Doo-wop
Doo-wop is a genre of music that was developed in African-American communities in New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, Baltimore, Newark, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Detroit, Washington, D.C. and Los Angeles in the 1940s, achieving mainstream popularity in the 1950s and early 1960s. Built upon vocal harmony, doo-wop was one of the most mainstream, pop-oriented R&B styles of the time. Singer Bill Kenny (1914–1978) is often called the "Godfather of Doo-wop" for his introducing the "top and bottom" format which featured a high tenor singing the lead and a bass singer reciting the lyrics in the middle of the song. Doo-wop features vocal group harmony, nonsense syllables, a simple beat, sometimes little or no instrumentation, and simple music and lyrics.
The first record to use the syllables "doo-wop" was the 1955 hit "When You Dance" by the Turbans. The term "doo-wop" first appeared in print in 1961. During the late 1950s many Italian-American groups contributed a significant part in the doo-wop scene. The peak of doo-wop was in 1961. Doo-wop's influence continued in soul, pop, and rock groups of the 1960s. At various times in the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s, the genre has seen revivals. Doo-wop was a precursor to many of the African-American musical styles seen today. An evolution of jazz and blues, doo-wop also influenced many of the major Rock and Roll groups that defined the later decades of the 20th century. Doo-wop is iconic for its swing-like beats and using the off-beat to keep time. Doo-wop laid the foundation for many musical innovations, for example, R&B.
Doo Wop (film)
Doo Wop is a 2004 French romantic drama film directed, produced and written by David Lanzmann. It won the Mannheim-Heidelberg International Filmfestival for Award of Independent Cinema Owners, FIPRESCI Prize, and Special Prize of the Jury. It tells the story of a band manager who manages former girl friend's band but struggles for his debt of the loan sharks.
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Doo Wop (That Thing)
"Doo Wop (That Thing)" is the debut solo single from American recording artist Lauryn Hill. The song is taken from her debut album, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill. Written and produced by Hill, the song was released as the album's lead single in July 1998. It was Hill's first and only Billboard Hot 100 number-one, to date. The song won Best Female R&B Vocal Performance and Best R&B Song at the 1999 Grammy Awards on February 24, 1999. "Doo Wop (That Thing)" debuted at number one on the Billboard Hot 100, making it the tenth song in the chart's history to do so.
Background
The song is a warning from Hill to African-American men and women caught in "the struggle". Both the women who "[try to] be a hard rock when they really are a gem", and the men who are "more concerned with his rims, and his Timbs, than his women", are admonished by Hill, who warns them not to allow "that thing" to ruin their lives.
Release and reception
Hill's first solo singles were from two 1997 movie soundtracks: "The Sweetest Thing" from Love Jones and a cover of Frankie Valli's 1967 song "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" for Conspiracy Theory.
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Doo Wop
ALBUMS
- Shut Up And Rap released: 2014
- L.O.D.B. (Last of a Dying Breed) released: 2013
- G.O.Y.A. released: 2013
- A Stranger Among Us released: 2013
- Concrete Soul released: 2012
- Empty Stages released: 2012
- The Soul Controller released: 2011
- Whiteowl Drop That, Part 113 released: 2010
- Guru 8.0: Lost & Found released: 2009
- 1:00 A.M. & Rising released: 2009
- Guru's Jazzmatazz: The Mixtape: Back to the Future released: 2008
- Remixes, Volume 3: "Thinkin' Big" released: 2008
- NY's Finest released: 2008
- Things Just Ain't the Same released: 2007
- Checc Ya Mail released: 2005
- Version 7.0: The Street Scriptures released: 2005
- The Streetsweeper, Volume 1 released: 2003
- Tommy Boy Greatest Hits released: 2003
- The Last of the Pro Ricans released: 2002
- Harlem’s Finest: A Freestyle History, Volume 1 released: 2001
- Juice, Volume 1 released: 2000
- The Piece Maker released: 2000
- Boriquas on da Set released: 1995
- Jealous One's Envy released: 1995
- Insomnia (Dont Sleep on Anyone) released:
- Wake Up Show Mix Archives Volumes 1 & 2 released:
Shut Up And Rap
Released 2014- Shut up and Rap
- The War Begins (feat. H Blanco, Inspectah Deck & Chris Rivers)
- Get Away (feat. Skyzoo, Torae & Reks)
- I'm Good (feat. Michael Christmas & Astro)
- Can't Take It Anymore (feat. Chilla Jones, Cortez & DJ Doo Wop)
- Don't Know (feat. Chasen Hampton)
- I Fucks with You (feat. Lumidee & Cyrus Desheild)
- Thug Muzik (feat. H Blanco & Ea$Y Money)
- Photo Shoot Fresh (feat. Wais P & Dutch Rebelle)
- Oh Yes! (feat. Superstah Snuk & Ea$Y Money)
- Reality (feat. Ea$Y Money & Hectic)
- Depths of Hell (feat. Slaine & Artisin)
- Pour out a Bottle of Rose (feat. Reks)
- My Time (feat. Lil Fame of M.O.P)
- El Wave (feat. Willie the Kid & Reks)
- Streetwise
Concrete Soul
Released 2012- Intro
- Y.W.E.
- Under Construction
- Put It On the Wire
- H.E.Y.! (Hood Early Years)
- Cold Train
- Rulez To the Game
- Concrete Soul
- Straight Out the Gate
- Getting Stronger
- All Real
- Way We Rockin'
- Hood Cartel
- Art of War
- Masterful Method
- Perfect Navigation
- Metal Cuff Links
- Reality vs. Fiction
- Rebel Muzik
- Real Life We Livin'
- Somethin' Ya'll Can Roll Wit
Whiteowl Drop That, Part 113
Released 2010- Whiteowl Drop That (intro)
- Warning 2 You Rappers
- I'm a Giant
- I'm Ill, Part 2
- I'm Ill, Part 2
- I'll Take It There
- Freestyle
- Streetsweeper
- Jay-Z Freestyle
- The Cypha
- Welcome 2 State Prison (The Phone Tap)
- G.O.A.T.
- Answers (Dissin???)
- Freestyle
- Ha Ha (Ur Killin Em')
- Freestyle
- Where Brooklyn At
- We Solid
- It's Over
- It's That Wu Shit
- Real Talk
- I'm Up
- Interlude
- We Bout' That
- Oh Yeah!!!!
- [unknown]
- [unknown]
- Exclusive
- The Fed Story
Guru's Jazzmatazz: The Mixtape: Back to the Future
Released 2008- Intro Don Gurizzy
- Knowledge
- 7 Grand Yall
- For Ya Mind
- Peace!
- State of Clarity (Solar remix)
- Who Got It on Lock?
- B-Boy Kamikaze
- Too Slick
- So What It Do Now?
- We Got That
- Jazzy Ways (7 Grand Exclusive)
- Stand Up (Some Things'll Never Change) (Reggae mix)
- Hot Like That
- No Need for Stress
- Back to the Future
- Assasino
- The Game Needs Me
- Feed the Hungry (Solar remix)
- Can't Stop the Movement (7 Grand)
Remixes, Volume 3: "Thinkin' Big"
Released 2008- Intro
- Wamp Wamp (Cookin Soul remix)
- I Get Money (Cookin Soul remix)
- Big Dreams (Cooking Soul remix)
- Cookin Crack
- Bigga Jigga (Cookin Soul remix)
- Clockwork (Cookin Soul remix)
- Tenemos droga (Cookin Soul remix)
- Mr. Me Too (Cookin Soul remix)
- Dreams (Cookin Soul remix)
- Skit Drops #1
- Throw Some D's (Cookin Soul remix)
- Cookin Soul Freestyle
- No Hook (Cookin Soul remix)
- Bust a Nut (Cookin Soul remix)
- Quiero estar contigo (Cookin Soul remix)
- Never (Cookin Soul remix)
- Let's Ride (Cookin Soul remix)
- It's Me Bitchez (Cookin Soul remix)
- Roc Boyz (Cookin Soul remix)
- Sky Is the Limit (Cookin Soul remix)
- Dollar (Cookin Soul remix)
- Skit Drops #2
- Outro
Checc Ya Mail
Released 2005- Premier (intro)
- Mother Nature
- To the Top
- Bang Dis!
- Mind on the Road
- Gillahouse Check
- The Comeup
- Game Over
- Coast to Coast (feat. Styles P)
- The 3 Shugs
- Freestyle - Rugged Terrain
- The Life
- 300 Shots
- Ghost Unit
- Ghetto
- Bullseye (feat. Juice & Royal Flush)
- Gee's Like Uuss...
- Death Anniversary
- R.I.P. Justo
The Streetsweeper, Volume 1
Released 2003- Intro
- I Never Liked Ya
- The Streetsweeper
- 50 Shot Ya
- Get Shot the Fuck Up
- Everybody Wanna Shine
- Too Much for Me
- Purple Haze
- Freestyle
- The Champions
- 7 Deadly Sins
- New Jack City
- Westside Driveby
- I'ma Smack This Muthafucka
- Angels Voice
- I Got U
- Take a Look at My Life (remix)
- Coast to Coast Gangstas
- Nino Brown
- Put That Thing Down
Tommy Boy Greatest Hits
Released 2003- Jump Around (Jason Nevins 2000 mix)
- Sunshine (Groove Armada Sunset dub)
- I Wonder Why? (He's the Greatest DJ) (MAW vocal mix)
- 1,2,3,4 (Sumpin' New) (Timber mix)
- Talkin' All That Jazz (Dim's Respect for the Old School)
- A Roller Skating Jam Named 'Saturdays' (Dave's Home mix)
- Pack Jam (Look Out for the OVC) (Grooverider remix)
- Wrath of My Madness (DJ Premier remix)
- A.F.R.I.C.A. (Norman Cook remix)
- All Good? (MJ Cole remix)
- Oh No (Soul City German clean mix)
The Piece Maker
Released 2000- Toca's Intro
- The Piece Maker
- Set It on Fire
- I Know the Rules (Mi vida loca)
- The Abduction
- Likwit Rhyming
- Royce the 5'9 (interlude)
- The Return of the Diaz Bros.
- No, No, No
- I Wonder Why? (He's the Greatest DJ)
- Basics
- Pit Fight
- What's That? (¿Que eso?)
- The Club
- Cormega (interlude)
- The Foundation
- Get Back
- Adolf "B-Off" Agallar (interlude)
- Class of '87
- P.R. All-Stars
- Borinquen (outro)
Insomnia (Dont Sleep on Anyone)
- Jaz-O interview
- Freestyle (dissin' Jay-Z)
- Jaz-O diss
- Freestyle (dissin Roc-A-Fella)
- Welcome to NYC Pt.2
- Exclusive
- Free
- Freestyle
- Stylin' (remix)
- Oh Girl
- Freestyle
- Wanksta freestyle
- Da Hood
- Exclusive
- Freestyle
- Exclusive
- Gangsta Music
- Wanna Be There
- Keep Lovin' You
- Shorty
- True Meaning
- Soldier
- Freestyle
- Freestyle
- Freestyle
Wake Up Show Mix Archives Volumes 1 & 2
- Intro / Buffalo Gals
- Whoop Whoop
- Put Your Hands / Rock the Party
- M.C.
- X Gonna Give It to Ya / Multiply
- Scratchin & Surviving
- The Ghetto (Revs remix)
- Hell on Earth / Survival of the Fittest
- In the Club
- Fuck U Up
- Get By
- Ruff Rhyme
- Spell My Name
- Pump Jump Up
- Check The Rhyme
- Universal Magnetic
- Bad Boys Intro
- Good time remix / Bad Boys Styles P
- Take a Look at My Life
- Symphony in X Minor
- Primetime
- Cell Therapy
- NY State of Mind
- Can I Kick It
- They Want FX
- Funky
- Step Up Front
- Road to the Riches
- This Beat Kicks
- New Generation
- Paybacks a Mutha
- Ya Slippin
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10 Tape Commandments
by: Doo Wop1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
It's the ten tape commandments wha wha what
Ha ha yo
Niggas can't tell me nothin about these tapes
Can't tell me nothin about these records CD's (10)
For my DJ cats word up
Niggas rockin them turntables I ain't forget ya'll niggas
Who dat who dat
My needle pickin niggas ha ha
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9....10
[Doo Wop:]
Yo Yo I been in this game for years to be exact eight
Theres steps that you gotta take to make a phat tape
It's a tape master booklet so you could get
Your shit on blast not flipped in the trash
Rule nombre uno (Number one) When you start a intro
Never try to rhyme if you don't know how to flow
Cuz like a showtime crowd at the Apollo
If you doo doo they'll boo you and say you gotta go
Number two I mean this sincerely
Even if you scream nigga try to speak clearly
With clarity take it from yo majesty
If it sounds like you mumbling then don't shout a motherfucking thing
Number three never give nobody from yo clique to yo posse
No copy of the master it'll be disaster
Cuz them bastards will put it out a little faster
Number four know ya heard this before
Keep ya name alive if you wanna survive
Number five never leave no shit with ya girl
Cuz yo bitch will give yo shit free to the whole world
Number six that goddamn credit dead it
Ya think them ???? kids payin ya back shit forget it
Seven I'mma stay on the same topic make no comment if they don't payup
Just send ya crew and them back to shake up
With aluminum bats to break up and bring back ya paper
Number eight never keep no tapes on you
Or cd's cuz niggas always want something for free
Number nine shoulda been number one to me
If ya start gettin wack kid start makin beats
If niggas think ya slippin they aint tryin to listen
They be sittin in they Expe-dition steady dissin
Number ten a strong word called cre-ating
Like the opposite of imitating
95 percent of these niggas faking
Thats why the other five is considered tape kings
Follow these rules you'll have mad bread to break up
If not 24 hours till we face up
Let you try to hook your tape up before the shake up
Fuck around I'll have you taped up in Jamaica
Smash ya 1200's watch ya wheels break up
Fuck around and get you laced before you pass
Heard ya girl hooked a better tape up
Gotta go gotta go more tapes to bake up
Word up ha
Yo Tape King Doo Wizza
Doo Wop
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