Which of These Music Genres Was Most Influential in the "Creation "of Hip-Hop Music?
The Ultimate Breaks & Beats series was put together by Breakbeat Lenny and Breakbeat Lou. Breakbeat Lenny died in 1991 around the time they stopped making the series.
So every once in a while Breakbeat Lou does an interview and discusses how he and Breakbeat Lenny put the compilation together.
Afrika Bambaataa's Favorite Breaks
This list was published in the British magazine Blues and Soul in the year 1988. Here, he lists his favorite break beats and jams that can get a dance floor pumpin. I wanted to add this because I could not believe how similar this list is to my own. Amazing. If you don't have most of these songs, I suggest you pick them up ASAP. This list is published in the book Ego Trip's book of rap lists.
1. "Apache" - Incredible Bong Band (Pride, 1973)
-the break from this song is used in the Sugar Hill Gang tune "Jump On It."
2. "Jam on the Groove" - Ralph MacDonald (Tk, 1976)
3. "Theme From Star Wars" - Dave Matthews (CTI, 1977)
4. "Catch A Groove" - Juice (Greedy, 1976)
5. "Reach Out in the Darkness" - Friend and Lover (Verve, 1968)
6. "Minimum Wage" - Rock and Roll**
7. "Give It Up Or Turn It Loose" - James Brown (King, 1969)
8. "Get Up I Feel Like Being a Sex Machine" - James Brown (King, 1969)
9. "Sing a Simple Song" - Sly & The Family Stone (Epic, 1969)
10. "You're The One" - Little Sister (Stoneflower, 1970)
11. "It's Just Begun" - Jimmy Castor Bunch (RCA, 1972)
12. "Dance to the Drummer's Beat" - Human Kelly & Life (TK, 1976)
13. "Scorpio" - Dennis Coffey (Sussex, 1971)
14. "Ride Sally Ride" - Dennis Coffey (Sussex, 1972)
15. "Son of Scorpio" - Dennis Coffey (Sussex, 1972)
16. Willie Dynamite Soundtrack - J.J. Johnson and Various Artists (MCA, 1974)
17. "Take Me to the Mardi Gras" - Bob James (CTI, 1976)
18. "Let a Woman be a Woman (Let a Man be a Man)" - Dyke & The Blazers (Original Sound 1969)
19. "Funky Broadway" - Dyke & The Blazers (Original, 1967)
20. "The Champ" - The Mohawks (Cotillion, 1968)
21. "Tramp" - Otis Redding and Carla Thomas (Stax, 1967)
22. "Groove to Get Down" - T-Connection (TK, 1977)
23. "Get Off Your Ass and Jam" - Funkadelic (Westbound, 1975)
-this is the anthem of the Rare Grooves Society-
24. "Give the Drummer Some" - Little Milton**
25. "Get on the Good Foot" - James Brown (Polydor, 1972)
26. "Funky Drummer" - James Brown (King, 1970)
-the funky drummer on this track is Madison's very own Clyde Stubblefield-
27. "Keep on Doin' What You're Doin'" - Bobby Byrd (Brownstone, 1971)
28. "I Know You Got Soul" - Bobby Byrd (King, 1971)
29. "Think (About It)" - Lyn Collins (People, 1972)
30. "It's My Thing" - Marva Whitney (King, 1969)
31. "Get Up, Get Into It, Get Involved" - James Brown (King, 1970)
32. "Honkey Tonk Women" - The Rolling Stones (London, 1969)
33. "Hot Stuff" - Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones, 1976)
34. "Dance to the Music" - Sly & The Family Stone (Epic, 1968)
35. "Family Affair" - Sly & The Family Stone (Epic, 1971)
36. "Jam" - Grand Central Station (Warner Bros., 1975)
37. "Joyous" - Pleasure (Fantasy, 1976)
38. "Rock Creek Park" - The Blackbyrds (Fantasy, 1976)
39. "Happy Music" - The Blackbyrds (Fantasy, 1975)
40. "Africano" - Earth, Wind, & Fire (Columbia, 1975)
41. "Shining Star" - Earth, Wind, & Fire (Columbia, 1975)
42. "Power" - Earth, Wind, & Fire (Columbia, 1972)
43. "Ring My Bell" - Anita Ward (TK, 1979)
44. "The Funk Is On" - Instant Funk (Salsoul, 1980)
45. "Funky Stuff" - Kool & The Gang (De-Lite, 1973)
46. "Jungle Boogie" - Kool & The Gang (De-Lite, 1973)
47. "Flashlight" - Parliament (Casablanca, 1977)
48. "More Bounce to the Ounce" - Zapp (Warner Bros., 1980)
49. "Dancin' Kid" - Disco Tex and the Sex-O-Lettes (Chelsea, 1976)
50. "The Breakdown" - Rufus Thomas (Stax, 1972)
51. "Do The Funky Penguin" - Rufus Thomas (Stax, 1972)
52. "Shakara" - Fela Ransom Kuti (Editions, Makossa, 1974)
53. "Brother Green (The Disco King)" - Roy Ayers Ubiquity (Polydor, 1975)
54. "Lonsome Cowboy" - Roy Ayers Ubiquity (Polydor, 1976)
55. "Yellow Sunshine" - Yellow Sunshine (Gamble, 1973)
It should be noted that these tracks are in no particular order. It is also interesting to note the prevalence of things related to James Brown (Bobby Byrd, Marva Whitney, Lyn Collins, etc.), and Miami soul (aka TK Records). The songs with "**" next to it are off of records that either do not exist or are so rare that Afrika Bambaataa is the only person who owns them. If any of you happen to stumble upon any of these recordings, please contact me immediately. That would be sweet.
http://jeffontheradio.blogspot.com/2008/03/afrika-bambaataas-favorite-breaks.html
This list was published in the British magazine Blues and Soul in the year 1988. Here, he lists his favorite break beats and jams that can get a dance floor pumpin. I wanted to add this because I could not believe how similar this list is to my own. Amazing. If you don't have most of these songs, I suggest you pick them up ASAP. This list is published in the book Ego Trip's book of rap lists.
1. "Apache" - Incredible Bong Band (Pride, 1973)
-the break from this song is used in the Sugar Hill Gang tune "Jump On It."
2. "Jam on the Groove" - Ralph MacDonald (Tk, 1976)
3. "Theme From Star Wars" - Dave Matthews (CTI, 1977)
4. "Catch A Groove" - Juice (Greedy, 1976)
5. "Reach Out in the Darkness" - Friend and Lover (Verve, 1968)
6. "Minimum Wage" - Rock and Roll**
7. "Give It Up Or Turn It Loose" - James Brown (King, 1969)
8. "Get Up I Feel Like Being a Sex Machine" - James Brown (King, 1969)
9. "Sing a Simple Song" - Sly & The Family Stone (Epic, 1969)
10. "You're The One" - Little Sister (Stoneflower, 1970)
11. "It's Just Begun" - Jimmy Castor Bunch (RCA, 1972)
12. "Dance to the Drummer's Beat" - Human Kelly & Life (TK, 1976)
13. "Scorpio" - Dennis Coffey (Sussex, 1971)
14. "Ride Sally Ride" - Dennis Coffey (Sussex, 1972)
15. "Son of Scorpio" - Dennis Coffey (Sussex, 1972)
16. Willie Dynamite Soundtrack - J.J. Johnson and Various Artists (MCA, 1974)
17. "Take Me to the Mardi Gras" - Bob James (CTI, 1976)
18. "Let a Woman be a Woman (Let a Man be a Man)" - Dyke & The Blazers (Original Sound 1969)
19. "Funky Broadway" - Dyke & The Blazers (Original, 1967)
20. "The Champ" - The Mohawks (Cotillion, 1968)
21. "Tramp" - Otis Redding and Carla Thomas (Stax, 1967)
22. "Groove to Get Down" - T-Connection (TK, 1977)
23. "Get Off Your Ass and Jam" - Funkadelic (Westbound, 1975)
-this is the anthem of the Rare Grooves Society-
24. "Give the Drummer Some" - Little Milton**
25. "Get on the Good Foot" - James Brown (Polydor, 1972)
26. "Funky Drummer" - James Brown (King, 1970)
-the funky drummer on this track is Madison's very own Clyde Stubblefield-
27. "Keep on Doin' What You're Doin'" - Bobby Byrd (Brownstone, 1971)
28. "I Know You Got Soul" - Bobby Byrd (King, 1971)
29. "Think (About It)" - Lyn Collins (People, 1972)
30. "It's My Thing" - Marva Whitney (King, 1969)
31. "Get Up, Get Into It, Get Involved" - James Brown (King, 1970)
32. "Honkey Tonk Women" - The Rolling Stones (London, 1969)
33. "Hot Stuff" - Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones, 1976)
34. "Dance to the Music" - Sly & The Family Stone (Epic, 1968)
35. "Family Affair" - Sly & The Family Stone (Epic, 1971)
36. "Jam" - Grand Central Station (Warner Bros., 1975)
37. "Joyous" - Pleasure (Fantasy, 1976)
38. "Rock Creek Park" - The Blackbyrds (Fantasy, 1976)
39. "Happy Music" - The Blackbyrds (Fantasy, 1975)
40. "Africano" - Earth, Wind, & Fire (Columbia, 1975)
41. "Shining Star" - Earth, Wind, & Fire (Columbia, 1975)
42. "Power" - Earth, Wind, & Fire (Columbia, 1972)
43. "Ring My Bell" - Anita Ward (TK, 1979)
44. "The Funk Is On" - Instant Funk (Salsoul, 1980)
45. "Funky Stuff" - Kool & The Gang (De-Lite, 1973)
46. "Jungle Boogie" - Kool & The Gang (De-Lite, 1973)
47. "Flashlight" - Parliament (Casablanca, 1977)
48. "More Bounce to the Ounce" - Zapp (Warner Bros., 1980)
49. "Dancin' Kid" - Disco Tex and the Sex-O-Lettes (Chelsea, 1976)
50. "The Breakdown" - Rufus Thomas (Stax, 1972)
51. "Do The Funky Penguin" - Rufus Thomas (Stax, 1972)
52. "Shakara" - Fela Ransom Kuti (Editions, Makossa, 1974)
53. "Brother Green (The Disco King)" - Roy Ayers Ubiquity (Polydor, 1975)
54. "Lonsome Cowboy" - Roy Ayers Ubiquity (Polydor, 1976)
55. "Yellow Sunshine" - Yellow Sunshine (Gamble, 1973)
It should be noted that these tracks are in no particular order. It is also interesting to note the prevalence of things related to James Brown (Bobby Byrd, Marva Whitney, Lyn Collins, etc.), and Miami soul (aka TK Records). The songs with "**" next to it are off of records that either do not exist or are so rare that Afrika Bambaataa is the only person who owns them. If any of you happen to stumble upon any of these recordings, please contact me immediately. That would be sweet.
http://jeffontheradio.blogspot.com/2008/03/afrika-bambaataas-favorite-breaks.html
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CashmoneyDux
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Gospel deserves an honorable mention
water ur seeds
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Out of every genre, I would say 'Blues' had the biggest influence on hip hop, or has the closest ties to it... Its more spoken with a rhyme and rhythm, speaks of social issues and tells stories and ballads...
I say country and blues are the biggest influences, but blues imo helped create country so I think that makes blues the biggest creator of hip hop...
I would guess:
Folk
Blues
Country
Jazz
Rock n Roll
Soul
Funk
Reggae
Electro
Hip Hop
With 'spoken word' and 'gospel' somewhere in the mix too, I think all them elements help create hip hop... Later on I think R&B played a part when it got more commercialised...
I say country and blues are the biggest influences, but blues imo helped create country so I think that makes blues the biggest creator of hip hop...
I would guess:
Folk
Blues
Country
Jazz
Rock n Roll
Soul
Funk
Reggae
Electro
Hip Hop
With 'spoken word' and 'gospel' somewhere in the mix too, I think all them elements help create hip hop... Later on I think R&B played a part when it got more commercialised...
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Lou Cypher
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In the beginnings, disco. Funk too, but I didn't see that until I picked disco, but both genres has drum breaks that would be looped.
Apache.
Apache.
king hassan
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All of the above really, but sadly it's lost on todays music
king hassan
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LUClEN;c-10093746 said:
Man, the blues is hugely sampled in hip hop, and pretty much follows the same pattern, I know a ton of blues songs that been used in hip hop
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