IMPEACH THE PRESIDENT was then re-sampled on the 1987 diss track response by Boogie Down Productions “The Bridge is Over”, a killer classic w KRS-One and Scott LaRock. Their track went on to be sampled by many others.
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IMPEACH THE PRESIDENT spread from there. A year later 1988 we have the incredible double album by duo DJ Jazzy Jeff (Townes) and the Fresh Prince (Will Smith). The first hip hop double album goes platinum. This track wasn’t released as a single, but it’s still slapping 37 years later.
IMPEACH THE PRESIDENT was also an early West Coast hip hop thing. Here is Dr. Dre produced “Gangsta Gangsta” by N.W.A., first single in 1989 off their debut “Straight Outta Compton.” Recorded in 1988, same year Dr. Dre also placed the sample on Eazy-E’s massive Eazy-Duz-It.
Another 1989 track that sampled IMPEACH THE PRESIDENT is Big Daddy Kane’s “Smooth Operator.” Among the best golden age MCs, his hyper-sexual persona was often imitated, but his technique was peerless. This song reached no. 1 on U.S. Rap charts. Here is the breakdown:
On to the 1990s in this thread about who sampled the iconic drumbeat from The Honey Dripper’s “Impeach the President.” Let’s start with LL Cool J, “Six Minutes of Pleasure.” An under-appreciated single from the “Mama Said Knock You Out” LP produced by Marly Marl. The sample is there from the start.
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