On Sat, 2 Aug 1997, Pedro F. Cevallos Jr. wrote:
> On Fri, 25 Jul 1997 13:41:53 -0800 Kevin <kevinf@DNAI.COM> writes:
>
> >Thievery Corporation - sounds from the Thievery hi-fi
> >total time: 66.59
> >
> >track summary:
> >
> >* second track: carried by an AIR sample (can't remember the name of
> >the track),
>
>
> Maybe Air sampled it too, but the original is "Breathe" by Pink Floyd off
> "Dark Side of the Moon".
>
>
>
> >nice beats, some scratching, some vocal samples (rastafarian &
> >metaphysical stuff followed by hip hop 'got too many white boys...').
> >if you like AIR and you like vocal samples (and aren't offended by the
> >white boy thing), this track's for you.
>
>
> My brother and I were talking about that "got too many white boys"
> sample. Our first reaction was that it was racist. I know that both of
> the Corporation boys are hispanic, but then my brother remembered that
> joints are also refered to as "white boys". It kind of makes sense
> contextually with all that rastafari ambience. I don't know...just a
> thought. Maybe they were being racist. Anybody else have a different
> explanation?
>
>
> Peace,
>
>
> Pedro Cevallos
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