the mohawks-funky broadway(from the album "champ" 1969)
The Mohawks were a band formed from session musicians and fronted by the undisputed king of Library music composers, Alan Hawkshaw. Possibly The Mohawks were never actually a 'touring' band, but rather it was just a clever idea of some guy at KPM music in the 60's who decided to release an LP of incredibly groovy and funky library music tracks and package it under the name \"The Champ\".
The title track (\"The Champ\") has been widely sampled and emulated in hip hop music, appearing, amongst other tracks, in:
Onyx - Slam
Maestro Fresh Wes - Let Your Backbone Slide (Symphony in Effect)
Redman - Da Funk (Whut? Thee Album)
Eric B. & Rakim - Eric B. Is President (Paid in Full)
KRS-One - Step Into A World (I Got Next)
EPMD - The Big Payback (Unfinished Business)
Cut Chemist & DJ Shadow - Mohawks Champ (Brainfreeze)
Erick Sermon - Stay Real (No Pressure)
Guy - Groove Me
Breakestra - Champ (The Live Mix, Part 2)
Main Source - Large Professor (Breaking Atoms)
Keith Murray - Get Lifted (The Most Beautifullest Thing in This World)
King Tee - At Your Own Risk
Ini Kamoze - Here Comes The Hotstepper
Ice Cube - Friday
De La Soul - Keepin' The Faith
Edan - Funky Rhyming
Looptroop Rockers - Four Elements
