SOUL
1969
110 BPM
Am
Walk on By
Isaac Hayes' orchestral soul arrangement of the Dionne Warwick hit provided a lush, cinematic break for hip-hop
Isaac Hayes
"Walk on By"
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Original Track
Isaac Hayes - "Walk on By" (1969)
The original track containing the legendary 6.0-second drum break
Break occurs at 0:00 - 0:06
The History
Isaac Hayes' orchestral soul arrangement of the Dionne Warwick hit provided a lush, cinematic break for hip-hop.
Part of Isaac Hayes' Hot Buttered Soul album that revolutionized soul music with extended, orchestral arrangements.
Isaac Hayes extended the original 3-minute Dionne Warwick hit into a 12-minute orchestral soul epic
The arrangement featured full orchestra, creating the template for cinematic hip-hop production
Became one of the most sophisticated source materials in hip-hop's sampling vocabulary
Established Isaac Hayes as the master of orchestral soul and cinematic arrangements
The track's lush orchestration influenced hip-hop's approach to musical sophistication and emotional depth
Who Sampled It
Gang Starr
"Mass Appeal"
Hard to Earn
1994
A Tribe Called Quest
"Electric Relaxation"
Midnight Marauders
1993
De La Soul
"Stakes Is High"
Stakes Is High
1996
Common
"I Used to Love H.E.R."
Resurrection
1994
Pete Rock & CL Smooth
"The Creator"
Mecca and the Soul Brother
1992
💡 This breakbeat has been sampled 5 times in our database
Tags
soul
isaac-hayes
orchestral
cinematic