WSG Alternate intro

Dump Gawd: Hommy Edition

mach hommy-Conchshell (ft. THA GOD FAHIM)

Mach-Hommy - Conch Fritters (feat. Sleep Sinatra)

Westside Gunn - MAC DON’T STOP (Alternative Intro & Outro)

The old  bar

Kuwaiti Samri is Gulf folk music with a gentle 2/4 sway and a soft frame-drum pulse. In many gatherings you hear interlocking handclaps and chant-like refrains that rise and settle with a warm communal feel. This piece offers a modern instrumental take that features violin as a surrogate for the genre’s lead vocals. The usual call and response is set aside so the core sway remains, carried by a singing melodic line while a quiet frame drum keeps time. The result is intimate and cyclical, with phrases that lean into the beat, float above it, and return to the theme for a calm, hypnotic flow. It gives first-time listeners a clear window into Samri’s rhythmic heart without the crowd energy that typically surrounds it.

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This arrangement adopts the violin as the principal melodic voice throughout, drawing on the Kuwaiti ṣawt tradition to stand in for Samri’s vocal line. Violin is not standard in classic Samri settings. Its use here is an intentional compositional choice that preserves the style’s gentle sway and measured cadence while presenting the melody instrumentally for clarity and learning.

Folklore Interlude - Samri Style Instrumental

Ahmad Jamal - Death and Resurrection / Mach-Hommy - Fresh Off The Boat (Can be heard on Ep. 2 Ahmad Jamal)

Sample sourcing is one of my biggest joys in life. It has expanded my musical taste, knowledge & library. It’s magical puzzling together the original sample used in a song & hearing the inspiration behind it. A soulful sample over hard-hitting drums paired with a top-tier verse moves me in a way nothing else can. I’ve discovered so many amazing songs & artists by searching for samples like this one here. I love when the original song is just as amazing as the sampled one, if not better. Some critics try to knock sampling & say it’s not a skillful art form, but I strongly disagree. Not even sure where Hip-Hop would be without sampling. It takes lots of effort, skill, time & a good ear to find the right song, cut it, flip it, loop it & turn it into something new.

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Westside Gunn - MAC DON’T STOP (Alternative Intro & Outro)

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