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New Jack Swing (song)
"New Jack Swing" is a song by Wreckx-n-Effect (then called Wrecks-n-Effect) from their 1989 debut album '' Wrecks-n-Effect'', The song hit number one on the Billboard Rap chart. It featured samples of the Village Callers' 1967 song "Hector", Parliament's 1975 song " Give Up the Funk", and James Brown's Funky Drummer, Funky President and Soul Power. The single reached number one on the ''Billboard'' Hot Rap Tracks Hot Rap Songs (formerly known as Hot Rap Tracks and Hot Rap Singles) is a chart released weekly by '' Billboard'' in the United States. It lists the 25 most popular hip-hop/rap songs, calculated weekly by airplay on rhythmic and urban radio stat ... chart. References 1989 debut singles 1989 songs Wreckx-n-Effect songs Motown singles {{1980s-hiphop-song-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wreckx-n-Effect
Wreckx-n-Effect (originally Wrecks-n-Effect) is an American hip-hop/new jack swing group from Harlem, New York City. They are known for their 1992 single " Rump Shaker", which peaked at number two on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. History In 1988, childhood friends Aqil Davidson, Markell Riley and Brandon "B-Doggs" Mitchell formed Wrecks-n-Effect. Their production company wanted to trial adding a fourth member to the group, therefore Keith "K.C." Hanns joined the trio while their demo was being made. In 1988, with Atlantic Records, the group debuted their self-titled EP with Hanns as the fourth member. Following little recognition for their debut EP, Davidson, Riley and Mitchell reconvened their initial vision as a trio later that year. Soon after, in 1989, the group switched to Motown Records. They achieved their first number one song on the Billboard Hot Rap Songs chart with the single "New Jack Swing" in 1989. In 1990, Mitchell was fatally shot in Manhattan, New York City. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Give Up The Funk (Tear The Roof Off The Sucker)
"Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof off the Sucker)" is a funk song by Parliament. It was released as a single under the name "Tear the Roof off the Sucker (Give Up the Funk)". It was the second single to be released from Parliament's 1975 album ''Mothership Connection'' (following " P. Funk (Wants to Get Funked Up)"). With its anthemic sing-along chorus, it is one of the most famous P-Funk songs. It also became Parliament's first certified million-selling single, going Gold in 1976. The bass vocal at the beginning of the song is performed by Ray Davis. Single version The single version begins without the "tear the roof off the sucker" intro. Chart performance "Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof off the Sucker)" was the highest-charting single from the album, reaching number five on the ''Billboard'' Hot Soul Singles chart and number fifteen on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 pop singles chart. Samples and covers The phrase "turn those mothers out" is sung repeatedly in the bridge to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1989 Songs
1989 was a turning point in political history with the "Revolutions of 1989" which ended communism in Eastern Bloc of Europe, starting in Poland and Hungary, with experiments in power-sharing coming to a head with the opening of the Berlin Wall in November, the Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia and the overthrow of the communist dictatorship in Romania in December; the movement ended in December 1991 with the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Revolutions against communist governments in Eastern Europe mainly succeeded, but the year also saw the suppression by the Chinese government of the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre, 1989 Tiananmen Square protests in Beijing. It was the year of the first 1989 Brazilian presidential election, Brazilian direct presidential election in 29 years, since the end of the Military dictatorship in Brazil, military government in 1985 that ruled the country for more than twenty years, and marked the redemocratization process's final poin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hot Rap Tracks
Hot Rap Songs (formerly known as Hot Rap Tracks and Hot Rap Singles) is a chart released weekly by '' Billboard'' in the United States. It lists the 25 most popular hip-hop/rap songs, calculated weekly by airplay on rhythmic and urban radio stations and sales in hip hop-focused or exclusive markets. Streaming data and digital downloads were added to the methodology of determining chart rankings in 2012. From 1989 through 2001, it was based on how much the single sold in that given week. The song with the most weeks at number one is "Not Like Us" by Kendrick Lamar, with a total of 26 weeks. Chart statistics and other facts Artists with the most number-one singles Note: Rihanna is a featured artist on all her number-one singles. Artists with the most consecutive weeks at number one *29 weeks - Macklemore and Ryan Lewis (" Thrift Shop", " Can't Hold Us") *25 weeks – Lil Wayne (" Lollipop", " A Milli"), Headlines"); T-Pain (" Good Life (Kanye West song), Good Life", "Low"); ... [...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] |
Soul Power
"Soul Power" is a song by James Brown. Brown recorded it with the original J.B.'s (plus Fred Wesley) and it was released as a three-part single in 1971. Like "Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine" and other hits from this period it features backing vocals by Bobby Byrd. It charted #3 R&B and #29 Pop. Part 1 of "Soul Power" appeared on the 1972 album ''Soul Classics''. Live versions of the song were included on '' Revolution of the Mind'' (1971) and ''Love Power Peace'' (1992; recorded 1971), but no longer version of the original studio recording received an album release until an eight-minute re-edit was issued on the 1986 compilation album '' In the Jungle Groove''. The complete studio recording, over 12 minutes long, appeared for the first time on the 1996 CD compilation '' Funk Power 1970: A Brand New Thang''. Personnel * James Brown - lead vocal ;with The J.B.'s * Bobby Byrd - organ, vocals * Darryl "Hasaan" Jamison - trumpet * Clayton "Chicken" Gunnells - trumpet * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Funky President
Funk is a music genre that originated in African-American communities in the mid-1960s when musicians created a rhythmic, danceable new form of music through a mixture of various music genres that were popular among African-Americans in the mid-20th century. It deemphasizes melody and chord progressions and focuses on a strong rhythmic groove (music), groove of a bassline played by an electric bassist and a drum part played by a drum kit, percussionist, often at slower tempos than other popular music. Funk typically consists of a complex percussive groove with Rhythm section, rhythm instruments playing interlocking grooves that create a "hypnotic" and "danceable" feel. It uses the same richly colored extended chords found in bebop jazz, such as minor chords with added sevenths and elevenths, and dominant seventh chords with altered ninths and thirteenths. Funk originated in the mid-1960s, with James Brown's development of a signature groove that emphasized the Beat (music)#Down ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Funky Drummer
"Funky Drummer" is a song by James Brown recorded in 1969 and released as a single in 1970. Its drum break, Musical improvisation, improvised by Clyde Stubblefield, is one of the most frequently sampling (music), sampled music recordings. Recording and composition "Funky Drummer" was recorded on November 20, 1969, in Cincinnati, Ohio. It is an extended Vamp (music), vamp, with individual instruments (mostly the guitar, tenor saxophones and Organ (music), organ) improvising brief lick (music), licks on top. Brown's ad-libbed vocals are sporadic and declamatory, mostly concerned with encouraging the other band members. The song is played in the key of D minor, though the first verse is in C major. As in the full-length version of "Cold Sweat", Brown announces the upcoming drum break, which comes late in the recording, requesting to "give the drummer some." He tells Clyde Stubblefield, Stubblefield "You don't have to do no soloing, brother, just keep what you got... Don't turn it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parliament (band)
Parliament was an American funk band formed in 1968 by George Clinton as a flagship act of his P-Funk collective. Evolving out of an earlier vocal group, Parliament became associated with a more commercial and less rock-oriented sound than its sister act Funkadelic. Their work incorporated Afrofuturism concepts, horn arrangements, synthesizer, and outlandish theatrics. The band scored a number of Top 10 hits, including the million-selling 1976 single " Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof off the Sucker)," and Top 40 albums such as '' Mothership Connection'' (1975). History Parliament was originally The Parliaments, a doo-wop vocal group based at a Plainfield, New Jersey barbershop. The group was formed in the late 1950s and included George Clinton, Ray Davis, Fuzzy Haskins, Calvin Simon, and Grady Thomas. Clinton was the group leader and manager. The group scored a hit single in 1967 with " (I Wanna) Testify" (co-written by Clinton) on Revilot Records. To capitalize on thi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wrecks-n-Effect
''Wrecks-n-Effect'' is the debut album released by Wrecks-n-Effect. It was released on September 12, 1989, by Motown Records Motown is an American record label owned by the Universal Music Group. Founded by Berry Gordy, Berry Gordy Jr. as Tamla Records on January 12, 1959, it was incorporated as Motown Record Corporation on April 14, 1960. Its name, a portmanteau ... and featured production from Markell Riley and Redhead Kingpin. The album cover bears a winged symbol like Guy (Guy album), Guy, as it bears the genre's anthem. It was released after the departure of Keith KC. The album achieved modest success on the Billboard charts, ''Billboard'' charts, making it to No. 103 on the Billboard 200, ''Billboard'' 200 and No. 16 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, Top R&B Albums chart. The two singles released found greater success; "New Jack Swing (song), New Jack Swing", which features new jack swing pioneer Teddy Riley, reached No. 1 on the Hot Rap Songs, Hot Rap Tracks chart, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billboard Rap Chart
Hot Rap Songs (formerly known as Hot Rap Tracks and Hot Rap Singles) is a chart released weekly by ''Billboard'' in the United States. It lists the 25 most popular hip-hop/rap songs, calculated weekly by airplay on rhythmic and urban radio stations and sales in hip hop-focused or exclusive markets. Streaming data and digital downloads were added to the methodology of determining chart rankings in 2012. From 1989 through 2001, it was based on how much the single sold in that given week. The song with the most weeks at number one is "Not Like Us" by Kendrick Lamar, with a total of 26 weeks. Chart statistics and other facts Artists with the most number-one singles Note: Rihanna is a featured artist on all her number-one singles. Artists with the most consecutive weeks at number one *29 weeks - Macklemore and Ryan Lewis ("Thrift Shop", "Can't Hold Us") *25 weeks – Lil Wayne ("Lollipop", "A Milli"), Headlines"); T-Pain (" Good Life (Kanye West song), Good Life", "Low"); T.I. (" W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
