Legendary jazz musician George Duke passed away today at the age of 67. We’re sad to hear the news and this post is dedicated to his impact on hip-hop, dance music and beyond.
While Duke’s solo catalog is impressive in itself, he also produced and performed on many albums and has been sampled by dozens of hip-hop artists. Some in the hip-hop community have already reacted to Duke’s passing, including Questlove from The Roots:
George Duke master of his craft has left us folks. not how i wanted to start my tuesday morning….http://t.co/tIgZCsDi86 #Rip
— Questlove Gomez (@questlove) August 6, 2013
Below is one of Duke’s most well-known tracks, “Reach For It,” which was sampled for Spice-1’s “Welcome to the Ghetto” and Ice Cube’s “True to the Game.” For a comprehensive list of his samples, click here.
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