Old to the New

"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
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.