Patrick Hall (born November 17, 1973), better known by his stage name Gangsta Pat, is an American rapper from Memphis, Tennessee who established himself in the Memphis underground during the late 1980s and is the son of Stax Records drummer, Willie Hall. Gangsta Pat is also one of the fi...
This is how you do a debut. In an era defined by Cash Money Records’ avarice and the Ruff Ryders’ ruggedness, MF DOOM threw on his cape for one of the most defining underground rap releases of all time. Between the esoteric rhymes and intriguing mix of production â€...
A multi-instrumentalist, producer, arranger, vocalist, and songwriter, he was one of the architects of the funk and R&B sound of Stax Records, and knew how to create something massive from the ground up. When tasked with dramatizing Shaft’s scenes, he enlisted his home team—the Bar-...
and The Game in 2015, Paak took the reins in 2o16, delivering an album so raw and heartfelt that it would feel right at home among the greats of Stax Records in the ’70s.Malibushows that Paak is blessed with an old soul and wisdom beyond his years. This album is just his ...
Their tight interplay between organ, bass, guitar, and drums produced timeless classics such as Green Onions, illustrating the group's groove-oriented mastery of instrumental rock. As both potent sidemen at Stax Records and chart-topping bandleaders in their own right, they have left an indelible...
House imprint, Eightball & MJG'sComin' Out Harddraws from the prevailing sounds of their native Orange Mound—Stax recordings, Marvin Guy, and, weirdly enough, Simply Red. As Eightball told NPR earlier this year, "All those samples onComin' Out Hardcame from records that our parents gave ...
Jr. was an American rhythm-and-blues, funk, soul and blues singer, songwriter, dancer, DJ and comic entertainer from Memphis, Tennessee. He recorded for several labels, including Chess Records and Sun Records in the 1950s, before becoming established in the 1960s and 1970s at Stax Records....
Cash registers remain a key part of retail POS systems, although they bear little resemblance to their counterparts from 20 or 30 years ago. For example, integrated cash drawers are programmed to open automatically when the operator records a cash sale but to stay shut otherwise. The devices ty...
Seven years after the Watts rebellion sparked by Martin Luther King Jr’s death, a concert featuring the recording artists of Stax Records took place at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Its aim was to heal the area. “I am somebody,” spoken proudly by Jesse Jackson, became its battle cr...
like most people are, so different Talking Heads records speak to me at different times, but with Remain in Light and Fear of Music, the grit of modern living is there. What