Make the Road by Walking
| Make the Road by Walking | |
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| Studio album by Menahan Street Band | |
| Released | October 14, 2008 |
| Genre | Afrobeat, funk, jazz, soul |
| Label | Dunham Records |
| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Culturedeluxe | (8/10)[2] |
Make the Road by Walking is the debut album by Brooklyn based group Menahan Street Band. It was released on October 14, 2008 through Dunham Records, a then-new subsidiary of Daptone Records. The album is named after a Brooklyn non-profit organization which is located around the corner from Menahan Street (on Grove Street), which promotes social and economic justice through advocacy and legal work.[3]
Hip-hop samples
The title song, "Make the Road by Walking", was sampled by Jay-Z on the track "Roc Boys (And the Winner Is)..." on his album American Gangster, which was named by Rolling Stone to be the No. 1 single of 2007.[4]
The song "The Traitor" has been sampled by rappers Kid Cudi on his debut album Man on the Moon: The End of Day, 50 Cent on his mixtape War Angel LP, and other, lesser-known rappers on various mixtapes.
"Tired of Fighting" was sampled on the tracks, "Faith" by California-based rapper, Kendrick Lamar and "Flying Iron" by New Orleans-based rapper Curren$y.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Make the Road by Walking" | 2:59 |
| 2. | "Tired of Fighting" | 3:31 |
| 3. | "Home Again!" | 3:22 |
| 4. | "Montego Sunset" | 3:18 |
| 5. | "Karina" | 3:25 |
| 6. | "The Traitor" | 2:42 |
| 7. | "The Contender" | 3:48 |
| 8. | "Birds" | 3:02 |
| 9. | "Esma" | 3:06 |
| 10. | "Going the Distance" | 6:36 |
References
- ↑ Allmusic review
- ↑ Culturedeluxe review
- ↑ "Make the Road by Walking organization directions".
- ↑ "The 100 Best Songs of 2007". Rolling Stone. Retrieved December 27, 2007.