Menahan Street Band
Menahan Street Band is a Brooklyn, New York-based instrumental band formed in 2007, that plays funk and soul music. The band features musicians from Antibalas, El Michels Affair, Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings and the Budos Band. The group was founded by Thomas Brenneck while living in an apartment on Menahan St. in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Bushwick. Their debut album, Make the Road by Walking, was released in 2008 on Dunham, a sublabel of Daptone Records.
Various songs from Make the Road by Walking have been sampled by hip hop artists, including the title track, which was sampled by Jay-Z on the track "Roc Boys...", "Going The Distance", which was sampled by Kid Cudi on his song "Solo Dolo Pt.II" featuring Kendrick Lamar on Cudi's third studio album Indicud, and "The Traitor," sampled by 50 Cent on his mixtape War Angel LP and by Cudi on his debut album . In addition, the song "Tired of Fighting" is used as a primary sample in Kendrick Lamar's "Faith" from his eponymous 2009 EP, as well as YBN Cordae's 2019 track "Family Matters" from his debut album The Lost Boy.
Discography
Studio albums
| Year | Title | Label |
| 2008 | Make the Road by Walking | Dunham Records |
| 2012 | The Crossing | Dunham Records |
Singles
| Year | Title | Credited to | Format |
| 2006 | "Make the Road by Walking" / "Karina" | Menahan Street Band | 7" |
| 2007 | "The World " / "Heartaches and Pain" | Charles Bradley & Menahan Street Band | 7" |
| 2008 | "The Telephone Song" / "Tired Of Fighting" | Charles Bradley & Menahan Street Band | 7" |
| 2009 | "The Wolf" / "Bushwick Lullaby" | Menahan Street Band | 7" |
| 2011 | "Heart Of Gold" / "In You " | Charles Bradley & Menahan Street Band | 7" |
| 2011 | "The Crossing" / "Everyday A Dream" | Menahan Street Band | 7" |
| 2012 | "Lights Out / Keep Coming Back" | Menahan Street Band | 7" |