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Make the Road by Walking 
Studio album by Menahan Street Band Released October 14, 2008 Genre Afro-beat, Funk, Jazz, Soul Label Dunham Records Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic 
[1]Culturedeluxe (8/10)[2] 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 new subsidiary of Daptone Records. The album "Make the Road by Walking" is named after a membership-based organization which is located around the corner from Menahan Street (on Grove Street) which promotes social and economic justice for community, through organizing, lawyering and numerous forms of advocacy. [3]
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Hip-Hop Samples
Tired of Fighting
"Tired of Fighting" was sampled on the track "Flying Iron" by New Orleans-based rapper, Curren$y.
Make the Road by Walking
The 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.[4]
The Traitor
The song "The Traitor" is sampled by rappers Kid Cudi on his debut album "Man on the Moon: The End of Day", 50 Cent on his mixtape "War Angel LP" and other lesser known rappers on various mixtapes.
Track listing
No. Title Length 1. "Make the Road by Walking" 2:59 2. "Tired of Fighting" 3:31 3. "Home Again!" 3:22 4. "Montego Sunset" 3:18 5. "Karina" 3:25 6. "The Traitor" 2:42 7. "The Contender" 3:48 8. "Birds" 3:02 9. "Esma" 3:06 10. "Going the Distance" 6:36 References
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Culturedeluxe review
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|title=specified when using {{Cite web}}". Make the Road by Walking organization directions. http://www.maketheroad.org/participate_directions.php. - ^ "The 100 Best Songs of 2007". Rolling Stone. http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/17601363/the_100_best_songs_of_2007/1. Retrieved December 27, 2007.
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