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Originally Posted by uh-oh
Initially it was because inner city black kids couldnt afford instruments or lessons to play instruments. There parents would at the least have a turntable and some records so shit would get looped up and basically it gradually went from there.
Nowadays you have similair problems in the sense that people aint making crazy money off music. Beatmakers get paid once and if theyre lucky theyll get points on an albums sales. The problem is albums dont sell. So you dont have a quincy jones of hip hop. You cant afford to hire musicians and shit. Some learn. Like rza and he'll get musicoans to play shit. But for the most part its either someone playing a keyboard with fake horn sounds (which are samples btw) or you're gonna sample some shit and clear it, or not because you did wnough to disguise it and hope bob james doesnt come and take your house.
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For real I respect when guys work as a band to make music. Hip hop with live musicians can be dope but logistics can get in the way. I play guitar/bass with a few different groups and I love the dynamic of a whole group.
My reggae band actually made instrumental tracks from our last EP so if the singer goes somewhere that the rest of us can't (like Jamaica) he can use them himself. It's not ideal but a lot easier to coordinate