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#UK Hip Hop #Comedy Rap #Hip House #2020s #UK #poll

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haveyoulistenedtothisalbum-poll · 4 months

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Tracklist:

Ta fête • Papaoutai • bâtard • ave cesaria • Tous les mêmes • Formidable • moules frites • Carmen • humain à l'eau • quand c'est ? • sommeil • merci • avf • papaoutai (ft. Angel Haze)

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today's purple album of the day is: Whorecore by LSDXOXO!

#purple #purple aesthetic #purple albums #purplecore #2010s #ep cover #LSDXOXO #electronic dance music #hip house #neon purple

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Snap! - "The Power" 1990 Eurodance / Eurohouse / House / Hip Hop / Hip-House

OK, folks, strap in, because we're about to dive *deep* into a *very* convoluted history behind this legendary Eurodance-hip-house classic that most people, I'm willing to bet, are actually completely unaware of. German dance group Snap!'s momentous debut single, "The Power," may have set the world aflame in 1990, but the version that you're probably most familiar with isn't actually the initial iteration of this spacious jam 😯.

The first ever version of "The Power" was released in 1989 in Europe, on Logic Records, the Frankfurt-based label that was founded and owned by Snap!'s own two producers, Michael Münzing and Luca Anzilotti. And the biggest difference between this rendition and the one that you've likely come to know and hopefully love over the past three-plus decades is that every single lyric on the original was actually sampled, including the rapping.

Those lines happen to come courtesy of an a cappella version of rapper Chill Rob G's song, "Let the Words Flow," which appeared on the B-side of his 1989 12-inch, The Court Is Now In Session. And the bits of addled sax that were used in "The Power" were also lifted from the full version of that song too, which appears on that same 12-inch, as well as Chill Rob G's overlooked, classic-in-hindsight 1989 LP, Ride the Rhythm. But Snap! never asked permission from either Rob himself or his label, Wild Pitch Records, to use any of his music.

But Wild Pitch doesn't actually seem to have really minded the unauthorized use of their songs. Owner Stu Fine even wanted to release "The Power" Stateside, and seeing how successfully it had managed to perform in both Germany and the UK, Chill Rob G thought it'd be beneficial to his own career too. So, on March 5, 1990, Wild Pitch released "The Power," which seems to have been the same exact version as the previous one, but rather than being credited to Snap!, the artist was listed as Power Jam featuring Chill Rob G instead; and somewhat inexplicably, although hip hop legend Mark the 45 King had produced every song on Ride the Rhythm, the production credit for this release of "The Power" was given to him too 🤷‍♂️.

But a much bigger label than Wild Pitch, Arista Records, also wanted in on some of this action as well. And for legal reasons that I'm not really able to fully comprehend, they were barred from releasing the same exact song on their own label in the US, so they decided to just have it re-recorded instead. And this is where the version of "The Power" that you're most familiar with comes from. The sampled Chill Rob G verses were replaced with the intimidatingly deep, clogged-sinus bellows of frontman-rapper Turbo B, and other brand new additional vocal wrinkles, like the "he will break my heart, he will break my heart of hearts" portions, which were inspired by Chaka Khan's 1978 song, "Some Love," were supplied by singer Penny Ford. But not all of Chill Rob G's lines were erased from this new version either; the famous refrain of "it's gettin' kinda hectic" managed to stay, even though it would be mouthed by Turbo B in the music video.

However, the funniest part of all of this is that Turbo B, who wasn't even in Snap! when they first released "The Power" in 1989, still warns everyone in one of his verses that they better not try to steal *his* words—which is exactly what Snap! did to Chill Rob G—or there will be some serious hell to pay! 😂

Copy-written lyrics, so they can't be stolen If they are, "Snap!", don't need the police To try to save them, your voice will cease So peace, stay off my back Or I will attack, and you don't want that

So, while Wild Pitch and Chill Rob G tried to capitalize on "The Power" with their own US release of it, just a few weeks later, Arista would drop their own re-recorded version of it in the States too, and then that one would fully succeed as the most popular version in the world.

Now, something else that you may have never realized about this song is that, although in the music video Penny Ford appears to be the one who's singing the song's most iconic line, "I've got the power," those are not actually her vocals. From jump, that line was sampled, and it belongs to an a cappella version of Jocelyn Brown's terrific mid-80s post-disco tune, "Love's Gonna Get You," which Snap! also wasn't first authorized to use either. And to go just a little bit off-topic here with another fun fact: another super popular early 90s dance classic, Bizarre Inc's "I'm Gonna Get You," also uses lines from that same song too; "Why waste your time? You know you're gonna be mine" and "I'm gonna get you, baby, I'm gonna get you, yes I am!" originate from that very same track. But rather than sampling the song, Bizarre Inc just had those lines re-sung by soul vocalist Angie Brown instead.

Anyway, to add more to this already pretty tangled web here, Chill Rob G also shot his own video for "The Power" too, which, again, was just the same song that Snap! had originally released in 1989 and then Wild Pitch had released as their own. So, absurdly, you get to see Rob rap the *same exact* small verse two times in a row, because those are some of the only lines that Snap! actually sampled from his own "Let the Words Flow" 😅. And that video also uses a different woman to mouth Jocelyn Brown's "I've got the power" line too!

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And in addition to that, all future re-pressings of Rob's Ride the Rhythm *also* included "The Power" as well, starting in 1990. But *that* version was also *different* from every other version that had been released prior too! And *this* version replaced the Jocelyn Brown sample with vocals by someone named Kim Davis, who sounded *nothing* like Brown. And other than some additional lyrics from Davis, the song was almost the same as Snap!'s original version, but not quite, so an additional production credit was given to someone named Nephie Centeno too.

Now, to go back to literally any of the versions of this song that have been released, they are all anchored by another classic sample that Snap! also didn't receive permission to use at first: Mantronix's brilliant piece of 1988 hip hop-breaks, "King of the Beats," which gives "The Power" all of its great and constantly ring-jing-jinging bells. But Mantronix actually sampled those bells from something else, a 1975 song by smooth jazz keyboardist Bob James called "Take Me to the Mardi Gras," which is an instrumental cover of a song from 1973 of the same name that was originally released by Paul Simon. And those bells from that Bob James song can be heard in a whole bunch of other tunes too, including Run-D.M.C.'s "Peter Piper," the end of Missy Elliott's "Work It," a fantastic early 2000s Bad Boy Records remix of pop group Dream's "This Is Me," Boys Noize's "Rock the Bells," and so many other songs.

And for someone like me who can really never get enough of those Bob James bells, I really appreciate the person who edited and lengthened this video for "The Power" here, in order to have it match the long, eight-plus-minute extended re-recorded 12" version that stars Turbo B and Penny Ford.

So now you know pretty much everything that there is to know about this late 80s-early 90s dance classic. And when it comes to a lot of these Eurodancy jock jams that I've been posting a lot more of recently, I happen to love them in a bit of an ironic and rose-tinted, nostalgic kind of way; but "The Power" is one that I know, for a fact, I would still love, even if it was just some obscure song that I'd just discovered recently instead. It's much chiller than a lot of the other more maximalist and intense commercial dance fare that was out at around that same time, and I think it's a genuinely brilliant tune. So, hopefully this thorough post has helped you develop a deeper appreciation for it too 😊.

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This is fire!!! 🔥🔥🔥

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Release: February 15, 1990

Lyrics:

Now when I'm down on the microphone stand

I give you all the dope lyrics and

Introducing the band

To make you understand

How this is planned, I demand

A microphone to rock the home boys

with an instrumental to make noise

Yo, I rock the home girls too

I'll explain the name of the crew, yo

This beat is, this beat is

This beat is Technotronic

And Eric's got lyrics for ya

I saw ya posse

But now it's me who's bossing

So I give the orders around here

You don't wanna get sacked so be

A good party goer, get the floor ready

And yourself ready, huh, I rock steady

Like a rock and I won't stop

Till it's at the top and the suckers drop to hop to it

Yo, they couldn't do it, to get more to the point they blew it

But not like ya blowing the speaker

They can't go on because they're weaker

I seek a strong posse

I insist for this the proxy

People prove that legal beats can equal feats that I produce

and Techno produced it

so tight why you can't be a loose fit

So step right up for your sizes

You don't want some surprises

This beat is, this beat is

This beat is Technotronic

This beat is, this beat is

This beat is Technotronic

There's the dance floor, get on it

And Eric's got lyrics for ya

Dance floor your must watch

You don't wanna make noise so hush, shh

Listen, no hissing and booing

I mean who in the world is fresher?

I test the MC in my spare time

but right now I'm

making the song I'm on the right track

There's a dope beat and this is the rap

That was a warning. I'm getting warming

Now we're all in,

participation,

Move the nation,

desegregation,

I put grace in,

put balls in,

side the glide and ride

So lowly I confide in you to

Let all the beats just move you

No you know what you gotta do

Now when I'm down on the microphone stand

I give you all the dope lyrics and

Introducing the band

To make you understand

How this is planned, I demand

A microphone to rock the home boys

with an instrumental to make noise

Yo, I rock the home girls too

I'll explain the name of the crew, hah

This beat is, this beat is

This beat is Technotronic

This beat is, this beat is

This beat is Technotronic

There's the dance floor, get on it

You know what I'm saying, peace.

Rock a little something like this.

Songwriter:

Put the party going

Get the floor ready

and yourself ready

Huh, I rocky steady

Just like a rock that I won't stop

'Cause it's at the top

And the people stop and hop to it

Yo, I mean who is the feeling to has to show

and prove and move and you've been waiting,

for a interpretation,

our views congregation,

and outwards facing,

my minds racing,

check the pacing

I'm the ace in

I don't need your face in

my direction. Get the the dance hall section.

Eric Martin / Jo Bogaert

SongFacts:

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ente-lab · 4 months

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#hiphop #hip hop #photography #black and white #gif #music #horror #movie #movies #ilustracion #skate #halloween #hip house #crahss

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iamlisteningto · 7 months

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LSDXOXO’s Delusions Of Grandeur (D.O.G.) EP

#LSDXOXO #delusions of grandeur #because music #music #electronic #electro #techno #ebm #jungle #uk bass #rap #reggaeton #hip house #ghetto house #club #dance #bandcamp

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natureshirt · 5 months

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Cat hip hop🐈‍⬛🎧

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idiotcoward · 9 months

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Dizzee Rascal - Boy in Da Corner

An amazing record that changed almost everything about rap music in the uk but sadly most Americans are not that into Dizzee. This album is fucking such a great listen tho, so if you haven't heard it definitely go for it.

A lot of these songs have such insanely catchy choruses and the beat creation, all done by Dizzee Rascal as well, was completely unlike anything that had existed up until that point, in terms of popular appeal and pushing boundaries. I'll admit I'm pretty stoned, but that only makes this record even more perfect of a vibe. Definitely such a treat, that anyone, metal head, rap fan, whomever should absolutely please please pretty please listen to. trust me

#Grime #Dizzee Rascal #Rap #Hip hop #UK Rap #English Rap #UK Hip Hop #Pop Rap #Hip house #Trap #Trap Rap #Hardcore Hip Hop

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freshpoetbrand · 2 months

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SEASON 1 of #ThePianoLifestyle by VAN ILLER (TSIKI MAYNE) A series of #amapiano mixtapes by the Sound Technologist THAPELO KOTLHAI aka VAN ILLER aka TSIKI MAYNE! Download the zip here https://www.mediafire.com/file/gi0yn5r18oe7i5k/%2523ThePianoLifestyle_Season_1_Mixtapes_%2523Amapiano_%2523Bacardi_%2523HipHouse_%2523AfroTech.zip/file

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#West Coast Hip Hop #Pop Rap #Trap #Hyphy #Hip House #Contemporary R&B #2010s #2020s #USA #poll

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haveyoulistenedtothisalbum-poll · 16 days

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Tracklist:

Opening Credits • Supermario Brothers Theme • Radio Compact Disco 1 • Supermarioland • Radio Compact Disco 2 • Go, Mario, Go! • King Of The Koopas ~ Supermario Brothers 3 • Radio Compact Disco 3 • Mario & Yoshi • Invincible Mario • Supermarioworld • Radio Compact Disco 4 • Save Me (With Your Charm) [Princess Theme] • Radio Compact Disco 5 • Supermariokart • Supermario USA • Radio Compact Disco 6 • Six Golden Coins • Radio Compact Disco 7 • Mario Theme [Reprise]

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#hyltta-polls #polls #artist: ambassadors of funk #language: english #decade: 1990s #Hip House #Nerdcore Hip Hop #UK Hip Hop #Pop House #Dance Pop #Classic House #Breakbeat House #Breakbeat #Electro #16-bit #Chiptune #Novelty #Video Game Music

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#hip house #don't say club rap

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Technotronic - "Get Up! (Before the Night Is Over)" 1990 Eurodance / Hip-House / Eurohouse / New Beat

When Belgian project Technotronic first stormed onto the global dance scene in 1989 with their all-time classic debut single, "Pump Up the Jam," it legitimately became the single-biggest song in the entire world. And the sudden star of the group happened to be a beautiful Congolese model named Felly, who naturally shined in the music video, performed the song on TV multiple times, and was exclusively featured in the art for both the single and its corresponding album too.

But as the world would soon find out, all of this actually turned out to be an enormous ruse. Felly was *not* the singer-rapper of Technotronic that everyone was tricked into believing she was. She actually had nothing to do with the making of the group's music at all and apparently didn't even speak English either! And whenever she performed "Pump Up the Jam," all she did was just lip-sync the words! 😲

So, who was Technotronic's lead vocalist then? Another Congolese-born person: a mere teenager named Ya Kid K, who seemed to possess this uncanny ability to both rap and sing effortlessly in this assertively cool, deep, distinct, velvety-smooth, and magnetically thick New York-sounding accent. She wasn't the most technically skilled rapper out there by any means, but as someone who served as a sort of cross between fitness tape instructor and narrator of catchy contemporary tracks that had been inspired by 1960s dance craze tunes, Ya Kid K was unparalleled. No one else in the world seemed to have a voice that was quite like hers and her mic presence was spectacular.

So then why did they initially try to hide her? Well, Ya Kid K didn't want to sign a contract with ARS Records, the label that was intent on releasing "Pump Up the Jam" and shooting a video for it, and she was already signed to Technotronic leader and producer Jo Bogaert's own record company anyway. In fact, the initial pressing of "Pump Up the Jam," before it ever even broke big, was released on his Sound 89 label, and Ya Kid K was actually credited. But Bogaert wanted to make the record much bigger, and ARS was apparently capable of helping him do that.

But when Ya Kid K refused to sign that contract, what she didn't seem to be aware of is that ARS was then going to recruit someone else to pump up the jam. And when she found out that her own record was in the shops, with some other woman featured on the cover, she was not happy about it, to say the least.

Now, you also have to keep in mind that Technotronic exploded right at the time when lip-syncing was seen as this totally scandalous act of purely unconscionable inauthenticity. It *ended* Milli Vanilli's career and Italo-dance project Black Box caught a whole lot of flak for it too. So when people finally managed to actually catch on to Technotronic's game, Ya Kid K rightfully and immediately became the face of the group, and then Felly was cast out to the sidelines. And in 1990, Ya Kid K would front Technotronic as the opening act on Madonna's own Blonde Ambition tour.

So, this super fun video here for the group's second single, "Get Up (Before the Night Is Over)," is the one that really marked Ya Kid K's official introduction to the world as the person who truthfully possessed Technotronic's captivatingly golden voice. And she comfortably rocked a wholly different look than Felly's too, by decking herself out in a rotating wardrobe of baggy hip hop clothes, while also covering her short, cornrowed hair with an alternating pair of backwards snapbacks. Felly's presence as the group's original frontwoman had clearly been a boon to Technotronic, and she also still appeared in this particular video by mouthing Ya Kid K's multitracked "before the night is over line" too, but this full package that finally matched Ya Kid K's voice to her own genuinely infectious tomboy swagger was simply unbeatable.

And rather than Technotronic flailing to stay relevant after they'd inevitably found themselves caught up in such an embarrassing fiasco, "Get Up (Before the Night Is Over)" ended up succeeding as an excellent follow-up to their previous era-defining smash, landing itself in the top ten across the entire globe, including #7 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #2 on the US Dance Play chart as well.

The group's magic would virtually run out by the dawn of the mid-90s, but at least Ya Kid K got a couple years to really bask in a moment that she had been so clearly deserving of all along. It was unfortunate that "Pump Up the Jam" had left her out of the spotlight, but we also don't know if that record would have succeeded as well as it did without Felly either. However, with such a momentous hit then under their belts, Technotronic no longer had to sell that faux image that had helped them become famous in the first place; the people had clearly fallen in love with their tunes, and they were now free to be themselves.