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Just discovered this band. Troupeau bleu is brilliant, not a dodgy track on it. Rates among the best jazz funk I've heard. I listen to it and I'm in beautiful France again.

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So amazing to discover this hidden gem of a band from my home country, not to mention the source of the samples behind three of my favorite rap artists! Love love love. Thank you.

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Why would you even mention Khalifa or Ross in the same article as Cortex or Doom? Even Khalifa's producer shouldn't get much credit for ripping DOOM/Madlib's selections let alone make the insipid statement that "One Beer' is somehow inferior. Are you high?

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You in your feelings. Sledgren put this beat to rest in comparison to Madlib. And nobody debating who’s a better lyricist between the two artists. Goes without saying. But sonically Visions wins over One beer

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bro is just wrong

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Just remember ALL CAPS when you spell the man name

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Madlib sampled Huit Octobre first on the Jaylib album. Great Dilla verse on that one. Tyler the Creator also sampled it a year before Wiz did on Odd Toddlers from Bastard.

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Huit Octobre 1971*

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Nice work.

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