This week, we're wrapping up the third edition of The Art of Sampling and talking about Slum Village's album Fantastic, Vol. 2 with music exec and writer, Dan Charnas. We discuss J Dilla's sampling techniques, the great lengths the label went through to keep this project under wraps, and the influence of Dilla on future beatmaking.

More on Dan Charnas

• Dan chatting about his book The Big Payback
• Check out his other books here!
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More on Fantastic, Vol 2

• Fantastic, Vol 2 Turns 20 (Albumism)
• Discover Samples On Slum Village's Fantastic Vol. 2 (Power 106)
• Once Upon A Time: Fantastic Vol. 2 at 20 (Rock and Roll Globe)

Song Tracklisting (all songs from Fantastic Vol. 2 unless otherwise indicated):

• Intro
• Hustle
• Prince: Lady Cab Driver
• Little Beaver: A Tribute to Wes
• Conant Gardens
• The Singers Unlimited: Clair
• The Sugarhill Gang: Rapper's Delight
• The Singers Unlimited: Clair
• Players
• Untitled/Fantastic
• Hold Tight
• Climax
• Forth and Back (Demo Version)
• Get Dis Money
• Herbie Hancock: Come Running to Me
• Jealousy
• Brand New Heavies: Sometimes (Remix)
• Once Upon A Time
• I Don't Know
• Untitled/Fantastic
• I Don't Know
• Baden Powell: E Isso Ai
• Fall In Love
• Gap Mangione: Diana In The Autumn Wind
• Fall In Love
• CB4
• Fall in Love
• Slum Village: Keep It On
• Hiatus Kaiyote: Fingerprints

Here is the Spotify playlist of as many songs as we can find on there.
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