
Black Music Month QLS Classic: Q-Tip
Questlove Supreme
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The Impact of Records in Early Hip-Hop
A discussion about the importance of specific records in the early days of hip-hop, highlighting how DJs used them as go-to breaks for creating beats. Specific tracks like 'Synthetic Substitution' and 'God Made Me Funky' are mentioned, as well as the introduction of new loops by the native tongues crew. The chapter also briefly touches on the rule against using certain samples and the speaker's preference for original music.
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