I remember buying the twelve-inch version of this record, which had a cover that looked like a $100 bill and playing it over and over again. It was around this time that records like this and ‘Beat Dis’ by ‘Bomb The Bass’ were released and used a number of samples and clips in their mixes to add drama and colour and change the dynamics of the song. Some of the more memorable samples include the words ‘This is a journey into sound..’, ‘Goodnight Kids’ from ‘The Perils of Penelope Pitstop’ and use of ‘Im Nin’alu’ by Ofra Haza which oddly enough I heard the other day on the train as a rather mature looking female hippy had it as a mobile phone ringtone.
Personally I love the use of samples of dialogue in music however even in versions of ‘Paid In Full’ that do not have any samples I still think that this is a great song even in its most raw form. I love the beat, I love the lyrics, I love the idea of reforming one’s life through music whatever type of music that it and I just love this song totally. I still have it on the ipod and listen to it regularly.
Now listen to the song….
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