The sample sounds similar to the kind of records Doom likes to sample, I agree, but that doesn't mean Kanye was biting Doom. I think the aesthetic similarities are the result of the way Kanye joints these days are being replayed, mixed, mastered - by a guy who messes with orchestras, film scores, and acoustic shit. Some of Kanye's shit on
Be, "Real People" in particular, also fits in with the Special Herb aesthetic (I could also see Doom over the advance version of "Family Business").
I think it's an interesting coincidence, and I have no doubt Kanye's heard Doom records, but I doubt Doom's style really rubbed off on Kanye that much, other than maybe Kanye saying, "Hey, these samples are pretty good, next time I'll go digging I'll check out those artists/labels and see if there's anything good that hasn't been used yet."
Edit: You misunderstood me. I'm not saying Kanye bit DOOM cause they used the same sample, I should be banned from Hip-Hop if I had. The beat has DOOM written all over it AND it uses the exact same drums. Like I said above, with DOOM's 'recent' exposure it seemed too coincidental.
Duly noted.
I agree though, the drums are straight jacked and if you would've played the Kanye song without vocals for me, i would've sworn it was a Doom beat.
