Survival of the Fittest is the debut album by jazz/funk quintet the Headhunters, released in 1975 on Arista Records. It features the track "God Make Me Funky", from which its drum break has been sampled numerous times by prominent rappers.[1] The album was re-issued on compact disc by BMG France in 2001, which was digitally remastered from the original master tapes in 24-bit by Jean-Pierre Chalbos.

Survival of the Fittest
Studio album by
Released1975
Recorded1975
StudioWally Heider Studios
(San Francisco, California)
Genre
LabelArista
Producer
The Headhunters chronology
Survival of the Fittest
(1975)
Straight from the Gate
(1977)

Track listing

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All songs by Bennie Maupin, Bill Summers, Paul Jackson, Mike Clark and Blackbird McKnight.

Side One
No.TitleLength
1."God Make Me Funky" (featuring the Pointer Sisters)9:35
2."Mugic"3:31
3."Here and Now"7:07
Side Two
No.TitleLength
4."Daffy's Dance"6:05
5."Rima"8:14
6."If You've Got It, You'll Get It"6:26

Personnel

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Sampling

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Recordings which have sampled "God Make Me Funky" and other tracks off the album include:[2][3]

"God Make Me Funky"
"If You've Got It, You'll Get It"
"Mugic"

References

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  1. ^ "25 Influential Hip Hop Samples". BET.
  2. ^ "Survival of the Fittest by The Headhunters: Album Samples, Covers and Remixes". WhoSampled.
  3. ^ "God Make Me Funky by The Headhunters feat. Pointer Sisters on WhoSampled". WhoSampled.
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