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.

"Old to the New"
Single by Nice & Smooth
from the album Jewel of the Nile
B-side	"Blunts"
Released	1994
Genre	Hip hop
Length	4:13
Label	Rush Associated Labels
Songwriter(s)	Gregory Mays Darryl Barnes Luis Vega Jr.
Producer(s)	Luis "Phat Kat" Vega
Nice & Smooth singles chronology
"Dwyck" (1992) "Old to the New" (1994) "Return of the Hip Hop Freaks" (1994)
Music video
"Old to the New" on YouTube

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.^[1]

Charts

Chart (1994)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100[2]	59
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[3]	43
US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)[4]	6