What's The Story?
Girl Talk is the stage name of Gregg Gillis, who (I love this) famously gave up on his degree/work in biomedical engineering to work fulltime on his music mashups. His latest album, All Day, contains hundreds of samples from just about every genre you can imagine. Oh No is the first track on that album, although the whole thing really plays like a mixtape.
Who's To Blame?
A Nova Scotian who looks a little like Girl Talk, and conversely, looks very unlikely to listen to (let alone enjoy) Girl Talk.
Why ♥ It?
Perfect example of the genre blurring you'll catch here: Oh No gets its name from a verse in Ludacris' Move Bitch, and is paired with Black Sabbath's War Pigs for the intro to the track. Hearing Luda rap over that ever-famous power-chord part from when War Pigs' tempo picks up is sheer novelty, but doesn't lose its lustre like some novelty tends to.
From there, through a convoluted sample segue, Dorrough's Ice Cream Paint Job is on display alongside The Brothers' Johnson's Strawberry Letter 23, which is a sick beat that really brings the rap to life. I didn't know either track prior to this mashup, but they're both solid library additions.
Finally, nearing the end, The Ramones' Blitzkrieg Bop is used both musically and lyrically: they have the vocals over Slick Rick's La Di Da Di, and then swap to the upbeat guitar paired with Missy Elliott's Get Your Freak On.
The above is by no means an exhaustive list of samples used, but they're the main and memorable ones in the track, and All Day continues with more of the same for an hour or so. If you like mashups, novelty, and hearing either familiar tunes in a new light, or new tunes in a compressed format, Girl Talk is perfect. It's great party music too; even the heaviest ADD will be satisfied.
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