hip hop bassist

[mrniceguy715]

There are several out there contrary to what people may think. So I wanted to make a post where people could post there favs and maybe hip people to some music they may not have heard. Of course everyone has heard ot Hub (roots). Theres Preston Crump(Outkast, ONP, citizen cope), Debra Killingsshe gospel but has played hip hop sessions in Atlanta. aaron mills, kevin smith. there are lots of more but I gotta go to work I'll post more when I get home

[DeadMike]

Ben Kinney, who was with the Roots during the absence of Hub (he's now playing with Incubus).

I guess he's pretty widely known, though.

Oh, good lord, Woodchuck from El Pus! His bass lines are real tight! And a super cool dude.

[ARCtrooper225]

I don't know any hip hop bassists but I think there's one called Rafael Shaadiq who played for D'Angelo and Tony toni tone or something like that

[stefandisgust]

Randy Jackson

[scottice]

Originally Posted by stefandisgust

Randy Jackson

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Journey is hip-hop?

[anonymous38457747]

I thought that Ben Kinney only played guitar with the roots and didn't switch to the real instrument until he joined Incubus...Hence the Ben Kinney(former guitarist from the Roots...) write up when he joined the new band.

Coincidentally his solo album is pretty darn good.

[OrangeSun]

I don't know any hip hop bassists, but i did see a guy in a hip hop cover band using a moog lowpass filter to get the deep keyboard style bass...figured id mention it

[Spoiled Grape]

Most hip-hop bassists, are in fact producers and drummers as well.

It's a much more DIY scene than the rock scene out there now, which might be a newsflash to some.

[bassist15]

RAndy Jackson has produced and played bass for many hip hop artists. P-diddy and mariah carey are two that I remember.

[scottice]

Originally Posted by bassist15

RAndy Jackson has produced and played bass for many hip hop artists. P-diddy and mariah carey are two that I remember.

Good call.

I was just about to dig out my Journey albums to look for the 808. hehe

[mrniceguy715]

Originally Posted by ARCtrooper225

I don't know any hip hop bassists but I think there's one called Rafael Shaadiq who played for D'Angelo and Tony toni tone or something like that

Rapheal Saadiq is what could be called a super producer/multi-instrumentalist. he was the main voice of tony toni tone, released 3 solo albums, turned around Truth hurts cd even though the cd didnt sale well cause of how bad the 1st was. He, D'angelo, Angie Stone, and Ali Shaheed Muhamad(tribe called quest) wrote and produced D'angelos "Brown surgar" in fact I would go to say that he, James Poyser and ?uestlove had more to do with the overall groove of the Vodoo album than Pino (and I love some pino)

[mrniceguy715]

also it is very true most of the live bass on hip hop is the producer them self. thats what lead to me learning keys and drums. do it yourself and do it well and you dont have to pay anyone else and I write the songs myself (r&b) and record with my cusin lol keep cost down and create our signature sound

[D.A.R.K.]

how could we forget doug wimbish?!(although he does a ton of different stuff)

[bburk]

What no MCA love?

[Basseroni]

Dante "DMan" Nolen. He plays bass with various producers including Timbaland and he tours with rapper T.I. The boy is sick with his MTD 535s.

[mrniceguy715]

true wimbish most likely has the most logged hours recording hip hop lol

[justabass]

Sugar Hill Yall!!!

[jomahu]

more trip than hip (-hop, i mean), but i've been diggin Pacha Massive. and the chick plays electric and upright, hurrah!
http://www.myspace.com/pachamassive

[werbo1]

Wimbish. Funky playing on the message by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five

What else is he on? Hip hop wise.

[justabass]

Sugar Hill Gang-The Word is Out and Be a Winner
Mos Def -The New Danger
Mos Def-Black On Both Sides
Quite a few Afrika Bambaataa albums...Thats the beginning of Hip Hop right there...
He also played on a Michael Bolton alum....he he