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10-10-2008, 08:10 AM
|  | The Funkfather
Endorsing Artist: Kohlman Bassworks | | Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Hampton Roads, Virginia | | | Nappy Head Funk Army
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Funk is alive and well!! This is my boy Zack (a killer drummer) who's up front singing lead vocals on this project. I may be starting a project with him. http://cdbaby.com/allmp3/nappyhead.m...28broadband%29 http://cdbaby.com/cd/nappyhead
Last edited by DWBass : 10-10-2008 at 09:29 AM.
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10-10-2008, 03:30 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Edinboro, PA | | | Nappy head?! Isn't that racist!!?!?!!
Some tight stuff, I don't really care for the vocals... I'll be honest. They aren't bad really, but I really dislike funk lyrics that are really just the same "It's gonna be a funky party funk funk" type stuff. That's more my problem though, most funk is like that. I really think it's what prevents funk from being popular, I think if they sang about something meaningful, there would be more of a market for it.
But, for the most part, that's what funk is about, saying the word "funk" as many times as possible in your song.
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10-10-2008, 03:34 PM
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Endorsing Artist: Lakland / Schroeder /Bag End | | Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: W' Sconsin | | | I'd remove the nappy thing asap or this is gonna get ugly. You might advise your son to consider what that's all about too dad. |
10-10-2008, 03:40 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Edinboro, PA | | Quote:
Originally Posted by emblymouse  I'd remove the nappy thing asap or this is gonna get ugly. You might advise your son to consider what that's all about too dad. |
The thing is, not to derail this thread, "nappy head" didn't use to be racist (that I know of), it describes a texture of hair. But then again, the world has gone insane with "that's racist/that's not racist" it's maddening.
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10-10-2008, 03:45 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Grand Rapids, Michigan | | | are you guys being serious? in no way is nappy head racist, unless used in the wrong context, like Imus did. I think it sounds good. |
10-10-2008, 04:21 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Metro St. Louis | | As a nappy headed Black man, I think I know when the term is being used descriptively and when it is an insult. Similarly, I am also fat, I know when fat is a description and an insult also. 
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10-10-2008, 05:14 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Ankh-Morpork | | | context matters.... e.g. you can have nappy cloth.
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10-10-2008, 07:17 PM
| | The Funkfather
Endorsing Artist: Kohlman Bassworks | | Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Hampton Roads, Virginia | | | Uhhh......what about the music? |
10-10-2008, 07:35 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Edinboro, PA | | Quote:
Originally Posted by DWBass Uhhh......what about the music? | At least I posted a tiny review after making a JOKE about Nappy Head being "racist."
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10-10-2008, 08:36 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Metro St. Louis | | It's fun stuff. It could have been a minor hit in 1976.  I would enjoy a project like that myself. 
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10-10-2008, 09:01 PM
| | The Funkfather
Endorsing Artist: Kohlman Bassworks | | Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Hampton Roads, Virginia | | | Granted, the stuff is dated. Recorded a few years back and he's an older cat (me & Cheese's age group) but he's a really cool dude and a killer drummer! I was shocked when he showed me the video of this recording! Huge funk band reminiscent of the 'old days' of the 8-10+ piece bands! He wrote all the material on bass! I played 2 Top40 gigs with him. |
10-11-2008, 08:39 AM
|  | C'mon man! | | Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Hawaii | | | I dug that! I had a little 4:30 in the morning house-quake action going on with it, woke up my dogs.
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10-13-2008, 11:43 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Los Angeles / West Hollywood | | The band War had a song called "Nappy Head: Theme From Ghetto Man" They were a racially mixed band, and in fact Lee Oskar (who was Danish) had a VERY competative fro.
I just felt compelled to say that due to all the racial fear in some of the comments above. I don't get it 
One of the things I love about 70s funk is that a lot of those songs did have very meaningful lyrics. Yeah, there were the "funk funk funk party party" lyrics, but there were A LOT of positive "lets overcome" kind of lyrics too. Thats the main difference I see in modern R&B and rap music vs. those positive lyrics of the 70s. I'd love to see those positive lyrics make a comeback. |
10-14-2008, 12:16 AM
|  | Trying to keep it on the 1. | | Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: The Bay. | | | It's what I do, it's what I am, is my favorite cut, funky bass line. |
10-14-2008, 12:19 AM
| | Trying to keep it on the 1. | | Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: The Bay. | | | By the way, my hair is umm nappy. Relax Matt Till, it's okay. |
10-14-2008, 06:14 AM
| | The Funkfather
Endorsing Artist: Kohlman Bassworks | | Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Hampton Roads, Virginia | | Quote:
Originally Posted by starchild It's what I do, it's what I am, is my favorite cut, funky bass line. | Oh you gotta see the video. I may rip it and post a snippet. |
10-14-2008, 06:15 AM
| | The Funkfather
Endorsing Artist: Kohlman Bassworks | | Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Hampton Roads, Virginia | | Quote:
Originally Posted by starchild By the way, my hair is umm nappy..... | So's mine!  |
10-14-2008, 08:54 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Metro St. Louis | | Quote:
Originally Posted by DWBass So's mine! | No it's not! You got good hair! 
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10-14-2008, 09:13 AM
| | The Funkfather
Endorsing Artist: Kohlman Bassworks | | Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Hampton Roads, Virginia | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Dr. Cheese No it's not! You got good hair! | Pffft! I wish! Believe me, it's nappy. I just take good care of my hair. Lots of washing, greasing and brushing going on! |
10-14-2008, 02:16 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Israel | | | it's good music - no doubt.
good grooves and good tunes.
the bass sound is great, round & warm.
IMHO the band doesn't stand out from any other good funk bands...but that's from only listening to couple of seconds from each track. | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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