Posted by DiD on 25 Feb 2013
Despite all the professional new school beatboxers, we’d like to introduce you to some good oldschool beatboxers. Without these guys, beatboxing wouldn’t be where it is now. Most of the professionals from today got inspired by them and learned their basics from trying to copy what they did. Who can’t remember trying to imitate Rahzel’s “If your mother only knew” or the different sounds of Michael Winslow that he used in the “Police Acadamy” movies?
They shaped the beatbox scene in the US in the 80′s as the Hip Hop culture got huge! They brought beatboxing to a wider audience and showed the world that any human could make sounds out of their mouth, if they just kept practicing enough. Today, beatboxing is not only a Hip Hop thing anymore, but it’s being influenced by any kind of musical genres like Electro, Drum-and-Bass, Dubstep, Techno, Classical music and even Acapella singing.
Below, you’ll find some interesting information about the pionieers of beatboxing!
Nicknamed the “Godfather of Noyze”, Rahzel is known for an ability to sing or rap while simultaneously beatboxing, as evidenced in his signature song ”If Your Mother Only Knew”, a hidden track on his first album released in 1999 “Make the Music 2000″. Four years later, in 2003, he released his second album called “Rahzel’s Greatest Knockouts”. People always used to say: “If you want to be a good beatboxer, you gotta be able to do the 4 elements of Rahzel”. He is a former member of the Hip Hop group “The Roots” and one of the (if not THE) biggest pioneers in beatboxing.
Biz Markie was one of the great beatboxers and DJ’s in the 80′s and a member of the “Juice Crew”. He started his beatboxing career in 1985. In 1989 he had a Top 10 hit called “Just a friend” which made him widely known. To this day, he has produced five studio albums and many compilations. His album “The Biz Never Sleeps” reached gold status in the USA. In the late 90′s, Biz Markie dedicated his passion for music to DJing and MCing rather than beatboxing. Maybe you remember him, if we tell you that he was the mail delivery guy who showed his beatbox skills in the movie “Man in Black 2″.
Doug E. Fresh, who calls himself “The Original Human Beatbox” grew up in New York City. He was first heard in 1983 on the 12-inch “Pass the Budda” in which he worked together with Spoonie Gee. To years later, he released the song “The Show” together with Slick Rick which beacame a hit at that time. 1986 he released his first album called “Oh, My God!”. With the 2nd album “The World’s Greatest Entertainer” released in 1988, he could place himself on place 88 in the Billboard Charts. More albums were released 1992 and 1995.
Kid LuckyFrom: Youngstown, OH, USA
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Kid Lucky is a is a hip hop vocalist who has created a style called beat rhyming which combines beat boxing and rhyming at the same time. No track playing in the background, no DJ scratching with him and no loop pedals. With influences from beatboxers like Doug E Fresh, Rahzel, Masai Electro, solo singers like Bobby McFerrin, all vocalists who are masters in the art of solo vocal performances, Kid Lucky is pushing the boundaries of freestyle rap and improvised beatboxing. For over 10 years, Kid Lucky has wowed audiences with his freestyle ability in beatboxing and spoken word. Now by combining them both Kid Lucky has created a whole new vocal technique which squarely lands in the genre of hip hop.
Michael Winslow, an American actor and comedian billed as the “Man of 10,000 Sound Effects” for his ability to make realistic sound effects using only his voice. He is best known for his roles in all seven Police Academy films as sound effects master Larvelle Jones. Probably nothing has made beatbox, or let’s rather say, the ability to make sounds with the mouth more famous than those movies. It is a must to know Michael Winslow and we want to keep up the good memories so many beatboxers have, with this nice compilation of his sounds made in the movies.
Kenny Muhamad, occasionally referred to as “The Human Orchestra” is known for using a technique called the “wind technique”, which heavily utilizes breathing as an element of the beatbox routine. This creates a unique effect of audibly inhaling and exhaling while simultaneously creating percussion sounds with the mouth. He has worked with many other artists, a large proportion from outside the Hip Hop genre and has also collaborated extensively with fellow beatboxer Rahzel.
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