A much needed Black Music thread.
- Thread starter Insidious Von
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my fave version:
Apart from the great vocal, gotta love Steve's guitar!
Apart from the great vocal, gotta love Steve's guitar!
If I've learned anything about you on this thread over the years you just summed it up in a nut shell.
another wonderful soul ballad from the 60,s.....last night i was just thumbing through my old 45,s and i came across this one....i had forgotten how it sounded so i found it on You Tube...........yep, now i know why i bought it, so many decades ago..lol............
The ORIGINAL Black American art form played by the masters who created what the rappers extrapolated. I'm not dumping on rap, but people like Gil Scott Heron and The Roots don't rely on other people's music for their creativity. Sampling is lazy.
That soundtrack also featured The Pointer Sisters, Otis Redding and The Staple Singers.
I haven't really discussed this album before. The Score by the Fugees, released in 1996. That time in hip hop was dominated by NYC street beats (boom bap) combined with the rise of southern hip hop from Atlanta and New Orleans. The Score stood out as its own unique sound lending to its branding of an 'alternative' hip hop release. The music was a fusion of hip hop, reggae and soul. Super creative and well received critically. Its achieved 7x platinum status and really has received sort of a cult following over the years. Its aged like a fine vintage.
Fugees were comprised of Haitian born MC's Wyclef Jean and Pras Michel as well as NJ born singer/MC Lauryn Hill. John Forte was an associate and producer. The album's main tracks were 'Killing Me Softly', 'Ready or Not' and 'Fugee La La'. But for me the title track is where it's at. A brilliant composition that incorporates an obscure sample of Cymande's "Dove" as its main instrumental courtesy of producer Diamond D. Also Lauryn displays her rhyme skills, ripping off an epic verse.
Fugees were comprised of Haitian born MC's Wyclef Jean and Pras Michel as well as NJ born singer/MC Lauryn Hill. John Forte was an associate and producer. The album's main tracks were 'Killing Me Softly', 'Ready or Not' and 'Fugee La La'. But for me the title track is where it's at. A brilliant composition that incorporates an obscure sample of Cymande's "Dove" as its main instrumental courtesy of producer Diamond D. Also Lauryn displays her rhyme skills, ripping off an epic verse.
