sidcow 14,554 Posted February 17 Report Share Posted February 17 6 hours ago, Paddywhack said: I've also just started watching the crown Link to post Share on other sites
VT Supporter HanoiVillan 20,936 Posted February 17 VT Supporter Report Share Posted February 17 All I have to add about Rush Limbaugh is to say, I really hope he suffered. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
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VT Supporter mjmooney 27,461 Posted February 18 VT Supporter Report Share Posted February 18 14 hours ago, HanoiVillan said: All I have to add about Rush Limbaugh is to say, I really hope he suffered. "I have never killed a man, but I have read some obituaries with a lot of pleasure“ (Clarence Darrow) 4 Link to post Share on other sites
dAVe80 11,499 Posted February 18 Report Share Posted February 18 (edited) Legendary DJ/MC/Toaster U-Roy passed away in Jamaica over night. Pioneer of Reggae/Dub/Dacehall, who's influence stretch as far as early Rap and Hip Hop. Rest in Power. Who jah bless, no man curse. Edited February 18 by dAVe80 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post sharkyvilla 6,176 Posted February 18 Popular Post Report Share Posted February 18 16 hours ago, Xela said: Doug Mountjoy, snooker player, died on Sunday. Aged 76. Famous for the best break off shot ever 7 3 Link to post Share on other sites
Moderator bickster 16,727 Posted February 18 Moderator Report Share Posted February 18 RIP U-Roy 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites
VT Supporter mjmooney 27,461 Posted February 23 VT Supporter Report Share Posted February 23 Giant of the beat poetry era, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, 101. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
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maqroll 10,582 Posted February 24 Report Share Posted February 24 On 18/02/2021 at 09:13, bickster said: RIP U-Roy First I've heard this, very sad. There is no rap music without U-Roy. There is no Dancehall w/o him. Link to post Share on other sites
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VT Supporter mjmooney 27,461 Posted February 24 VT Supporter Report Share Posted February 24 3 hours ago, maqroll said: There is no rap music without U-Roy. Now I know who to blame. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Moderator bickster 16,727 Posted February 24 Moderator Report Share Posted February 24 4 hours ago, maqroll said: There is no rap music without U-Roy. This really isn't true. Sure he was a small influence but very small. In terms of vocal delivery Gil-Scott Heron and the Last Poets are far more influential. What Hip-Hop took from reggae was the beats and rythmns and U-Roy was primarily a vocalist during the birth of Hip-Hop, the tracks would have been laid down by the producers and U-Roy didn't even start his own sound system until 1978 and the producing came later still I'm not saying his toasting didn't influence a few, it probably did but to claim that without U-Roy there's be no rap music really doesn't add up. He wasn't the only Toaster out there, he wasn't even the first, DJs chatted over records from very early in the Jamaican scene (Pre-rockstedy). Sure he helped make that vocal delivery style popular but it wasn't unique to him, other prominent ones from the same era were Dennis Alcapone, King Skitt and I-Roy. IMO the produers like Tubby, Perry, Reid et al were far more influential on Hip=Hop as it was their tape experiments in dub that lead to the cut up beats of Hip Hop. U-Roy himself might have influenced a few Hip Hop vocalists but the genre itself would have happened with or without him 3 Link to post Share on other sites
rjw63 14,935 Posted February 24 Report Share Posted February 24 2 hours ago, bickster said: This really isn't true. Sure he was a small influence but very small. In terms of vocal delivery Gil-Scott Heron and the Last Poets are far more influential. What Hip-Hop took from reggae was the beats and rythmns and U-Roy was primarily a vocalist during the birth of Hip-Hop, the tracks would have been laid down by the producers and U-Roy didn't even start his own sound system until 1978 and the producing came later still I'm not saying his toasting didn't influence a few, it probably did but to claim that without U-Roy there's be no rap music really doesn't add up. He wasn't the only Toaster out there, he wasn't even the first, DJs chatted over records from very early in the Jamaican scene (Pre-rockstedy). Sure he helped make that vocal delivery style popular but it wasn't unique to him, other prominent ones from the same era were Dennis Alcapone, King Skitt and I-Roy. IMO the produers like Tubby, Perry, Reid et al were far more influential on Hip=Hop as it was their tape experiments in dub that lead to the cut up beats of Hip Hop. U-Roy himself might have influenced a few Hip Hop vocalists but the genre itself would have happened with or without him no idea 1 Link to post Share on other sites
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VT Supporter Mark Albrighton 7,507 Posted February 25 VT Supporter Report Share Posted February 25 Two Columbo-related deaths that I’ve belatedly read about. Bruce Kirby, father of the late Bruno Kirby, died on 21st January aged 95. He was a regular on Columbo and also appeared in Stand By Me. Even more belatedly, William Link, co creator of Columbo and also Murder She Wrote died on 27th December 2020 aged 87. I don’t think anyone had guessed Mr Link so it probably doesn’t affect who won, but it was just one of those little loose ends that needed tying up. Nothing important, you understand. 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites
VT Supporter HanoiVillan 20,936 Posted February 25 VT Supporter Report Share Posted February 25 Every time I see a new post in this thread, I assume it's Phil. Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post tonyh29 13,144 Posted February 26 Popular Post Report Share Posted February 26 1 hour ago, HanoiVillan said: Every time I see a new post in this thread, I assume it's Phil. More likely to be William I don’t think Phil is a Villa fan 4 2 Link to post Share on other sites
VT Supporter Follyfoot 3,035 Posted February 26 VT Supporter Report Share Posted February 26 On 24/02/2021 at 08:31, bickster said: This really isn't true. Sure he was a small influence but very small. In terms of vocal delivery Gil-Scott Heron and the Last Poets are far more influential. What Hip-Hop took from reggae was the beats and rythmns and U-Roy was primarily a vocalist during the birth of Hip-Hop, the tracks would have been laid down by the producers and U-Roy didn't even start his own sound system until 1978 and the producing came later still I'm not saying his toasting didn't influence a few, it probably did but to claim that without U-Roy there's be no rap music really doesn't add up. He wasn't the only Toaster out there, he wasn't even the first, DJs chatted over records from very early in the Jamaican scene (Pre-rockstedy). Sure he helped make that vocal delivery style popular but it wasn't unique to him, other prominent ones from the same era were Dennis Alcapone, King Skitt and I-Roy. IMO the produers like Tubby, Perry, Reid et al were far more influential on Hip=Hop as it was their tape experiments in dub that lead to the cut up beats of Hip Hop. U-Roy himself might have influenced a few Hip Hop vocalists but the genre itself would have happened with or without him And Modern Romance Link to post Share on other sites
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