Make the Road by Walking is the debut album by Brooklyn-based group Menahan Street Band. It was released on October 14, 2008 through Dunham Records, a then-new subsidiary of Daptone Records. The album is named after a Brooklyn non-profit organization which is located around the corner from Menahan Street (on Grove Street), and promotes social and economic justice through advocacy and legal work.
Hip-hop samples The title song, "Make the Road by Walking", was sampled by Jay-Z on the track "Roc Boys (And the Winner Is)..." on his album American Gangster, which was named by Rolling Stone to be the No. 1 single of 2007.
The song "The Traitor" interpolates the melody from Lupe Fiasco’s “Hip-Hop Saved My Life” and has been sampled on songs including "Solo Dolo" by Kid Cudi and "Talking in Codes" by 50 Cent.
"Tired of Fighting" has been sampled on songs including "Faith" by Kendrick Lamar, "Flying Iron" by Curren$y and "Not Long" by Ludacris.
Track listing
Personnel
The Menahan Street Band Thomas Brenneck – guitar, bass, drums, piano, organ, vibraphone Leon Michels – tenor saxophone, flute, piano, organ, congas Dave Guy – trumpet Homer Steinweiss – drums Nick Movshon – bass, drums Michael Deller – piano, organ
Additional musicians Toby Pazner – vibraphone Bosco Mann – bass Daniel Foder – bass Aaron Johnson – trombone Fernando Velez – congas Cochemea Gastelum – flute
Technical personnel Thomas Brenneck – producer, mixing Gabriel Roth – mixing Homer Steinweiss – album design, cover photo Danny Miller – album design David Serre – album design Parsley Steinweiss – inside photo Steve Berson – mastering
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