All Samples Cleared!
A defiant, sample-heavy celebration of hip-hop resilience. Dusty boom-bap loops meet Biz's signature off-kilter humor and unpolished, infectious vocal charisma.
June 22, 1993 · Cold Chillin'
A defiant, sample-heavy celebration of hip-hop resilience. Dusty boom-bap loops meet Biz's signature off-kilter humor and unpolished, infectious vocal charisma.
June 22, 1993 · Cold Chillin'
All Samples Cleared! is the sound of a man turning a legal defeat into a victory lap. Following the landmark sampling lawsuit that threatened his career, Biz Markie returned not with bitterness, but with a reinforced sense of play. The album feels like a humid 1993 afternoon in New York City: gritty, loud, and undeniably alive. It carries the weight of the boom-bap era with its heavy kicks and dusty loops, yet it is lightened by Biz's refusal to take himself too seriously.
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