Growing up in the City of Detroit throughout the early 60's was a memorable era for music. It was a time period whereby the one of a kind sounding records of Motown were being played and heard throughout the streets, nightclubs, house events and radio stations everywhere. It had been common to have the soulful R and B records playing on the jukeboxes while people were dancing in the streets or singing in the barber shops and beauty parlors to the love songs that ultimately captivated the hearts of countless individuals all throughou the world. Music cds and rap music were not heard during that period, it was all about the vinyl records and rhythm and blues soul.
The songs which were written by Motown songwriters throughout the 60's and 70's had a great deal ofmeaning. They had been songs that spoke concerning true love, current events and the heartache and pains of daily life experiences. Oh yes, Motown had it going on! Their music became universal music. Many of the soulful tunes crossed over into other marketplaces like pop, jazz, blues, etc... But just like George Benson stated in one of his recordings "Everything Must Change", and certain enough, he was correct about the music.
After giving so many years service and great music to the City of Detroit, Motown moved out and Rap/Hip Hop moved in. Instead of hearing somebody singing My Baby Loves Me or My Girl, you started to hear new sounding lyrics of street experience expressed in rhythms with the mouth, chest, hands and feet as such had never been heard before.
This new music known as Rap developed during the early 80's and took off as a sky rocket within the late 90's and New Millennium as Hip Hop/Rap. Even today Rap/Hip Hop music continues to be a multi billion dollar genre. Countless cds, videos and dvd's are offered every year in the Hip Hop genre of music. And there is no sign that Hip Hop will be slowing down or taking a back seat to anyone anytime soon.
What exactly happened to the Motown sound.... did it die out? No! The Motown sound will by no means die out. It'll always play a considerable part in the hearts of millions who appreciated it's sound back in the early 60's, and continued to pass that sound on to their kids throughout the 70's, 80's and 90's.
Sometimes you simply need to move over and allow the new kids on the block have a turn in expressing their musical talents, songs and ideas. That is what Motown did...moved over-not out. And now the Hip Hop artists aren't the brand new kids on the block any longer, for they've taken their position to show themselves musically, much like the rhythm and blues artists took their position to express themselves in the Motown era.
That is how we've gone from Motown to Hip Hop!
Written by: Michael Bell
2006 Michael Bell
http://www.buymusicfromus.com
The songs which were written by Motown songwriters throughout the 60's and 70's had a great deal ofmeaning. They had been songs that spoke concerning true love, current events and the heartache and pains of daily life experiences. Oh yes, Motown had it going on! Their music became universal music. Many of the soulful tunes crossed over into other marketplaces like pop, jazz, blues, etc... But just like George Benson stated in one of his recordings "Everything Must Change", and certain enough, he was correct about the music.
After giving so many years service and great music to the City of Detroit, Motown moved out and Rap/Hip Hop moved in. Instead of hearing somebody singing My Baby Loves Me or My Girl, you started to hear new sounding lyrics of street experience expressed in rhythms with the mouth, chest, hands and feet as such had never been heard before.
This new music known as Rap developed during the early 80's and took off as a sky rocket within the late 90's and New Millennium as Hip Hop/Rap. Even today Rap/Hip Hop music continues to be a multi billion dollar genre. Countless cds, videos and dvd's are offered every year in the Hip Hop genre of music. And there is no sign that Hip Hop will be slowing down or taking a back seat to anyone anytime soon.
What exactly happened to the Motown sound.... did it die out? No! The Motown sound will by no means die out. It'll always play a considerable part in the hearts of millions who appreciated it's sound back in the early 60's, and continued to pass that sound on to their kids throughout the 70's, 80's and 90's.
Sometimes you simply need to move over and allow the new kids on the block have a turn in expressing their musical talents, songs and ideas. That is what Motown did...moved over-not out. And now the Hip Hop artists aren't the brand new kids on the block any longer, for they've taken their position to show themselves musically, much like the rhythm and blues artists took their position to express themselves in the Motown era.
That is how we've gone from Motown to Hip Hop!
Written by: Michael Bell
2006 Michael Bell
http://www.buymusicfromus.com
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