Damn son whered you find this sample

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"Damn, Son! Where'd You Find This?" is a popular sound sample or trap music drop used very often on trap music songs. The drop features music producer Shadoehaze saying the line and has been used online as a reaction sound effect.

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An Overview of Trap Music – Mixtapes and Drops
Who is the Voice Behind “Damn Son Where’d You Find This” Song?
The Internet Gives Birth to the “Damn Son” Meme
About J.SCALCO
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Origin

The sample first rose to prominence in the late-00s on the Gucci Mane and OJ da Juiceman's Trapaholics mixtapes.

On August 6th, 2012, the YouTube account AllTrapMusic posted the sample. The post received more than 1.7 million views in less than eight years (shown below).

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On Feb 6, 2013, the producer Shadoehaze uploaded an introduction video to brief more information behind the popular sound sample made by himself. In less than eight years, the video received more than 2.4 million views (shown below, left).

Later that year, on July 9th, 2013, YouTuber George Akimkin shared a video of actor Christopher Mintz-Plasse lipsynching to the line. The post received more than 4.7 million views in less than seven years (shown below, right). The video comes from a mockumentary that jokes about Mintz-Plasse is the voice.[2]

On December 27th, 2013, Vice[1] published an interview with Shadoe Haze about the sample. He said:

That drop had been cut, it was just ad-libbed in a bunch of crap I sent out to a bunch of people. Once it came out I couldn't track down who the original client was because back then I wasn't keeping in my library that I had ever done. He called me and said "Hey, did you know that your voice is on this?" I was like "No, what are you talking about?" He sent me the link and he played it for me. I had no idea. He said "this is like, everywhere." There are people around here who do know, but the average Joe that talks to me, even the people who listen to me on the radio--they don't know. It cracks me up a little bit.

The following year, on September 10th, 2014, YouTuber Nyanners published a rap cover "I am ur leader" featuring the sample at the beginning. The post received more than 4.1 million views in less than six years (shown below).

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I like Onderkoffer's way the best, just a simple "damn!" as the track transitions into the next segment like with his Terror Squad - Lean Back remix.

Also Yellow Claw's hired the original voice actor to provide custom samples for their previous 2 mixtapes. Check out 2:50 or listen the entire thing. It's worth it.

Last Updated on April 8, 2022 by J.SCALCO

You’ve heard it in countless trap songs, you’ve seen the hilarious memes – “damn son where did you find this” is arguably one of the most iconic and cliché mixtape drops in the trap music industry. The sample was widely used by legendary artists including OJ da Juiceman and Gucci Mane in their popular Trap-a-holics mixtapes back in the late 2000s.

The drop was also sampled by the award-winning artists XXXTENTANCION in his 2016 track, Look at Me!More recently, the “damn son where’d you find this” sound resurfaced courtesy of 5-time Grammy Award winner, Childish Gambino (aka. Donald Glover).

An Overview of Trap Music – Mixtapes and Drops

Part of why the “damn son where’d you find this” song caught on has to do with the momentum of trap music during the time of its emergence. If you’ve been living under a rock for the past couple of years and you’re not aware of trap music, the genre is characterized by a hard attitude sound that’s felt in the snappy snares, loud kicks, triplet hi-hats, brass, and 808 samples used during composition.

Trap music originated from the south in the late 1990s – and has since garnered considerable momentum. It was during the late 2000s when trap music had a strong presence in mainstream media (including Billboard music charts) that the “damn son where’d you find this” drop was born. It rode on the viral popularity of trap music at the time, effectively earning a place as one of the most cliché mixtape drops in trap music’s history – along with “Real trap shit” and “This Is a Certified Hood Classic.”

As ‘catchy’ as the mixtape drop was – and still is – few people really know its origin. Read on as we dig around to uncover the history behind one of our favorite drops.

Who is the Voice Behind “Damn Son Where’d You Find This” Song?

That husky voice that keeps ringing in your head as you read “damn son where did you find this” is the talented work of voice artist, Shadoe Haze. As a jack of all trades in the entertainment industry, Shadoe is also a drum and bass DJ based in Northeast Louisiana.

In an interview with DJ Aptone and DJ Ayres back in 2013, the then 42-year-old artist claimed to find accomplishment and satisfaction in his mobile DJ service. According to Shadoe, nothing beats the feeling of stirring a smile on someone’s face or charming a tear down the cheek of a euphoric reveler. Oddly enough, Shadoe was not much of a trap guy – despite the “damn son where’d you find this” drop dominating trap music mixtapes around the globe. Due to his clientele, Shadoe mainly focused on breaks, drums, and bass during his free time. Regardless, he held the music genre in high esteem – claiming that there were some good and bad eggs in trap music, just like in any other genre. (PS: You can find some of his DJing work at https://soundcloud.com/shadoehaze)

While his DJing track record is respectable, Shadoe’s greatest imprint in the entertainment industry has to do with his voice-over work. Since 1989, he has been reading scripts and entertaining listeners with voice imaging, radio shows, and hilarious comedy bits. In fact, he believes that DJs are the funniest people – more so than comedians. His list of clients includes the likes of DJ Rectangle (a renowned DJ associated with artists such as Snoop Dogg and R. Kelly), Adult Swim – Cartoon Network, Ontime, Yellow Claw, and Kidd Star. In his interview with DJ Aptone, Shadoe even joked about doing voice imaging work for Justin Timberlake and Paris Hilton.

You’re probably wondering, where did the “damn son where did you find this” drop come from? Did Shadoe come up with the iconic words? Surprisingly, Shadoe was not aware that his voice had been sampled in tracks and mixtapes everywhere. He only got the news from his friend who was also a dubstep producer. The initial “damn son where’d you find this” drop had been cut and ad-libbed from some of his previous work. Probably in an attempt to set the record clear, Shadoe posted a YouTube video in 2013 in which he gave viewers a live sample of the drop, rightfully taking credit for his work.

Aside from his voice-over work, radio, and DJing, Shadoe also owns a Taekwondo school. Quoting him on his official Shadoe Haze Productions website, “I teach Taekwondo because I love to watch people grow and know I had something to do with that. I do radio because I love being a part of people’s lives. If people try to keep you from enjoying life… Tell ’em ‘Thanks for Playing’ and bug out.”

The Internet Gives Birth to the “Damn Son” Meme

Even if you’re not a fan of the trap music, or you’re a Gen Zer and the “damn son where’d you find this” wave was before your time, you’ve likely come across the “damn son” meme at one point. The catchphrase is arguably an Internet meme classic that is widely popular in parody videos. Both the meme and the mixtape drop seem to be timeless – popping up again every few years.

About J.SCALCO

J.SCALCO

J. Scalco was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. At an early age he knew he wanted to move to Hollywood to join the fun & excitement of music & movie making. To take a leap of faith by following his heart J.Scalco decided to pack his bags and head for the West Coast, where he landed in Burbank, California.

J.Scalco quickly found himself playing in a rock band, working on national commercials, hit television shows and major motion pictures with bit parts and Under5s, but always dreamed of bigger and better things.

Dissatisfied with the direction his acting and music careers were headed, J.Scalco took a long break. He was determined to learn the ins & outs of both the music industry as well as the film industry. After some pretty well established internships with major companies, J.Scalco decided it was time again to branch out and develop and produce his own material.

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Who's the guy that says damn son where'd you find this?

Popularized by its use in the late 2000s on Gucci Mane and OJ da Juiceman's Trap-a-holics mixtapes, trap music producers incorporated the sample from the jump as a hat-tip to the EDM genre's hip-hop forebears. Shadoe Haze, a 42-year-old voice-over artist, is the man behind the voice.