Celebrating Roy Ayres

A drive through Herbie Hancock's music, and influence.

Roy Ayres is the Godfather of melodic chilled out vibe music.  Tonight we celebrate his musical legacy. We also celebrate some of the sounds he helped influence.  

Black American music comes exclusivley from Black America.  Often times, europeans, and people from the diaspora try to lay  claim to Black Music.  Why its impossible the creation of Jazz, Blues, Funk, Hip Hop, and all of our music and culture is a reflection of the segregated Black American experience.

Dr Randy Short breaks down Black American Music influence over Europe and the Caribbean from the 1860s-1970s.  

Black American Music has changed not only the United States, but the world.  Black American music has influenced and changed the direction of every culture's music that it's touched.    This Series on my Black American Music tree breaks down who, what, when, where, and how black American music has influenced the world.    Get your Black American Music Family Tree T Shirts, Posters, and Canvas prints at   hotepish.com/shop  incensenashtrays.com

I know its May, but now is the time to start preparing for Black Music Month.  The LGBTQ community is trying to drown out black music month with pride month.  We must not let that happen.    Click on my link tree to stay in touch with all I do.   Buy my new book “No Time to Waste”    https://linktr.ee/dwannb   www.hotepish.com  www.incensenashtrays.com  Cash App $DwannBrown Venmo [email protected]  If you’re looking to advertise on the show email me at [email protected]    Buy your T Shirts, Hoodies, and more at hotepish.com/shop   Thank you for listening to Hotepish, Intelligent Ish talk where we bring the profound and the profane.

Its clear Hip Hop is the Number one Genre of music today.  But how did it get there?  How did Hip Hop overtake and replace R&B?  Lets take a look at some key moves made during the mid 90s-00s that systematically pushed hip hop to the top

FBA dont get the credit we deserve for creating music that has been sampled across the globe.  Our influence has been changing indigenous music across the globe for 100 years.  Lets take a dive into how this world wide phenomenon has taken place.

From Rhythm and Blues to Rhythm and Bullshit.  How the music industry systematically defunded R&B from the 80s - the 00s.  This is part one of a series showing how Soul music did not die a natural death.  How the music Industry purposely killed off the genre.

Why 1955-1993 was the Golden Age of American Music.  How and why music changed.    Click on my link tree to stay in touch with all I do.  Buy my new book “No Time to Waste”   https://linktr.ee/dwannb  www.hotepish.com Cash App $DwannBrown Venmo [email protected]  If you’re looking to advertise on the show email me at [email protected]    Buy your T Shirts, Hoodies, and more at hotepish.com/apparel   Thank you for listening to Hotepish, Intelligent Ish talk where we bring the profound and the profane.