Don Letts – Hockley Social Club
2 miesiące temu
"The Sugarhill Gang’s infectious dance number from late 1979 might be said to have launched an entire genre. Although spoken word had been a component of recorded American popular music for decades, this trio’s rhythmic rhyming inspired many MC's-to-be and other future rap artists. The album version of “Rapper’s Delight” is an epic 14'1/2 minute salvo of irreverent stories and creative word play. The song dates from hip-hop's infancy. As such, it does not address subject matter that has given rap music both positive and negative notoriety, but the song's inventive rhymes, complex counter-rhythms, and brash boastfulness presage the tenets of hip hop. “Rapper's Delight” also reflects an early instance of music sampling and a legal settlement; it draws its bass line and other features from Chic’s 1979 hit “Good Times.” As a result, songwriting credits for “Rapper's Delight” include that song’s composers, Chic guitarist Nile Rodgers and bassist Bernard Edwards, as well as Sylvia Robinson and the Sugarhill Gang (Michael Wright, Guy O’Brien, and Henry Jackson). Selected for the 2011 registry."
"Dick Clark is an American institution and much more than a legend. I truly want to thank him for giving me a shot on ‘American Bandstand’. When we met, he was really nice to me and treated me with the utmost respect. God Bless Dick Clark, and may he rest in peace!!!!"... oraz DMC:
"“Dick Clark is the gatekeeper of Rock ‘n Roll! He is also a B-Boy! He didn’t diss Hip-Hop as a fad like a lot of people did in the early years! He saw a little Rock ‘n Roll in us, and having us on his show one of my greatest accomplishments!”"
"To co mnie rani to fakt, że nikt nie chcę zachować zbioru muzyki dla przyszłych pokoleń. Poświęciłem moje całe życie, by zdobyć taką kolekcję. Nikt nie rozumie czego dokonałem, co mam i co oferuje na sprzedaż."
OldSchoolers Crew to ekipa założona przez Dj'a Fingera i kOOl MiKe'a w 2008 roku. Idea organizowanych przez nich event'ów poświęcona jest promowaniu i rozpowszechnianiu prawdy o korzeniach Kultury Hip Hop. Edukowanie poprzez muzykę, film, taniec, słowo, a to wszystko w pozytywnym klimacie ''block parties'', prosto z czarnoskórych dzielnic Nowego Jorku lat 70-80 minionego stulecia. Na ich żywiołowe sety składa się oldschool rap / funk&soul / bboy breaks / electro / 80s pop / disco oraz zapomniane taneczne kawałki z dobrym brzmieniem Starej Szkoły.
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