THE ZRO HOUR- ROOTS OF HIP HOP: ELECTRO

THE ZRO HOUR is back with a salute the the Electro pioneers who helped shape the sound of Hip Hop. Kraftwerk laid the foundation for AFRIKA BAMBAATAA & THE SOULSONIC FORCE's PLANET ROCK which became the backbeat to many early and current Hip Hop classics. The blips, beeps and synth textures were surrounded by driving, pulsating rhythms from drum machines such as Roland's TR-808, TR-909, TB-303, TR-727 and Oberheim's DMX. MANTRONIK, one of the genre's genius producers, broke out with some of the hardest beats ever to lace Hip Hop. His work with the group MANTRONIX and JUST-ICE remains the blueprint for 808 beats. Of course we can't forget ART OF NOISE and their B-Boy classic BEAT BOX. The 80's were among the most experimental period for Hip Hop and artists from other genres such as MALCOLM MCLAREN and HERBIE HANCOCK fed off of these sounds and became a part of the movement. We cannot forget PAUL HARDCASTLE and his classics RAINFOREST and 19. Today if you look at the work of some of our greatest producers (LIL JON, TIMBALAND, THE NEPTUNES, KANYE WEST, will.i.am to name a few) you can hear crazy amounts of synth work and electronic drums. It is widely known that Kanye's song STRONGER utilized samples and influences from another great Electro band DAFT PUNK. Dance music and Hip Hop are cousins. Everything comes full circle. Enjoy the show!


THE ZRO HOUR- ROOTS OF HIP HOP: ELECTRO (85MB)

PLAYLIST

TRANS EUROPE EXPRESS- Kraftwerk
NUMBERS- Kraftwek
PLANET ROCK- Afrika Bambaataa & The Soulsonic Force
PLAY AT YOUR OWN RISK- Planet Patrol
LOOKING FOR THE PERFECT BEAT- Afrika Bambaataa & The Soulsonic Force
ONE FOR THE TREBLE- Davy DMX
ROCKIT- Herbie Hancock w/Grandmaster DST
BUFFALO GALS- Malcolm Mclaren & The World Famous Supreme Team
BEAT BOX- Art Of Noise
MOMENTS IN LOVE- Art Of Noise
RAINFOREST- Paul Hardcastle
19- Paul Hardcastle
M.A.R.R.S.- Pump Up The Volume
NEEDLE TO THE GROOVE- Mantronix
COLD GETTIN" DUMB- Mantronik feat. Just-ICE
DIN DAA DAA- George Kranz