{"product_id":"ego-tripping-funky-potion","title":"Ego Tripping \/ Funky Potion","description":"\u003cp\u003eMelvin Bliss' iconic \u003ci\u003eSynthetic Substitution\u003c\/i\u003e (1973) has been sampled hundreds of times. Gracing records from Naughty by Nature's \u003ci\u003eO.P.P\u003c\/i\u003e to Public Enemy's \u003ci\u003eDon't Believe the Hype\u003c\/i\u003e, it's one of the foundations of hip-hop. However, there's a school of thought that says the sample could have been retired forever after Ced Gee used it for \u003ci\u003eEgo Tripping\u003c\/i\u003e. It was the first song to use those wonderful Bernard Purdie drums, and arguably the best.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTheir first release on Next Plateau Records, this instant 1986 classic slams from the first bar, that hard-as-hell beat underpinned by stabs and the breathy 'ultra-magnetic-magnetic' chant beneath. Meanwhile, Ced and future legend Kool Keith go to town with pseudo-science and a thinly veiled diss of Run DMC – 'Say what, Peter Piper, to hell with childish rhymes'. It's a song shot through with promise they'd more than fulfil on their debut album, 1988's landmark \u003ci\u003eCritical Beatdown\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe flip, \u003ci\u003eFunky Potion\u003c\/i\u003e, doesn't coalesce with quite the same genius but is still more than a curio, with the MC's doubling down on their futuristic nonsense approach to lyricism. Rufus Thomas' \u003ci\u003eDo the\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eFunky Penguin\u003c\/i\u003e is the base for yet more stabs, discordant scratches and a kitchen-sink approach that shows just innovative the group were prepared to be.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNever before released before on 7\", this undeniable hip-hop classic comes complete with bespoke hype stickers incorporating one of the great rap logos of all time.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mr Bongo","offers":[{"title":"Black | 7\"","offer_id":50473143009611,"sku":"1096875","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/09338f35-d5d3-4d0e-ba3f-f31d1c4410d2_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727427028","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/products\/ego-tripping-funky-potion","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}