Golden Age Thursday Samples: Vanilla Fudge’s “Bang Bang” (1967) Becomes Intertwined With Hip-hop Through The Alchemist (2004) & Cypress Hill (2010)

When most people think of samples in Hip-hop, they think of classic soul and funk records. Such is the case for the thought-provoking prog-rockers Vanilla Fudge. “Bang Bang,” a five-minute piece of head-spinning psychedelia that swells with dramatic guitars and weeps with nimble vocals, has become the centerpiece of some memorable Hip-hop tunes. In particular, those eerie, almost piercing keys that appear in the middle of “Bang Bang.” Below, you can hear how producers like The Alchemist and Cool & Dre turned Vanilla Fudge into a golden nugget of Hip-hop. Original Sample: Vanilla Fudge – “Bang Bang”Produced by Shadow MortonThe Alchemist – “Bangers” Feat.