“Same Song” is a 1991 single from Oakland, CA alternative hip hop group Digital Underground. The song comes from Digital Underground’s second certified Gold record This is an EP Release and was also featured on the decent soundtrack for the terrible film Nothing But Trouble starring Dan Aykroyd, Chevy Chase, Demi Moore, and John Candy – which explains why the actors repeatedly appear in the video.
Besides being a classic of West Coast hip hop, “Same Song” is highly innovative in its approach. Never before had a hip hop single been so successful at integrating the use of live instrumentation (like the organ solo at the end) with elements from sampled music. A technique future hip hop groups like The Roots and Outkast would also embrace.
This is also a landmark for soon-to-be rap legend Tupac Shakur, who made his debut on “Same Song,” and who you’ll see portrayed as an African king in the video.
posted by: Harold Johns III
Tags: art, hip hop, music, music archive, video
