Comments on: Brain Rot: Hip Hop Family Tree, Soul Train and more... http://boingboing.net/2012/08/07/brain-rot-hip-hop-family-tree-27.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Mon, 20 May 2013 01:33:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: noah django http://boingboing.net/2012/08/07/brain-rot-hip-hop-family-tree-27.html#comment-1501863 noah django Wed, 08 Aug 2012 21:00:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=174925#comment-1501863 raw like sushi.  hard to say if it was intentional or not, though.  i mean, it *can* be done intentionally, but it's kinda one of those "only the DJ knows for sure" things.  personally, I like to loop that way, but it sounds the same if you just don't cross the fader in time.  either way, the rawness. was searching around for the SNL footage of them doing Its Tricky, where you can actually watch Jay doing this (actually, a more difficult re-sequencing of the notes type of loop) with The Knack's "My Sharona" via an overhead camera, but it ain't on Hulu anymore, and none of my other searches came up with it, either.  jeez, internet; wtf? raw like sushi.  hard to say if it was intentional or not, though.  i mean, it *can* be done intentionally, but it’s kinda one of those “only the DJ knows for sure” things.  personally, I like to loop that way, but it sounds the same if you just don’t cross the fader in time.  either way, the rawness.

was searching around for the SNL footage of them doing Its Tricky, where you can actually watch Jay doing this (actually, a more difficult re-sequencing of the notes type of loop) with The Knack’s “My Sharona” via an overhead camera, but it ain’t on Hulu anymore, and none of my other searches came up with it, either.  jeez, internet; wtf?

]]> By: Ed Piskor http://boingboing.net/2012/08/07/brain-rot-hip-hop-family-tree-27.html#comment-1501636 Ed Piskor Wed, 08 Aug 2012 18:24:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=174925#comment-1501636  Yeah, man. I like how you can hear Billy Squier chime in a little bit, here and there, because JMJ would hesitate a second too long. It adds to the rawness.  Yeah, man. I like how you can hear Billy Squier chime in a little bit, here and there, because JMJ would hesitate a second too long. It adds to the rawness.

]]> By: sxip shirey http://boingboing.net/2012/08/07/brain-rot-hip-hop-family-tree-27.html#comment-1501425 sxip shirey Wed, 08 Aug 2012 16:30:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=174925#comment-1501425 Always so enjoyable to read each of these Ed! Always so enjoyable to read each of these Ed!

]]> By: benher http://boingboing.net/2012/08/07/brain-rot-hip-hop-family-tree-27.html#comment-1501108 benher Wed, 08 Aug 2012 10:11:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=174925#comment-1501108 Ah, life temporarily complete for another week. Ah, life temporarily complete for another week.

]]> By: noah django http://boingboing.net/2012/08/07/brain-rot-hip-hop-family-tree-27.html#comment-1501073 noah django Wed, 08 Aug 2012 09:00:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=174925#comment-1501073  whoops, sorry Mr. Terhune.  I loaded this page before I went to work, didn't refresh to see you mentioned Tackhead until after I posted.  annnnnd Disqus isn't giving me an edit button now because it is a failure of a code.  awesome.  whoops, sorry Mr. Terhune.  I loaded this page before I went to work, didn’t refresh to see you mentioned Tackhead until after I posted.  annnnnd Disqus isn’t giving me an edit button now because it is a failure of a code.  awesome.

]]> By: noah django http://boingboing.net/2012/08/07/brain-rot-hip-hop-family-tree-27.html#comment-1501065 noah django Wed, 08 Aug 2012 08:29:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=174925#comment-1501065  over this Big Beat drum.  drum-ditty-drum-ditty-ditty-drum-drum!  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mVSPXVaEVE i feel i must state this explicitly, what with the fucked-up state of hip hop these days:  "Here We Go" is JMJ looping two copies of the Big Beat live, there are no wack Sugarhill-esque backing bands *nor* samplers employed in the above recording.  over this Big Beat drum.  drum-ditty-drum-ditty-ditty-drum-drum!  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mVSPXVaEVE

i feel i must state this explicitly, what with the fucked-up state of hip hop these days:  “Here We Go” is JMJ looping two copies of the Big Beat live, there are no wack Sugarhill-esque backing bands *nor* samplers employed in the above recording.

]]> By: noah django http://boingboing.net/2012/08/07/brain-rot-hip-hop-family-tree-27.html#comment-1501061 noah django Wed, 08 Aug 2012 08:16:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=174925#comment-1501061 I was more into them when they had Muzz, though.  Wimbish was in a group called Tackhead inbetween, IIRC I was more into them when they had Muzz, though.  Wimbish was in a group called Tackhead inbetween, IIRC

]]> By: Ed Piskor http://boingboing.net/2012/08/07/brain-rot-hip-hop-family-tree-27.html#comment-1500885 Ed Piskor Wed, 08 Aug 2012 02:17:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=174925#comment-1500885  Interesting story behind the Malcolm X jam. We'll get into it eventually.  Interesting story behind the Malcolm X jam. We’ll get into it eventually.

]]> By: tedrock http://boingboing.net/2012/08/07/brain-rot-hip-hop-family-tree-27.html#comment-1500811 tedrock Wed, 08 Aug 2012 00:44:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=174925#comment-1500811 I love this series and look forward to it every week! Thanks Ed! I love this series and look forward to it every week! Thanks Ed!

]]> By: citykids http://boingboing.net/2012/08/07/brain-rot-hip-hop-family-tree-27.html#comment-1500789 citykids Wed, 08 Aug 2012 00:03:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=174925#comment-1500789 Oh man, "Malcolm X-No Sell Out" was my cut back when I was a youngin! Oh man, “Malcolm X-No Sell Out” was my cut back when I was a youngin!

]]> By: citykids http://boingboing.net/2012/08/07/brain-rot-hip-hop-family-tree-27.html#comment-1500788 citykids Tue, 07 Aug 2012 23:59:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=174925#comment-1500788 I'm with the kid, "Feh". I’m with the kid, “Feh”.

]]> By: Chang Terhune http://boingboing.net/2012/08/07/brain-rot-hip-hop-family-tree-27.html#comment-1500723 Chang Terhune Tue, 07 Aug 2012 22:58:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=174925#comment-1500723 They are also the nucleus of the great TACKHEAD! They are also the nucleus of the great TACKHEAD!

]]> By: Matthew Jones http://boingboing.net/2012/08/07/brain-rot-hip-hop-family-tree-27.html#comment-1500665 Matthew Jones Tue, 07 Aug 2012 22:02:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=174925#comment-1500665 So THAT'S where Keith LeBlanc started... So THAT’S where Keith LeBlanc started…

]]> By: devophill http://boingboing.net/2012/08/07/brain-rot-hip-hop-family-tree-27.html#comment-1500455 devophill Tue, 07 Aug 2012 19:41:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=174925#comment-1500455  He does, but not on that track.  He does, but not on that track.

]]> By: Ed Piskor http://boingboing.net/2012/08/07/brain-rot-hip-hop-family-tree-27.html#comment-1500366 Ed Piskor Tue, 07 Aug 2012 18:21:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=174925#comment-1500366  40 sec's in for Run DMC's perfected version of their Dr. Seuss routine: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7KDyxa9Wcs  40 sec’s in for Run DMC’s perfected version of their Dr. Seuss routine: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7KDyxa9Wcs

]]> By: Ed Piskor http://boingboing.net/2012/08/07/brain-rot-hip-hop-family-tree-27.html#comment-1500362 Ed Piskor Tue, 07 Aug 2012 18:15:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=174925#comment-1500362  Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five: Freedom (zodiac sign routine at 3:50) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3E8jqTVLK4Y  Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five: Freedom (zodiac sign routine at 3:50) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3E8jqTVLK4Y

]]> By: Ed Piskor http://boingboing.net/2012/08/07/brain-rot-hip-hop-family-tree-27.html#comment-1500359 Ed Piskor Tue, 07 Aug 2012 18:13:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=174925#comment-1500359  DJ Hollywood's first record: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jF_UbFJWAj4  DJ Hollywood’s first record: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jF_UbFJWAj4

]]> By: Ed Piskor http://boingboing.net/2012/08/07/brain-rot-hip-hop-family-tree-27.html#comment-1500352 Ed Piskor Tue, 07 Aug 2012 18:06:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=174925#comment-1500352 Check out the Fantastic Five/Fantastic Romantics/Fantastic Freaks in their memorable performance from the flick, WildStyle: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCas6larVCw Check out the Fantastic Five/Fantastic Romantics/Fantastic Freaks in their memorable performance from the flick, WildStyle: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCas6larVCw

]]> By: Ed Piskor http://boingboing.net/2012/08/07/brain-rot-hip-hop-family-tree-27.html#comment-1500349 Ed Piskor Tue, 07 Aug 2012 18:05:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=174925#comment-1500349 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxOu3-kpHrU http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxOu3-kpHrU

]]> By: jarmstrong http://boingboing.net/2012/08/07/brain-rot-hip-hop-family-tree-27.html#comment-1500209 jarmstrong Tue, 07 Aug 2012 15:29:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=174925#comment-1500209 I read that first panel... then I reread it and sounded it out... and I thought, "Hand, Hand, Fingers, Thumb, Dum Ditty Dum Ditty Dum Dum Dum" I read that first panel… then I reread it and sounded it out… and I thought, “Hand, Hand, Fingers, Thumb, Dum Ditty Dum Ditty Dum Dum Dum”

]]> By: Glenn Rice http://boingboing.net/2012/08/07/brain-rot-hip-hop-family-tree-27.html#comment-1500143 Glenn Rice Tue, 07 Aug 2012 14:26:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=174925#comment-1500143 Haha, love it how "Rush" Simmons even thinks with a lisp. Haha, love it how “Rush” Simmons even thinks with a lisp.

]]> By: MrJM http://boingboing.net/2012/08/07/brain-rot-hip-hop-family-tree-27.html#comment-1500117 MrJM Tue, 07 Aug 2012 13:28:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=174925#comment-1500117 Yep.   That same Doug Wimbish plays bass with <a href="http://youtu.be/7xxgRUyzgs0" rel="nofollow">Living Colour</a>. Yep.  

That same Doug Wimbish plays bass with Living Colour.

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