{"product_id":"lafayette-afro-rock-band-darkest-light","title":"Lafayette Afro-Rock Band - Darkest Light","description":"\u003cp\u003eStrut presents two classic tracks from the inimitable Lafayette Afro-Rock Band, finally available together on 7” vinyl: the endlessly sampled Darkest Light, backed with the quintessential Hihache. The opening bars of Darkest Light are instantly recognisable to funk and hip-hop heads. Originally released on the Lafayette Afro-Rock Band’s Malik album, the track went on to become a defining hip hop motif, sampled by Jay-Z, Public Enemy, Wreckx-N-Effect and many more.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn the flip, Hihache emerged as a firm favourite as hip-hop culture exploded in the 1980s. Taken from the group’s iconic Soul Makossa album, its larger-than-life drum break became a foundational sample, most famously appearing in Biz Markie’s Nobody Beats The Biz, among countless others. Two essential cuts from a hugely influential group, now pressed in a strictly limited run of just 1000 copies on black 7” vinyl for Record Store Day Black Friday 2026.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Strut Records","offers":[{"title":"Black 7 Inch Vinyl","offer_id":54888180613443,"sku":"RPT-34563","price":13.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0821\/1601\/8499\/files\/SOU_20261008_1012_091521_522_p_fda24c66-a10e-2638-5d0f-0a0c663065f3_1_001.jpg?v=1791451178","url":"https:\/\/www.recordplant.co.uk\/products\/lafayette-afro-rock-band-darkest-light","provider":"Record Plant","version":"1.0","type":"link"}