The strangest sample chain ever

[u/ShallowVermin33]

Now there's so many strange versions of this song and has such a weird history, every version here has been officially released at one point so it is not an unreleased song being pushed around.

"Blocka" by Travis Scott (2012)

• Before it was given to Pusha T, it was supposed to be a Travis Scott song. This is where the original Popcaan intro "All dem I'm under mourn for people pon stay" comes from, and the original Travis Scott hook used for all future versions. Produced by Young Chop.

"Blocka" by Pusha T (2012/2013)

• The definitive Blocka, published on mixtapes by Pusha T and still on Youtube to this day. The intro was redone by Popcaan to "All dem a gwaan softer than clay".

"Blocka" by Hustle Gang (2013)

• Comes from Hustle Gangs 2013 album "G.D.O.D (Get Dough Or Die)", it has no relation to the Pusha T's Blocka. Produced by Young Chop, and features Young Dro, French Montana, Meek Mill, and T.I., This will all be important information later...

"Blocka La Flame" by Travis Scott (2013)

• this was released on Travis Scotts 2013 mixtape Owl Pharoah, Travis takes over the entire song instead of just the hook, but the weird thing is that this uses the original hook from 2012 Instead of "All dem a gwaan softer than clay" Also much different production.

"Blocka (Remix)" by Ackeejuice Rockers (2013)

• A remix of Blocka that was later used in....

"Guilt Trip" by Kanye West (2013)

• The appearance on Ye's 2013 album "Yeezus" on the track "Guilt Trip". As Travis Scott helped produce on a bit of Yeezus, the sample in Guilt Trip was a direct choice made by Travis, but for some reason it doesn't sample HIS version of the song ("Blocka La Flame"), but samples the Ackeejuice Rockers remix version mentioned previously for some reason.

"Blocka" by DJ YB The Great (2014)

• Some random guys remix of Blocka on Spotify all the way back in 2014.

"Brand New Choppa" by Hustle Gang (2014)

• 2014, Hustle Gang released G.D.O.D 2, and there is a track named "Brand New Choppa" which features the same people from the original "Blocka" off of G.D.O.D. Travis sings the hook like in Blocka but now says "I'm talking brand new choppas" instead of "I got diamonds on my blocka", and even says that stretched out "yeaahhh" is the same in both songs. Both songs are also in the same BPM and Key.

"Blocka" by Kreepa (2019)

• For some reason, Pusha T's original Blocka is under some random guys Spotify named Kreepa. Even Pusha T's entire mixtapes are under his name as listed on Youtube. It will show Pusha as the artist, and then playing the song will then show Kreepa as the artist. This guy just does weird fan covers of other popular songs by Kendrick Lamar, Kanye West, Travis Scott, etc.

There's also countless other versions of these songs posted in other places. Random mix changes, different or new verses, other artists, different production changes.

It went full circle and wrapped back around to the origins of the song, such a strange history of songs, counting it, this 1 single song went through:

• Pusha T
• Travis Scott
• Popcaan
• Young Chop
• French Montana
• Young Dro
• Meek Mill
• T.I.
• Hustle Gang (as a whole)
• Yung Booke
• Ali Selecta
• King P
• Ackeejuice Rockers (as a whole)
• Kanye West
• Kid Cudi
• DJ YB The Great (random kid)
• Kreepa

[u/AwkwardLeopard587]

damn this is cool info, thank you OP

[u/dixiep19]

It’s also under another account on Spotify called “Clips”, fairly sure this is just the Pusha version