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Originally Posted by Cali Flames Fan
Ice T mentions him as the most important influence for rap and hip-hop.
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Considering what got Ice-T paid (besides killing it on SVU), he damn well better say that.
I'd once again seriously recommend checking out wefunk (
http://www.wefunkradio.com/). They've been on the air since '96 on CKUT in Montreal. It's basically a two hour show which is a full mix of funk and classic (mostly) hip hop. The beauty of the website is that you can search tracks, skips sets, etc. So if your not in the mood for hip hop (or funk) you can skip those sets and listen to what you want. You can also just search out single tracks which you can't find easily anywhere else (stuff that's not re-issued, rare b-sides, stuff like that). It's also incredibly cool to hear an odd two second cut from some random old funk track and remember where it was sampled in hip hop. Often times they'll point it out at the end or even mix between them.
I use tune-in on my phone to play music in my car, and their radio stream is pretty much all I listen to. Anyways, I've got a bit of a list here. Some of it might be a little more on the soul/jazz side though. In no particular order....
James Brown
James Brown
Lee Fields
Sly & The Family Stone
The Meters
Lee Dorsey
Rufus Thomas
Kool & The Gang
James Brown
Herbie Hancock
Quincy Jones
Baby Huey
Ohio Players
Nite-Liters
James Brown
J.B.'s
Bobby Byrd
Chicago
Lee Moses
Bootsy Collins
Soulier:
Al Green
Ann Peebles
Syl Johnson
Aretha Franklin
Marlena Shaw
Just go check out the wefunk website. Check any random show. If your even slightly interested in funk music you won't be disappointed. Use the website and skip the hip hop if you don't like it. Just do it. Popcorn.