The Mystique of Classic Hip Hop

A quick video discussing what classic music really means.
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TONY BLACK is a Grammy-winning music producer, mixer/engineer & songwriter/musician. He has contributed to recordings totaling more than 80 million units sold or downloaded.
He won a GRAMMY AWARD for his contribution to the album “THE DIARY OF ALICIA KEYS” for BEST R&B ALBUM.
He also mixed and recorded “RIDE OR DIE” on the Grammy-winning album JAY-Z “HARD KNOCK LIFE VOL.2”

[@TonyBlackNYC]

Alright, after a classic misspelled title, here ya go. Just a quick one on what makes records "classic". You might be making future classics right now...keep at it! Oh, thanks for the comments, likes feedback and to those incredible individuals who have joined the membership of the channel. have a great weekend. t

[@sundamusik]

Cool lil vid man, we all got our own classic joint. It's whatever you were listening to when you were growing up. Bless

[@Sneakycat1971]

This is a unique Hip Hop channel

[@yoosooh_wav]

My favorite hiphop channel by far

[@TonyBlackNYC]

It has its own mystique.

[@davidrogafeller7464]

Tribe Called Quest’s Scenario is the epitome of a hip hop classic

[@waxprophetic]

if you are every free on a Tuesday night at 8pm est, KRS1’s bro Kenny Parker does a stream about hiphop. it be great if you tuned in. love to see you two collab about 90’s NY hiphop on a stream

[@kahlilsmith5243]

The "Everybody's getting Tipsy" song is already a classic as the current version is actully a remake/re-interpretation of a song from 2004.

[@TheSonicAlly]

classic comes from generational nostalgia. i think we like reality and real conversations as opposed to the usual music psy op with a product at the end of it. Keep keepin' it real TB. Shabba !

[@Fundaground]

Binge watching again!

[@haveboard]

THANK YOU for saying this!

[@haveboard]

this, as in what's a classic and having no way to know a the time what will be a classic.

[@ruzen3803]

A "Classic" is based on an overwhelming consensus of appreciation for the record over a period of time. Instead of most people saying, "I like that record," they will typically call it a "classic" ... which basically translates to one stroking their own ego by subtly saying, "I have great taste in music!"

[@recluserecordings]

You are correct about the classics. Keep on doing these videos. Great stuff!

[@daveyleeriot]

"Everybody's tipsy..or some shyt like that" 😂😂😂😂

[@TonyBlackNYC]

keepin' it real. lol.

[@gilliatt57]

Tony, you are right in that, absent the invention of a time machine, we simply cannot know what will be someday be remembered. All those who claim to "know" about the future can be easily shut up: I simply ask them "What are tonight's winning lottery numbers?" and they usually get silent after that.

[@Harlem-Instrumental]

It's not that simple. You may not not know the future, but by studying the classics of different eras, you can find certain common traits of classic song/albums. Now you at least got something you shape your art around. Your current level of skills will still need to be at least great & it's still not a sure shot & even it's it becomes a classic, you may not be alive in the future to see it. SHIT! - but it is what it is...

[@TonyBlackNYC]

A crystal ball could work!

[@Harlem-Instrumental]

@@TonyBlackNYC You got one?

[@oerbeatz]

Word 🙏

[@kuglepen64]

About 1.8 million new songs are uploaded on Spotify every month on average (allegedly). Most of it is probably AI generated fake music made to defraud Spotify out of royalties. They just need to find a cheap enough click-farm to turn a profit. But still ~2 million new tracks per month. And then your release.

[@DjNinoBrown718]

They not like us Kendrick Lamar 2024 instant hiphop classic

[@StrateLaceD]

Ok got the fibanocci spiral

[@bexiexz]

this is awesome i loved this one

[@madwurmz]

hippetyhop to the bang bang boogie 🎵🎵

[@goatsonlyrecordingstudio]

This is not a “click bait” Hip Hop channel! 😂

[@witte2702]

Great analysis and breakdown of what a classic really is. like making KZbin videos, do it for the love, do the best you can and enjoy the process. Not part of the thumbs down gang ❤

[@markwilson1446]

Listen to your videos played back at 1.5 speed let know what you think. I found this in forbes:Looking across all 170 stations, there is considerable difference across stations. WPSG (The CS Television Network) has the fastest average speaking rate of 3.09 words per second, while KXRM (Colorado Springs’ Fox affiliate) has the slowest at 1.28 words per second. Other than a small number of outliers, it can be seen that the vast majority of stations speak at around the same rate. The average across all 170 stations is 2.38 words per second, with a median of 2.43 words per second.

[@JayBee6801]

The cost of sampling killed classic hip hop. How I battle that is I take a sample put it in my D.A.W. then create counter melodies to that sample. A call and response and build around that. When I have something good I remove the sample and there's my beat.

[@JayBee6801]

One thing I can say about today's music, they will not be looking back 20 years from now saying "that was a classic." I magine 20 years from now they will look back on this era with smirks and laughter. One thing today's music does that I love is make us look back and appreciate and keep the golden era alive.

[@djray2705]

Golden Ratio 🙌

[@TonyBlackNYC]

nice catch

[@ItsTheFuzzMan]

Mapping the golden spiral/ratio to the *cochlea reveals some mildly useful but interesting frequency data. Pi is one of my favorite movies.

[@Toothnista]

I had to fast forward a lot but I like your ssss and the ohhhs

[@poweredbyWatts]

I always confuse Tony B and Kyambo Joshua, because both ARE Hip Hop.

[@earthboundboy]

Spot on! 👍🏼

[@slowflowlowlow]

Classic = vibe, nostalgia Classic= sound ,technics and period correct technology Classic =Classic ?

[@badhabitz]

love this channel!

[@Harlem-Instrumental]

Hey Tony, thanks for the dope topic. What's some the most slept on 90s beat makers? Off the top I would say 4th Disciple from Wu-tang. He produce the Killarmy albums. I love those grimy beats!

[@TonyBlackNYC]

good question

[@JamBurglar]

Most of those records that never caught on were horrible, but there are a few that are amazing and they just never sold well for some reason. They would have been "classics" with a little bit of luck.

[@PhatLvis]

"Classic" hip-hop is 80s and earlier - but Mostly 80s. The early 90s marked a kind of Second (and inferior) Golden Age, or a post-Golden Age Renaissance; it's the last period of rap that could conceivably be called Classic. Its avatars were Cypress Hill, Wu-Tang, the West Coast artists, and Beastie Boys - the sole act from the Golden Age to make the leap and flourish in the next era (albeit way off to one eccentric side). But by the late 90s, ALL rap was passe, as hip-hop by then had inundated the Mainstream, reaching a stauration point that persists (which is not to says festers) to the present. Nvertheless, standiouts from this period (Eminem, Biggie, to a lesser extent Jay Z, et. al) managed to make a few classic tracks The Aughts saw the advent and rise purely disposable rap. This is where we now stand.

[@NinoTritone]

I liked the Mystic of classic hip hop

[@TonyBlackNYC]

you're too fast, lol. I need a cup of coffee

[@larrytan73]

How did you guys/clock all those samplers /drum machines.keyboards etc!?

[@TonyBlackNYC]

to sync it was mostly Roland SBX80, unless the sequencer had a smpte card

[@ruzen3803]

Damn Tony, 7 dislikes on your video. Man, you're falling off. At least I can say I watched you in your prime 😅

[@TonyBlackNYC]

I might have to rebrand!

[@DojoOfCool]

I remember back in the 60's I was into music and remember it being said a record label like Columbia Records would sign about 100 new artists a year and they'd be happy if 3-5 of those groups caught on and had hits on the radio. Of those 95 that didn't have hits the record company would view them as tax write offs against the money made on the 3-5 that did make it.

[@TonyBlackNYC]

yes, the write-offs, but I'm sure they would've figured something out if they had 97 hit artists