Comments on: Pete Rock Goes On Twitter Tirade Against Lupe Fiasco Over Single http://www.xxlmag.com/xxl-magazine/2012/05/pete-rock-goes-on-twitter-tirade-against-lupe-fiasco-over-single/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pete-rock-goes-on-twitter-tirade-against-lupe-fiasco-over-single Hip-Hop On A Higher Level Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:17:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: I GOT GLOCKS http://www.xxlmag.com/xxl-magazine/2012/05/pete-rock-goes-on-twitter-tirade-against-lupe-fiasco-over-single/#comment-2840222 I GOT GLOCKS Wed, 23 May 2012 02:58:29 +0000 http://www.xxlmag.com/?p=211469#comment-2840222 pete actin like a baby over that. i understand that pete is a legend but c’mon p, b happy that lupe laced it instead of someone like oh lets say riff raff or some shit.

]]> By: Fred Greene http://www.xxlmag.com/xxl-magazine/2012/05/pete-rock-goes-on-twitter-tirade-against-lupe-fiasco-over-single/#comment-2839733 Fred Greene Tue, 22 May 2012 20:23:56 +0000 http://www.xxlmag.com/?p=211469#comment-2839733 It should first be acknowledged that there are countless examples of producers sampling the same song and using them in their own work. However, these producers usually sample unique portions of the song and DO NOT (under respect of the other artists) try to mimic the same style as created by others.

The producers of Lupe’s single should have followed the same procedure, sampling and mixing the original piece (which is “Today” by saxophonist Tom Scott) in a DISTINCT and COMPLETELY UNIQUE manner.

Their attempt to mimic Pete Rock’s 1992 tribute is an awful one. T.R.O.Y.’s status as a significant milestone in the progression of hip-hop should justify the argument that Lupe’s producers were wrong to sample (and ultimately copy) the song, but apparently they were to ignorant to give it respect.

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