Black Music

'Black music' is such a stupid term. Way to go to emphasise the unimportant differences between people by pigeonholing different genres of music by race.

Slartibartfast wrote:Tell your friend that pretty much all modern music if heavily influenced by Black music, essentially all from Jazz.

Blues.

JNR wrote:

Slartibartfast wrote:Tell your friend that pretty much all modern music if heavily influenced by Black music, essentially all from Jazz.

Blues.

I had a longer post which went into the little more detail I know, but ended with me admitting my lack of knowledge, being no music theorist. But, you know, Jazz originates from African music and has had a pretty hefty influence on lots of contemporary music, so it's not quite a facepalm moment.

The best rap album ever made says hello! Seriously, check it out - it's all stories, none of that fronting-like-you-gangsta stuff. Check the rhyme patterns on the first few versus of the second video. Amazing stuff.

Slartibartfast wrote:

JNR wrote:

Slartibartfast wrote:Tell your friend that pretty much all modern music if heavily influenced by Black music, essentially all from Jazz.

Blues.

I had a longer post which went into the little more detail I know, but ended with me admitting my lack of knowledge, being no music theorist. But, you know, Jazz originates from African music and has had a pretty hefty influence on lots of contemporary music, so it's not quite a facepalm moment.

Not quite, but the blues came before jazz maaaaan.

JNR wrote:

Slartibartfast wrote:

JNR wrote:

Slartibartfast wrote:Tell your friend that pretty much all modern music if heavily influenced by Black music, essentially all from Jazz.

Blues.

I had a longer post which went into the little more detail I know, but ended with me admitting my lack of knowledge, being no music theorist. But, you know, Jazz originates from African music and has had a pretty hefty influence on lots of contemporary music, so it's not quite a facepalm moment.

Not quite, but the blues came before jazz maaaaan.

Woo! Reason beats facepalm! This is new era for GRcade.

Loire wrote:The best rap album ever made says hello!

oh hai

Slartibartfast wrote:

JNR wrote:

Slartibartfast wrote:

JNR wrote:

Slartibartfast wrote:Tell your friend that pretty much all modern music if heavily influenced by Black music, essentially all from Jazz.

Blues.

I had a longer post which went into the little more detail I know, but ended with me admitting my lack of knowledge, being no music theorist. But, you know, Jazz originates from African music and has had a pretty hefty influence on lots of contemporary music, so it's not quite a facepalm moment.

Not quite, but the blues came before jazz maaaaan.

Woo! Reason beats facepalm! This is new era for GRcade.

But you were trying to be clever and got the wrong genre of music.

Loire wrote:The best rap album ever made says hello! Seriously, check it out - it's all stories, none of that fronting-like-you-gangsta stuff. Check the rhyme patterns on the first few versus of the second video. Amazing stuff.

Not just the best rap album ever made, it's one of the best albums ever made period. Nas at his mesmeric best.

Kool and the Gang

JNR wrote:

Slartibartfast wrote:

JNR wrote:

Slartibartfast wrote:

JNR wrote:

Slartibartfast wrote:Tell your friend that pretty much all modern music if heavily influenced by Black music, essentially all from Jazz.

Blues.

I had a longer post which went into the little more detail I know, but ended with me admitting my lack of knowledge, being no music theorist. But, you know, Jazz originates from African music and has had a pretty hefty influence on lots of contemporary music, so it's not quite a facepalm moment.

Not quite, but the blues came before jazz maaaaan.

Woo! Reason beats facepalm! This is new era for GRcade.

But you were trying to be clever and got the wrong genre of music.

Ah I give up.

Nathanbrains wrote:

Loire wrote:The best rap album ever made says hello! Seriously, check it out - it's all stories, none of that fronting-like-you-gangsta stuff. Check the rhyme patterns on the first few versus of the second video. Amazing stuff.

Not just the best rap album ever made, it's one of the best albums ever made period. Nas at his mesmeric best.

Shame he couldn't be more consistent with quality.

Slartibartfast wrote:

JNR wrote:

Slartibartfast wrote:

JNR wrote:

Slartibartfast wrote:

JNR wrote:

Slartibartfast wrote:Tell your friend that pretty much all modern music if heavily influenced by Black music, essentially all from Jazz.

Blues.

I had a longer post which went into the little more detail I know, but ended with me admitting my lack of knowledge, being no music theorist. But, you know, Jazz originates from African music and has had a pretty hefty influence on lots of contemporary music, so it's not quite a facepalm moment.

Not quite, but the blues came before jazz maaaaan.

Woo! Reason beats facepalm! This is new era for GRcade.

But you were trying to be clever and got the wrong genre of music.

Ah I give up.

Loire wrote:

Nathanbrains wrote:

Loire wrote:The best rap album ever made says hello! Seriously, check it out - it's all stories, none of that fronting-like-you-gangsta stuff. Check the rhyme patterns on the first few versus of the second video. Amazing stuff.

Not just the best rap album ever made, it's one of the best albums ever made period. Nas at his mesmeric best.

Shame he couldn't be more consistent with quality.

Aye. His past two albums have been a bit hit and miss. Streets Disciple, whilst no Illmatic, is his most recent album of any real quality in my opinion.

'Nuff people say, you know they can't believe,
Jamaica, we have a bobsled team!!!

I really like Curtis Mayfield, Barry White and Jackie Wilson.

I mean, how can you not like this guy:

I enjoy some BLACK music.

A good song is a good song.

Mafro wrote:

Loire wrote:The best rap album ever made says hello!

oh hai

I really hope that is flava flav on that cover.

50 Cent... 50 Cent?