Cortex was a Parisian jazz quartet that in 1975 recorded one of the most sampled albums in hip-hop history without anyone in hip-hop knowing their names for twenty years. Troupeau Bleu was released on Saravah — Pierre Barouh's label — and sold almost nothing. The track Huit Octobre 1971 was discovered by New York crate diggers in the 1990s and sampled by Jay-Z on Dead Presidents II. The sample's origin remained a mystery for years. When it was finally traced to a 1975 French jazz record by an obscure quartet, even serious collectors were stunned.
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