the track is dope af.
I'd be interested to see you break down Guru's Jazzmatazz Vol. 1, given that you've covered the Roots before
You articulate brilliant creativity in a simple yet methodical way. Hope this video has subtitles for people that can’t hear, because your writing is marvellous. Well done dude 10/10
the origins of "All Falls Down" lies in a pre-college dropout demo called "Dream Come True", "All Falls Down" shares almost EVERY lyric with this down, the only difference is he completely switched the beat. maybe he meant "15 minutes to write All Falls Down" as "15 minutes of editing to make it fit the new beat"
Honestly, as someone who only tangelntially a fan of hip hop, this channel is great. Well researched, perfectly presented and the production is stellar too. Hats off! LOVED the Daft Punk Discovery video.
Man, hearing you talk about Dead Prez Mos Def, and Talib Kweli takes me back to the artists I loved and still love. I saw Kweli and Dead Prez open for Dilated Peoples. Something happened to the sound so Kweli just went freestyle/acapella until they got it working again. Such a great concert. Saw Mos Def back during that time as well. Also an amazing concert. Such a great time to be alive and loving hip hop music.
Yes yes!
Brandon, dude! Your channel is one of the best things I've stumbled upon on UA-cam like ever and I've been around here for over a decade. Congrats, keep it up, the content and the volume of the music.
Thanks so much for all your work! I love it!
These videos are so amazing, thank you so much for bringing your perspective and expertise and to breaking down the songs. This was pure gold!
Another great video. Clicked on this being certain I knew pretty much everything on Kanye, but I could listen to you explain things forever! I always feel like I learn more when I watch your videos. Thank you legend! 😄
Amazing video as always. Blown away by Syleenas voice
This was awesome ❤ I love learning stuff like this
a channel like yours was needed for so long, amazing work as always!
This is amazing! Quite well delivered and the educational factor is off the rip.. Thx for this
You know I’m a big fan of “band” music like rock, metal, etc. but I love the amazing process and human intersections that went into some of these classic hip hop heavy hitters
what an INSANE story! Dude your videos are uncovering gems that so many people need to know about!
Awesome video, and thanks for linking all the songs too
Great video as always!!!!!
Loves these videos, Brandon. Funny how he uses the Lauren Hill sample from Unplugged given that throughout that performance her voice kept breaking and cracking trying to hit high notes!
Todd in the Shadows has a great video about that performance, she was really going through it
Every time I learn something new about Lauryn Hill I’m less impressed with her. What a hot mess!
This was genius. Shi shud win some award or somethin - im serious - top level content. There's jus so much packed in here. In 16 min. Compelling stuff.
And jus filled with info - seems like dead prez affected u too - cuz the 16min blew by. Like some1 here wrote - you really get this hiphop shi - the power of what it is but also what it can be. And wow yes good art is abstract & distilled. And wow yes it's us who puts it all together from the bits & pieces - if the artist does their part well & compels us to. Explains also so well why we luv a movie, a painting, a song, a poem, etc - it makes deep sense to us & gets us engaged - we're in a sense a part of the crestion. And, y the best art doesnt "try" to be understood. It jus trust that some1 will get it as long as feeling & emotion are expressed thoughtfully - as long as the artist, the creator, shows us they "get it." Good stuff man. Thank you.
Your metaphor was amazing. Made me think about where you were going with it but then I got it. Brilliant!!
This was so good dude. Coming from a 90’s female rapper I know all about sample clearing. But the way you broke it down 🙌🏽👏🏽
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Are you the girl from "doin it" ll cool j
@@lilkey_tzexyd5115pretty sure your correct
After watching these breakdowns you give us .. I get a better understanding and respect for the music and every part of the creative side the artists go thru..💯 and eventually takes us thru.. once it all comes together 🎤🎵🔊 . #Respect.
The Takeaway : I was gonna watch this in double time, but when I turned it on during the beginning, I realized I had to give the video it's proper respect and listen not just intently, but wholeheartedly. I'm glad I did. Well done @diggingthegreats
Wow you hit me hard with the wine/jazz comparison. I was never a wine drinker or a jazz listener but it is a newly acquired taste. New favorite wine = The Prisoner. New favorite jazz album Billy Cobham’s Crosswinds (mainly because I was curious about the sample for ‘93 till infinity)
Thank you for your masterclass!
Yo! Your description of Poetry Slam is SPOT ON. It's not really my "Thing", but I definitely respect the Power of a good delivery. ✌
Amazing channel ! I personally can attest that mechanical licensing is the way. I did it to John Williams’ “the March” (superman theme). We were gonna bootleg it. I called the CMRRA Here in Canada.. it was a last chance shot in the dark .. and due to the fact I time stretched certain notes to change the scaling tempo to be time synced they said it counted as a reproduction!! I got to put my name on it “Vinyl Syndicate” and the song name “Man of Steal” (as in yoinked) . The % to Warner/Tamerlane was micro.
Love seeing the background stories on how hits come to fruition 👏🏽🙂
I love dead pretty definitely underrated glad to see how far their reach is in the music biz I think about them lines all the time
Upon hearing this song, I was already hip to the unplugged joint, so i was amazed at the level of creation.
Love your breakdowns
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Absolutely incredible video as usual. Its so tight to learn the history of some of the most iconic hip-hop tracks of all time.
The lyrics to this song honestly puts life into perspective..i quote the benz line all the time..truly a masterpiece
Subscribed after 5 min. All i can say is woah. The way you methodically disect the song is in a class of its own. Thank you
same here 😂
Same here 😂
I love your breakdowns bro
Great content as always! Ken Lewis is not talked about enough, He is the mastermind behind a lot of great music in general.
Not on this record. He wasn’t even there when the guitars were done, at Ye house. Ask me how I know
@@taneishal Right, me and my 114 gold records and my dozens of Kanye West credits am lying. I didn't know i needed more credits, or even more Kanye credits, i've already worked on so damn many of his hits. thanks for schooling me
@@KenLewisProducer nobody is asking about any of your "114 gold records" on this post. i for one, am only concerned about this one. So when you can speak openly and honestly about this particular one, then you and I can have a conversation. As a matter of fact, who you really need to speak to is Eric "EBASS" Johnson. I'm sure ya'll have something to discuss. Don't come for me. I'm not impressed by none of your accolades lol. Your response is one of someone who thinks that because he may be considered a "celebrity", everyone will be impressed by that. lol. Not me hun. I'm an unknown and I LOVE it that way. Just do the right thing. Karma is a B@#ch!!
Thank you for this amazing video. Great quality & content.
One question: What is the song that plays at 3:55 - 4:37 ?
💯great upload💪🏾
Great video i really liked it, from the great editing to the well told story
I feel like Lauryn Hill who uas been largely inactive musically since the 1990s should have said you don't need a sample, how about I sing on your record. Leave the collaboration to the artists and stop giving everything to the lawyers. However it seems the artists are just as fragile about their work as the record companies are. Lauryn could have introduced herself to a whole new generation of young music consumers go and she can rap amazing too. The possibility was endless for her if she was more open and had kept that collaboration vibe hip hop was founded on.
Dude what you're doing on this channel is incredible. If I could buy stocks I would.
Once more incredible work! ❤
Your content is so good! Superbly researched and captivatingly presented!
He got this channel on lock. So good here. Greatly appreciated
I remember they were playing the Lauryn Hill version on HOT97 b4 the album was released. Memories 🙃
To add to the metaphors, this channels name is like a hit of a bong. Youre just chilling watching a video and then it hits you: wow thats deep
Thanks for introducing me to Dead Prez. I just listened to the "Hip Hop" track because of you.... Shit was amazing all the way through.
M1 and Sticman of Dead Prez. My favorite.
Just found this chanel. Youre doing an amazing job! Would love to see a video about MF Doom
Ur channel is great youtube, i feel your love for the music, production value is top notch, and I really like your essaylike metaphors
What an amazing video!! You outdid yourself again, and getting an interview with Ken Lewis to top it all off 🔥
Stay tuned - more coming soon 🔥
fantastic job on the video my guy. AMAZING
DTG Cocktail - take one larger than life music journalist. Add a pint of charisma, a litre of knowledge and bucket of intelligence. Some decks, a kick ass bass and pads. Remove any ego and bullsh*t. Upload and enjoy massively.
I enjoy every one of these. Thank you again from one of your fans from the UK.
Whiskey Sour 🤯... brilliant teaching technique!
Fuck this is beautiful. “All falls down” is one of my favorites on the album. Great breakdown my friend.
GREAT video as always. You can see why Kanye likes working with Ken Lewis. That level of attention to detail and dedication is exactly how Kanye thinks and works too.
I saw the Kanye Def Poetry Jam broadcast… knew immediately he was going to blow up… it was incredible to watch his supernova… but IMO, that performance was his peak… everything after that has been the response of a delicate psyche to the forces of fame… I’d say 808’s and Heartbreaks was his peak, but he wouldn’t own the honesty in it
Looking forward to your coming feature on The Score.
One more request: Blazing Arrow - Blackalicious : Gift of Gab (RIP) NEEDS more flowers
to me yeezus was his peak
@@ineverswag his peak was college drop out to MBDTF lmao
@@BradyR95 tcd to pablo was def his peak
Her voice!!!! 🎤❤️🔥🏆💯🙌🏾
I feel like this is my favorite episode so far, and I've benched yo videos - I absolutely love College Dropout, but that's not why I think it's my favorite episode. It's the way you execute and explain, the interview, the editing.. Great work!
The guitars were actually done by Eric “EBASS” Johnson. Not Ken. So he didn’t “dig” deep enough
@@taneishal jesus H
liked and subscribe with out a doubt, great content
You stopped appearing in my feed but I LOVE EVERY VIDEO
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1 minute into this and i new this was gonna be a banger 🔥🔥🔥
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The guitars, both acoustic & electric on that record were actual played by E Bass who also has done a ton of guitar & bass work back then for Jay Z, Just Blaze, Clue etc… a complete musical savage!! I know both Ken & E Bass for years… both are extremely talented & credible to say the least. However , I believe there is a massive discrepancy. You should get E Bass on your show & have him tell it. I’d be happy to set that up! Love Ken and zero disrespect to him… he’s amazing and mixed My “10 Minutes” record on Joe Budden’s Def Jam debut album back in the day!! Kudos to both Ken and E Bass … But….. not sure the story you have is accurate! ✌️
And that’s FACTS
Please send me an email - bshaw at diggingthegreats dot com
Will do!! 🙌
Lofey produced "10 Minutes" for Joe Budden. Who are you? Incidentally dude, i still own the guitar i played on that record, I've played that guitar live on my ua-cam.com/users/MixingNight livestream. I've played it on other albums. Arm chair quarterbacks. funny how my story exactly matches Selena Johnsons story and I've never met her in my life. Somehow we coordinated timings of when we were each in the studio getting the call from Kanye. So, somehow I'm a writer, musician vocalist on "Last Call", musician & vocalist on "Never Let Me Down", vocalist on "Family Business", mixer on "Heavy Hitters" (All Falls Down B-Side) and i have dozens of other Kanye credits, both long before and long after the College Dropout, but i'm making this up for 19 years now. huh.
KEN⁉️ What Are You Doing⁉️
@diggingthegreats GRACIAS for create this channel, thank you.
Always informative. Respect 🫡
You have a really good way of explaining things, from Kanye to Pantera. There’s certain notes that make it palatable.
I’m not to big on Kanye but Mystery of Inquity is one of my favorite songs.
Combine that with excellent storytelling and a powerful message and you get a song that I absolutely love.
You realise most of his crazy outbursts are manic episodes right. It’s not really him it’s a psychotic episode.
@@MusicalMemeologythey didn’t even say anything about that weirdo.
SOME ONE-NEEDS TO READ THE “ALL FALLS DOWN” CREDITS “ERIC EBASS JOHNSON IS ON GUITAR🎸 “ ASK mE HOW I KNOW⁉️
Please send me an email - bshaw at diggingthegreats dot com
This was so fun to listen to! I love your breakdown of Ye's genius in cocktail form! He definitely a genius and so misunderstood. Kanye is a man who thinks ahead and knows what he wants. So many layers to the story. Thanks for letting us in..
Genius song, genius disection. Thank you, sensei!
Sorry Sir I'm late to this video. This was a really good video. More than plenty of nuggets. Loved it. Keep them coming.
Nicely done, SIR. Respect
Excellent video! Can you do a video on outkast?
I love the depth you go into with these subjects.
Gotta do it right for the music 🔥
Very informative bro, please can i know what text fonts you used to quote the lyrics?
liked and subscribed!!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Another great video!! This is quickly becoming one of my favorite channels
Man, you might be the one who gets me to see the merit of Kanye West. This was brilliant.
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I literally got a chill when syleena hit that all falls down vocal the way it was on the track.
good video as always
really happy this video was recommended to me. so dope
The Chipmunk Pop Up killed me!! haha...Another masterclass video!! Kanye is such an understood dude, but one thing is for certain, he's a musical genius.
Nice, love that apology. It's funny too cause in 'Stronger' by Kanye, he says "this that new gospel homie, take sips"