We present some stories and views on select covers of Sting's 1987 tune, Englishman In New York.

Episode 30 of the Sample Axis Podcast. On this episode, we discuss first the genre-bending sampling

done by Queen Bee (Lil Kim) on the rap jam "Single Black Female" which takes a part of Sade Adu’s Sweetest Taboo with help from Mario Winans giving the song a new and completely different vibe. As far as samples go this is one of the books. The second part of the episode has background stories on another rap song this time from Jadakiss and Fabolous enlisting Teyana Taylor to create the song “Talk About It” inspired by the Grammy nominated 1994 song “Can We Talk” by Tevin Campbell. Enjoy and share. Send a mail to [email protected].

The first half of this episode is some major talk on Bob Marley and Raggae music heritage. Peruzzi's God Forbid samples Stir It Up by the Raggae legend. The other part of the episode is on Afrobeats act Yonda sampling a melody from Yinka Ayefele's Mi O Mọ Jorin Lọ from the album Aspiration. Listen and share. Follow @SampleAxisPod.

Some big talk on Nigerian advertising through the use of popular or unique music pieces. The Guinness Ad of the early 2019s using the song Black Skinhead by Kanye West is discussed here. Ovaltine is a Nigerian beverage brand that created a kiddies song from the popular Walking On Sunshine on by Katrina and The Waves. Listen, share and please leave a feedback on [email protected]

Some big talk on Nigerian advertising through the use of popular or unique music pieces. The Guinness Ad of the early 2010s using the song Black Skinhead by Kanye West is discussed here. Ovaltine is a Nigerian beverage brand that created a kiddies song from the popular Walking On Sunshine by Katrina and The Waves. Listen, share and please leave a feedback on [email protected].

Talk on a number of songs that sampled the beat of the song Liberian Girl, produced by Quincy Jones and Michael Jackson.

We go over the last 12 episodes. Listen and enjoy.

This episode starts with an Erik Satie classical, Gnossiennes 1 sampled by on G Eazy x Carnage x Thirtyrack's Guala. The other part of the episode is the return of Mack Morrison's 1996 smash hit in Provide. Listen and share this. Follow @SampleAxisPod, @NwaenieN and @gboyega_adeoya.

On this episode, we discuss the celestial connection between Lijadu Sisters and rising songstress Ayra Starr. Also, Seyi Sodimu pays tribute to Ebenezer Obey on Pele Pele Remix. Listen and share. Follow @SampleAxisPod, @NwaenieN and @gboyega_adeoya on Twitter. Mail [email protected].

This episode opens up on Odunsi The Engine - his musical prowess and vast musical quality. He samples P Square's Ifunaya on Falling. The other pair tackles another great record with Usher's Caught Up remade in the 2018 record by DMW titled Mind. With a rich history and talk on how influences can not be underestimated, this episode is one of many. Please listen and share. Follow @SampleAxisPod. Mail [email protected]