NCIS : Less OT than you'd think…Musician David Axelrod R.I.P.

What, you may ask, does musician/musical producer David Axelrod, who passed away yesterday, have anything to do with NCIS or its stars?

More specifically, what in the world does Axelrod, Dr. Dre, and Hip-Hop music have to do with NCIS or its stars?

Axelrod, for those who might not be aware, was a musician and musical producer since the 1960s. While he himself may have not been a household name, his music had influenced many other artists from the 1990s through today mostly Hip-Hop artists. Much of that influence manifested itself as other artists sampling his works (both music he produced, and music he composed) into works of hip-hop music

And that's where NCIS comes in or at least that's where David McCallum comes in. In 1967, David McCallum put out a music album (all instrumental) titled "A Bit More of Me" which was produced by Axelrod.

Over the years, many hop-hop artists have sampled much of Axelrod's earlier work (work he composed or work he produced/arranged), as was the case for a piece of music from David McCallum's album a piece named "The Edge". McCallum and Axelrod's "The Edge" was sampled by Dr. Dre in the year 2000 as part of Dre's song "The Next Episode", which became one of the more landmark pieces of music in hip-hop history.

Wikipedia has this to say in their entry for Dr. Dre's song "The Next Episode" (the unlikely link between Dre and McCallum):

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The song's main sample interpolates David McCallum's "The Edge", borrowing from a brief segment at the beginning of the song, repeated in the middle of the song and in the end sequence.

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Axelrod's Obituary (mentions McCallum):


Dr. Dre's "The Next Episode" (feat. Snoop Dogg and others):


So yeahDavid McCallum along with Axelrod played a part in the evolution of Hip-Hop.

Thanks for the Blu.

I think we could play the "Kevin Bacon" game but using David McCallum instead.

RIP Mr Axelrod.


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