Top Songs
- The Ultimate Lessons · 2002
- The Ultimate Lessons · 2002
- Home Cooking Deluxe · 2023
- Funk N' Beats, Vol. 8 (Curated by X-Ray Ted) · 2021
- Funk N' Beats, Vol. 8 (Curated by X-Ray Ted) [DJ Mix] · 2021
- The Extended Play E.P. Illegal Art Remix Tape · 2012
- It's a New Day Redux - EP · 2006
- It's a New Day Redux - EP · 2006
- Ain't No Thing - Single · 2004
- Verbal Remixes & Collaborations · 2003
- The Ultimate Lessons · 2002
- The Ultimate Lessons · 2002
- Bombay 2: Electric Vindaloo · 2001
Singles & EPs
Compilations
About Steinski
One of the most influential pieces of early sampladelic hip-hop, “Lesson 1 - the Payoff Mix,” was the brainchild of former ad man/hip-hop aficionado Steve Stein (Steinski) and audio engineer Doug DiFranco (Double Dee). The track is a dizzying collage of early hip-hop, funk, and disco, along with a smattering of sound bites from older pop and soul, film dialogue, and 1950s-style instructional records. On the strength of song’s success, Tommy Boy released a series of three “Lessons” as a single, creating a vociferous backlash from the targeted sample-holders. The record was pulled from shelves but the Steinski legend grew amongst a generation of hip-hop producers, plunderphonic composers, and mash-up artists. In 2008, copyright baiters Illegal Art released a comprehensive collection of Steinski material titled WHAT DOES IT ALL MEAN? 1983-2006 RETROSPECTIVE.
- HOMETOWN
- United States of America
- BORN
- 19 August 1951
- GENRE
- Hip-Hop/Rap