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What was it with early hip-hop/new jack swing culture? Okay, anyone who listened to music that came out from 1988-1992 - the New Jack Swing/early Hip Hop era - please tell me what it was about this music that made you like it? I have plenty of songs I like from that era, of course, like Soul II Soul for example, but I look back now and see that this era was definitely an era that couldn't help but to be seen as dated after it passed. I also never got the clothing, and some of the other things about it, and along those lines it's just how I see disco culture. But I would like to hear from you, orgers - what say you? | |
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We (My brother b.1973 and me b.1976), just thought they were cool with their haircuts, fly jackets, fly guys, cool looking girls and funky as hell slick R and B , rap sound were too cool for words. For once we got black music that wasn't poppy or reggae. Our favourites were Bobby Brown, Johnny Gill, Bel Biv Devoe and Toni Tony Tone (We also enjoyed Prince too). To us in New Zealand, Bobby Brown was the epitome of cool, and then you had the singers like Boyz II Men, Shai, SSilk and Oran Juice Jones (That man must have been a pimp). We remember Tone Loc Wild Thing and Funky Cold Medina (We taped those songs a dozen times), Soul II Soul were quite big, but a bit too reggaeish for us. Also Snap (They were great), Rebel MC, Young MC and the biggest star of all MC Hammer, that song was number one for most of 1990 here and we even bought Hammer pants and everyone at my school wanted to Hammerdance. It was funky times. [Edited 3/8/09 0:13am] So what are u going 2 do? R u just gonna sit there and watch? I'm not gonna stop until the war is over. Its gonna take a long time | |
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eaglebear4839 said: Okay, anyone who listened to music that came out from 1988-1992 - the New Jack Swing/early Hip Hop era - please tell me what it was about this music that made you like it? I have plenty of songs I like from that era, of course, like Soul II Soul for example, but I look back now and see that this era was definitely an era that couldn't help but to be seen as dated after it passed. I also never got the clothing, and some of the other things about it, and along those lines it's just how I see disco culture. But I would like to hear from you, orgers - what say you?
There was a lot of authenticity in the cuts, especially the Soul II Soul cuts 'cause they had an orchestra, a rhythm section and a horn section. Plus some of them were influenced by jazz so you saw a lot of that in some cuts. Plus the music was fast-paced.  Hearing a cut now can make you recall when you had the top fade with the Cross Colour jeans and jean jacket, doing "The Wop".  But all I remember from then was doing the Bobby Brown, lol. | |
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Huggiebear said: We (My brother b.1973 and me b.1976), just thought they were cool with their haircuts, fly jackets, fly guys, cool looking girls and funky as hell slick R and B , rap sound were too cool for words. For once we got black music that wasn't poppy or reggae. Our favourites were Bobby Brown, Johnny Gill, Bel Biv Devoe and Toni Tony Tone (We also enjoyed Prince too). To us in New Zealand, Bobby Brown was the epitome of cool, and then you had the singers like Boyz II Men, Shai, SSilk and Oran Juice Jones (That man must have been a pimp). We remember Tone Loc Wild Thing and Funky Cold Medina (We taped those songs a dozen times), Soul II Soul were quite big, but a bit too reggaeish for us. Also Snap (They were great), Rebel MC, Young MC and the biggest star of all MC Hammer, that song was number one for most of 1990 here and we even bought Hammer pants and everyone at my school wanted to Hammerdance. It was funky times.
[Edited 3/8/09 0:13am] I guess the same thing could be said about the early 80s Prince/Madonna/MJ looks, and goodness knows there was PLENTY of look in the New Wave/Punk/Post-Pop/Mod/Art movement. I guess that's a part of every sub-genre of music. | |
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The music, well, it was danceable.
The fashion only reflects the era the music was popular. I don't think New Jack Swing had its own fashion really? | |
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It's kinda the roots of "shit hop" because it was the first era where R&B sounded like rap at times, with its emphasis on programmed percussion. | |
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Cinnie said: It's kinda the roots of "shit hop" because it was the first era where R&B sounded like rap at times, with its emphasis on programmed percussion.
Maybe it was the first sign that music was becoming homogenized? | |
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