Year : 1968
Label : Twinight Records
Genre : Soul
Style : Funk/Soul
Big Soul record by guitarist/singer Syl Johnson, hitmaker and producer from Chicago, released under Twinight Records including his 1967 hit, "Come On Sock It to Me". This soulful album features among influences of various contemporary R&B artists. The song "Different Strokes" is a popular raw material for samples in Hip-Hop community, such as Public Enemy on "Miuzi Weighs A Ton" (1986), Wu-Tang Clan on "Shame On A Nigga" (1993) or more recently by rappers Kanye West and Jay Z on "The Joy" (2010).
