Ironically it most definitely is. A classic beat, but production-wise there was little effort put into this by the Bad Boy producers. Those producers (mainly Puffy) were notorious for never really composing any original beats with a lot of the production on a ton of Bad Boy songs like Juicy, Hypnotize, Victory, Big Poppa, I'll Be Missing You and more all having beats that were simply made from loops of sections of other songs. Now of course you could argue everybody sampled in Hip Hop in the 90s and sampling is fine, I agree, but most Hip Hop heads will also agree that Puffy watered down the art of sampling and used it as a way to just re-release old hits into new tracks and make money of them. That is why I agree this beat sounds beautiful, but that's 99% due to the original by Bobby Caldwell. It's the Bobby Caldwell composition in the back and Biggie's lyrics alongside the dope chorus that make Sky's The Limit a classic. The beat however is just only good because of Bobby Caldwell. So yeah, a lot of Bad Boy and Puff Daddy production can definitely be labelled overrated for sure fam :P
You're right I will have to make this part of my morning routine, this and mic Geronimo shit's real and may even through Keith Murray, the most beautfifullest thing in there too, Peace to you.
Saints Renegade you obviously got no clue about what you're talkin about, maybe if you'd pull your head from the mainstream shit it's deep in you'd be able to see what's out there. quit makin a fool out of yourself.
+BriansThing Cause a lot of these 90's rap songs ripped beats from artist songs from the 70's and 80's this beat is sampled from bobby caldwell's "my flame". At first rappers did not get sued for copyright infringement cause the original artist never thought these petty rap songs were shit only to find out later not only did they amount to something but they far exceeded in popularity to even the original artist song and thus everyone got sued for royalties and infringement. Thus ending that era of beats and force rappers to make there own beats.
There wasn't much to it,the sample isn't chopped much,there's an overlay for the bass and added drums. Not mich to it technically,Notorious Thugs is a better beat to me. It was done from scratch.
My late father used to have this CD and would always play it when he used to take me to my summer job back in 2001. This was and remains my favorite track on it. He traded in the car the next year and was upset that he accidentally left it in the CD player when he did. Rest in peace to Dad and Biggie.
Man, this song is so powerful, I love going in the comments and finding peoples ideas and memories about this song, Rest In Peace to your Father and Biggie, stay safe out there
This beat is literally the music I listen to when I walk in the evening...the sky is orange and red and purple, the leaves rustling, the noise of traffic, and just putting in my earbuds and lifting my hood over my head, and just...walk. Reflect, contemplate, remember the past, think of the future, cherish the present, man. This is perhaps the smoothest beat of all time, tied with Today Was A Good Day by Ice Cube. Two of my favorite beats of all time. These were the good old days of hip hop, I swear.
This song just sounds like you’re reflecting on happy moments of your childhood, time with your loved ones, people you’ve lost. There’s so much life essence in this.
Easily one of the smoothest beats of all time, and a viable one-track answer to why the mainstream hip-hop of today is pure garbage. Even without Biggie's heartfelt story about his experiences coming up laid over it, this beat still puts pictures in your head and makes you feel something. Just read the comments and see the proof.
@@angiesworld8038 It makes me feel bad and everything going on in my life I rlly had to listen to this I’m hurt and I’m a child I shouldn’t feel this pain I’m feeling RIP NOTORIOUS B.I.G 😭😫 !!
I can imagine listening to this beat in my car in the daylight in the afternoon. With the roof off and me driving with my friends in the back and we're just chilling. Enjoying life to the fullest. 😊
This beat reminds me and makes me think about my past. About 90`s and my childhood. We were 8 boys from two houses which was situated next to each other in small city center. but then government said we all need to leave and turned our houses to night clubs. We were all approximately same age (~12-14) so we were togather from day one and was doing all kind of shit what 8 young boys can do in the 90`s without internet and mobile phone :D !!! Since we were splited we doesn`t keep contact with each other anymore and the internet came later,when you was already grown up and forgot your childhood crew. And thats just life. I`m weirdo :D Some nostalgic times. I miss the old days !!! Time fly so fast.
naaah Dog...Far from Weirdo man!..im in the Same Boat with u!..Beats like this make u think..For instance...i see myself standing on a hill...an its a nice Cloudy Cool Day...an im lookin at the Sky..thinkin about my life..an my happy times as a kid..an the people i lost along the way....u ain't Weird brother..U jus a have Creative Mind!..
Damn, that end is kinda (pretty) saddening, do shit you did in the past with ur crew and u could possibly remember their names using pieces of your memory associated with your friends. That's what came to mind. Good luck and find your friends' names, you can do it. =)
this is the hip hop that will stand the test of time. This is one of the best hip hop tracks and i listen to it all the time. For most of us, this music brings us back to a better time when hip hop changed the world and everything was still new. Rip Biggie
This song hits so deep to the heart. A beautiful beat with excellent execution of rhythms. Nostalgic with an empty sorrow. I miss him and his talented personality 🥺😇🙏
The song makes you sit on the hood of your car and watch the sunset. And as you looking at the sunset, you think about all the things you have done in your life and knowing that you can accomplish more because.....SKY'S IS THE LIMIT!
Just days before my 17th birthday this track (album) dropped. 38 now. Still rock it. Classic beats never get old or die. Mad props to DJ Clark Kent who produced this beat.
One day I'll be riding alone in my Benz After being broke in the past ... And I'll be listening to this masterpiece and thanking God and reminiscing about how badly I was treated in the past when I had nothing .. and I'll be saying " I did it " ... Believe in everything u dream of cuz sky's the limit 💙... R.i.p biggie gone in our sights and not in our Hearts❤️
Who could possibly dislike this? This is one of few songs that put me in my feelings. My mom used to sing the chorus to me as a kid and I'm glad she did. I will never forget those moments. It makes me think about everything I and my friends have been through. Ill never forget this
Sounds heavenly on me new Sennheiser HD800s! Can't believe it's been 20 years since I was listening to this in middle school, the beat sounds even better now!
Just sitting here thinking about life ,how far I've come and how further I must go. I'm an 80s baby that's seen and been through alot ,losing Pac and Biggie was is still a tragedy. Keep pushing forward and may you make it.
This world is wicked ..We all miss Big ,but to come bacc and live out here I wouldn't want that for him.He been through enough in his 20s and even before
I remember my - (now) wife (then) girlfriend - getting ready to go out with this CD playing in the background. We'd get into my little '94 Camry. Bump this song driving down Lake Shore Drive (Chicago) with the city skyline and the world in front of us. It was so sexy. I'm glad that Biggie was the background music to a chapter in my life's story.
I can listen to this instrumental and this song for days .It will just never get old.I really wish Big was alive he would have made so much more good music :/
I still to this day and while freestylin to this instro as I look at the album art and say to myself, Big knew it was coming. The rap era changed with the years and one thing I definitely noticed now is the 90s soul is untouchable. Reason why is because nowadays artist (male and female) do to what they think fans demand instead of doing what they feel- Putting their heart and soul on a beat. Same for the producer, when was the last time You heard a Hip/Hop beat like this?
this melody...the epitopy of melancholic energy...sounds like this they are a syphony that remedies... negativity flows and goes turning into something heavenly. so what's the recipe, don't contrive to survive... just thank ur lucky stars carve a path to the sky... there ain't a limit recognise that this heaven and your really living init....can u feel it. mirror image open up your inner feelings... coz when the clouds break its our fate the sky's the limit
Grew up with this song. Really gives you hope, man. Just keep moving forward no matter what. There's always gonna be people telling you that you can't do it, but you've gotta keep moving forward despite all the negativity. Trust me, I know. ~Good night.
IMO the greatest beat of all time! Gives me a beautiful feeling and inspires me. It really looks like it was made when BIG got to the top of the world, and if you check that it really was like that! One of his last songs as I recall. Sky's the limit baby!
moms always told me sky was the limit, she showed me the light, but then i had to dim it. bring it all down, then i made her frown so many times, i could tell she disappointed in her mind. i could see it. i wanted to be the best, best believe it. i never tried to make you sad, but no matter what i did, it always seem to make ya mad. but u still showed me love, no matter what i did u still gave me hugs. this is for u mom, still trying to make you proud, i love you mom and ill say it out loud. -jw
This beat makes me think about life's destiny. Time flies. Life is definitely what you make of it. Make wise decisions.
YES!!!!!...IT DAM SURE DO MAKE U THINK!!!..
Luly
***** huh?
I'm right there with you
I'm right there with you too.
Production like this is the reason that the 90's can never be considered overrated
Ironically it most definitely is. A classic beat, but production-wise there was little effort put into this by the Bad Boy producers. Those producers (mainly Puffy) were notorious for never really composing any original beats with a lot of the production on a ton of Bad Boy songs like Juicy, Hypnotize, Victory, Big Poppa, I'll Be Missing You and more all having beats that were simply made from loops of sections of other songs. Now of course you could argue everybody sampled in Hip Hop in the 90s and sampling is fine, I agree, but most Hip Hop heads will also agree that Puffy watered down the art of sampling and used it as a way to just re-release old hits into new tracks and make money of them.
That is why I agree this beat sounds beautiful, but that's 99% due to the original by Bobby Caldwell. It's the Bobby Caldwell composition in the back and Biggie's lyrics alongside the dope chorus that make Sky's The Limit a classic. The beat however is just only good because of Bobby Caldwell. So yeah, a lot of Bad Boy and Puff Daddy production can definitely be labelled overrated for sure fam :P
Kaizer-Man don't forget about "All about the Benjamin's" wasnt that original for them?
@@KaizerMan dude sorry but being simple its and art form.
@@KaizerMan "Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication" - Leonardo Da Vinci
@@KaizerMan *off* , not of.
A good instrumental to wake up to every morning.
smoked to this instrumental on a cold starry night. very mesmerising ill tell you.
You're right I will have to make this part of my morning routine, this and mic Geronimo shit's real and may even through Keith Murray, the most beautfifullest thing in there too, Peace to you.
Bro I’m listening to it now in the morning just meditating and vibing 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 have a good day bro
Why can't they make hip hop beats like this anymore?!?!
BriansThing
some still do, you just need to find who.
Make up and smell the fucking flowers dumbass the world don't do hip hop like this no more
Saints Renegade
you obviously got no clue about what you're talkin about, maybe if you'd pull your head from the mainstream shit it's deep in you'd be able to see what's out there.
quit makin a fool out of yourself.
BriansThing DJ Premiere
+BriansThing Cause a lot of these 90's rap songs ripped beats from artist songs from the 70's and 80's this beat is sampled from bobby caldwell's "my flame". At first rappers did not get sued for copyright infringement cause the original artist never thought these petty rap songs were shit only to find out later not only did they amount to something but they far exceeded in popularity to even the original artist song and thus everyone got sued for royalties and infringement. Thus ending that era of beats and force rappers to make there own beats.
one of the best beats ever created that's for sure
facts
There wasn't much to it,the sample isn't chopped much,there's an overlay for the bass and added drums. Not mich to it technically,Notorious Thugs is a better beat to me. It was done from scratch.
Your hardest times often lead to the greatest moments of your life. Keep going. Tough situations build strong people in the end.
Say that!!!
thanks bro
My late father used to have this CD and would always play it when he used to take me to my summer job back in 2001. This was and remains my favorite track on it. He traded in the car the next year and was upset that he accidentally left it in the CD player when he did. Rest in peace to Dad and Biggie.
Cool memory. xD
@@sexyhomeowner9345 Thank you! 🥰
Rest in peace to your dad
@@tresojos Thank you. God bless. 🙏
Man, this song is so powerful, I love going in the comments and finding peoples ideas and memories about this song, Rest In Peace to your Father and Biggie, stay safe out there
This beat is literally the music I listen to when I walk in the evening...the sky is orange and red and purple, the leaves rustling, the noise of traffic, and just putting in my earbuds and lifting my hood over my head, and just...walk. Reflect, contemplate, remember the past, think of the future, cherish the present, man. This is perhaps the smoothest beat of all time, tied with Today Was A Good Day by Ice Cube. Two of my favorite beats of all time. These were the good old days of hip hop, I swear.
This comment made me appreciate the small things on my way home. Thank you for that man.
ThaDedication Uppppp
#️⃣BigFacts‼️... if only I was born in tha 80’s instead of tha 90’s to witness this great music 💯
You couldn’t have said it better! 🙌🏾
Yes! Definitely a beat that makes you reminisce.
This beat wants me to talk with friends I have'nt seen in years.
Julio Acceus dope
Same
Word
Bobby Caldwell's music lives on through this song. He had a good R&B run back in the day. It proves once again real music is timeless. R.I.P. B.I.G.
Love this beat. So nostalgic. Miss this era of life.
So right
This song just sounds like you’re reflecting on happy moments of your childhood, time with your loved ones, people you’ve lost. There’s so much life essence in this.
One of the best beats I've ever heard.
Hello
it makes you think about the past. RIP B.I.G.
Coolin_11 2pac
STEPHEN DElVACCHIO man dont argue about Big and Pac they are both legends.They were murdered because of stupid argues and misunderstanding.
One word to describe this timeless
facts.
Fr
Why am I so obsessed with this beat ?! 👍🏾💯
Same
Because they put life into this beat. It's a story in itself.
+New Channels: Noble Ambition hence, the name
+Niem Garza same
i know man it's so fucking sticky hahah
This just makes you sit there watching the sun set in the horizon thinking of past times and the meaning of your life. This hits home.
charles rob Nailed it!! 😏
Word
I'm doing that at this exact moment brother couldn't have said it better myself
Easily one of the smoothest beats of all time, and a viable one-track answer to why the mainstream hip-hop of today is pure garbage. Even without Biggie's heartfelt story about his experiences coming up laid over it, this beat still puts pictures in your head and makes you feel something. Just read the comments and see the proof.
Mmm agreed
RIP Bobby Caldwell who made this original beat
This track just gives me a sense of HOPE R.I.P Mr. Christopher Wallace🙌
Best 5 rap beats ever: Juicy, Skys the Limit, Keep Ya Head Up, Regulate and Today Was a Good Day
true🔥
shook ones part 2?
+Robson1898vascao never haha
sem luchini do camp lo kkkkkkķk
Shook Ones deserves a spot, otherwise I agree. great list (y)
This beat makes me feel some kind of way :-(
Alterick Wilson Me too!
This is the feeling I get from Jay Z "Regrets" and Biggie "Every day Struggle"
Aww, how does it make you feel?
@@angiesworld8038 It makes me feel bad and everything going on in my life I rlly had to listen to this I’m hurt and I’m a child I shouldn’t feel this pain I’m feeling RIP NOTORIOUS B.I.G 😭😫 !!
I can imagine listening to this beat in my car in the daylight in the afternoon. With the roof off and me driving with my friends in the back and we're just chilling. Enjoying life to the fullest. 😊
Yeeee man i feel ya 🤙🏼😌
This beat reminds me and makes me think about my past. About 90`s and my childhood. We were 8 boys from two houses which was situated next to each other in small city center. but then government said we all need to leave and turned our houses to night clubs. We were all approximately same age (~12-14) so we were togather from day one and was doing all kind of shit what 8 young boys can do in the 90`s without internet and mobile phone :D !!!
Since we were splited we doesn`t keep contact with each other anymore and the internet came later,when you was already grown up and forgot your childhood crew. And thats just life.
I`m weirdo :D
Some nostalgic times. I miss the old days !!!
Time fly so fast.
This Beat Does Make Me Think About Life ,Also B.i.g & Pac How They Could Have Ended The Beef But Now They're Gone 😓
naaah Dog...Far from Weirdo man!..im in the Same Boat with u!..Beats like this make u think..For instance...i see myself standing on a hill...an its a nice Cloudy Cool Day...an im lookin at the Sky..thinkin about my life..an my happy times as a kid..an the people i lost along the way....u ain't Weird brother..U jus a have Creative Mind!..
Damn, that end is kinda (pretty) saddening, do shit you did in the past with ur crew and u could possibly remember their names using pieces of your memory associated with your friends. That's what came to mind. Good luck and find your friends' names, you can do it. =)
Arturs Puzaks k
GOLDEN ERA UNDERGROUND HIP HOP new hiphop won't have the same feel
this is the hip hop that will stand the test of time. This is one of the best hip hop tracks and i listen to it all the time. For most of us, this music brings us back to a better time when hip hop changed the world and everything was still new. Rip Biggie
This is sooo smooth. I love it.
when u wake up with a perfect balcony view smoking loud.
Fat Albert you seem pretty alright man
Lmao I'm drinking wine spitting over my balcony.
I love this instrumental. 😊🙌👏🙏
this beat is beautiful
it makes me wanna cry tho
The best biggie song of all time.. Helped me when i was half way homeless in sin city sleeping on my boys floor.. This song uplifted me
I love climbing up Stone Mountain and listening to this instrumental to watch the sun set. It puts me in a zen mode 🧘🏽♀️
This song hits so deep to the heart. A beautiful beat with excellent execution of rhythms. Nostalgic with an empty sorrow. I miss him and his talented personality 🥺😇🙏
The song makes you sit on the hood of your car and watch the sunset. And as you looking at the sunset, you think about all the things you have done in your life and knowing that you can accomplish more because.....SKY'S IS THE LIMIT!
I like this vision.
@@SacredSacral Thank you
The smoothest biggie instrumental🔥🔥😎
Just days before my 17th birthday this track (album) dropped. 38 now. Still rock it. Classic beats never get old or die. Mad props to DJ Clark Kent who produced this beat.
One of the best Biggie Beats
This beat chills me out :)
I think I enjoy Biggie's work because it feels so much like he's collaborated with Nujabes a lot of the time. Rest in Peace, both of you.
NimbusFilms
May them rest in beats, brother
gotta be one of the best hip hop beats. I could listen to this one all day.
Bobby Caldwell my flame nice sample and fire song
I want this played at my funeral...
And I thought I was the only one hypnotized by this infectious melody...I love you all.
This chilling,sad beat makes remembering Biggie. R.I.P Biggie,you will be never missed :(
Whoever produced this killed it and B.I.G killed it
DJ Clark Kent
8 very smooth and somewhat complex chords in this song
One day I'll be riding alone in my Benz After being broke in the past ... And I'll be listening to this masterpiece and thanking God and reminiscing about how badly I was treated in the past when I had nothing .. and I'll be saying " I did it " ... Believe in everything u dream of cuz sky's the limit 💙... R.i.p biggie gone in our sights and not in our Hearts❤️
This is the realest comment! Wish u well man 💯
Who could possibly dislike this? This is one of few songs that put me in my feelings. My mom used to sing the chorus to me as a kid and I'm glad she did. I will never forget those moments. It makes me think about everything I and my friends have been through. Ill never forget this
Sounds heavenly on me new Sennheiser HD800s! Can't believe it's been 20 years since I was listening to this in middle school, the beat sounds even better now!
One of the best beats that was ever created
This beat is so reflective!
Man I get teared up whenever I hear this. Just thinking bout what Big would've became had he lived.
this beat is soothing period...
Just sitting here thinking about life ,how far I've come and how further I must go. I'm an 80s baby that's seen and been through alot ,losing Pac and Biggie was is still a tragedy. Keep pushing forward and may you make it.
This is 2018 and BIG's death STILL hurts like yesterday. Gone but NEVER Forgotten. Love you, BIG.
G Norwood I will never get over Bigs death....
B. Easzze I know how you feel - my heart just hurts, thinking about his short life and how he simply wanted to make music.
Biggie still alive.Juss look at his Son
This world is wicked ..We all miss Big ,but to come bacc and live out here I wouldn't want that for him.He been through enough in his 20s and even before
Bobby Caldwell - My Flame
Too slow...try Portrait's "Heartstring" Which did come from Caldwell
This was sped up for bigs song.
90s Hip-Hop/Rap will never be matched
this was a man of legend, rest in peace notorious b.i.g
WE ARE GOING TO MAKE IT
Pac, Biggie. Come back. Please, we miss you guys...
My Flame......Bobby Caldwell
Salute to one of greatest pioneers of hip hop.....there's but 1 NOTORIOUS B I G......R I P!!!!
...Hurts to listen to BIG's music - miss him so much.
This beat is beautiful
aaa~~~ this beat is so relaxing. Makes you think about the past, present, and future..
Love this beat first time I heard the instrumental was back in 2009.
I remember my - (now) wife (then) girlfriend - getting ready to go out with this CD playing in the background. We'd get into my little '94 Camry. Bump this song driving down Lake Shore Drive (Chicago) with the city skyline and the world in front of us. It was so sexy. I'm glad that Biggie was the background music to a chapter in my life's story.
I can listen to this instrumental and this song for days .It will just never get old.I really wish Big was alive he would have made so much more good music :/
This beat makes me wanna cry rih Big love you
RIP Notorious Big
The King Of New York
The Greatest Rapper Of All Time
1972 - 1997
At The Age Of 24 Years Old.
This is the chillest beat of all time
I still to this day and while freestylin to this instro as I look at the album art and say to myself, Big knew it was coming. The rap era changed with the years and one thing I definitely noticed now is the 90s soul is untouchable. Reason why is because nowadays artist (male and female) do to what they think fans demand instead of doing what they feel- Putting their heart and soul on a beat. Same for the producer, when was the last time You heard a Hip/Hop beat like this?
this is great for studying, thanks. The original versions, I kept rapping along and getting distracted from studying ;)
This is the best beat ever made i cant stop to hear it
the beat is from bobby caldwell my flame both songs are incredible go listen to it
Yeah, I found this song on Bobby Caldwell's album and thought 'This sounds familiar!' Kinda melancholy vibe but still smooth.
Young kids really dont understand where the music comes from.
@@christopherkhan5987 I first heard this beat on the 5th Ward Boyz track entitled"Bitch Pleeze" from their 1993 album Ghetto Dope
This Beat Goes Hard Af, R.I.P. B.I.G
So beautiful helps me when in stress foreals
That's right y'all. Sky's the limit. So smooth and relaxing and sexy
Only 24 And This Was His Second Album The World Is Cold RIP Biggie💔💔
Makes me wish I was in the 90s in new york
duli medina it was fun
Before the twin towers collapsed
Yea life was simple bacc in the g
Boss,Tommy Hilfiger,Fubu was the gear
Walkman no iPod,iPhone
Juss simple living....Goose Coats.Peanut butter timbs
2019 R.I.P. BIG WORDS CANT EXPLAIN HOW GOOD U WERE IN THE HIP HOP COMMUNITY💯🌍🎼🎧🎤
I can never stop listening to this, ever since I have found this song a week ago or so
this melody...the epitopy of melancholic energy...sounds like this they are a syphony that remedies... negativity flows and goes turning into something heavenly. so what's the recipe, don't contrive to survive... just thank ur lucky stars carve a path to the sky... there ain't a limit recognise that this heaven and your really living init....can u feel it. mirror image open up your inner feelings... coz when the clouds break its our fate the sky's the limit
it's reflective music to me.
Grew up with this song. Really gives you hope, man. Just keep moving forward no matter what. There's always gonna be people telling you that you can't do it, but you've gotta keep moving forward despite all the negativity. Trust me, I know.
~Good night.
This will always be my favorite record by Big. Sky's truly is the Limit... a lyrical gem.... that beat was perfect.
i love this song so so much, i hope to never get sick of it
2:42 - That's the same exact sound effect the bumpers make in Sonic The Hedgehog 2 - Casino Night Zone
On me
IMO the greatest beat of all time! Gives me a beautiful feeling and inspires me. It really looks like it was made when BIG got to the top of the world, and if you check that it really was like that! One of his last songs as I recall. Sky's the limit baby!
Man what I wouldn't give to have the 90's back.!!!!!
i was playing this song so much before high school graduation
Back when rap artist had class and style
Late night riding through the city or a laid back evening on the porch enjoying the breeze.
Best Beat never created..
Chill.. I love it.
Sky's the limit ❤👌
moms always told me sky was the limit, she showed me the light, but then i had to dim it. bring it all down, then i made her frown so many times, i could tell she disappointed in her mind. i could see it. i wanted to be the best, best believe it. i never tried to make you sad, but no matter what i did, it always seem to make ya mad. but u still showed me love, no matter what i did u still gave me hugs. this is for u mom, still trying to make you proud, i love you mom and ill say it out loud. -jw
Love this, its so chilled out. Reminds me of a good time in my life
This beat will make you cry for some reason
Reminds me of Sim City or a post-modern Weather Channel.
That would be the realest weather channel of all time.
ITS GON' RAIN
Spear Imagine that. A weather channel with a Chillhop or Majestic radio attached.
I'm not sure who used this beat first but a RnB group by the name of Portrait has the same beat. Their song is called Heartstrings.
+Alterick Wilson Bobby Caldwell The Flame
about time i read something w/ quality. props.
One of the best instrumentals EVER
This Song Was Sampled From Bobby Caldwell's Flame
Too slow...try Portrait's "Heartstring" Which did come from Caldwell
hadleycmichael I think they sped up the sample