What is "Mobb Shit" exactly?
- Thread starter Doc Truth
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No Doubt... Live instrumentation is a cornerstone of the Mobb Sound and several of it's orginators taught themselves to play all four of the major modern instruments (Bass, Guitar, Piano, and Drums) and mastered the art of early turntablism (as most of them began as DJs). More than one was known for their human beatboxing skills and versed in a multitude of percussion instruments and a couple of them could actually read and write music notation. It was a point of pride to be able to do these things as a producer and I think it still should be. Nothing beats the feel of live rhythm and syncopation, especially when combined with the groove of an MPC.
By the way one thing I may have also missed is the art of mixing. In my opinion, if you cannot run a mixing console you should not be able to call yourself a producer. All of the originators of the Mobb Sound were masters of the mix.
Well to me it's it's all related, seein' as how Rick Rock is no doubt not only one of the original Mobb Music Masters, but in my opinion the original artchitect of the Hyphy sound. Cats that really know are aware of the tight relation between the Bay's top producers. If you check your History you will see that there was one camp that was head and shoulders above the rest when it came to producing and helping to introduce the Bay and the world to new artists that eventually went on to become the Top Major artists from The Area. The members of this camp eventually went their seperate ways but continued over the years to do various projects in various combinations and all have been successful in their solo endeavours as producers and even as artists.
A humble "Thanx" to you DJ Pimp.
Note: To those who don't know, Pimp was there and in full participation from the very begining of this Mobb Shit. On the real...you'd be doing yourself a big favor to have him in your corner.
P.S. Like i said... The Konglomerati Cometh
By the way one thing I may have also missed is the art of mixing. In my opinion, if you cannot run a mixing console you should not be able to call yourself a producer. All of the originators of the Mobb Sound were masters of the mix.
Well to me it's it's all related, seein' as how Rick Rock is no doubt not only one of the original Mobb Music Masters, but in my opinion the original artchitect of the Hyphy sound. Cats that really know are aware of the tight relation between the Bay's top producers. If you check your History you will see that there was one camp that was head and shoulders above the rest when it came to producing and helping to introduce the Bay and the world to new artists that eventually went on to become the Top Major artists from The Area. The members of this camp eventually went their seperate ways but continued over the years to do various projects in various combinations and all have been successful in their solo endeavours as producers and even as artists.
A humble "Thanx" to you DJ Pimp.
Note: To those who don't know, Pimp was there and in full participation from the very begining of this Mobb Shit. On the real...you'd be doing yourself a big favor to have him in your corner.
P.S. Like i said... The Konglomerati Cometh
Wrong. Too $horts rapping did have a huge influence on the Mobb Sound creators but it was actually long before his first record. It was from the tapes that Short used to sell in Knowland Park and short didn't really have production at that point. He was still rappin' over instrumentals like Whodini's "Friends" (his Favorite) and "Five Minutes of Funk" as well as instrumentals by Spyder D (Placin' the Beat), and Jimmy Spicer ( Money-Dolarbill 'Yall).
By the way, if you're really tryin' to sound like you know, rather than Ant Banks (who came along later and also had a huge impact on bay area hip hop) you would do better to drop a name like Al Eaton (aka One Little Indian) who was Too $horts original producer.
By the way, if you're really tryin' to sound like you know, rather than Ant Banks (who came along later and also had a huge impact on bay area hip hop) you would do better to drop a name like Al Eaton (aka One Little Indian) who was Too $horts original producer.
