Eric Smith of Rihanna
 

Everyone should be hip to this dude.
Don't just watch the first minute, check the whole thing out. Killing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgGZGFenCYs

Not a fan of Hip Hop, though I have come to appreciate some of her stuff. He is a killer player no doubt.

Not for me either but I'm not a fan of slapping. Sounded like a lot of noise with no feeling to it at all. Reminds of what just about every young bass player does at a music store.