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Non Rap songs from the Golden Era of Rap

STPGopherfan

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Who would have thought that Kraftwerk would have been adopted in that era. I remember many people spinning and sampling that song.



I'm sure there are many others from that era. Discuss...
 
Maybe they were thought to be sampled out?
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"The band’s work would exert a lasting and profound influence across many genres of modern music, including synthpop, hip hop, post-punk, techno, ambient, and club music, and inspired a wide and diverse range of artists.[7][8][9][10][11] According to The Observer, "no other band since the Beatles has given so much to pop culture."[7]Following the release of Electric Café (1986), member Wolfgang Flür left the group in 1987. Founding member Schneider departed in 2008. In 2014, the Recording Academy honored Kraftwerk with a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.[12] Their latest album 3-D The Catalogue was released in 2017. As of 2019, the remaining members of the band continue to tour.[13]"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kraftwerk

I used to attempt to spin records from the early 80's on. The early rap era made playing records/ deejaying fun. The turntable was considered an instrument. The rapper was the "singer". Obviously times change and music evolves. It was just fun because whether you were at home making a mixed tape or spinning out in public, it was cool to dub in songs like Kraftwerks "tour de France". You made whatever song it was your own. You can do it now, but the computer does it all for you.
 
Not from that era, but sampled quite a bit.

The JB's were sampled all the time.
 
Ha!

You may or may not find this interesting:

"The band’s work would exert a lasting and profound influence across many genres of modern music, including synthpop, hip hop, post-punk, techno, ambient, and club music, and inspired a wide and diverse range of artists.[7][8][9][10][11] According to The Observer, "no other band since the Beatles has given so much to pop culture."[7]Following the release of Electric Café (1986), member Wolfgang Flür left the group in 1987. Founding member Schneider departed in 2008. In 2014, the Recording Academy honored Kraftwerk with a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.[12] Their latest album 3-D The Catalogue was released in 2017. As of 2019, the remaining members of the band continue to tour.[13]"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kraftwerk

I used to attempt to spin records from the early 80's on. The early rap era made playing records/ deejaying fun. The turntable was considered an instrument. The rapper was the "singer". Obviously times change and music evolves. It was just fun because whether you were at home making a mixed tape or spinning out in public, it was cool to dub in songs like Kraftwerks "tour de France". You made whatever song it was your own. You can do it now, but the computer does it all for you.

Back when rap groups had dedicated DJ’s and Emcee’s and guys stage names often incorporated either title.
 
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Back when rap groups had dedicated DJ’s and Emcee’s and guys stage names often incorporated either title.

Yes this. The art was "digging in the crates". That was what was great. Yes much was practiced/ rehearsed, but there was also that vibe thing. Sometimes like a jazz musician they'd ad lib and just start "playing music". They'd pull something out of the crate and scratch/ mix it in. Or ride/ extend a beat.























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Ugh. Forgot probably the most famous one



The fun was "stealling(okay borrowing)" records from your older siblings, parents, even grandparents, and mix parts of the song in. Slowing down or speeding up the the pitch of course.

Where is SS1855 (PSU fan that used to post on Rivals) at when you need him?
 
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