Part 2 | Bob James reacts to hits sampling his songs | Slick Rick, 9th Wonder, Onyx & more |

[@TheSstretch68]

This dude BOB JAMES should be in the HIPHOP HALL OF FAME!!!! One of the most sampled musicians ever along with JAMES BROWN, ISSAC HAYES. Etc

[@sprig6043]

I dam well agree. If this was a black man whos music had been sampled the hell out of across decades there would be up roar! Give this guy his props. Salute this guy. Imagine if he had never gotten in the studio. We would never of had those hits we are all so familiar with. It's slightly sickening that most of these producers built nothing from the ground up. Does this guy get royalties then.

[@chonsmith3191]

Facts

[@Travasco]

Facts

[@J4CKTR1PP3R]

Word...

[@renwilson6987]

He should

[@ericfigueroa8047]

I love how cool he is with it. He could’ve been bitter or angry that people sampled him and all that but no he respects sampling as an artform and loves what people have done with his music. Peace to Bob James

[@RKCfootball]

Helps when he’s getting paaaaaiiid

[@soobpl]

He was bitter (and he should be) but they made a LOT of money off it so he's cool now.

[@DeeMaxum]

Years ago, He was angry about it at first.... he's learned to accept it after a while. And of course he's getting the 💰 now

[@chrisneal6374]

True musician understanding the culture right there. Props for that!

[@boogiedownbronx73]

It wasn't always like this....only recently. Majority during this career he was bitter about it because he never saw a dime of those samples being used.

[@justcallhimmax1262]

Criminally underrated channel, criminally underrated artist.

[@ARE_YOU_SICK_OF_YT_CENSORSHIP]

judging by the amount of his music which has been sampled hardly underrated at least with beatmakers

[@totalhighconcept]

100000% true bro

[@AI-Consultant]

your comment just made me subscribe

[@davesargent7304]

Bob James, underrated? Where you been?

[@greenthumb14]

Bob James is not underrated lol

[@ariel100531]

Bob James is seriously, such a cool humble cat. He accepts the fact that life and art evolves, yet undertones his own genious while highlighting the artistic majestry of those he worked with. Long live Mr. James!

[@emmittwhite1290]

What a guy. This is how different genres of music should communicate with eachother.

[@Simonewhitesim-1music]

They would learn so much. Right on.

[@37thousand]

Imagine if we all just worked together

[@Simonewhitesim-1music]

@@37thousand Crazy cool!

[@Bradchoksondik]

Jazz, funk and soul have always had a close connection to hip hop

[@lacygood5873]

Agree

[@gregc7699]

Seeing Bob James noddding his head to Onyx just made my day :-) and him loving how creative 9th was with the sample Bob is the man

[@always_trust_all_scientists]

My two favorite ones they played here aswell.

[@lacygood5873]

My thoughts exactly

[@jayhag5481]

I saw him and 9th talking on IG. He said he wanted 9th to send him a beat, and he would add something to it. He wanted to do it the other way round for once. I wonder if they followed up on that. He absolutely blew 9th’s mind when he asked.

[@archulettadave]

He does sampling artists a big favor here, when he uses words like “transformation” and talks about “making something completely different.” What a great guy.

[@TotalTuxedo]

I like samplers who actually do that. I can't stand samplers who take a snippet and slow it down or speed it up and loop it and call it a day. That feels like thievery whenever I see/hear it.

[@morreddie717]

@@TotalTuxedo bruh, then you'll probably hate songs like pharcyde's runnin and groove is in the heart.

[@cauav.odossantos9138]

@@TotalTuxedoman, i think it depends. look at Biggie’s Hypnotize, that sucks. but sometimes, you hear something and just go “man, that would go hard as a rap song”

[@TotalTuxedo]

@@cauav.odossantos9138 Woah. Rewind. Hypnotize does NOT suck. Biggie flowed like melted butter on a pancake on that record and made it his. End of discussion.

[@ryublueblanka]

He wore Slick Ricks Gold chains. Legend

[@Davinbrx]

i feel like the music industry just owes my homie a billion dollars. he’s literally one of the souls of hip hop.

[@lacygood5873]

Totally

[@ThisisyourForte1]

Facts. They should do an honors show where all the artists perform they tracks and then his original version is blended in. I think that would be dope!!

[@lacygood5873]

@@ThisisyourForte1 that would be awesome!

[@manlikekofi]

100%

[@Mr.Taylor56]

I remember hearing Bob James' joints out in the parks back in the 70s. Moms had an album or two of Bob's, Touchdown I remember because of the football on the cover and the song "Angela" being the theme from the tv show Taxi, one of my favorite tv shows back in the day. Then Hip Hop music starts it's monumental run on the radio and DJs would cut up Nautilus and Take Me To The Mardi Gras live on-air for years. Then comes sampling. And finally, I have my own collection of old school classic records to spin and sample for my turntable setup and MPC hardware and software. Hopefully, my son will inherit these items and appreciate these works of Hip Hop cultural art. Full circle and beyond.

[@kvngphresh448]

This took me back my brother. I’ll be 48 this year and I’m thankful I was born right along with Hip Hop. I’m also a jazz fiend + and a Jazz drummer, I have my Dad to thank for that. My mother was a singer as well, so music has always been a part of my life. They’re the ones that introduced me to the likes of Bob James, George Duke, Stanley Clarke, Jimi Hendrix, The Isley Brothers, Donnie Hathaway, Stevie Wonder, Grover Washington Jr., etc. I miss the days of my parents throwing lite parties, BBQ’s, & neighborhood block parties with all of that good music!

[@Mr.Taylor56]

@@kvngphresh448 That's the beauty of our life and being cultured, being able to look back through it and pinpointing something that had an impact on you. God bless and rest in peace to our beloved elders. My pops had this dope big ass radio back around 79/80. He would scoop me up from The Bronx and take me to his hangouts in Harlem. We'd walk damn near everywhere! So, my pops would blast his jazz music( radio station WRVR) on this radio right at the time everyone else was blasting Hip Hop music. Maaannn you talk about feeling embarrassed...10/11yr old me felt embarrassed like a mofo!

[@kvngphresh448]

@@Mr.Taylor56 WOW! I can imagine the embarrassment then, but also the nostalgia of being in those moments. Being grateful to have experienced those different genres then and being able to witness the influence jazz had growing up in hip hop. We also can’t forget our elder, Sir James Brown! Here’s to those that have paved the way for us to evolve through music and our way of life!

[@Mr.Taylor56]

@@kvngphresh448 Indeed. I got James Brown and a lotta other elders on my daily playlist but no classic jazz outside of standard breaks. I'm just not there yet. I was tripping the last time I visited my older brother. He got me by 8yrs, and he been out there and been through it, believe me. He used to have all of these flyers and tapes back in the day. Seeing this ill dude from the projects who used to laugh at our moms blasting jazz through the house on Saturdays and Sundays to now listening to the very music he once mocked. It's crazy how things come full circle. I can still hear my mother yelling at us "Turn down that damn bang bang music" when we turned our joints up to drown hers out!😂😂😂

[@AnthonyRomero-zr2ww]

Never knew that about taxi but I will say I always thought it was depressing for some reason.

[@MrJonojono34]

you can tell the man is really proud that his music continues on

[@terencemoore554]

The sound design of this video is so unbelievably on point. You’re using the audio to really enhance the viewing experience

[@amethystamaris]

Honestly such a healthy perspective on having your work sampled.

[@gtabro1337]

Money and credit aside as important as they are, but having music that seminal is probably one of the greatest achievements for any musician. I salute you, Bob James.

[@samsnite]

The invisible grandfather of raw hiphop sound.

[@markk7731]

One can argue that hip hop is the true Culture Vulture, right #damedash ????

[@michaelmckenzie6311]

@@markk7731 Been saying this for yrs! Hip Hop(1990- present) lifestyle is vulture to Rap Music (1978-1990) also!

[@leightonsavary7607]

Sam Behm dope way to put that, facts tho👌🏽

[@michaels5166]

wrong..there were way more artists that were sampled from...

[@michaelmckenzie6311]

@@michaels5166 James Brown mainly then probably the Isley Brothers early on! Later Parliament/Funkadelic!

[@thomasrichardson272]

I love watching his face as he grooves along with the remixes finding his roots within them. This is awesome! Long live Art!

[@ModernOddity728]

"Maybe if we turned that kick up back in 74 we could have had a bigger hit." Hahaha I love this man's spirit, much like myself he just loves music. Respect✊

[@relaxwave258]

This man is a total genius...I mean just the theme to Taxi alone would have made his career meaningful. He deserves every penny for someone sampling his work as does any artist whose work is sampled in another song. You gotta pay your dues.

[@ICEICE-em9fb]

He seems like a bloody nice man, and the respect he’s has for the producers who used his sample is a beautiful look. 10/10 Bob.

[@williamvillagomez69]

Bob James is a genius. He’s like the grandfather I never had man.

[@Klos1neMN]

The story about him hanging out with Slick Rick is awesome. Even for Ricky to go down there to see him perform, he clearly liked and respected the guy immensely.

[@SammyStoneify]

I love his point about Idris Muhammad's subtle kick. You can hear it in his song, peace of mind.

[@remiem-iw7uk]

Love that song!

[@FatherFunk]

What a G! Seems to respect and understand the art form. Great musician too of course

[@rechtsanwaltzak5878]

He said thank you Slick Rick .. no we thank you Bob for supporting the Art of hip hop and being in love with music and letting artists use your music

[@Metathronos]

What an amazing dude. Most of my childhood is memories of my dad listening to his records. His taste in music defined mine.

[@trainthetopchef]

I understand how much work it must take for a genius like this to extrapolate on his experience in the studio from the small loops in Hip Hop. It made me feel really warm to hear him highlight the juxtaposition, and maybe even enjoy it. Thanks to Bob James. All power to hip hop.

[@tiffanypittman04]

I love this! I like listening to the original songs that rap music is derived from. Thanks for posting this.

[@markvogel5872]

Seeing him just play over the sample as a perfect match is really fascinating to see!

[@TimsEnthusiastGarage]

How am I just finding this? Bob James commentary here is literally perfect.

[@juniorjames7076]

Has anyone sampled Westchester Lady? That will always be, hands down, my favorite Bob James song. Went to college in northern Maine back in the early 90s, a culture shock for a kid like me from Brooklyn, NY. Once my buddy and I, spur of the moment, jumped into his Acura Integra to head down to NYC on a Friday afternoon to escape the campus for the weekend, going 95mph the whole way. As the city lights of New York appeared on the horizon and we left Connecticut, Westchester Lady came on the radio! Man, that was magic!!! Magic memories of youth!

[@doncoleanoos9039]

Have a listen to the early DJ Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince albums...Westchester Lady was sampled in a lot of their tracks

[@juniorjames7076]

@@doncoleanoos9039 Thank You, will do!!

[@drifter402]

Adam F - Circles sampled it and it's a huge tune in the UK to this day.

[@davruck1]

I’m black and my dad introduced me to Bob James growing up. Bob James and the group Steely Dan had some of the best music.

[@willandiah2193]

I like how real he is.

[@supahfly_uk]

Love his attitude about it, nice guy sees the whole picture.

[@killaskrilla5320]

Bob James is a hiphop legend

[@bigaz005]

The true father of Hip Hop

[@ggallintedtalk]

@@bigaz005 No.

[@bigaz005]

@@ggallintedtalk Well technically yes, because all his songs was sampled in the HH so you can call it the father of the hip hop.

[@WILDentTV]

@@bigaz005 DJ Kool Herc is said of being the father of hip hop

[@so.many.obstacles]

@@bigaz005 What crack are you smoking? You are grossly disrespectful to the art and the Black people that created it.

[@ramboteddy12]

When he was explaining the importance of the kick drum in hip hop and he started stomping that shit was fire

[@olliwest7341]

Found out The R's masterpiece "Guess Who's Back" was the composition of this man.... Got a fan for life.

[@tecumsehsalson177]

Yeah buddy!!🔥🔥🔥

[@Spaminator3000]

5:18 Lmao, look at Bob's reaction to Murs's line: "like you finally talked your girl into sleeping with a friend of hers." XD

[@UrbanNoizeMusic]

When those unexpected line come through 😂😂😂😂

[@killaskrilla5320]

Lmao yoooo he was hey....why not?

[@Mark-vf8op]

Ha! 🤗

[@bigaltripleseven]

he's proly been there before lool

[@selalewis9189]

His eyes went like 😳👀

[@jeroenfigee]

You could say Bob James is the keyboardplayer of countless hiphop acts. :-) . My library had several albums of BobJames and listened to that music from 1986. . I worked in a hiphop studio for 5 years, so I've heard all these BobJames songs in HipHop beats coming out of the speakers. . To me, t h a t is hiphop, the old school jazz vibe that you find in the work of DJ Premiere & Pete Rock. Love it. :-) .

[@NoNo-ng9sl]

"Steady moving keys like Bob James"- Andre 3k.....I Never who he referenced all those years ago. Damn. Learned something new.

[@brianewing5530]

Huge tip of the hat to the editor of this piece. Absolutely nailed it.

[@Johnnybananass-_]

this man is such a legend, and hes still so respectful to young artists reinventing his samples and creating music he would never have thought of.

[@seanmullaney9555]

Truly love how cool he is with sampling!

[@sulaimaanahmad]

mr. james should be honored. 😁👍🏽🔥

[@alexbaum2204]

Tapanzee is one of my all time favorite songs. It only gets better with every listen. I urge anyone who really appreciates beautiful music to give it a good, focused listen. It’s a magical recording. I found Bob James through hip hop. Probably one of the best gifts the music has ever given me.

[@upanda21a]

Love to hear the original artist speak about the different interpretations and not censoring creativity. Slick Rick encounter was great. Bob James you are awesome!!!!

[@Nickpetronio]

YESSSS RAKIMMMM!!!! Clark Kent did great with that one!!

[@Simonewhitesim-1music]

Yes!!!!!

[@milestone_achiever4634]

The first segment of the Onyx sample is the best explanation!!!. The way Onyx version blends into the original and it's basis is a masterpiece in itself!!!!

[@drfangaz-pronouncedlikefan4019]

This was a great interview. Thanks Tracklib. Much respect!

[@theoriginalspur]

So much learned here. I mean you only really hard about PFunk and JB but this is amazing seeing this man have such am influence and finally get his due. CUT THE CHECK!!

[@MrCoopcoke]

The editing on this video is absolutely amazing. Huge props!

[@chupaaachup4552]

I just had a big smile throughout this whole video. Never knew this man, but he is real and just loves music and the art in it. Much respect!

[@xX-qw4of]

true artist. he appreciates all music without judgment or any negative emotion. hats off to him.

[@AnArbitraryConstant]

KZbin recommendations so on point right now with this video. Absolutely epic.

[@adamdinkins]

I love the fact that he embrace it with open arms.

[@davidboyd7043]

Bob James is one of the best.

[@kingofshooter]

I think this is one of the best KZbin videos that I have ever seen in my life

[@vs1399]

I love that Mr James can see the artistic beauty in other genre's of music and his wholehearted consent of their creation based on sampling of his work. This man is a true treasure and should be protected at all costs ❤😊❤❤❤

[@Charmaine6645]

I have no idea who this is but clearly I have heard samples of all his songs. This makes me want to go back and listen to all the original versions.

[@fcojavier142]

The sampling technique is an art, it has a lot of sound strength if done well. I didn't know that inspirational tendency of James Bob in Hip Hop. It has inspired true masterpieces. The Groove the Silk Rick is very good

[@somedude626]

All great songs Mr James finally getting his flowers and acknowledgements glad to see

[@gregoryburton1241]

Been listening to Bob’s music since the 70’s. He, the late Grover Washington Jr, Ronnie Laws, The Crusaders, Lonnie Liston Smith, Roy Ayers, Donald Byrd, were instrumental in bridging the gap between Jazz and RnB in the 70’s. That music will out live the artist!

[@Tonyillicit]

So humble! Thank God for Bob James!

[@Hiprich]

I enjoyed Mr James’ reaction very much. Extremely gifted man. Bless him!

[@DisintegrationZerfall]

I love how he´s admiring and respecting other artists who used his music for their creation. Bob is a legend!!!

[@ajazzlover]

Have always loved Bob James' music and his respect for those that sampled his work makes me enjoy him so much more. And yes, he should make a Hip-Hop album, I can see so many possibilities to once again bridge differing yet closely related grooves and vibes.

[@djtecthreat]

Bobs the man. A legend and an innovator.

[@KharaokeTube]

First time watching this channel, instant subscribe. Thanks YT algorithm.

[@jameskub5609]

Honestly having your work sampled hundreds of times must be the greatest honor in music. Like your pears heard what you made and said “I want my music to sound like that”

[@cccck481]

Whew, Bob James is the poster boy & definition of Music Appreciation. He a musician who really appreciates his music being used & I know he appreciates those check$$. I hope he knows the summers ☀️ he made, the road trips/ flights. The unknowing fans, the memories. Hours of classic head nodding, touching untold dreamers. Hip-hop Hall of Fame status.

[@clivegameinnmg7055]

Last Days beat and song tooo sick. Thanks to Bob James, i still love Fourplay and Jazz!!

[@mrsreaferg]

I have almost every album up to 12… and him with Fourplay… I Love him and so did my mother!!

[@Lizzi1986]

Same here

[@SF_Native]

You made such a huge impact in hip-hop that many people don't even realize. Thank you Mr.James.

[@marvinkelley6339]

Met Bob twice. Very kind gentleman. He signed an old Chet Baker album that he said he hadn’t heard that album in years. Thanks Bob!

[@joequesda15]

That shows Us music is MUSIC...🎼🙌

[@_gusowen]

You should do more of these videos, really interesting

[@areelzmusic]

I love how he understands the art!

[@krispy9601]

This man is the perfect example of it being only about the music. He’s grooving w all of it and hoping more new ways develop from his beginnings. BOSS.

[@robruin852]

Bob, being cool with it as he is 😊

[@kb9072]

I never knew I was listening to one man's music being sampled on so many tracks. I love the way he is ok with the sampling. Some artists get all snooty about Hip Hop using bits of their music. James Brown got a resurgence in interest because of Hip Hop.

[@ninthm00n]

"Who am I to argue with art?" Quote of the year. I love the humility.

[@Adyman182]

Nautilus was one of my favorite songs from GTA: San Andreas, so glad it introduced me to him

[@pucciderika6367]

They this dude literally single-handedly plays these classic hip hop rifts n beats .....is magical knowing he a jazz artist initvertenly doing hip hop is magical

[@gehteuchnichtsan7911]

Foreal the editing on this so good!

[@nikidocious6433]

Legendary GOAT of sampling inspiration and wonderful open minded man that is Bob James 👍✊🖖🎶🔥

[@oliverus4085]

this channel is slowly becoming a staple in the music community

[@dustmightz]

Bob's lawyers are working overtime

[@TheFreshSoundsFlorida]

As they should be. He deserves every penny for his hard to work

[@MrSoup2223]

the way he’s talking about these songs leads me t believe he listens to the samples quite a lot

[@seemose]

Kinda gay

[@bigmann120]

@@seemose takes one to know one..

[@feelthembernz976]

@@TheFreshSoundsFlorida This is what kills art.. ppl like you cheering on lawyers. Don't ever say you love art, you worship money. You're disgusting.

[@TMoz311]

This video was so dope! I checked out Bob James song Nautilus and it has some legendary samples by Preemo and RZA. Bob James is a genius....thank you for your contribution to the music we love!💯🙏🏾

[@Malvenu418]

This is a wonderful vindication for the creative use of sampling to spin new ideas from classic records.

[@kurtfromMichigan]

Hip Hop Hall of fame for sure. what I love about James is how cool he is and his outlook on people sampling his music. this man is a true music lover.

[@FitzMastaflex]

This man is a treasure! He’s genuinely just happy to see other artists use bits and pieces of his work. Used to bang that 9th wonder tune for years.

[@nestorzen]

“Who am I to argue with art” G shit

[@jovannixr2988]

He said that exactly when I saw this!

[@greenthumb14]

he is so kind and respects the art of sampling. i love this man

[@ebscoHOSTpub]

i LOVE how he listens to those samples, like he's the one rapping.

[@cdlee7943]

Been a fan of Bob James since the 70s! What a cool dude! Didn't know but he was sample this much!

[@sprig6043]

Salute to these producers digging through this guy's gold

[@VINZBROWN]

BOB JAMES has been a MAJOR part of the soundtrack of my entire LIFE!. I've bn a fan since 13 years old. I'm 58 now!

[@BookooZenny]

There is something so heartening about seeing people from his generation react favorably to sampling. He recognizes the efficacy of it as an art form, the expressivity & craft of it.

[@relaxpayourincometax]

Grew up listening to this great man’s music. I think he’s being very gracious here. I guess a lot of these artists grew up somehow listening to him as well. I struggle to imagine them not secretly loving it too. Hence them developing an insatiable need to season their music with a sprinkling of his.

[@dasa5023]

This might be the greatest thing I’ve ever seen on KZbin!!

[@thecakebaker123]

Wow. Just watched this and I’’m overwhelmed😮 Like you hit play play on one of rakim’s hit songs and this old king starts playing the exact chords on it remembering them from the way back and claiming he invented those waaaay back :D That’s soooo dope bro🔥🔥