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Sound of rum, she b flowin.
Hip Hop definitely- however...Hip Hop got its birth from cats like Grand Master Flash & Afrika Bambaata & the Soul Sonic Force..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLEFDPTrw-o
so hiphop is kinda like the grandchild of Funk...So it's passes in my book.:cool:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YPiCeLwh5o
Kool Herc... He was the beginning
@SlimTrae - I was a big Afrika Bambaattaa fan back in the day, Brixton Briefcase, square of vinyl for breaking on- the works. I am not the first to suggest it, but a lot of B- Boys moves are predated by the white Northern Soul dancers of England and the cultural exchange between black and white music has I would argue always been pioneered by the British. From the blues rock explosion in the sixties feeding on the inspiring work of black American blues musicians ( themselves influenced by English,Irish and European white folk music and country as well as the more obvious spirituals and field songs) to the extension of many obscure Mowtown and stax soul acts careers in the 70s and 80s and then the huge part that Reggae and Dub have in the UK from the two tone scene, where most bands where 50/50 black and white and of course punk rock with everyone form Donn Letts to John Lydon of the Pistols citing the massive influence of Dub and reggae.
These two Canadians, Dj Shadow and Cut Chemist are amongst the best and most influential turntabilists in the world and are currently touring playing Bambaataa's record collection ( with his blessinsg) in an international tribute to him ( check out 19:30 for the DJ Herc call out)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9PmA86jlz_c
There is still a huge breakdancing and dj ing skratching scene in the UK with battles and competitions happening every month around the country. UK Hip Hop is a bit different to the US flavour and has plenty of funky white proponents.
Are all Funky White people racist to Denilson ?
Some funky white people :-\ ;D whatever that means for you from British Hip Hop
So a lot of UK crews from my generation started up as B Boys ( The Prodigy's Liam was in Cut to Kill) and there has always been scenes like Bhangra were British Asians and Black musicians reinterpret the musical heritage inherited from their parents through their own unique lens, focusing everything from reggae, rock, punk and folk music into a new form which to them is much more real and true to the heart of hip hop than the mainstream rubbish coming form across the pond. Of course their is good stuff stateside too and rubbish here, but UK artists tend to infuse stuff with humour and irony and be a bit more eclectic
And they are often very young, this means they spit with venom but refreshingly free of cynicism. When i started MC ing as a white/jewish/gypsy lad I was a bit of a rarity but nowadays there are loads of talented white MC's and I couldn't keep up
so
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvzIUhxDm10
and this one about Bristol in the westcountry where I used to gig back in the trip hop days in the 1990's
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUt9nR-BEeY
typical humor
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kjgf4jVKEI
Jam Baxter - North Londoner relocated to Bristol
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrX1fun4zb4
then you have Plan B who as a producer and MC burst onto the scene and carries on the tradition of social commentary that got him labelled a bit unfairly the British Eminem
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1OqCARzwL8&index=1&list=PLBEF154A2F6BA263 8
Jehst and a cutting reflection on England today (lyrically astute and very clever)
"Look at the history books, peep the bloodshed,
Karma is coming, you'll see the streets run red.
RedRum! That's the way that the money's made,
The Church of England invested in the slave-trade.
Trace it back to the bank where you put your wage,
Built on the blood of slaves and stolen sugar cane."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76H5ukE3tYI
Progressive synth leaning into funk. :cool:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfdNbsUdWow
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zurxnFdNcUk
Fuck it lets go some rarer Black Funk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFqDIZMOJcI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrAfa1_gY80