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D.R.E.S. tha BEATnik's Hip Hop History Fact 8 of 30!!!
Today we're gonna talk about the PIONEERS!! The West Coast Sound is Popularized by the Likes of Groups such as N.W.A., SNOOP DOGG, CYPRESS HILL, KING TEE, ICE T, TOO $HORT & Numerous others. However, West Coast Hip Hop wouldn't come to exist as a genre without the Likes of 2 Very Important Rappers. Disco Daddy & Captain Rapp!! Who are they, you may ask... Well these 2 Gentlemen have the Lone Distinction of being having the 1st Recorded West Coast Rap Song in the History of the Culture with a Song called "Gigolo Rapp"
Captain Rapp was the first commercially released West Coast rapper and old school west coast hip-hop artist, along with his former rapping partner, Disco Daddy. The rap duo met at Magic Johnson's birthday party in 1980, and soonafter released 1981's "The Gigolo Rapp," under the name Disco Daddy & Captain Rapp. The people who gave Disco Daddy & Captain Rapp the chance to record "Gigolo Rapp" were Duffy and Jerry Hooks, who had a small indie label called the Rappers Rapp Disco Record Company. Captain Rapp would later release solo material and received notable local airplay and attention in 1983, with the release of "Bad Times (I Can't Stand It)." The track was featured on local L.A. radio stations like KJLH and KGFJ. The song was also a precursor to reality rap and gangsta rap, because it contained realistic portrayals of life on the streets, and the 'bad times' African American youth were encountering.
Without this contribution, it's not certain that West Coast Hip Hop wouldn't exist it definitely laid a solid foundation for the Region to make sure their Voice heard. So that is why We're taking the time to pay homage and salute Disco Daddy & Captain Rapp West Coast Pioneers!! My Name is D.R.E.S. tha BEATnik a.k.a FOLLOWTHEHAT and this is My Hip Hop History Fact!! Happy Hip Hop History Month!! #KNOWYOURHISTORY #RESPECTTHECULTURE!!! #FOLLOWTHEHAT!!
Captain Rapp was the first commercially released West Coast rapper and old school west coast hip-hop artist, along with his former rapping partner, Disco Daddy. The rap duo met at Magic Johnson's birthday party in 1980, and soonafter released 1981's "The Gigolo Rapp," under the name Disco Daddy & Captain Rapp. The people who gave Disco Daddy & Captain Rapp the chance to record "Gigolo Rapp" were Duffy and Jerry Hooks, who had a small indie label called the Rappers Rapp Disco Record Company. Captain Rapp would later release solo material and received notable local airplay and attention in 1983, with the release of "Bad Times (I Can't Stand It)." The track was featured on local L.A. radio stations like KJLH and KGFJ. The song was also a precursor to reality rap and gangsta rap, because it contained realistic portrayals of life on the streets, and the 'bad times' African American youth were encountering.
Without this contribution, it's not certain that West Coast Hip Hop wouldn't exist it definitely laid a solid foundation for the Region to make sure their Voice heard. So that is why We're taking the time to pay homage and salute Disco Daddy & Captain Rapp West Coast Pioneers!! My Name is D.R.E.S. tha BEATnik a.k.a FOLLOWTHEHAT and this is My Hip Hop History Fact!! Happy Hip Hop History Month!! #KNOWYOURHISTORY #RESPECTTHECULTURE!!! #FOLLOWTHEHAT!!
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
D.R.E.S. tha BEATnik's Hip Hop History Fact 7 of 30!!!
Today's post is dedicated to an Incredible MC, Awesome Showman, Consummate Entertainer & Overall Good Person. Today we're paying respect to the Life & Times of Dwight Arrington Myers a.k.a. MC HEAVY D!!! Born in Jamaica on May 24, 1967, His Family moved to Mount Vernon, New York when He was 8 years Old
Heavy D & the Boyz were the first group signed to Uptown Records; their debut, Living Large, was released in 1987. The album was a commercial success, though Big Tyme was a breakthrough that included four hits. Bandmate & Long Time Friend Troy "Trouble T. Roy" Dixon died at age 22 in a fall on July 15, 1990, in Indianapolis. Dixon's passing led to a tribute on the follow-up platinum album, Peaceful Journey. Pete Rock & CL Smooth created a tribute to Trouble T. Roy called "They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.)" which is regarded as a hip-hop classic.
As a Musician, Heavy D was like no other!!!
Mr. Big Stuff
We Got Our Own Thang
Somebody For Me
Gyrlz, They Love Me
Money Earnin' Mount Vernon
Don't You Know
The Overweight Lover's In The House
Alright
Is It Good To You
Now That We Found Love
Don't Curse
Truthful
I Miss You
Who's The Man?
Jam
You Can't See What I Can See
Black Coffee
Got Me Waiting
Nuttin' But Love
Keep It Comin
Big Daddy
Candy Rain (REMIX)
Long Distance Girlfriend
Heavy D - Long Distance Girlfriend
Heavy D was & will always be regarded as one of the Best that Ever did it!!! He was an all around Friend to all in the Music Industry that He met and made a fact to never forget a Face!! There aren't many like Him in this Business and the Careers of Sean "P. Diddy" Combs, JoDeCi, Soul 4 Real, Pete Rock & CL Smooth, Monifah. just to name a few can attest to that Fact!! He personified the best of what this Culture was about while offering a brief yet powerful glimpse of it's Glorious & Abundant future. I grew up as a Fan and ended up knowing Him as a Friend!! I will certainly miss Him!! His name was Dwight Arrington Myers the WORLD knew Him as MC HEAVY D!!! REST IN POWER - (May 24, 1967 – November 8, 2011). My Name is D.R.E.S. tha BEATnik a.k.a FOLLOWTHEHAT and this is My Hip Hop History Fact!! Happy Hip Hop History Month!! #KNOWYOURHISTORY #RESPECTTHECULTURE!!! #FOLLOWTHEHAT!!
Heavy D & the Boyz were the first group signed to Uptown Records; their debut, Living Large, was released in 1987. The album was a commercial success, though Big Tyme was a breakthrough that included four hits. Bandmate & Long Time Friend Troy "Trouble T. Roy" Dixon died at age 22 in a fall on July 15, 1990, in Indianapolis. Dixon's passing led to a tribute on the follow-up platinum album, Peaceful Journey. Pete Rock & CL Smooth created a tribute to Trouble T. Roy called "They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.)" which is regarded as a hip-hop classic.
As a Musician, Heavy D was like no other!!!
Mr. Big Stuff
We Got Our Own Thang
Somebody For Me
Gyrlz, They Love Me
Money Earnin' Mount Vernon
Don't You Know
The Overweight Lover's In The House
Alright
Is It Good To You
Now That We Found Love
Don't Curse
Truthful
I Miss You
Who's The Man?
Jam
You Can't See What I Can See
Black Coffee
Got Me Waiting
Nuttin' But Love
Keep It Comin
Big Daddy
Candy Rain (REMIX)
Long Distance Girlfriend
Heavy D - Long Distance Girlfriend
Heavy D was & will always be regarded as one of the Best that Ever did it!!! He was an all around Friend to all in the Music Industry that He met and made a fact to never forget a Face!! There aren't many like Him in this Business and the Careers of Sean "P. Diddy" Combs, JoDeCi, Soul 4 Real, Pete Rock & CL Smooth, Monifah. just to name a few can attest to that Fact!! He personified the best of what this Culture was about while offering a brief yet powerful glimpse of it's Glorious & Abundant future. I grew up as a Fan and ended up knowing Him as a Friend!! I will certainly miss Him!! His name was Dwight Arrington Myers the WORLD knew Him as MC HEAVY D!!! REST IN POWER - (May 24, 1967 – November 8, 2011). My Name is D.R.E.S. tha BEATnik a.k.a FOLLOWTHEHAT and this is My Hip Hop History Fact!! Happy Hip Hop History Month!! #KNOWYOURHISTORY #RESPECTTHECULTURE!!! #FOLLOWTHEHAT!!
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
D.R.E.S. tha BEATnik's Hip Hop History Fact 6 of 30!!!
Today's Hip Hop History Fact deals with Foundations or Cornerstones if you will. I wanted to highlight How a Single Piece of Music could cause a Spark that ignites an Entire movement. It is been said and is well documented that New Orleans, LA is the Birthplace of Jazz Music a Music that is tried & true to New Orleans. It has a Style that is all it's own. When it comes to Hip Hop, New Orleans has a Sound that is Uniquely its own. It is called Bounce Music & it is Very Southern, Very reminiscent of Mardi Gras, Very Louisana!!! What You probably don't know is that the Foundation of this Incredible Sound actually comes from New York City but it's not Planet Rock or anything like that. It comes from a Group by the Name of The Showboys and the Song is called "DRAG RAP"!! This song and shortly after "Brown's Beat" by Paul Cameron are greatly influential in N.O. Bounce Production!!!
The Showboys are a two-man rap group from Queens, New York, composed of Orville “Bugs Can Can” Hall and Phil “Triggaman”. They recorded several singles for Profile Records in the mid-80’s, including a song called “Drag Rap (Triggaman)” in which a twisted tale of revenge-seeking gangsters unfolded over a richly syncopated beat.
To give You an idea of just how underrated and influential this One Piece of Music is here is a list of some of the songs that sample "DRAG RAP(Triggaman)"
2 Blakk - "2nd Line Jump"
2 Blakk - "Let It Be Known"
2 Blakk - "Represent 4 Life"
2-Sweet - "Where My Old Man At"
2-Sweet - "Do The 2-Sweet
5th Ward Weebie - "5th Ward Weebie Pt. 2"
7th Ward Souljah - "Put It Up On The Wall"
7L & Esoteric - "No Shots"
39 Posse - "Ask Them Hoes"
Arkansas Boyz - "Trick Cut Yo Head Off"
A.S.P. - "Outro (In The House Groove)"
B.G. - "True Story"
Black Menace - "Goin Off Pt. 2"
Charlie Hanseen - "I Can´t Focus" feat. Pimp Dogg
Cheeky Blakk - "Bicht Get Off Me"
Cheeky Blakk - "Lemme Get That Outcha"
Cheeky Blakk - "Represent"
Cheeky Blakk - "Roll Call"
Cheeky Blakk - "Shake That Ass"
Da 9er´s - "Everyday Weed Head"
Da Real Choppa - "Get Out The Way" feat. Lil Wayne
Da Sha Ra - "Early In The Morning"
Da Sha ra - "Early N Tha Morning"
Da Sha Ra - "Bootin Up"
David Banner - "Like A Pimp"
DJ Duck - "Buss It Open"
Dj Jimi - "Where They At"
DJ Jubille - "It´s On"
DJ Jubilee - "Stop Pause (Do The Jubilee)"
DJ Jubilee - "Westbank Showdown"
DJ Jubilee - "The City"
DJ Mouche - "Fuck Dem Niggas Fuck Dem Hoes"
DJ Mouche - "Silly"
DJ Money Fresh - "Hustla Hustla"
Edward J - "Eastside To The Westside"
Everlasting Hit Man - "Bounce Baby Bounce"
Fila Phil - "Da Hustla"
Fila Phil - "For Real Mack Daddy"
Flesh & Blood - "On The Map"
FM - "Gimme What You Got"
Gregory D - "Get Bucked"
Gregory D - "S.W.A.C."
Hypnotize Camp Posse - "We Bout To Ride"
Ice Mike - "Mary Jane"
Jake One ft. Young Buck - "Dead Wrong"
Joe Blakk - "Where You From"
Josephine Youngunz - "Turn It Up"
Juvenile - "Race For The Money"
Kilo - "The Ward Song"
Kingpin Skinny Pimp - "Shake Ya Money Maker"
Lil Chuckee - "Where´s Wayne" Ft. Nicki Minaj, Gudda Gudda, Lil Twist & Jae Millz
Lil Flip & Mr. Capone-E - "Where I Stay"
Lil Goldie - "Bounce For Lil Goldie"
Lil Slim - "Bounce Slide Ride"
Lil Slim - "Bitches Ain´t Shit"
Lil Slim - "Intro (The Game Is Cold)"
Lil Slim - "Where Your Ward At"
MC Nero - "Do Da Nero Bounce"
MC Spud - "Undertaker"
MC T Tucker & DJ Irv - "Where Dey At"
Mia X - "Da Payback"
Mobo Click - "Brand New Funk"
Mobo Click - "Foolishness"
Mobo Click - "Ya"
Mobo Click - "Tru Nigga"
Mobo Click - "A Lil Something Something"
Mobo Click - "Soldier"
P.M.W. - "Big Man"
Partners N Crime - "So Attracted"
Partners-N-Crime - "Gucci"
Pimp Daddy - "One Girl"
Pimp Dogg - "Ya´ll Can´t Fade Me"
Pimp Dogg - "Set Up Bitch"
Pimp Dogg - "Run Down"
Pimp Dogg - "9th Ward Nigga"
Pimp Dogg - "Rooka Tooka"
Pimp Dogg - "Commercial"
Pimp Dogg - "Ike Them Hoes"
Project Pat - "This Ain´t A Game"
Red Money - "II Much Red Intro"
Shorty Mac - "Gankin Bitches"
Souljas Of Sorrow - "Souljas Of Sorrow (Interlude)"
South Coast Party Boyz - "Everybody Has 2 Party"
South Coast Party Boyz - "Uptown Twerkers / Downtown Twerkers"
South Coast Party Boyz - "The Twerk"
South Coast Party Boyz - "Diamond Rows"
Sporty-T - "Follow Me"
Sporty-T - "Go Get Em"
Sporty-T - "Let Cha Know"
Sporty-T - "Meet Me At The Bar"
Sporty-T - "Sporty 96"
Tear Da Club Up Thugs - "Push Em Off"
UNLV - "Another Bitch"
UNLV - "Boom Get Chopped"
UNLV - "Eddie Bo"
UTP - "Nolia Clap"
10th Ward Buck - "Faster Faster"
DJ Jubilee - "Stop Pause"
Lil Goldie - "Act A Donkey On A Dick"
Sissy Nooby - "Loopy"
Z. Blakk - "Second Line Jump"
Unfortunately, the group fell victim to the shady business practices of Profile, and they have never received the money due them for the many records sold in the South and the licensing fees paid to use the sample. In fact, they were unaware of the song’s runaway success in the South, only becoming aware of the situation when they received a phone call from a promoter in Memphis who “acted like he found Elvis alive.” the bad experience with Profile, the Showboys are honored that their record has played such a central role in the development of the local New Orleans style.
In short "DRAG RAP(Triggaman) by The Showboys is to N.O. Bounce what Trans-Europe Express by Kraftwerk is to Hip Hop! Simple without this Song the N.O. Bounce Sound doesn't exist. For some of the Younger (in Age & Knowledge of the Culture) readers think of it this way. Without this Piece of music, Mannie Fresh doesn't get His Group UNLV on. Which means there's NO Cash Money Millionaires, which means there's NO Hot Boys(B.G., Turk,, Lil Wayne, Juvenile), No Big Tymers(Mannie Fresh & Birdman), which means there's NO Young Money, which means there's NO Drake, NO Nicki Minaj, NO Cory Gunz. Which goes back to My Earlier point about Lineage and how it's closely related & almost necessary it is to Hip Hop Culture. All because of a 6 Minute Song by a Rap Group from Queens, New York.
So while I can't collect royalty checks for Bugs Can Can & Triggaman, I can take the time to acknowledge their Contribution to the Culture and let You know that You are appreciated. My Name is D.R.E.S. tha BEATnik a.k.a FOLLOWTHEHAT and this is My Hip Hop History Fact!! Happy Hip Hop History Month!! #KNOWYOURHISTORY #RESPECTTHECULTURE!!! #FOLLOWTHEHAT!!
The Showboys are a two-man rap group from Queens, New York, composed of Orville “Bugs Can Can” Hall and Phil “Triggaman”. They recorded several singles for Profile Records in the mid-80’s, including a song called “Drag Rap (Triggaman)” in which a twisted tale of revenge-seeking gangsters unfolded over a richly syncopated beat.
To give You an idea of just how underrated and influential this One Piece of Music is here is a list of some of the songs that sample "DRAG RAP(Triggaman)"
2 Blakk - "2nd Line Jump"
2 Blakk - "Let It Be Known"
2 Blakk - "Represent 4 Life"
2-Sweet - "Where My Old Man At"
2-Sweet - "Do The 2-Sweet
5th Ward Weebie - "5th Ward Weebie Pt. 2"
7th Ward Souljah - "Put It Up On The Wall"
7L & Esoteric - "No Shots"
39 Posse - "Ask Them Hoes"
Arkansas Boyz - "Trick Cut Yo Head Off"
A.S.P. - "Outro (In The House Groove)"
B.G. - "True Story"
Black Menace - "Goin Off Pt. 2"
Charlie Hanseen - "I Can´t Focus" feat. Pimp Dogg
Cheeky Blakk - "Bicht Get Off Me"
Cheeky Blakk - "Lemme Get That Outcha"
Cheeky Blakk - "Represent"
Cheeky Blakk - "Roll Call"
Cheeky Blakk - "Shake That Ass"
Da 9er´s - "Everyday Weed Head"
Da Real Choppa - "Get Out The Way" feat. Lil Wayne
Da Sha Ra - "Early In The Morning"
Da Sha ra - "Early N Tha Morning"
Da Sha Ra - "Bootin Up"
David Banner - "Like A Pimp"
DJ Duck - "Buss It Open"
Dj Jimi - "Where They At"
DJ Jubille - "It´s On"
DJ Jubilee - "Stop Pause (Do The Jubilee)"
DJ Jubilee - "Westbank Showdown"
DJ Jubilee - "The City"
DJ Mouche - "Fuck Dem Niggas Fuck Dem Hoes"
DJ Mouche - "Silly"
DJ Money Fresh - "Hustla Hustla"
Edward J - "Eastside To The Westside"
Everlasting Hit Man - "Bounce Baby Bounce"
Fila Phil - "Da Hustla"
Fila Phil - "For Real Mack Daddy"
Flesh & Blood - "On The Map"
FM - "Gimme What You Got"
Gregory D - "Get Bucked"
Gregory D - "S.W.A.C."
Hypnotize Camp Posse - "We Bout To Ride"
Ice Mike - "Mary Jane"
Jake One ft. Young Buck - "Dead Wrong"
Joe Blakk - "Where You From"
Josephine Youngunz - "Turn It Up"
Juvenile - "Race For The Money"
Kilo - "The Ward Song"
Kingpin Skinny Pimp - "Shake Ya Money Maker"
Lil Chuckee - "Where´s Wayne" Ft. Nicki Minaj, Gudda Gudda, Lil Twist & Jae Millz
Lil Flip & Mr. Capone-E - "Where I Stay"
Lil Goldie - "Bounce For Lil Goldie"
Lil Slim - "Bounce Slide Ride"
Lil Slim - "Bitches Ain´t Shit"
Lil Slim - "Intro (The Game Is Cold)"
Lil Slim - "Where Your Ward At"
MC Nero - "Do Da Nero Bounce"
MC Spud - "Undertaker"
MC T Tucker & DJ Irv - "Where Dey At"
Mia X - "Da Payback"
Mobo Click - "Brand New Funk"
Mobo Click - "Foolishness"
Mobo Click - "Ya"
Mobo Click - "Tru Nigga"
Mobo Click - "A Lil Something Something"
Mobo Click - "Soldier"
P.M.W. - "Big Man"
Partners N Crime - "So Attracted"
Partners-N-Crime - "Gucci"
Pimp Daddy - "One Girl"
Pimp Dogg - "Ya´ll Can´t Fade Me"
Pimp Dogg - "Set Up Bitch"
Pimp Dogg - "Run Down"
Pimp Dogg - "9th Ward Nigga"
Pimp Dogg - "Rooka Tooka"
Pimp Dogg - "Commercial"
Pimp Dogg - "Ike Them Hoes"
Project Pat - "This Ain´t A Game"
Red Money - "II Much Red Intro"
Shorty Mac - "Gankin Bitches"
Souljas Of Sorrow - "Souljas Of Sorrow (Interlude)"
South Coast Party Boyz - "Everybody Has 2 Party"
South Coast Party Boyz - "Uptown Twerkers / Downtown Twerkers"
South Coast Party Boyz - "The Twerk"
South Coast Party Boyz - "Diamond Rows"
Sporty-T - "Follow Me"
Sporty-T - "Go Get Em"
Sporty-T - "Let Cha Know"
Sporty-T - "Meet Me At The Bar"
Sporty-T - "Sporty 96"
Tear Da Club Up Thugs - "Push Em Off"
UNLV - "Another Bitch"
UNLV - "Boom Get Chopped"
UNLV - "Eddie Bo"
UTP - "Nolia Clap"
10th Ward Buck - "Faster Faster"
DJ Jubilee - "Stop Pause"
Lil Goldie - "Act A Donkey On A Dick"
Sissy Nooby - "Loopy"
Z. Blakk - "Second Line Jump"
Unfortunately, the group fell victim to the shady business practices of Profile, and they have never received the money due them for the many records sold in the South and the licensing fees paid to use the sample. In fact, they were unaware of the song’s runaway success in the South, only becoming aware of the situation when they received a phone call from a promoter in Memphis who “acted like he found Elvis alive.” the bad experience with Profile, the Showboys are honored that their record has played such a central role in the development of the local New Orleans style.
In short "DRAG RAP(Triggaman) by The Showboys is to N.O. Bounce what Trans-Europe Express by Kraftwerk is to Hip Hop! Simple without this Song the N.O. Bounce Sound doesn't exist. For some of the Younger (in Age & Knowledge of the Culture) readers think of it this way. Without this Piece of music, Mannie Fresh doesn't get His Group UNLV on. Which means there's NO Cash Money Millionaires, which means there's NO Hot Boys(B.G., Turk,, Lil Wayne, Juvenile), No Big Tymers(Mannie Fresh & Birdman), which means there's NO Young Money, which means there's NO Drake, NO Nicki Minaj, NO Cory Gunz. Which goes back to My Earlier point about Lineage and how it's closely related & almost necessary it is to Hip Hop Culture. All because of a 6 Minute Song by a Rap Group from Queens, New York.
So while I can't collect royalty checks for Bugs Can Can & Triggaman, I can take the time to acknowledge their Contribution to the Culture and let You know that You are appreciated. My Name is D.R.E.S. tha BEATnik a.k.a FOLLOWTHEHAT and this is My Hip Hop History Fact!! Happy Hip Hop History Month!! #KNOWYOURHISTORY #RESPECTTHECULTURE!!! #FOLLOWTHEHAT!!
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