Citing Aretha Franklin as one of the most influential artists on his career, Slovenian DJ and music producer Gramatik has sampled the soul icon countless times over the past 15 years with two of his most prominent beats, “In This Whole World” and “I’m Free,” sampled from Franklin’s legendary discography.
“She was a force of nature, a voice of a generation and an inspiration to us all. We will miss you dearly, my Queen.”
Today, Gramatik is paying homage to the recently deceased Franklin with the “Let Me Know The Way” tribute single.
“Back when I was in 8th grade, I discovered sampling and found out it’s the basis of hip-hop production and culture. I was captivated by this art form and [Aretha] was one of the first artists I sampled in that same week. Over the last 15+ years, I’ve sampled her countless times and learned the craft through sampling her amazing discography. Two of the most prominent beats of mine with samples of her are ‘In This Whole World’ and ‘I’m Free,’ and even to this day, coincidentally, I made three beats last month for SB5 with samples from her songs, this is one of them. She was a force of nature, a voice of a generation and an inspiration to us all. We will miss you dearly, my Queen.”
“Let Me Know The Way” is additionally a preview of whats to come on Gramatik’s upcoming Street Bangerz Vol. 5 release that compiles a number of brand new unreleased Gramatik cuts.
While awaiting the release of Street Bangerz Vol. 5, fans can revisit his other 2018 release, “Future Crypto” with Branx – a tribute to Gramatik’s venture into cryptocurrencies and establishment of his GRMTK token. You can also catch him live at his annual return to the famed Red Rocks Amphitheater in Morrison, Colorado on September 1st.
Check out Gramatik’s Aretha Franklin tribute below.
Be sure to check out the official site Gramatik.net.
