Roger Troutman is really and truly an underrated Legend

[I love Latina women]

in a long list of Roger/ Zapp classics this may be my favorite if I had to pick just one

Word, I hear you

 

[I love Latina women]

Yup

 

[OnlyInCalifornia]

The westcoast has always honored him and kept his name/energy/vibe alive

 

[Piff Tannen]

That UCLA sweater/jacket is mike is rocking is wavy as fukk


Btw can we talk how Quik yo use to kill on on the talk box

rodgers groove


my favorite quik track on the talk box one of his most underrated tracks to me


other favorites

 

[NormanConnors]

thanks for the info and correction.
that was a great era for music. lines drawn between genres of music were being crossed and ignored.....and it didn't dilute the music, it made it better

Interesting that it was Sly and SO that were using it ahead of Stevie. When you corrected me, I thought you were going to say Herbie Hancock. The stuff he was doing in that era was crazy.

Oh for sure on the boldI mentioned Herbie in another thread sometime ago about him and Stevie being some of the best to use the box. Facts about Herb as well breh that's a bad man.

Cats used to be able to experiment AND still make dope shyt . Now is seems like cats are scared save for a few exceptions. There was a point in music where cats were experimenting just to sound different and it was coming off as wack/pure garbage giving that lane a bad rap, and as a result the talented cats with the ability to innovate moreso started copying/playing it safe. I like what I'm starting to hear these days though.

 

[fReShBeAtS]

That UCLA sweater/jacket is mike is rocking is wavy as fukk


Btw can we talk how Quik yo use to kill on on the talk box

rodgers groove


my favorite quik track on the talk box one of his most underrated tracks to me


other favorites

That Mausberg joint is hella dope

 

[blankstairz]

No mention of Rick James

It's unfortunate Rick has been reduced to a catch-phrase and his self-destruction in the modern era .

He was such a great talent. He kept the funk flag alive. Great musician, producer, and vocalist.

 

[IllmaticDelta]

To pre-HipHop influence R&B, overall, he's not that big of a player (not on the Curtis, Sly, Stevie etc... level) but to the HipHop and hiphop-influenced era of R&B, he's huge. You can hear his influence all over G-Funk, New jack Swing, 90's R&B and, modern auto tune era/current electro-funk.

 

[Dontay Flaco]

This shyt is so damn funky

 

[I love Latina women]

 

[NormanConnors]

cant believe I forgot about this





Detroit shiiiiiiit

 

[brickfare]

this thread

if y'all like roger's stuff, definitely check out Brandon Coleman's album "resistance," young bruh gifted on the vocoder

 

[Paper Boi]

i feel sorry for people who underrate him, but i agree.

a true legendary artist.

 

[Clayton Endicott]

Most slept in track from him. He put the talkbox away and just jammed. Jazzy and funky at the same time. This was my pop's BBQ'ing music

 

[LevelUp]

Zapp And Roger Troutman Collection - https://4yvvfg-my.sharepoint.com/:f...BHtUrD-OrPvGkB9VjD5QZV59vIv7f2PKWDqQ?e=HKVpvu