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This disqualifies it from being hip-hop, as the #1 rule in hip-hop has always been not to bite someone’s style. There is still hip-hop to be found out there, but it mostly struggles to be heard. Most everybody sounds the same, using the same styles, flows and cadences, and the same subject matter. Rap has very little divergence in style and substance.
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Well, in my opinion, what we have now are hip-hop and rap. What are your thoughts on the current state of hip-hop music? Any particular favorites? That's why the whole world is singin' this song I'm Cozmo D from outer space, I came to rock the human race You can picture the kids popping and locking, gathered crowds clapping in time, all because Newcleus traveled the cosmos for a safe place to share their funk. In addition to the 808, Cozmo D used a TB-303 for the sequencing and the RS-09 for chordsĪround five minutes in, the beat gets vicious and the bass line pushes even harder against the 808. In fact, Roland powered the whole “Jam On It” production. "Jam On It" follows the classic structure established by Sugar Hill Gang, even referencing Superman ala “Rapper’s Delight.” And those percussive sounds? The cutting claps and pitched cowbell so perfectly suited for a breakdown? Pure TR-808. The deliberate, delicate keyboard plinks evoke the New Romantic movement, while simultaneously predicting future acts like Santigold, Outkast, and Bruno Mars. Still, the song never feels a moment too long. “Jam On It” is so dense with groove, creative production, and lyrical panache it couldn’t be contained by traditional pop lengths.