Steemit Record Pool | Song of the Day: Melvin Bliss

In 1973, R&B singer Melvin Bliss, songwriter-producer Herb Ronney, and drummer Bernard "Pretty" Purdie released the 7" vinyl single of "Reward" as the A-side and "Synthetic Substitution" as the B-Side. Many producers and artists since have sampled this song making it one of the most sampled songs to date.

Melvin Bliss Synthetic Substitution

There are over 650 cases of songs that sampled "Synthetic Substitution", so rather than listing each song, I will present a short list of some notable songs that may be familiar to you.

But before I get into that, here is a list of some of those artist: Slick Rick, Onyx, N.W.A, Naughty by Nature, Big Daddy Kane, Pete Rock & CL Smooth, Redman, Wu-Tang Clan, Kanye West, 50 Cent, Ultramagnetic MC's, Gang Starr, Public Enemy, Souls of Mischief, Mobb Depp, Audio Two, De La Soul, Immortal Technique, 2Pac, The Pharcyde, Schoolly D, Skyzoo, Hieroglyphics, Cypress Hill, Black Milk, Common, Biz Markie, Scarface, Geto Boys, Run-DMC, ... you get the idea.