who are the greatest musical artists to come from NYC area?

[kentatm]

best jazz?

best hip hop? Last Poets?

best funk?

best rock?


stuff produced from the 60s-mid 80s is what I am looking for

like if you were making a movie set in Harlem/NYC set in that era, what musical artists would be the most important and influential?

[ace23]

Did this ***** say Last Poets?

[nathanjizzle]

Did this ***** say Last Poets?

why are you so bitter all the time.

[kentatm]

You don't like them? They are one of the groups that essentially started rap.

[ace23]

why are you so bitter all the time.
I'm not.

[ace23]

You don't like them? They are one of the groups that essentially started rap.
I don't really like any music made before the 90s, especially hip-hop. Sounds primitive. Just my opinion.

[kentatm]

I don't really like any music made before the 90s, especially hip-hop. Sounds primitive. Just my opinion.

:rolleyes: :oldlol:

then why are you even posting in here after you read that I'm specifically asking about the 60s-80s?

yo brah, go pull one off, you are clearly stressed right now :hammerhead:

[ace23]

Didn't read the OP completely. Sorry.

[Just2McFly]

I don't really like any music made before the 90s, especially hip-hop. Sounds primitive. Just my opinion.
:biggums:

bruh why are in the thread then?

[KevinNYC]

best jazz?

best hip hop? Last Poets?

best funk?

best rock?


stuff produced from the 60s-mid 80s is what I am looking for

like if you were making a movie set in Harlem/NYC set in that era, what musical artists would be the most important and influential?

Do you have characters who listen to jazz, hip hop, funk and rock? If this is for a film, you need to be much more specific than that. New York is a collection of different tribes and different neighborhoods Punk and Hip Hop were exploding in New York at the same time, but very, very few people who knew about one of them knew about the other. I grew up on a street where various the teenagers were listening to Led Zepplin, The Grateful Dead, The Rolling Stones, The Beatles, The Who, The Allman Brothers.....I remember one kid who was really into Supertramp. Later on the kids my age liked Iron Maiden, Twisted Sister, Judas Priest, Quiet Riot, etc. Kids who weren't into metal listened to the Police and The Cars. They were not listening to the same playlist in Harlem I can assure you. New York listens to the big bands that are on the radio like everywhere else.
When they wanted to make a bunch of movies set in Harlem, they musicians they chose were Bobby Womack, Curtis Mayfield and Isaac Hayes who are from Cleveland, Chicago and Memphis.

Hip Hop would be a little bit different because so much Hip Hop started here. You could pretty much just pick an early hip hop hit.
A lot of the folks I know (professionals who grew up in the suburbs and moved to New York) don't even know this song (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lDCYjb8RHk&feature=kp). It was everywhere as a kid.

I would also say that disco was waaaay bigger than funk in NY. Donna Summer wasn't born here, but she started her career here. You could set a whole sequence to the 17 minute version of Love to Love You Baby (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5AztWseIdU). That would be cool.

PM if you need more specifics.

[KevinNYC]

Also you might be overthinking it with The Last Poets. If your character was very political and Afrocentric it might work, but even in Harlem in 1970's, they were niche.

[kentatm]

[QUOTE=KevinNYC]Do you have characters who listen to jazz, hip hop, funk and rock? /QUOTE]

Rucker Park streetballer from the 60s-80s into blues, jazz, soul, R&B, and funk.

I don't want any groups that aren't from the NYC area so pretty much every band you listed is out.

It doesn't matter if the artist is niche. Just that they hail from NYC.

[KevinNYC]

[QUOTE=KevinNYC]Do you have characters who listen to jazz, hip hop, funk and rock? /QUOTE]

Rucker Park streetballer from the 60s-80s into blues, jazz, soul, R&B, and funk.

I don't want any groups that aren't from the NYC area so pretty much every band you listed is out.

It doesn't matter if the artist is niche. Just that they hail from NYC.http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Musical_groups_from_New_York_City

[kentatm]

thanks :cheers:

dunno why i didnt think to use wiki :facepalm

damn message boards make a man lazy :lol

[Smook A.]

I don't really like any music made before the 90s, especially hip-hop. Sounds primitive. Just my opinion.
What about MJ? Everyone liked him :confusedshrug:

[KevinNYC]

thanks :cheers:

dunno why i didnt think to use wiki :facepalm

damn message boards make a man lazy :lol:cheers: :cheers:

It might make more sense dramatically for him specifically be a fan of the Last Poets. Like I could see a guy like that listening to KRS-ONE later and other "conscious" music. Like find a thread like that where it makes narrative sense over time.