How did a jazz innovator help bring hip-hop into the mainstream with one groundbreaking instrumental? Diallo and LUXXURY explore Herbie Hancock’s 1983 hit “Rockit,” the electro avant-garde experiment that elevated scratching as an art form and ushered jazz into the future.
One Song Spotify Playlist
Songs Discussed:
“Rockit” - Herbie Hancock
“I’m Not In Love” - 10cc
“Billie Jean” - Michael Jackson
“Bring Down the Birds” - Herbie Hancock
“Groove Is in the Heart” - Deee-Lite
“Watermelon Man” - Herbie Hancock
“Escapism (Gettin’ Free)” - Digible Planets
“Cantaloupe Island” - Herbie Hancock
“Cantaloop (Flip Fantasia)” - US3
“I Thought It Was You” - Herbie Hancock
“Buffalo Gals” - Malcolm McLaren and The World’s Famous Supreme Team
“Change the Beat” - Beside
“Upper and Lower Egypt” - Pharoah Sanders
“It’s Just Begun” - The Jimmy Castor Bunch
“We’re Gonna Groove” - Led Zeppelin
“Get Lucky” - Daft Punk
“Planet Rock” - Afrika Bambaataa & The Soul Sonic Force
“Going Back To Cali” - LL COOL J
“Paul Revere” - Beastie Boys
“Peter Piper” - Run DMC
“Mere Jaisi Mehbooba” - Bappi Lahiri
“Top Of The World” - 8Ball & MJG
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