Word: funk
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Walking With a Panther has more to it than just unorthodox rhymes, however. LL is at his best when he brags, and the first track of the album, "Droppin' Em," is classic Cool J. The hard, funk-like guitar chord and the heavy, drum beat work well to compliment LL's "I'm hard-as-hell" attitude...
When Hines does start dancing, however, it is clear that even a dry plot can't kill the movie. The choreography is a brilliant mix of 1930s jazz tap and a more modern variation of the funk dancing which made Hines famous. The musical score is a mix of traditional jazz, big band songs and modern funk, created to accommodate the footwork...
Amid the honking horns, clattering sheets of metal covering potholes and crashing blows of construction workers fixing the streets, Hines leads the group into a frenetic mix of funk and jazz tap, taking his rhythm from the sounds around...
That kind of black humor and street sass is carried over into Was songs, which David characterizes as "chocolate-covered razor blades." The Dog CD features a startling but ultimately respectful and impassioned reappraisal of the J.F.K. assassination, 11 MPH, set to a heavy funk beat, as well as a barn- burner reworking of Otis Redding's I Can't Turn You Loose. Both do memory proud. The group is working on a brand-new Was (Not Was) album for release this summer. The music will, naturally, be the same (only different). "It's a come-as-you-aren...
MUSIC: Treats from a fun funk Detroit band...