"I fell in love with hip-hop in the late 1970s because it reminded me so much of bebop," the late great Quincy Jones said of the art form and culture we know and love during a 2021 REVOLT interview. "Young people are seekers, man! They always have been. When we’re young, we all want to break the mold and find our truth, and that is a central tenet of both jazz and classical music! Besides, it all comes from the same stuff.
" The music legend sadly passed away at 91 on Sunday night (November 3) surrounded by his family in his Bel Air home. He loved hip-hop, and hip-hop returned that passion. The Chicago native enlisted rappers Ice-T and Big Daddy Kane on 1989's Back On The Block album, plus many MCs like Talib Kweli, T.
I., Q-Tip, Three 6 Mafia , and more on his final album, Q: Soul Bossa Nostra . With this and his indelible legacy and impact in mind, we decided to list six amazing hip-hop tracks that sample Quincy Jones' work.
We obviously couldn't fit all of them on here, and there's so much more to discover regarding these connections. LL COOL J's "Hey Lover," Ludacris' "Number One Spot," and De La Soul's "Breakadawn," along with many others, are too iconic to escape mention. But the musicality and creativity behind each of the following cuts leave no room for hyperbole: Quincy was, and forever will be, one of modern music's indisputable legends for his craft, contributions, career achievements, and celebrations of the sonic language.
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