More Bounce To The Ounce - Zapp (1980)

"More Bounce To The Ounce" was an influential funk single recorded by the Ohio-based band Zapp, led by singer-songwriter Roger Troutman. Released in 1980 on the Warner Brothers Records label, the song was originally recorded in 1979 while Troutman's group was part of George Clinton's Uncle Jam Records. When the label folded due to tensions Clinton had with Warner Brothers Records (his label dispute also ended the releases of Parliament and Funkadelic albums after 1981), Troutman and the group moved to sign with the parent label cutting ties with Clinton. The song, which featured Troutman playing nearly all the instruments including his famous vocoder/talk box in which allowed him to perform all the vocals on the song. Roger's production of the song (Bootsy Collins, who played guitar on the song also, co-produced it as well) would later often be sampled by hip-hop artists ranging from classic hip-hop artists such as EPMD to gangsta rappers such as Ice Cube and The Notorious B.I.G. The original song eventually reached number two on the Billboard Hot Selling Soul Singles chart, setting the group and its front man on their way to a successful tenure on the R&B charts throughout the 1980s. Zapp (also known as The Zapp Band or Zapp & Roger) is a soul and funk band formed in 1978 by brothers Roger Troutman, Larry Troutman, Lester Troutman, Tony Troutman and Terry 'Zapp' Troutman. Known for hits such as "More Bounce To The Ounce", "Dance Floor" and "Computer Love", the group was a partial source of inspiration to West Coast hip-hop and G-funk, which came out of the handclapped-drumbeat-styled funk of Zapp's records, with Roger's use of the talk box becoming another reason for the group's impact and its success. This channel is dedicated to all the great 'old school' R&B music I grew up with, the stuff that originally made me tap my feet and want to be a DJ. Funk, soul, disco, R&B, dance, hip-hop, pop . . . 60s, 70s, 80s . . . whatever you call it, it's all 'Old School' and it's all here!

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[AFowler1966]

Thanks for this!!!! I love playing this in the car....LOUDLY!!

[aburningpromise]

@EvilRaj anyone who doesn't think the beat is slammin IS DEAD. :) Gotta give props to the musicians creativity.

[etheralx23crisis]

SICK



[hkshadi]

perfect song for a lap dance! =)



[hygeia511]

@reediddy Full version of "I can make you dance", "work that sucka to death" "hydrolic pump"

[igobackwards]

dj buddy...... Is that all you know?

[MoLafi89]

la haine - The World is Ours

[getaun64]

this was the jam at the skating rink back in the day.

[dunk602]

All hail the funk LOL Chi-town representing yo!

[PITBULLSFORCHRIST1]

JESUS LOVES YOU

[unkameat74]

this funk is like chidlens on yo corn flakes.

[unkameat74]

don't mess wit my FUNK ya'll