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tb Hip hop Roundtable

#121
bass player 48 said:
ANYWAY – Just last weekend my brother in law was trying to turn me onto some music I wasn’t aware of. He played a bunch of Gnarls Barkley (on Youtube – Live from the Abbey Road) and to me – some of it was rock, some of it was funk, and some of it was hip hop. (but I’m not sure… ) If that is in fact hip hop – it’s more along the lines of the type I like these days. (a band playing instruments – doing hip hop with a strong funk influence)

I could be wrong, because I don’t know much about the genre, but to me – this cut is hip hop (actually, I think I said it’s what hip hop SHOULD BE) ...whatever it is, it makes me want more stuff like it.

Does that count as hip hop? I don’t think there’s any rapping over somebody else’s song going on there.
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No, Cee-lo and dangermouse (Gnarls Barkley) are definitely hip hop.

Especially if you listen to their other projects.
 
#127
I found an improvisation workshop article in one of my old Bass Player magazines-1992-where Chuck Rainey discusses "The Hip-Hop Feel". Quoting Chuck, " 'Hip-hop' is a new term used to describe the traditional feel of ragtime. As it is implied or fused into other concepts, it produces a double-time feel that is the same as the 'two-beat' concept in jazz. The role of the bass, within this concept, is to provide a strong, steady emphasis on beats one and three and execute miniature fills at the end of the bar.' "

Here is one of my favorite hip-hop tunes:




A Groove is a Terrible Thing to Waste! :cool:
 
#130
bottomzone said:
I found an improvisation workshop article in one of my old Bass Player magazines-1992-where Chuck Rainey discusses "The Hip-Hop Feel". Quoting Chuck, " 'Hip-hop' is a new term used to describe the traditional feel of ragtime. As it is implied or fused into other concepts, it produces a double-time feel that is the same as the 'two-beat' concept in jazz. The role of the bass, within this concept, is to provide a strong, steady emphasis on beats one and three and execute miniature fills at the end of the bar.' "

Here is one of my favorite hip-hop tunes:




A Groove is a Terrible Thing to Waste! :cool:
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That's a sweet song man. Hits hard. :)
 
#131
I went through the first 4 pages of this thread,...I didn't see any Del tha Funkee Homosapien love,...so yeah,....I like Del tha Funkee Homosapien.

I got a new computer and have been on a big DLing spree and this thread has proved invaluable,...the Broken Arrow album from Blackalicious is awesome!!!
 
#133
john turner said:
i have no idea why this took so long too come to my attention. it's music related, belongs in misc. sorry for the delay guys :).
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its about time. :D

ugly_bassplayer said:
I really like Eyedea & Abilities but their last one really didn't hit home with me.
IMO
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it didnt with me at first. i had seen them a few times while they were recording this and Eyedea would have a section in the set where hed bring out Carnage(featured on Coaches on the Oliver Hart disc) and a couple of his Face Candy project people, doing this free form acid jazz hip hop dowutchulike type deal so i got used to eyedea expressing his "weird side" and i think its a VERY different project than anyone who waited their ass off for it would have ever expected. it took time to grow on me but when you really see eyedeas "outside of hip hop" influcences like hendrix and nirvana peeking through in the music and i feel the departure from traditional hip hop is what made me feel like "this is that future ish"
this was eyedeas andre3k flash of brilliance...but if you expected big shots ptII on this album you were bound to be deeply disappointed. this albums down side was the fact that i spent an hour waiting for abilities to go off on his typical tangent and he didnt, but thats cool, thats what e&a was good for.
 
#135
bottomzone said:
I found an improvisation workshop article in one of my old Bass Player magazines-1992-where Chuck Rainey discusses "The Hip-Hop Feel". Quoting Chuck, " 'Hip-hop' is a new term used to describe the traditional feel of ragtime. As it is implied or fused into other concepts, it produces a double-time feel that is the same as the 'two-beat' concept in jazz. The role of the bass, within this concept, is to provide a strong, steady emphasis on beats one and three and execute miniature fills at the end of the bar.' "

Here is one of my favorite hip-hop tunes:

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this might be my one thing that most of the 50 cent album buyers and i rgue over the most but IMO hip hop really hit a summit with Eric B and Rakim. the kids can tell me all about how Lil Wayne is a game changer and Jay Z is a game changer and 50 is a game changer but i think its safe to say that if you ask every current artist in hip hop what the biggest influence was to them, to thier flow and to their sound a VAST majority will site Eric B and Rakim. i LOVE when you get to a real hot party or club with a real hip hop head spinning and out of nowhere you hear "this is a journey into sound..." or the jingle bells of "Microphone Fiend" and you know even 20 years later that Rakim is about to rock you ass off. i meant this dude invented the modern speach patterns and rhyme patterns that are still used today. he killed the buh- buh- buh- word:buh- buh- buh- rhyming word humpty dumpty raps of yesteryear.

sorry for all the verbage but im really passionate about EB&R, one of the few artists that changed my musical life and when i still gigged out and and would soundcheck. id always check in with the bassline from Paid in Full and i always loved the look id get from the people who recognized it.
 
#138
warwick.hoy said:
Checked out Full Circle,...I'll report back later,....I have a ton of new music to go through,....including J5 and I like that Crazy tune by Gnarls Barkley so I have some of their stuff to check out as well.
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J5 is a good call! heiro kills it. you seem to be gravitating toward groups. if you ever want suggestions just tell us what you like and what you dont like and im sure some of us can point you in a similar direction.. theres a TON of amazing hip hop out there and a ton that we havent even touched on yet, its just a one thing leads to another type thread...hell we havent even touched on company flow yet!
 
#139
...speaking of company flow theres been alot of people on here sighting really raw and abstract hip hop ie aesop rock,el-p, cannibal ox and busdriver. im impressed and i really didnt think this thread would have pulled any of that out of the wood work. i love this thread
 

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