Moment of Truth

Not just a song but an inspiration. I first heard this song in grammar school, but I don't think I clearly understood the message until maybe my sophomore year in high school. It was probably towards the end of my sophomore year and the beginning of my Junior. This song inspired me to stop doing some of the things that I was doing at the time that were not exactly good for my health or my mind. This song inspired me to focus and every time I hear it I become blistered with goosebumps dwelling into the realism of it. The group is Gang Starr. The song is "Moment Of Truth". The group Gang Starr consists of a rapper and a DJ, the rapper being "Guru" and the DJ being "DJ Premier". If you dislike hip hop at all, I guarantee you that if you listen to this song, you will dislike it a little bit less.

The sample used in this song is from a song entitled "Lets fall in love all over again" by Billy Paul. You may think sampling might be easy to do, but it's all about having the right set of ears and knowing what songs to sample and what parts of the song to sample, not to mention knowing how the sample should be delivered. The vibe for this song opens my eyes, wakes me up, inspires me. Every time I hear it I want to make a beat as well. Not a similar beat but one with the same vibe.
I can relate so much to this song that sometimes when I listen to it, I feel that I'm the one who wrote it, just because it connects to me and a lot of situations and states of mind that I have been in. The second verse in this song, which begins with: "Sometimes you gotta dig deep...", is where I mainly feel the connection. I love this song and I feel its one of the greatest hip hop songs ever written. No doubt about it.