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James Brown
Funky Drummer, Part 1
James Brown wrote “Funky Drummer, Part 1” and put out the earliest release of it on file, in 1970. Yasiin Bey’s “Mathematics” (1999) samples it, per MusicBrainz.
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Put this one on and you'll hear the floor that Bey and DJ Premier stood on for "Mathematics." Same groove, no rhymes on top, just James Brown and the band doing the heavy lifting.
Liner notes
Credited writer: James Brown.
Earliest release on file: this one, 1970.
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Yasiin Bey’s “Mathematics” (1999) samples it, per MusicBrainz.
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Yasiin Bey's "Mathematics" samples an earlier record, "Funky Drummer, Part 1." Which artist first recorded it?James Brown
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