Digging Liver Splash

Digging Liver Splash

This tune, made by New Orleans legends The Meters, which came out in 1970 from their album "Struttin" is a classic cut that is loved by all hip hop producers. Check out the whole Meters catalog when you get a chance.  DCD will definitely post more of their cuts in the future!!

Women's Month Digging - Digging To Get Money

Women's Month Digging - Digging To Get Money 

 I won't even say anything... Just listen to this tune from 1980.  Shout out to Erykah, Kim, and everyone else.

Sylvia Striplin - Can't Turn Me Away

Women's Month Digging - Digging While We Do It

Women's Month Digging - Digging While We Do It  

In celebration of Women's Month, this under the radar cut was made by Carol Douglas who didn't have that many hits, but laid out some funky R&B back in the 70s and 80s. This particular song was used by Nas on his Street Disciple CD. I like how they used it, but I really like the original. Here is Carol Douglas saying "We Do It"...

Carol Douglas - We Do It

Women's Month Digging - Thinking While You Dig

Women's Month Digging - Thinking While You Dig 

Ever wondered where the phrase "use what you got, to get what you want" came from? This 1972 cut produced by the one and only James Brown features the Female Preacher herself Lyn Collins and she breaks it on down. JB wanted her to be called Soul Sister #1 and who could deny her after this cut. Here is Soul Sister #1 telling women to Think!

Lyn Collins - Think!

Women's Month Digging - Digging up Flowers

Women's Month Digging - Digging up Flowers 

 For some reason, I love the Emotions. I can't get their grooves out of my head sometimes. We brought you in the Blind Alley  a while back, but this time, we have what we call a "background groove"... one of those jams you just play in the background while you're cleaning up on a Sunday afternoon.

Emotions - Flowers

Women's Month Digging - Digging For My Thang

Women's Month Digging - Digging For My Thang

From the James Brown camp, Marva Whitney blew up the spot with this funky cut.  She took a hot track and screamed her way to tell everyone that it's her thing, which is a remake of the popular "It's Your Thang" song that was sang by The Isleys, EU/Salt & Pepper,  and a few others.  You might hear the intro to an NWA song about cussing the police or Public Enemy Bringing The Noise in there but hey that's what DCD brings you... that Thang!!  Enjoy!

Digging for an Impression

Digging for an Impression

I ran across this Impressions song recently... I would consider this a true digital crate dig because I really don't think anyone has sampled it (yet), but I'm sure this smooth groove will get lots of attention.  It reminds me of the same style of "Be Thankful For What You Got" or better known as "Diamond in the back, sunroof top... diggin the scene with the gangsta lean wooo wooooooo" (sorry, but you gotta finish the whole thang!).

Check it!

Just Begun to Dig

Just Begun to Dig

This song usually ends up on all of my mix tapes for some reason... No matter the type of music on the rest of the tape, this will end up sneaking in.

Studio Version (shout out to the B-Boys and Hip Hoppers who still feel this song)



Live Version

Eastbay Digging

Eastbay Digging

Tower of  Power is probably one of the most underrated groups of all time.  Fresh out of Oakland's Eastbay Funk Movement, these cats had the funky horn game on lock.   Tight horns and vocals by "oh oh oh oh oh" himself Lenny Williams, this is one of their under the radar songs.  Since youtube has some sort of beef with T.O.P. songs, the best I could do was find a live version.  Enjoy this dig...




DCD  BONUS! Here is one of their popular jams (with Lenny singing)

Digging In The Alley

Digging In The Alley

There's not much to say about this Emotions track from 1972.  I have to admit that finding this track is not really digging, but one of the funkiest songs ever built.  Before they left to sing with Earth, Wind, and Fire and later taking their group to new heights, they were on Volt (Stax) dropping the funk.  Here is "Blind Alley" for your ears and soul.

Digging This Masquerade

Digging This Masquerade

Stax Records legend, David Porter dropped this jewel back in 1971. He probably didn't even know back then how many millions of dollars that 4 little seconds of this song would generate.  Then again,with the royalty checks coming in, Mr. Porter is glad that this masquerade was never over.

Digging Without Giving Up

Digging Without Giving Up

From the "Black Moses" double album, Memphis' own Isaac Hayes laid out this groove that still makes you feel good. 

R.I.P. Bro Isaac Hayes aka Black Moses

Gruntin while Diggin...

Gruntin while Diggin...


From the James Brown Camp, The JB's brought nothing but the funk in this jam.  I'm just gonna have to come out and say it... This is one of the funkiest jams ever made... in the history of music. If you don't jam to this one, something must be wrong!

JB's - The Grunt

Digging For That Clip

What do LL Cool J, Eric B and Rakim, Geto Boys, and Milli Vanilli have in common?  Answer: Chuck Brown!  The Legendary Chuck Brown (RIP), the Go-Go pioneer and DC icon had a group called the Soul Searchers who dropped this jewel in 1974 (do you know how long ago that was??).  This song could come out TODAY and still be a hit.  I wanna know, who is Ashley, and what made them want to make a song about her roachclip???

Digging for the Smoothness...

Lots of people don't know who Tom Brock is, but this is a smooth cat who used to play with Barry White back in the day.   He has some nice cuts on his album, so check it out.  This one is going to make you smile, since I know you probably heard it before (Shout out to Jus Blaze!).

Digging for the Buttermilk

Digging for the Buttermilk

 Before tunes like "Celebration" and "Ladies Night" came out, Kool and the Gang was one of the baddest groups around. Before they switched to R&B, they were a funk/jazz fusion group called the Jazziacs.  Here is a dope cut from their classic 1st album (get it if you ain't got it!).  I don't know where they got the title from, but knowing how bad buttermilk tastes, chocolate buttermilk HAS to be funky and describes this song oh so well!

Digging in the Jungle

Welcome to Digital Crate Diggers!

DCD will school you to the hits that we never knew existed, but we've always heard.  Let's start diggin!

The first post HAS to have probably the most sampled songs and THE most sampled break beat ever...  I would bet that if there was a $1 for each time this sample was played, every rap and R&B artist should have made James Brown and the legendary drummer Clyde Stubblefield rich.  Feel this jam in its entirety!

James Brown - Funky Drummer




In true DCD fashion, here's a video about the one and only Funky Drummer, Clyde Stubblefield