There's a certain "funk" band, made up of USC students, that likes to jack beats. And not just beats, it turns out; they like biting entire rhymes from hip hop songs. The unknowledgable kids go wild for that shit, but if you're going to beat-jack in front of music snobs, don't make it from something as classic as this. The originators of jazz-rap (check out the Dave Chappelle movie for their direct descendants) were one of the last hip hop groups to do all their production in-house, and, thusly, the beats perfectly back the rapping. Q-Tip and Phife Dawg are incredibly "on point" on this track, especially (all the time, Tribe). So if you're going to be unoriginal, pick a less well known song, more obscure producers, or a less identifiable MC. This was just too easy to pick out. [Of course, this beat isn't entirely original on Tribe's part, either, but stay tuned for more on that in the next couple days.]
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