Was Atlanta influenced by the West Coast in the early 1990's

[Whogivesafuck]

Even the aesthetic which I never really thought about :

Cali nikkas used to ride Crager true spoke before Daytons. Even when Daytons were popular, zenith wheels were just as in demand.
dikkie suits are a post WW2 warehouse outfit. My family is a product of the Central ave corridor. Ben Davis and dikkies have been worn in cali since the late 40's.
Pigtails and cornrows. Come on man, look at Wattstax.

 

[Whogivesafuck]

Memphis nikkas talking about lowriders

"First I crack up the music then, hit the switch on my six-four"

 

[Tribal Outkast]

my shyt

Oh shyt!!!! you just took it back!

Man I used to hate on this sound a little but but I miss it now.

 

[jeh]

I'm from Ocp so yeah.

I haven't read the whole thread yet but I sure hope The Dayton Family got the proper shoutouts here. I didn't mess with them too much but they were big down south especially in Georgia.

Yeah man. Them and top authority

 

[BrothaZay]

But you're infatuated with it tho

Not at all

 

[Apollo Creed]

I haven't read the whole thread yet but I sure hope The Dayton Family got the proper shoutouts here. I didn't mess with them too much but they were big down south especially in Georgia.

 

[Whogivesafuck]

Exactly. Ground zero to funk is the south. James Brown in a genre on his own. New Orleans and Georgia is the birthplace for funk

When funk started to evolve it had a big spark out in Cali with Sly and others, then when it finally matured, Ohio took the crown. They can rightfully say they were the capital of funk in the 70s. Cali innovated the shyt out of funk tho. I will give them that


P-funk is also a genre in its own right and it was primarily Jersey/Ohio/Detroit.

James brown got that funk sound from a New Orleans group called the Meters. Even then you have to look at other groups like Dyke & The Blazers who was the first artist to use funk/funky in a song title. Dyke was from buffalo and was a big influence on Rick James.



2: 04 Sounds like a Clyde Suttblefield drunk pattern

 

[keond]

James brown got that funk sound from a New Orleans group called the Meters. Even then you have to look at other groups like Dyke & The Blazers who was the first artist to use funk/funky in a song title. Dyke was from buffalo and was a big influence on Rick James.



2: 04 Sounds like a Clyde Suttblefield drunk pattern

I cited the Meters in a earlier post in this thread. However I dont know how much James was influenced by them because he was out and had a established sound before the Meters dropped (1969) His rhythm section was definitely influenced by the New Orleans sound (as a whole), but alot of that funk came from the Baptist Church. I read a good book about the genesis of the James Brown sound of the mid 60s in which they clearly defined it.

Dyke and the Blazers were directly influenced by James as well btw

 

[Whogivesafuck]

I cited the Meters in a earlier post in this thread. However I dont know how much James was influenced by them because he was out and had a established sound before the Meters dropped (1969) His rhythm section was definitely influenced by the New Orleans sound (as a whole), but alot of that funk came from the Baptist Church. I read a good book about the genesis of the James Brown sound of the mid 60s in which they clearly defined it.

Dyke and the Blazers were directly influenced by James as well btw

Where do you fit Rufus Thomas in this equation as far his role in the funk genre.

 

[West Coast Avenger]

A lot of the stuff yall assume came from the Westcoast actually comes from the Midwest @R$G META

And of course u gonna deny it.......

 

[West Coast Avenger]

The west coast/south influence has always been circular. I hate when folks make it a competition on some “we got yall on this” mess(not saying that’s what the OP is doing but in general).

The influence from the south on the west is minimal...in the 90's the West Coast influenced everybody....I haven't really seen southern influence on the west coast.......

 

[keond]

Where do you fit Rufus Thomas in this equation as far his role in the funk genre.

Well he was a borderline novelty act that hopped on the wave. He was the precursor to blowfly and ODB. Funk was always kind of comedic and he was good in that aspect. He’s a Memphis and Stax legend I wouldn’t call him a legendary funk act.

 

[get these nets]

Outkast first album they copied Souls of Mischief flows and rap patterns.

 

[JamilALAmin]

Memphis nikkas talking about lowriders

"First I crack up the music then, hit the switch on my six-four"

And your point is? fukk a song breh, my boy out in LA got a '75 Caprice candy apple green mounted the fukk up with a monster under the hood. He let me push it and I almost wrecked it fishtailing out the Carl's Jr. on MLK & Vermont. Please tell me whats more southern than a old school Chevy on 4's? And my patna aint never even left Cali before, let alone come out this way. The cultute sharing goes both ways. Miss me with that bullshyt breh.

Some of y'all in here acting like nikkas don't travel. A plane ticket costs what some y'all nikkas waste in the clubs on the wknds. It's not that serious.

 

[Biscayne]

All I know is that Miami has the most unique sounding hip hop due to the Bahamian influence.