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| From | "Billy G. Spradlin" <bgspradlin@cablelynx.com> |
| Subject | Re: L.A. has a new "indie" alternative radio station? |
| Date | Tue, 06 Jan 2004 10:52:54 -0600 |
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>Umm, not to split hairs here, but Outkast are defiantly anti-gangsta, which
>is an actual sub-genre, not a way to describe all big scary rap music. Also
>"The Way You Move" is the single from Big Boi's disc, and "Hey Ya" is the
one
>from Andre's, and both were released as singles simultaneously... that's part
of
>the idea, since each of them did their own disc and released the two as a
>double album. Actually the week that "Hey Ya!" peaked at #1 on Billboard,
"The
Way
>You Move" was close behind at #3.
I wrongly classified "The Way You Move" as gangsta because of the profanity
(the "N" word) a couple times. The worst trend in Rap is "Crunk" music - which
is southern rap taken to the extreme with gruff (yelled at the top of your
lungs) vocals.
> I don't get
>the New Jack thing at all, either, but I guess I'll cut some slack on that
>one...
"New Jack Swing" was a popular R&B style for a few years in the late 80's and
early 90's. Producer Teddy Riley intregrated hook-filled songwriting, sweet
vocal harmonies and ultra-dancable swing style rhythms into Rap, eaising its
appeal to people who didnt care for the Def Jam style of rap that was popular
in the late 80's. Bobby Brown, Guy (Teddy Riley's own group), Boys II Men and
Tony Toni Tone were major practitioners of this style. Even Boy George, NKOTB
and Micheal Jackson ("Remember The Time") tried the style on for a few cuts.
Most of those artists rode on Teddy's back until he ran out of good songs and
hooks and the style faded when LA Gangsta exploded.
Billy G. Spradlin
http://listen.to/jangleradio
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