Who is the most influential non-rap artist to influence rap?

[joer625]

Re: Who is the most influential non-rap artist to influence rap?

Patrick Swayze

[3rdAnswer]

Re: Who is the most influential non-rap artist to influence rap?

Curtis Mayfield
James Brown
Anybody Kung Fu or Samurai (Wu Tang and others)
John Coltrane
Al Pacino

[Rocky]

Re: Who is the most influential non-rap artist to influence rap?

Stevie Wonder and Marvin Gaye.

First broke the Motown mold of what's considered popular music and created socially conscious and groundbreaking music that trickled down to the beginning of hip hop.

[fsquid]

Re: Who is the most influential non-rap artist to influence rap?

Dr. Evil

[Fresh Tendrils]

Re: Who is the most influential non-rap artist to influence rap?

Jazz artists and early R&B groups.

[ballerzinc]

Re: Who is the most influential non-rap artist to influence rap?

Russell Simmons

[luv_mist]

Re: Who is the most influential non-rap artist to influence rap?

I don't really see that, or are you just throwing out a name?

Look at a lot of rap music now and you'd see a bit of the flow of West Indies in there. Maybe I'm being goofy with my mindset but I think that it's more in there than you'd think.......

[Diadem]

Re: Who is the most influential non-rap artist to influence rap?

George Kranz with Din Daa Daa.

[willdtarheeler]

Re: Who is the most influential non-rap artist to influence rap?

Id say John Lennon. Listen to "I Am the Walrus" and Lennon sounds like he's rapping well before rap got big. I dont know if there is any correlation between that and rap music, but its cool that John Lennon was rapping 40 years ago.

[ehh]

Re: Who is the most influential non-rap artist to influence rap?

Id say John Lennon. Listen to "I Am the Walrus" and Lennon sounds like he's rapping well before rap got big. I dont know if there is any correlation between that and rap music, but its cool that John Lennon was rapping 40 years ago.

Am I the only OS'er that's ever heard of Gil Scott Heron?

[koolbubbaice]

Re: Who is the most influential non-rap artist to influence rap?

Am I the only OS'er that's ever heard of Gil Scott Heron?

No..But how did she influence rap, when rap was already big at the time she came out..

You mean Jill or gil?

[Fresh Tendrils]

Re: Who is the most influential non-rap artist to influence rap?

No..But how did she influence rap, when rap was already big at the time she came out..

You mean Jill or gil?

Pretty sure he meant Gil.

[NovaStar]

Re: Who is the most influential non-rap artist to influence rap?

Hands down without a doubt, James Brown. Every rap song made has the Godfather of soul to thank for his contribution to music. James single handedly created funk and was the predecessor to George Clinton (james taught him, Bootsy collins and many others). From P.E. to M&M they all have james to thank.

[jmood88]

Re: Who is the most influential non-rap artist to influence rap?

Am I the only OS'er that's ever heard of Gil Scott Heron?

No.

[jmood88]

Re: Who is the most influential non-rap artist to influence rap?

Id say John Lennon. Listen to "I Am the Walrus" and Lennon sounds like he's rapping well before rap got big. I dont know if there is any correlation between that and rap music, but its cool that John Lennon was rapping 40 years ago.

You're reaching.