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Catch The Beat (rap Song)
"Catch the Beat" was an early song for rapper T-Ski Valley. It was a hit for him in 1981. Over the years it has been sampled by many artists as well as charting with remixing and new titles. Background The song came about as a result of T-Ski Valley who was known as Tyrone in the early days being hired to set up the break beat section at the back of the store run by Brad Osborne. After asking Osborne if he could record some hip hop songs, Osborne booked Tyrone some time with Bob Blank's Blank Tape Studios. This was the same the studio where some early rap and disco artists such as Musique and the Salsoul Orchestra made their recordings. The single that emerged from Tyrone's recording session was "Catch the Beat" by T-Ski Valley. Produced by Brad Osborne, the song was released in the US on Grand Groove GG 7701. "Catch the Beat" uses a sample from " Heartbeat" by Taana Gardner. It has been sampled in at least 82 recordings. The song "Over" by will.i.am William James Adams J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
T-Ski Valley
T-Ski Valley is an American rapper who had several hits during the 1980s. His song " Catch the Beat" was an early rap favorite in the US in 1981. He had a hit in the UK in 1983 with " Valley Style" which spent six weeks in the UK disco chart, and another hit the following year with " Catch the Beat (Scratch the Beat)" which spent more than two months on the UK disco chart. Background T-Ski Valley is a rapper from the Bronx. His song " Catch the Beat", like Kurtis Blow's " The Breaks" is an early rap favorite. It has been described as a huge hit in the black community. The song was referred to as a groundbreaking rap song by Stuart Baker in ''Hot Stuff'' magazine issue #11. T-Ski Valley was born Tyrone Cox. He started his music career at the age of fourteen. He joined Kool Herc in 1978 as an M.C. He also joined up with A.J. & Busy Bee as a D.J. He later became a producer. Two of the acts he produced were Just Four and Chapter III. Career 1970s to 1990s Along with Brad Osborne o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Songs About Girls
''Songs About Girls'' is the third studio album by American musician will.i.am, known from his work with Black Eyed Peas, The Black Eyed Peas. The original title of the album was ''Keep the Beeper''. The album was released on September 19, 2007. The first single released from the album was a club track titled "I Got It from My Mama" which debuted on the Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100 at #93 on August 17, 2007. will.i.am enlisted guest appearances from Cheryl (singer), Cheryl and Snoop Dogg. The album was recorded by Pardraic Kerin and will.i.am, and mixed by Dylan Dresdow. Background The album has been described by will.i.am as semi-autobiographical conceptual album "where all the songs could tell a story of falling in love, falling out of love, trying to get back in love, destructing love and destroying love and then starting a new situation. That journey is what makes this unique." The album is partially based on a seven-year relationship that will.i.am experienced an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1981 Singles
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Record Mirror
''Record Mirror'' was a British weekly music newspaper published between 1954 and 1991, aimed at pop fans and record collectors. Launched two years after ''New Musical Express'', it never attained the circulation of its rival. The first UK Albums Chart, UK album chart was published in ''Record Mirror'' in 1956, and during the 1980s it was the only consumer music paper to carry the official UK Singles Chart, UK singles and UK albums charts used by the BBC for BBC Radio 1, Radio 1 and ''Top of the Pops'', as well as the USA's ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard'' charts. The title ceased to be a stand-alone publication in April 1991 when UBM plc, United Newspapers closed or sold most of their consumer magazines, including ''Record Mirror'' and its sister music magazine ''Sounds (magazine), Sounds'', to concentrate on trade papers like ''Music Week''. In 2010, Giovanni Di Stefano (fraudster), Giovanni di Stefano bought the name ''Record Mirror'' and relaunched it as an online music go ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catch The Beat (Scratch The Beat)
"Catch the Beat (Scratch the Beat)" was a 1984 single for T-Ski Valley. It became a hit for him that year on the UK Disco Top 85 chart. It stayed in the chart more than two months during its run. Background "Catch the Beat (Scratch the Beat)" was released on Master Mix 12CHE 8409 in 1984. It was also released on BMC 3597. Reception The single was reviewed by James Hamilton James Hamilton may refer to: Dukes *James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Hamilton (1606–1649), heir to the throne of Scotland *James Hamilton, 4th Duke of Hamilton (1658–1712), Scottish nobleman *James Hamilton, 5th Duke of Hamilton (1703–1743), Sco ... which was published on 24 November 1984. Referring to T-Ski Valley as an infectiously friendly rapper, he mentioned the bpm's at 106-108-109-106½ and how the song was "right in today’s groove". He also said that there was enough fun with it to cross over into the UK. Charts For the week of 30 June 1984 "Catch the Beat (Scratch the Beat)" debuted on the ''Reco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Record World
''Record World'' magazine was one of three major weekly music industry trade magazines in the United States, with ''Billboard'' and '' Cashbox''. It was founded in 1946 as ''Music Vendor''. In 1964, it was changed to ''Record World'' under the ownership of Sid Parnes and Bob Austin. It ceased publication on April 10, 1982. History Growth ''Music Vendor'' published its first music chart for the week ending October 4, 1954. ''Record World'' was housed in New York City at 1700 Broadway, at 53rd Street, across the street from the Ed Sullivan Theater. Its West Coast editorial offices were located in Los Angeles on Sunset and Vine. Peak ''Record World'' showed musical diversity by printing a "Non-Rock" survey, comparable to ''Billboard's'' "Easy Listening" / "Adult Contemporary" chart. This chart began in the February 4, 1967, issue, and ended on April 1, 1972, having morphed to the name "The MOR Chart" by 1971. Several titles of interest appeared on this 40-position list without ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cash Box
''Cashbox'', also known as ''Cash Box'', is an American music industry trade magazine, originally published weekly from July 1942 to November 1996. Ten years after its dissolution, it was revived and continues as ''Cashbox Magazine'', an online magazine with weekly charts and occasional special print issues. In addition to the music industry, the magazine covered the amusement arcade industry, including jukebox machines and arcade games. History Print edition charts (1942–1996) ''Cashbox'' was one of several magazines that published record charts in the United States. Its most prominent competitors were ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard'' and ''Record World'' (known as ''Music Vendor'' prior to April 1964). Unlike ''Billboard'', ''Cashbox'' combined all currently available recordings of a song into one chart position with artist and label information shown for each version, alphabetized by label. Originally, no indication of which version was the biggest seller was given, but f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billboard (magazine)
''Billboard'' (stylized in letter case, lowercase since 2013) is an American music and entertainment magazine published weekly by Penske Media Corporation. The magazine provides music charts, news, video, opinion, reviews, events and styles related to the music industry. Its Billboard charts, music charts include the Billboard Hot 100, Hot 100, the Billboard 200, 200, and the Billboard Global 200, Global 200, tracking the most popular albums and songs in various music genres. It also hosts events, owns a publishing firm and operates several television shows. ''Billboard'' was founded in 1894 by William Donaldson and James Hennegan as a trade publication for bill posters. Donaldson acquired Hennegan's interest in 1900 for $500. In the early years of the 20th century, it covered the entertainment industry, such as circuses, fairs and burlesque shows, and also created a mail service for travelling entertainers. ''Billboard'' began focusing more on the music industry as the jukebox ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Post Disco
Post-disco is a term and genre to describe an aftermath in popular music history circa 1979–1986, imprecisely beginning with the backlash against disco music in the United States, leading to civil unrest and a riot in Chicago known as the Disco Demolition Night on July 12, 1979, and indistinctly ending with the mainstream appearance of new wave in 1980. Reynolds, Simon (2009) Grunge's Long Shadow' - In praise of "in-between" periods in pop history (Slate, MUSIC BOX). Retrieved on 2-2-2009" During its dying stage, disco displayed an increasingly electronic character that soon served as a stepping stone to new wave, old-school hip-hop, Euro disco, and was succeeded by an underground club music called hi-NRG, which was its direct continuation. An underground movement of disco music, which was simultaneously "stripped-down" and featured "radically different sounds," took place on the East Coast that "was neither disco and neither R&B."Kellman, Andy"Unlimited Touch"artist biography ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Curtis Blow
Kurtis Walker (born August 9, 1959), known professionally by his stage name Kurtis Blow, is an American rapper, songwriter, and record producer. Walker is the first commercially successful rapper and the first to sign with a major record label. " The Breaks", a single from his 1980 self-titled debut album, is the first certified gold record rap song. Over his career he released 17 albums. He is an ordained minister. Early life, family and education Walker was raised in Harlem, Manhattan, New York City. He attended CCNY and Nyack College, studying communications/film and ministry. Career In 1979, at the age of twenty, Blow became the first rapper to be signed by a major label, Mercury, which released "Christmas Rappin'". It sold over 400,000 copies, becoming one of the first commercially successful hip hop singles. Its follow-up, " The Breaks", sold over 840,000 copies. He released ten albums over the next eleven years. His first album was ''Kurtis Blow'', then his second was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Breaks (song)
"The Breaks" is a song by American rapper Kurtis Blow from Kurtis Blow (album), his self-titled debut album. It was released as a single in June 1980 and peaked at No. 87 on the Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100. It was the first certified gold rapping, rap song, and the second certified gold 12-inch single. In 2008, the song ranked #10 on VH1's 100 Greatest Hip-Hop Songs. Lyrics and structure "The Breaks" repeats the word "break" (or any of its homophones) 84 times over six and a half minutes. It features six break (music), breakdowns (seven including the Conclusion (music), outro) while there are three definitions for "break," "to break" or "brakes" used in the lyrics. Unlike most hip-hop songs which sample prerecorded funk, the funk beat in this song is original (contrary to suggestions that it sampled "Long Train Runnin'" by the Doobie Brothers). Chart performance The single hit No. 87 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100, No. 4 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
