Make the Road by Walking

Make the Road by Walking
Studio album by Menahan Street Band
Released October 14, 2008
Genre Afro-beat, Funk, Jazz, Soul
Label Dunham Records
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
Culturedeluxe (8/10)[2]

Make the Road by Walking is the debut album by Brooklyn based group Menahan Street Band. It was released on October 14, 2008 through Dunham Records, a then-new subsidiary of Daptone Records. The album is named after a Brooklyn non-profit organization which is located around the corner from Menahan Street (on Grove Street), which promotes social and economic justice through advocacy and legal work.[3]

Hip-hop samples

The title song, "Make the Road by Walking", was sampled by Jay-Z on the track "Roc Boys (And the Winner Is)..." on his album American Gangster, which was named by Rolling Stone to be the No. 1 single of 2007.[4]

The song "The Traitor" has been sampled by rappers Kid Cudi on his debut album Man on the Moon: The End of Day, 50 Cent on his mixtape War Angel LP, and other, lesser-known rappers on various mixtapes.

"Tired of Fighting" was sampled on the tracks, "Faith" by California-based rapper, Kendrick Lamar and "Flying Iron" by New Orleans-based rapper Curren$y.

Track listing

No. Title Length
1. "Make the Road by Walking"   2:59
2. "Tired of Fighting"   3:31
3. "Home Again!"   3:22
4. "Montego Sunset"   3:18
5. "Karina"   3:25
6. "The Traitor"   2:42
7. "The Contender"   3:48
8. "Birds"   3:02
9. "Esma"   3:06
10. "Going the Distance"   6:36

References

  1. ↑ Allmusic review
  2. ↑ Culturedeluxe review
  3. ↑ "Make the Road by Walking organization directions".
  4. ↑ "The 100 Best Songs of 2007". Rolling Stone. Retrieved December 27, 2007.