The Basement
Pete Rock & CL Smooth featuring Heavy D., Robo-O, Grap & Dida’s 1992 recording of “The Basement” is the earliest release on file. Pete Rock and Heavy D share the writing credit with Deda, Rob-O and C.L. Smooth. Beastie Boys’ “Remote Control” (1998) samples it, per MusicBrainz.
"Remote Control" is the Beasties lifting from a 1992 posse cut where Heavy D shows up among the voices and shares the writing credit. Play "The Basement" first and you can hear exactly what they went digging for.
Credited writers: Pete Rock, Deda, Heavy D, Rob-O and C.L. Smooth.
Earliest release on file: this one, 1992.
Beastie Boys’ “Remote Control” (1998) samples it, per MusicBrainz.
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