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Early rap records were mostly rappers, backed by house-bands playing disco music. Rick noticed that these early records didn't sound like what was being played

Early rap records were mostly rappers, backed by house-bands playing disco music. Rick noticed that these early records didn't sound like what was being played in the streets (block parties and underground clubs). This bothered Rick, so he set out to produce a rap record that matched the sound he heard in the streets: "It's Yours" by T La Rock. This record is rarely mentioned as a hip hop classic, and it's generally overlooked as one of Rick's greatest hits. However, IMHO, the importance of "It's Yours" can't be overstated. Most significantly, it introduced the world to rap music from the streets, where it all began, with a DJ (and a beat), and a rapper on a microphone. That's it. No house-band. No made-for-radio, wanna-be disco sound. If not for "It's Yours", rap music might have died with disco. Hard to believe now, but it's 100% true. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfndwTrDXbo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfndwTrDXbo

jimt1234 3y ago
I'm kind of a hip hop trivia nerd, and this year is huge for guys like me: August 11th is generally regarded at the 50th anniversary of the birth of hip hop. https://www.pbs.org/opb/historydetectives/investigation/birthplace-of-hip-hop/ https://www.pbs.org/opb/historydetectives/investigation/birt...
- jimt1234 3y ago
  One last thing, another generally unrecognized, but highly influential producer in creating what would become the hip hop sound was the late Larry Smith. RIP https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Smith_(producer) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Smith_(producer)
quickthrowman 3y ago
Thanks for sharing, I’ve never heard the full song but I’ve definitely heard bits and pieces of it. Off the top of my head, I can name at three songs that sample it; Nas - The World is Yours (throughout), Beastie Boys - Paul Revere (also produced by Rick Rubin!) and Girl Talk - That’s Right. It reminds me of the first time I heard Top Billin’ by Audio Two, I had heard samples of it many times but never the full song.

jimt1234 3y ago

I'm kind of a hip hop trivia nerd, and this year is huge for guys like me: August 11th is generally regarded at the 50th anniversary of the birth of hip hop. https://www.pbs.org/opb/historydetectives/investigation/birthplace-of-hip-hop/ https://www.pbs.org/opb/historydetectives/investigation/birt...

jimt1234 3y ago
One last thing, another generally unrecognized, but highly influential producer in creating what would become the hip hop sound was the late Larry Smith. RIP https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Smith_(producer) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Smith_(producer)

quickthrowman 3y ago

Thanks for sharing, I’ve never heard the full song but I’ve definitely heard bits and pieces of it. Off the top of my head, I can name at three songs that sample it; Nas - The World is Yours (throughout), Beastie Boys - Paul Revere (also produced by Rick Rubin!) and Girl Talk - That’s Right. It reminds me of the first time I heard Top Billin’ by Audio Two, I had heard samples of it many times but never the full song.