The Swarm

September 26, 2007

Daft Punk to Will.i.am: Not from my Momma

TDS Editors

Add this one to the list of reasons that we love Daft Punk:

When Black Eyed Peas mainman Will.i.am decided to remix “I Got it From My Momma,” the first single off his just-released solo album, with a big, chunky sample of Daft Punk’s “Around the World,” he must of figured the Frenchies would be honored and more than willing to take the royalty money and run. He was so certain, in fact, that he shot an entire video for the remix, replete with Tron-inspired graphics that look oddly similar to Daft Punk’s own awe-inspiring encore outfits from this summer’s Alive 2007 tour. Apparently though, Will.i.am moved faster than the lawyers, who were forced to deliver the message that Daft Punk doesn’t think their music sounds better with him.

Someone sent us the video this morning, and all we can say is: long live the robots.

Update: A Daily Swarm reader writes:

I would like to note for the music video that will.I.am produced, he is copying the style of the music videos that Daft Punk did for the Human After All music videos. The intro of Daft Punk’s videos have the scrolling square that zooms in before the actual music video shows.


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#1 raspberryjones says:

AWESOME!

#2 MrLRB says:

it's no wonder daft punk told him to do one...that is just rubbish!!

#3 Guaillaume Hugo says:

Thank god.. Wiliam is AWEFUL.. just fucking trash.. and how unoriginall. first it was Busta then Kayne..

#4 gete76 says:

kinda funny that a group that produces music in a genre that is largely based off of sampling doesn't like their song being sampled....just a thought though ...i go with whatever the robots tell me cause they are gods.... and i agree, how freaken unoriginal after Busta and Kanye . This track is more like a remix then a sample like the other two...and he's still beat by Wyclef Jean who also did that remix (or whatever you might call it) of Around the World.

#5 premini says:

Hate the songs, the samples are used in an obviuos and unoriginal way. In the search of originality and credibility in their sounds, the hip hop men (= Donald Trumps without the suit) discovered the frenchies. It's like a fashion isn´t it? Like that Usher sound that all the ppl used in 2006.

#6 jeff says:

AWFUL!

#7 YoMama says:

Pure Genius !

#8 kruz says:

garbage

#9 hahaha says:

A group who samples the shit out of tons of other peoples music is unhappy about someone sampling their crap?

MIND = BLOWN!

#10 sleazefactor says:

If Will had beat Kanye, it'd be fresh. Although it's a creative use of the sample, now he's just biting. Proves that dancefloor tempo hip-hop is back. Would that make it hip-house? Hmmmm....

#11 J Kent says:

yesssss, stick it to them... everyone wants a piece of the French invasion right now.

Viva La Banger.

#12 davidday says:

you know he sampled Booka Shade too? all the headz are going to techno. But, dude, stop rapping about single-mom strippers. Puts shake what your momma gave you in a new light. Terrible.

#13 Matt says:

that is god awful

#14 E-Dizzle says:

Who knew Daft Punk would change hip hop?

Who knew that will.i.am is a pile of c.r.a.p.? Everyone

#15 daft peabody says:

What was Daft Punk thinking? I love Daft Punk, AND BEP.

You got your chocolate in my peanut butter!
You got your peanut butter on my chocolate!

I dig the Tron look to it all.

#16 JP says:

Will.I.AM is garbage wanna try to be like kanye

#17 LOL_WUT says:

WTF
I HATE MYSELF AND WANT TO DIE

WHO WOULD UPLOAD THIS SHIT?

KILL ME PLEASE

#18 Vipzen says:

TRASH REMIX!

LONG LIVE FOR DAFT PUNK

#19 Awesome Alex says:

it is pretty obvious he used around the world...he bassically stole it for his own but not really.....stick to the fergalicious William

#20 Capt. Rock says:

cant wait til disney records and the disney channel ape Spank Rock and start manufacturing that feel good 2 live crew g-rated regurgitated crap ... i'm sure the day will eventually come. willIam is just another hack jumping on multiple bandwagons. daft punk has paid their dues, now these middle of the road rapheads are inching closer and closer to watering down what's been built as somewhat solid .

#21 You Know You're Right says:

Daft Punk spend the better part of their adult lives cultivating their art, and those major label douche bags want to co-opt it for themselves. I hope the sue the hell out of them and make them pay for their part in the downfall of society!!

#22 listenup says:

will sampled tooooo much from the song
it was kinda like daft punk feat will.i.am
maybe daft punk would have agreed if the sample was simpler and the context of the song was different
i liked it though

#23 savage says:

Capt. Rock - well fuckin put!

will.i.am is a douchebag, the track even halfway decent.. he's just using daft for the name.

#24 Beatsmith says:

Hey Davidday... for which song did he sample Booka Shade? I'd love to hear that

#25 tds editors says:

Will.i.am - "Get Your Money" samples M.A.N.D.Y. vs. Booka Shade, "Body Language"

http://www.thefader.com/blog/articles...

#26 spaceman says:

i actually quite like this, eventho is a huge ripoff

mp3 somewhere please?

#27 countxero says:

"I would like to note for the music video that will.I.am produced, he is copying the style of the music videos that Daft Punk did for the Human After All music videos. The intro of Daft Punk’s videos have the scrolling square that zooms in before the actual music video shows."

Pretty sure they got that from the old "Special Presentation" intro that they also use, which was used by one of the big 3 stations during the 70's when they used to show cartoons during primetime.

#28 Ken says:

Why does hip-hop look so old and tired lately?
William should be sued for unoriginality by all of us.

#29 fabio says:

wat a shit song

#30 flammingcunt says:

gete76:

Around the world was a timeless video, they have a REALLY good reason not to accept this crap.

#31 Josh Meyers says:

I genuinely think Kanye got it down, but so far I haven't heard anyone else who has.

This "Momma" song is really terrible.

#32 rip-off says:

this is awfull. the two songs don't even match each other.

#33 Alex AWESOME says:

gay

#34 HotDoggy says:

I like that whatever. I didn't like the original will.i.am's song tho; I like Daft Punk. :)

#35 pezfugo says:

i love daft punk
but well, this is a bad mix i think
very bad :P :( x(

#36 Dylan M says:

The video has been deleted, i want to see it so bad.....someone please post it up again

#37 Black Eyed Peas are WACK! says:

HAHAHA Go Daft Punk! Will.I.Am/ Fergie/ Black Eyed Peas are all wack beyond belief. Yet their tracks always chart and their albums go platinum. It just goes to show what the promotional power of a major record label will do for you and proves that some people will purchase anything!

#38 Johaz says:

think a lil' bit before callin' will.i.am trash

for your information, he's one of the most originals artists

#39 NikZ says:

Dudes, will.i.am's music is simply awesome... O.o you have to buy his album and then to judge O.o The Donque song is the best song ever...
And GOSH... That's all the HOLY CRAP. I loved both of the songs and will.i.am DIDNT SPOIL IT AT ALL... He is one of the most talented producers.. u just jealous him ;)

#40 SiNi90 says:

I love the peas! :D

#41 michel paris says:

im musician and songwriter producer ong long time im use always samples

the samples is really cool for create athmosphere im sure will like big daft punk
and the daft appreciate work will im sure because all musician like all musicians..

peace @++michel paris france

#42 - says:

WTF is daft punk...
well WILL IS BETTER then wtf they are any way!!!

he is a great producer, singer and person!

#43 Elizabeth says:

That's such an amazing remix! Love You Willy! xoxo

#44 mantax55 says:

"music doesnt sound better with you"

#45 guyfromcanada says:

daft punk is a amazing and will.i.am disgraced daft punks song this is FRICKEN bloody hell. GO DP GO

#46 julygez says:

daft punk! c'est de la Bombe! will aussi

#47 Skipper says:

Anybody else think we would not like Daft Punk as much if they were black? I'm starting to get this odd feeling that I like them so much in part because of their skin color.

#48 BIZZALLS says:

I heard it was specifically 'cause they didn't like 'My Humps'...but everybody knows My Humps are nice and juicy.

#49 Gingaa Snaaps says:

Well actually Daft Punk made "Stronger" WTIH Kanye, they are even credited for it. They also appear in the stronger music video,lol almost more than kanye does...

#50 aeropunk says:

how come suddenly rappers are getting into daft punk? it's the last thing i'd expect them to like, no offense to them i mean. but yeah will.i.am's video's wasnt good

#51 Coby Sey says:

Will.I.Am is overrated.

If he did this to 'honor' Daft Punk, then this is a pretty lazy way to do it.

He could be the nicest person in the world and all... but this 'remix' is wank.

#52 ... says:

"#50 aeropunk says:

how come suddenly rappers are getting into daft punk? it's the last thing i'd expect them to like, no offense to them i mean. but yeah will.i.am's video's wasnt good"

His video wasn't that great I agree but what's this about you least expecting rappers to 'suddenly' like Daft Punk?

#53 from Washington, D.C. says:

I am so glad they denied him - the song sounds like shit, and he is awlful, and looks mildly retarded.

Daft Punk has so many good songs...

#54 COPY OF A COPY = MY COPY IS BETTER says:

COPY OF A COPY = MY COPY IS BETTER

The will i am video is terrible. This is noted.

The daft punk videos, are a lot more conceptual, and they are good commercial products.

At the end of it all, will i am, is no different than daft punk in terms of skill. I would even go further and say that will i am is more skillful than daft punk when it comes to producing. I dont like any of his songs, but the fact is, what he just did to daft punk, daft punkdid to the black disco pioneers.

yeah yeah, everyone says "they credited them in their credits" but as a fan of j dilla, as a producer of electro, which I would say is killin daft punk (no I wont tell you who I am) they simple jacked loops, compressed them, and packaged them super dope.

Daft punk is no different than will i am. The only problem here is, will i am doesnt do what daft punk does. By concept, they are the same thing, but because will i am stepped into their "commercial territory" it doesnt work.

The irony of ALL OF THIS, is that in the end, daft punk jacked other peoples music, and now they say "you cant sample ours".

I think its strange, but guess what, a new change is coming, new groups, that will show the true level of daft punk. Imagine groups that have the song abilityo f the classics they jack but format it for todays electronic listenrs, and do even more futuristic styles people havent seen, and do it all with analog gear. This plus an even more dimensional show..

Daft Punk gots massive props for doing it commercially, and painting the picture everyone wants to see..

Unfortunately, they arent true heads.

Kraftwerk had much more integrity behind their show, maybe because they were forced to bring their hardware out, but nonetheless, that ethic is missing entirely from Daft Punks work. Sebastian Tellier new record is one of daft punks newest "non sampled" albums, and it sounds like cheesy french electronic pop that will be in dollar bins in 10 years.

Fact of the matter is there have been more black groups and soul groups who have made lasting music that Daft Punk has capitalized on, and its funny how popularity makes you exempt from the realities of their actions.

If you want REAL sampling, and flipping beats for REAL FOR REAL, check J Dilla. Only people who think Daft Punk has the right to sample LOOPS from past artists, and say that no one can sample their loops, which were loops sampled from them, is people who don't produce.

Really, if anything, the only thing Daft Punk can say they added to the music, is their filtering and compression, but as for MELODY, BEAT STRUCTURE, and TIMBRE, they simply JACKED IT FROM OLD SOUL BLACK ASS NIGGAS WHO RUN THE SOUL GAME

BOW DOWN WHITEY!!!

jk

hahaha

#55 FUDaftPunk says:

I liked Daft Punk until I realized they're just glorified DJ's that sample the shit out of other peoples work. Some of their songs are just straight biting complete songs. Robot rock 4 example. They completely stole the song "Release he Beast" from a group called Breakwater.Adding the words robot rock over it doesn't make it their song. Their video makes it look like they're playing the instruments to the song when everything is sampled note for note. Fakeass dudes acting like they make music. Anybody could and should steal from Daft Punk because thats all they do! DP sucks!

#56 douglas says:

first off, let's talk about his name:
wil.i.am? Douche City USA. And, he also appeared on Real Time with Bill Maher recently saying that racism isn't around anymore, that it was in his grandfather's day but not anymore. This guy is brilliant.

#57 killkillkill says:

will.I.am is one of the worst humans.

#58 pookie says:

His music fucking sucks!!

He can't even act!
His dumb blackass ruined wolverine.

#59 fuck says:

will.i.am is a total butthead, but half of the Daft Punk catalog is ripped off of other people. Robot Rock is a fucking joke. they straight jacked that shit from Breakwater.

#60 Sammy6618 says:

This is the reason I gave up on hip-hop after sometime last year. Bands are SO much better in a lot of ways too! And I typed BANDS not GROUPS! They usually don't ever forge or sample anything because they actually write songs, there are several people in a band too so they can all make sure their songs don't go all crappy and unoriginal, and they usually won't break up just because some members wanted solo careers, and this is especially true with canadian bands! BEP is getting crappy, their old sound was better, and fergie and will i am are becoming fame hogs.

#61 Truth Hurts says:

i think your just mad because he split your shit! hahahahaha

#62 bianca says:

I luv BEP and will.I.am...I'm all for remixing and sampling (with permission) but when its used to enhance or benefit the song...but that remix was a mashed-up hot mess...worst remix ever! It just sounded like dafts song was playing completly thru in the background...that was horrible will.I.am! Where u smoking crack when u thought that up? And u ripped off the video 2! Lame!

#63 deardisco says:

no one can do it like daft punk. will.i.am. is a retard, why is he even famous?

#64 Kristin Noguera says:

Daft Punk is at a much more respectable and higher echelon of music than lame BEP. BEP is just record label fodder that sold out to appeal to all the teeny boppers...their music is absolute trash..
DP is timeless and talented.

#65 apocaliptyca says:

as if the harder faster better stronger line wasn't obvious enough. I think BEP intentions were kinda good, it's clear they do respect DP.


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