Christmas Digging - Marvin

Bringing in the Holiday Spirit, DCD wouldn't feel complete without presenting a Christmas song or two. This one is by one of the best ever, Marvin Gaye, who always took a different approach in his songs. Out of all angles, he made this Christmas song about being a prisoner of war in Vietnam, and how he misses seeing snowflakes and Santa Claus. Who does that?? A GENIUS, that's who! This is a bonifide classic and should be played on the radio more often...

Marvin Gaye - I Want To Come Home For Christmas

Christmas Digging - James

DCD brings in the Christmas cheer and the Holiday funk with this James Brown tune. I won't listen to anything else this season.

James Brown - Soulful Christmas

Digging for Africa

Brought to you by the homie J Shepherd, this dig comes from the classic Soundtrack "Shaft In Africa". See if you can spot the samples in there.

Johnny Pate - Shaft in Africa

Digging For Some Understanding

When you define SOUL, you can't go any further than this performance. Louisville, KY's own New Birth came out the frame with this jam from the short-lived PBS Show "SOUL!" that aired back in the early 70s.

New Birth - I Can Understand It (Live from SOUL!)

Digging for a Dancing Legend

For those Soul Train fans like those in the DCD crew, you have to know this guy. Jimmy "Scoo B Doo" Foster was a regular on the first few years of Soul Train, and one of the original members of the "Soul Train Gang". He is one of the inventors of the Pop Lock, and all of hip hop dancing probably originated from this dude. If you run across some old episodes, Scoo B Doo is definitely not hard to find! It's amazing that he still has the moves after 40+ years. We present you 2 videos... Scoo B Doo then (early 70s) and now (about 2012).

Tribute to Jimmy Scoo B Doo Foster

Then - Back in the 60s and 70s


Now - This dude has to be close to 70yrs old!

Digging By The Fence

I love those funk "big bands" where everybody plays an instrument (everything from guitar, piano, organ, flute, bottles, gong). Check out Mandrill with their New York Jazz/Latin/Funk/Soul... They remind of the Neville Brothers a little.

Mandrill - Fencewalk

Digging for More Sylver

This is one of those digs that I find and never really want to share with anyone else because I like it so much (I'm selfish, so what!). The Sylvers nailed this song with some stone cold funk, and I'm still trying to figure out why they never released this jam. Tell me if you agree!

The Sylvers - We Can Make It If We Try

Digging for Boo Season

If you want some sultry soul, check out this 1974 track by the late, great Minnie Riperton. What more can you ask for? Guaranteed babymaker! By the way, the one and only Deniece Williams is singing background.

Minnie Riperton - Everytime He Comes Around

Digging What You Lifted

This is from disco king himself, George McCray, from the "Rock You Baby" fame. The first few bars of this song has been used by so many, I'm sure you've heard it before. I know he's talking about getting "Lifted" from his love, but he could be talking about something else too... Well Keith Murray thought so!

George McCray - I Get Lifted

Digging These Horns

For all my Tribe fans, you'll smile when you hear this tune.

Billy Brooks - 40 Days and 40 Nights

Digging Curtis

What more can you say about Curtis Mayfield? This is one of the funkiest guitar rifts ever created.

Curtis Mayfield - Right on For The Darkness

Digging for Sylver

Check out this funky funky funky joint by the "Michael" of the Sylvers, young Foster Sylvers. I had to do a special dig and find the Soul Train version with Foster Sylvers and his 2 sisters, Patricia and Angela as his background singers/dancers.

Foster Sylvers - Misdemeanor (Live)

Digging for Greens

This is a funky jazz track from the one and only Grant Green. Lots of Tribe Called Quest stuff comes from him, so give him a deep listen one day. This song is a nice dig, and was used by a couple of people like Public Enemy.

Grant Green - Ain't It Funky Now

Funky White Month - Digs The Limit

In this week's Funky White Month entry, we bring you Bobby Caldwell. Most people have heard "What You Won't Do For Love" and some have heard Common sample "Open Your Eyes" for one of his hits, but in true DCD fashion we dug up a hidden gem that people might not know about. See if you can name the late 90s hit that used this one.

Bobby Caldwell - My Flame

Funky White Month - Digging The Mardi Gras

Now Peter Piper Picked Peppers... Run DMC made this sample famous with their classic Peter Piper, and it all came from the jazz great Bob James. What more can I say about this track, but just take a listen. Also, if you check below the video, you will see the scores of sample credits that hip hoppers have used over the years.

Bob James - Take Me To The Mardi Gras



Beastie Boyss Hold it Now, Hit It
Biz Markies Cool V's Tribute to Scratching
Black Rock & Rons You Can't Do Me None
Caron Wheelers Livin' in the Light
Chemical Brotherss Dig Your Own Hole
Dan the Automators Music to be Murdered By
DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Princes Hip Hop Dancer's Theme
Ed O.G.s Feel Like a Nut
Eric B and Rakims Don't Sweat the Technique
Eric B and Rakims Eric B Made My Day
Eric B and Rakims The Punisher
Ghostface Killah ft Method Man, Raekwon & Superbs Flowers
Gina Thompsons The Things That You Do
Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Fives Freelance
Gravediggazs Pass the Shovel
Heavy Ds Nuttin' But Love
Ice Cubes I Wanna Kill Sam
Kool G Rap & DJ Polos Deathwish
Kwames Itz Oh Kay
Kwames Ownlee Eue
LL Cool Js Rock the Bells
Mantronixs Get Stupid
Mantronixs King of the Beats
Miles Daviss Work It
Naughty by Natures Let the Ho's Go
Nightmares on Waxs Coming Down
Pete Rock & CL Smooths Lots of Lovin'
Pete Rock & CL Smooths The Sun Won't Come Out
PM Dawns Set Adrift on Memory Bliss
Poison Clans Action
Prince Johnny Cs Comin' to Get Ya
Public Enemys 1 Million Bottlebags
Run-DMCs Peter Piper
Slick Ricks The Moment I Feared
Succuss N Effects Real Deal
Terminator Xs Ain't Got Nuttin'
TKAs Maria
UBCs Harlem $2.50 Pyramid
World Class Wreckin' Crus Cabbage Patch
X-Ecutionerss Mad Flava

Funky White Month - Lowdown Digging

This Funky White Month dig comes from a brother by the name of Boz Scaggs. I can't consider this a dig because he sold like 5 million copies of this album and won a Grammy for this song... but since he's white and he's funky, I had to give him his props.

Boz Scaggs - Dirty Lowdown

Funky White Month - Digging The Jingling

For this installment of Funky White Month, we bring you Detroit's own Dennis Coffey. If you dig enough you'll find this guitarist on the back of many classic albums back in the day. Most notably he was one of the house musicians with Motown and the Funk Brothers, and I also think he worked the Black Belt Jones soundtrack. This particular dig has been used by many in the game, probably best when Marley Marl remixed one of LL's biggest hits. Check it!

Dennis Coffey - Scorpio

Proving This Dig To You

This etheral song is a sure mellow jam. These are songs that you automatically enjoy as soon as it starts, then you get a pleasant surprise somewhere between bites. Check it out!!

Main Ingredient - Let Me Prove My Love To You

Digging Your Booty

What can you say about Sly? The genius himself has been sampled thousands of times, and this funky jam has some familiar riffs that''ll make you smile once you take a listen. Shadrach, Meshach, Abednego!

Sly and the Family Stone - Loose Booty

Mack Digging

This was a jam from the classic movie "The Mack".  It was not on Willie Hutch's life-changing soundtrack, and was a song that that I couldn't seem to find anywhere. After some digital digging, we finally found Sisters Love out of Oakland and their early Eastbay funk sound that was used as a backdrop for the Playas Ball.

Sisters Love - Now Is The Time



Scene From "The Mack"

Digging for Some Sugar

This was dug from a great early 1970s show called SOUL!  I guess this was in the era of Jackson 5 copies, but these little fellas can actually perform!  These guys were out of Baltimore, and seemed to have a nice groove going here.  This is a great tune, plenty of soul, and has beautiful lyrics.  When was the last time you called your loved one your "Sugar Brown"?

Jimmy Briscoe and the Little Beavers - Sugar Brown

Digging This Lady

Ran across this gem while watching a Soul Train rerun from about 1975.  It definitely has some funk in it! I'm surprised that lots of producers haven't used this melody for a song yet. Oh yeah, this was also the first time I've ever seen the Soul Train Scramble Board not get solved!!

Check out Bloodstone's Jam "My Little Lady"

Digging in the 615

I recently ran across this dig and I think it's probably the most sampled harmonica riff ever. Nashville, Stand Up!!
Check it out!