Timmy84 said:

You wild man.


I know him and Uncle Charlie used to puff on some
doobies before Uncle Charlie kicked the habit and
went to rehab.
[Edited 11/22/09 23:13pm]

phunkdaddy said:

I bet. Charlie was a notorious weed head (among other things).

I thought Snoop was good on the show.

He was a life-long fan, who grew up and got to work with Roger.

He brought sort of a fan's perspective to the show like he did Bootsy's.

Most shows like these have interviews with The Artists, The Artists Family, Label Execs, & Journalists.

^^ Yeah I saw Snoop's commentary on the preview. I gotta remember to tune in tomorrow, I always forget important things like this.

Is the full special on youtube yet?

Timmy84 said:

I know, but it all just so sad.

TD3 said:

well thats true.

phunkdaddy said:

Awww phunkdaddy, I didn't feel that way. I thought that Snoop's perspective as a fan filled in perfectly. I didn't think he was over the top or fake at all, he was a fan just like we all are.

Now that Techn9ne guy or whoever he is, don't quite know why he was asked for his input though....
[Edited 11/23/09 4:44am]

missfee said:

Tech worked with Roger on his "Anghellic" album shortly before he was murdered, and comin from Kansas City, Mo who's hip-hop is influenced by R&B/Funk like the west coast, Roger was among one of his biggest influences.

Paris9748430 said:

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Snoop brought nothing to the program. I think Ice Cube would have better or Dr.Dre at least these guys can put down the weed long enought to talk.

laurarichardson said:

None of them can,,,,,call in DJ Quik and Eric Sermons, those 2 were truly his students.

missfee said:

Never said Snoop wasn't a fan. I just thought his input wasn't neccessary.
All i needed to hear was the input from his bandmates and family.
If i wanted to hear a rapper's perspective, i would have rather heard it
from Eric Sermon who sampled Roger first.

i love snoop-Phunkdaddy, why are you a hater?

I am surprised no one has mentioned that Drac from Slave was on there. Slave needs an unsung

As much as I enjoyed the Unsung Bootsy show, this one on Zapp/Roger by far was the one that touched me the most.

blackguitaristz said:

Because there is a hole.....where Roger used 2 be.

scriptgirl said:

Yes indeed...Drac, the one who put down one of the great guitars solos on a funk cut with "Slide"...It was cool to see him on there. It was good to see Quik as well because like my girl H. stated earlier, Quik has always been a major student of Roger.
[Edited 11/23/09 11:41am]

Graycap23 said:

You sho nuff' got that right, player. I have mentioned this on here a few times in years past...I had the beautiful experience in meeting Roger. I was out with my mother and we went by Tower Records on Sunset Blvd in Hollywood. And there was Roger, dressed in this pearl white suit, all by himself, looking at some albums in the jazz section. I told my mother "Mom, there's Roger Troutman!". We walked over and I said hello to Roger. He turned and said hello, extending his hand. I told him this was my mother and she can attest to how much I wore out his albums! He was so gracious and polite to my mother, saying hello. Totally classy. I shook his hand and tried to express all the love I had for him and his music in a short period of time! He was so gracious listening to me tell him how much of an influence he had on me as a musician, how many times I had seen him live, etc. He mentioned that he was out here working with Dre. I remember when we were getting in the car to leave, we saw Roger standing in the parking lot as a taxi pulled up and he got in.
[Edited 11/23/09 12:11pm]

The re-run of Zapp & Roger's "Unsung" is about to air in four minutes.

scriptgirl said:

Not a hater. I used to like snoop in 1993 during the
G'd up West Coast era but that's done and over with and
musically over the year's he just hasn't progressed enough
for my taste.
What you know bout Drac girl?

I LOVE Slave!

phunkdaddy said:

I didn't say that you SAID that Snoop was a fan, I said that. If you really didn't want to see or hear what Snoop had to say, you could have always used your mute button on your remote.

Wasn't there a tour with Prince, Teena Marie, and Zapp all on the same bill???


That sounds insane if that's true!!!

I know back in the day they used to have shows with all those artists on one bill for like 15-20 bucks.

Damn!!!

Paris9748430 said:

You're close...On P's Controversy tour in 81/82, it was Zapp, The Time and then P. I went to the show out here at the Santa Monica Civic in Feb. 82. Great show and Zapp was killin'! Teena Marie opened for P on the Dirty Mind tour.
[Edited 11/23/09 17:02pm]

blackguitaristz said:

Ah, thanks for clearing that up.

blackguitaristz said:

Damn

Harlepolis said:

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DJ Quik and Eric Sermonsthey can't put a sentence together either.

I just saw the show.
2 things that I didn't know.
Roger had 12 kids? Damn.....
Larry shot Roger 4 times? Dude was pissed off.....

laurarichardson said:

Yes they can, but this (ain't) about grammer its about the technical aspect of Roger's music, considering they were his students at one point,,,,I mean the man personally taught them all about the talk box machine and the rest of his production tricks.

Harlepolis said:

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You don't have to be the grammer king to actually talk so people can understand what you are saying Eric always sounds like he has a bunch of marbles in his mouth.

But I am not going to waste my time on this anymore. I don't need has been rappers gabbing on about great RnB groups to hold my interest and most RnB fans don't either. I just wish BET and TVONE knew that.

laurarichardson said:

Oh ok,,,,,cool