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RE: Release the Beat -- Way Back Beats
The beats underneath a lot of the late eighties hiphop was James Brown recordings, not least the funky drummer break.
There is a rather straight continuity in the beats underneath the music for this reason.
It is a good idea to post about a song actually. You can sketch up some of the context, the influences and trivia concerning the song without having to make a scientific essay. When it comes from people who knows things, such short posts are a really nice read.
I read that about Funky Drummer. I'll never forget the first time I heard James Brown, I visited relatives who were living on the island of Bermuda, and one afternoon I took a moped and went to the movies in Hamilton. There was a rock & roll concert movie playing, and that was the first time I actually saw James Brown perform.
I was one of the few whites in the theater that afternoon, and the crowd went absolutely crazy. They were screaming just like the audience on the clip! I'm not sure if this was the clip used in the film, but if not, it was very much like this.
I've been a fan every since ;-)