Old to the New

1994 single by Nice & Smooth

"Old to the New"

Single by Nice & Smooth
from the album  Jewel of the Nile
B-side| "Blunts"
Released| 1994
Genre| Hip hop
Length| 4:13
Label| Rush Associated Labels
Songwriter(s)|

* Gregory Mays
* Darryl Barnes
* Luis Vega Jr.

Producer(s)| Luis "Phat Kat" Vega
Nice & Smooth singles chronology
| "Dwyck"
(1992)  | "Old to the New"
(1994)  | "Return of the Hip Hop Freaks"
(1994)

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Music video
"Old to the New" on YouTube

"Old to the New" is a song by American hip hop duo Nice & Smooth and the lead single from their third studio album Jewel of the Nile (1994). Produced by Luis "Phat Kat" Vega, it samples Three Dog Night's cover of "Easy to Be Hard" from the rock musical Hair and Lou Donaldson's cover of "Ode To Billie Joe" by Bobbie Gentry.

## Background

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After the success of their song "Sometimes I Rhyme Slow", Nice & Smooth were looking to make another hit song, which would eventually become "Old to the New". They used a sample flip for that purpose.[1]

## Charts

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Chart (1994)  | Peak
position

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US Billboard Hot 100[2] | 59
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[3] | 43
US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)[4] | 6

## References

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1. ^ "Yosemite Sam Blunts | Salute The Sample | Rock The Bells". YouTube. May 13, 2022. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
2. ^ "Nice & Smooth Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
3. ^ "Nice & Smooth Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
4. ^ "Nice & Smooth Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 13, 2024.

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Nice & Smooth

Studio albums|

* Nice & Smooth (1989)
* Ain't a Damn Thing Changed (1991)
* Jewel of the Nile (1994)
* IV: Blazing Hot (1997)

Singles|

* "Sometimes I Rhyme Slow"
* "Hip Hop Junkies"
* "How to Flow"
* "Old to the New"
* "Blazing Hot"

Featured singles|

* "Dwyck"

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