Bob James Reacts to Hearing Slick Rick's "Children's Story"

From Let the Record Show episode 14, Bob James sits with hosts Mike Pizzo and Warren Peace, as they listen to Slick Rick's "Children's Story", which interpolates Bob's song "Nautilus". Watch the full episode here: • Let the Record Show Ep...

[@stet8826]

Bob James tapped in....So many hop hop classics created and inspired from his original music. Respect to the legend. 💯👊🇬🇧

[@chasep1310]

What a damn tune; comes back out to play real often. Rick is a genius that really doesn’t get his flowers enough

[@simpdown1404]

Slick Rick was 10-15 years ahead of his time Teenage Love Hey Young World Mona Lisa Children Story The Show Doug E. Fresh The Art of Story Telling with Outkast That’s a bad m’fer right there my man

[@chasep1310]

@@simpdown1404 straight facts, I think that’s what messed with his mind and had him not focusing on how to show it. He should have had at least another 2/3 albums of quality. But all those tunes you list are fire enough to see him living in every true rap playlist; he definitely gets played and recited by me every other month

[@chasep1310]

@@simpdown1404 woah woah you forget one... even two more: behind bars... 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 a must repeat to check the metaphors and schemes as well as the actual greatness of the tune Then sitting in my car came on after which is just crazy and had me going nuts about how good this guy really was. You can’t be missing those classics to there enough to keep you going for at least a month. Then young world came on please can be a dummy and disrespecting your mummy

[@WeBoogie28]

The moment I feared was and still is one of the dopest production of the golden era, the album was light years ahead of others sounds of that era, simply by bending an old sample

[@LetTheRecordShowTV]

That was the cut!

[@abuabdullah731]

“We went to the Latin Quarters and we got in free”

[@LetTheRecordShowTV]

@@abuabdullah731 boogie down was performing hey they ain't no joke...

[@WeBoogie28]

Let The Record Show TV dope ass concept and big up to krs

[@LetTheRecordShowTV]

@@WeBoogie28 hell yeah

[@islandbee]

My favorite song from Bob James is Angela. The theme song for the show Taxi. It's one of those songs I often revisit to unwind to because it was always a tune that would play as a kid when I was going to bed. I always find comfort in that song.

[@jamiebrown4120]

Souls of Mischief " taxi"

[@islandbee]

@@jamiebrown4120 - Yes! Cab Fare. Souls of Mischief are one of the forgotten hip hop acts of the 90s. Being from the West Coast. The Pacific Northwest to be exact. It was great to hear this type of representation of hip hop made in the West Coast. Most know the West Coast for the gangsta rap. Which is sad. Black Eyed Peas lost touch of this flavor. But, it looks like they are trying swing back to it. Good for them.

[@MD-DLive]

Many may not know that he also conducted/ wrote "Black Frost " for Grover Washington, jr.'s MISTER MAGIC album! Several artists sampled it from Dj MARK THE 45 KING to TOO SHORT!

[@mazzb305]

One of my all time favorite songs. It just puts me in a good mood Everytime I hear it.

[@astrojazzman]

I was on tour with Bob James back in 2009 what a really great guy super kool.He also signed all my vinyl... Thx bob james! Master teacher 🎹

[@s3hooligan]

Going to the Internet to find that Children’s Story book set!

[@ricardomilice2470]

I never noticed that replay from slick Rick. In a different way, everyone borrows something. I wish Bob James would make a remix of his popular samples. Respect ✊🏽 Bob James

[@thereturnoftheprodigalyams6763]

This isn't a reaction. It's an interview over the song.

[@CainaanDC]

Bob James !!!!

[@christopherscott2934]

When he mentioned “like Quincy’s Back on the Block” what he meant was using the blueprint of the album meaning doing collabos with current Hip Hop (and other genre) artists and capitalizing on the fame he already has in the hip hop world and expose himself to a new generation (also increasing record sales of his old stuff) while simultaneously adding some new style to his new songs on a new album. Don’t think he wanted to correct The Legend and I don’t blame him. Can you imagine a new Bob James album with a bunch of all the now great artists who sampled him and a ton of current artists? The key to sampling and making a great record is knowing how to spot the best parts - That ‘Back on the Block’ idea was genius. BTW Miles did it. Herbie Hancock did it. George Clinton did it. It’s a proven formula.

[@pukysand]

The problem with making a similar 'Back on the Block' concept would be finding the artists conscious enough to NOT use profanity. Do you know how many artists didn't get sample clearances because of explicit lyrics? SEVERAL!!!

[@christianl1932]

@@pukysand in most cases true...but Rick James got mad M.C. hammer used his whole beat until he got that first check...he never spoke about that ever again....

[@DJDionP]

The great Bob James!!

[@pukysand]

I have sampled a lot of Bob James and several artists but the best things I have sampled was an original from another artist replayed by him. Great music on his Tappan Zee label as well as CTI Records

[@dexterbernard2701]

I was immediately hung up on Nautilus when my big brother bought Bob James One back in '75, The bass influenced me to concentrate on playing the bass as well as acquiring a used Fender that my dad purchased from my brothers friend for $15. My brother still has this album. I wish I still had that bass. It was seasoned!

[@relaxpayourincometax]

'Tappan Zee', 'Dream Journey' and 'Winding River' are nostalgic magic for me.

[@1tmproductions]

I see some people aren't clear on how "Children's Story" samples "Nautilus". There are two sides of a song- the sound recording(the actual song) and the composition(basically the underlying melody). An example of a sample of the sound recording is Jay Z and Kanye West "Otis". It's a direct sample from the "Try a Little Tenderness" sound recording by Otis Redding. So that would be sampling both sides to use that. But some samples people don't use the sound recording but use the composition and play or sing it over themselves. It doesn't matter if they use one instrument, they still are sampling. So Bob James Nautilus if you listen to the base line in the beginning, then listen to "Children's Story" it's a replayed sample. It's that piano part. So when people say their record was sampled, it might not be the sound recording itself or even the main part because some recordings sample multiple songs. Back in the day the producers The Bomb Squad had records where they sampled 20 songs.

[@BigSnipp]

It's called an interpolation.

[@djdedan]

it's called a cover.

[@1tmproductions]

@@djdedan No; a cover is when you want to record and release a song that doesn't fundamentally change the melody or lyrics of the composition. So when you take a piece of it, it's called a sample not a cover.

[@1tmproductions]

@@BigSnipp Right..an interpolation is a replayed sample.

[@BigSnipp]

@@1tmproductions I know I'm right. I was correcting you.

[@edwardwright7042]

Bob James is one of my favorite I'm mad at him a few years ago at the Capitol jazz fest What the rest of my group for play Amazing guys!!! Very down-to-earth!!

[@LOYALE302]

Nautilus to Children's Story to This is How We do It to Cops Shot The Kid

[@fatherfire4343]

i never looked at Childrens Story like that before

[@LetTheRecordShowTV]

Crazy, right?

[@devotee187]

Me neither :O

[@stackmosayless-1669]

Man this guy is a legend and icon his music will never die

[@khunigan]

Thank god for Bob James. Hip Hop wouldn't be what it is without his groove!

[@Case_0ne]

Nautilus is a masterpiece and these producers knew it. Bob James is a legend in his own right. Glad to see him bask in the glory of his creativity.

[@cozycribcafe]

I believe that There is a way that Bob James could collaborate with all the Hip Hop Artist and Create a Masterpiece Album call it (Elements). Maybe make it double Album Bob James jazz versions and Hip Hop Sample version of the Grooves

[@gaztintin3537]

.........Just like what the Brand New Heavies did on Delicious records & their roster of artists from back in the day

[@CMane]

I want that on vinyl.

[@newclothes8165]

@@gaztintin3537 That was dope

[@bert3163]

Nowadays there are a lot of people who could likely figure it out, the most obvious being people like Questlove, Thindercat, Glasper, and Kariem Riggins. BTW, RIP Guru, who would have probably loved to have him on Jazzmatazz.

[@bert3163]

Okay, wait...I was gonna mention 9th, and then look what I stumbled on: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pJKbindsaK-omc0

[@kincamell2]

Much Gratitude.

[@chasep1310]

That is cold blooded; I want that book/creation

[@defrocker0569]

There is a little snippet sample of the keyboard sound from Nautilus in Rakim's, "Let the Rhythm Hit Em"

[@MD-DLive]

Sure is! X Clan's Queen mother Rage used it too! Jazzy Jeff also!

[@sugashack74]

One of the best reasons why Bob James should collab...Malcom Mclaren. Done right this would go down in history. I would not wait long though because our icons are passing left and right

[@chasep1310]

He should really do what he was thinking of as you would be another sound that gives us goods we love. So class to even think about sampling the samplers.

[@mrflynn01]

This is really great info.

[@D84D]

I like the way he explained the backlash that occured when hiphop really started to blow up

[@richmoney3560]

great track

[@1jonbarnes1]

Missed out on some because the mic was too far away from him please ask your guests to speak directly into the mic thanks for the Post

[@greatscottdrums]

This was the first year hip hop was in the Grammys and "bust a move" won over all of Slick Rick's work because it was less frightening to white audiences. What's waste...☹️ Great Scott

[@brianjames723]

This is Dope

[@sloburnjo]

IMPULSE! & Blue Note did some brilliant collabs back when.

[@eternalyfeful]

"See summer roll around niggaz hollern' bout change, then they steady move them keys like Bob James"....... Andre 3K verse from "Black Ice" by Goodie Mob

[@mikegee3991]

I'd be curious to know if Bob James saw an increase in sales of Bob James 1 and 2 when hip hop DJs were buying 2 copies of each during the late 70s and early 80s. I had 2 original copies of each even though they had a crude compilation of break beats on one album called "super disco breaks" and the "da da dum" intro of Mardi Gras actually skipped, so you couldn't even cut it from the beginning.

[@knottsspitkicker]

What Record player are you spinnin on ?

[@claudesledge9102]

Let The Record Show TV...aside from"hip-hop's" plagerizing great musical artists like Bob James,I would definitely like to acknowledge that his music creativity was and,perhaps, still is very inspiring.Much respect to Bob James' musical talent.!

[@SONNYHOTmusic]

Damn, i didn’t realize they replayed Nautilus in childern story.. That’s crazy..

[@fightermma]

What does a "replay" mean?

[@pungisotu]

2:20 who does he name drop there?

[@LetTheRecordShowTV]

Cee-Lo Green

[@pungisotu]

Let The Record Show TV cool, thanks for the reply.

[@bignardo95]

"Throw Ya Gunz" by Onyx sampled Nautilus the best out of all the songs.

[@Eddieraekwon]

Daytona 500

[@stephenheath8465]

But Children's Story is the best flip of the Sample

[@CodyCole80]

This man and James Brown are probably the two most sampled men in hip-hop.

[@albertthomas5407]

Don't forget Steely Dan

[@THESONRISESINTHEEAST]

Sly Stone sampled....way more sampled than Bob and Steely Dan

[@MD-DLive]

@@THESONRISESINTHEEAST Steely Dan ? Yes, Bob James ? Not too sure!

[@RawUndergroundMusic]

Man, should’ve given him a mic.

[@kgkg6649]

Warren Peace ✌

[@edwardwright7042]

Met to say I met him lol

[@santodeportes5946]

Where was Bob James between 1979 and 1999?? Must have been raising twins.

[@pukysand]

He was still making music I have a few of his albums between that time

[@luross2057]

I didn't notice there was not hook🤔🤷🏾

[@Bachirali]

He never heard of Slick Rick?! Wow

[@LuchoCastle_11]

Both songs were featured in GTA San Andreas.

[@LetTheRecordShowTV]

Crazy

[@defrocker0569]

Salt n Pepa also used Nautilus.

[@ProbeRoket]

let the record show that the engineer didn't turn up the gain on Bob's microphone.

[@easyriderrider4580]

Oh Man, Bob James got Royally Screwed, man... Imagine,... He JUST FOUND OUT about this Slick Rick Song... A song that came out in 1988...Lol. Then, to make Thing's Worse... Montell Jordan... Rips Off Both of THEM, LOL. It's so Ironic and Sad at the same time, I seriously couldn't help but burst out laughing, at how royally screwed Bob James got, when you actually hear how Run Dmc, Slick Rickand Finally, Montell Jordan ripped him off for Year's, Lol. On the other hand, I'm really happy that he's not bitter about it and he also was inadvertently introduced to a whole new generation of young fan's, again and again, over the year's, as a result of these albums. Great interview too, btw. :)

[@LetTheRecordShowTV]

True, but what is Montell Jordan doing these days, while Bob is a timeless legend...

[@easyriderrider4580]

Very, very True. May Bob James LEGEND Live On... :) 😎👍🍷🍷🍷Great Interview, btw, too. :) 😎😎😎👍👍👍🍻🍻🍻🍷

[@anthonyv6962]

I doubt he missed out on a "ton" of money. One the songs didn't generate enough money for that many people to eat. Two he probably doesn't even own the publishing and licensing.

[@cursealoud]

Slick Rick DID NOT sample or replay Nautilis. Play them back to back and you will hear how different they are

[@anthonyv6962]

@@cursealoud @@cursealoud it's interpolation as in replayed not pure sample laid out very clearly here it's beyond obvious. Not to mention current pressings credit Bob James. www.whosampled.com/sample/1300/Slick-Rick-Children%27s-Story-Bob-James-Nautilus/

[@BLACKHEART--504]

My boy was sleep at the wheel he missed millions

[@merylymal6441]

Mr. James' Angela turned me into a 2 year old Musical Genius😉...Hopefully he'd be down for working with an Independent artist (Me) on the Sample Grab💁🏿‍♂️😂...Pay back is a Grandpa Sometimes Too👍🏿😂

[@englishjona6458]

Bob said not his Audience 😂 yes Bob your audience too 🤎🤎🤎🤎

[@cursealoud]

Slick Rick DID NOT have Nautilus in it. NO it was NOT replayed. Listen to them side by side and you will see they have different notes

[@mikegee3991]

I can't agree with you on that. I bet who ever made that Slick Rick track was influenced by Nautilus.

[@NNITRED]

I love Bob James and his impact on hiphop music. OTOH- shut up already about licensing .

[@chrisppark6384]

Would think a DJ would turn his muc up on these

[@tyronethomas820]

Them is still saying I’ve don’t kno who these people are or I’ll never herd this before of knew about theses records y’all make sure y’all got y’all shit together because they put their Leann do y’all see this shit!!!!!!! After all these years y’all be careful it’s 30yrs later &look at this wooooooooow

[@brasstaxz7030]

These goddamned snitches man I swear smgdh

[@TheFresh654]

Most people would not pick it up

[@1GEEROD]

Um this Guy is Reaching with this one The is not a bod James play over melody. That comes from one of those 60 shows Pink Panther inspector gadget. That song wasn't birthed from jazz

[@LetTheRecordShowTV]

Wikipedia isn't always right but they make the comparison there, as well. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Children%27s_Story

[@supercalifragilemystic9486]

Inspector Gadget was 80's

[@Mikegee63]

These guys should have the Pink Panther on the show and get his reaction to Nautilus.

[@XMAN4708]

I agree! Slick Rick(Ricky Walters) song Children's Story doesn't take anything from Bob James. Folks can't own how tunes/sounds are made. SMH

[@nitomutan4593]

That’s not exactly the same melody, though, there are 9 notes in Slick’s replay while there are 7 in Bob James’… I know there has to be a minimum differences for it to be considered a new composition ; I guess it’s right in between the two, so I guess that Bob wouldn’t be as mad about it as if it was a straight uncleared sample. Plus Rick is artistically way ahead of the rest, as far of originality, not to mention the cleverness of his conscious storytelling.

[@AJandWrmyinitials]

I’m with you. It’s reminiscent and maybe even inspired by it, but it’s not an interpolation.

[@dsword456]

I always said all races to a degree have participated in one way or another in Hip Hop music...And here's one of many examples of it

[@tyronethomas820]

Hatters u she how the suckers are pulling bob&others coat till on the sly trying to get everyone caught up man the cowards always in someone else’s bizzness brothers&sisters watch um the only way they can beat us is to cheat us u see this shitt this is one of the main reasons why we need to stop the bull against each other &stick together

[@WaltThizzney415]

Sample them back!!

[@eatfoodmusic3184]

Damn bob but at least it's an Interpolation....

[@frankdavis3457]

Some things are better left alone.

[@djdedan]

Fire the audio guy.

[@LetTheRecordShowTV]

We did 🤣

[@orlandeuce6567]

a 45"??

[@LetTheRecordShowTV]

Yep with actual "Childrens Story" book that illustrates the songs lyrics

[@Newscannet]

Haha...every bob james reaction is him basically underwhelmed by what's been been done with his music

[@shaolin1derpalm]

Who DIDN'T start rapping along when slick rick started.

[@mrpicky1868]

sample off!

[@mrsexxc1]

turn the damn music off when the man is talking

[@mannysavage88]

Not even close...

[@puzzle247365]

Thats one hell of a reach...

[@theamplesamples]

Amazing how "fans" of Hip Hop use the internet to expose possible samples in 30+ year old records.

[@donalddevold1428]

so whats the point of this?

[@hanschouwman4536]

Lord Jamar? I can't remember his name. He was a member of BRAND NUBIAN. He is no KRS 1 and certainly a man who is polarizing. Whites are guests in the house of hip hop. Okay now I wonder lord shoarma or whatever, did u use BOB JAMES? I wonder.

[@sizzahandz1]

Is this snitching?

[@Andressa19-92]

Yup

[@pukysand]

Yes just like whosampled.com producers go crate digging to find material and songs.

[@woabeatz9717]

Nautilus copy

[@WeBbillionairz]

Hard to listen to them and the song playing at the same time 😒

[@unc1589]

Who is this guy? He knows nothing.

[@Barney-ii1no]

what the fuck?

[@tkodahawk1]

Interviewer is annoying.

[@presterjohn1697]

Black People React to Bob James Playing Black Music

[@pjones8189]

I didnt watch the video....wanted 2 know Y DO U NEED THIS WHITE BOY APPROVAL OF OUR CULTURE?. Dont reply..but plz think.