Song Title: Been Around the World
Artist: Puff Daddy ft Notorious B.I.G. & Mase
Album: No Way Out
Record Company: Bad Boy
Date of Publication: July 1st, 1997
Catalog #: 78612-79126
In this song, Puff Daddy takes the music from the 80s classic "Let's Dance" by David Bowie and adds a hip hop beat to it. The melody of both songs are almost identical; however, the rap song adds a hip-hop drumbeat and slows the tempo. By using Bowie's music, Puff Daddy is mixing the popular dance music of the 80s with the hip-hop music of the early 90s. Both songs are easy to dance too and sound very similar, yet clearly come from distinct genres. By sampling a song that is not familiar to Puff Daddy's black, urban fanbase, he is suggesting that hip-hop can cross through ethnicities, musical genres, and time.
Listen to "Been Around the World": http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x14ycc_puff-daddy-mase-been-around-the-wor_music
Listen to "Let's Dance": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vT1L6gVjrKQ
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