But to truly get the guy, to really understand him, is to know a deep love of music like no other. Knowing that, i have no idea why he does that other junk and doesnt stick to the g funk flavor that made him a superstar 20 years ago. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from 7 days of funk at the discogs. The 7 track album, instrumentals, and a bonus record wingz bw systematic. After meeting at the sxsw music festival in 2011, the duo began planning a project that would combine hiphop with the funk they loved from the 70s and 80s. Dec 12, 20 7 days of funk is undoubtedly a funky album, but one would be sorely mistaken if they were looking forward to anything new from a rapper who doesnt have much of a reason to try at this point in. We are removing our fees for every select subscription for 3 months to help support creators. The evening closed with dam and snoop singing along above instrumental tracks from 7 days of funk. With the music of zapp, george clinton, prince, and others as their guide, the group recorded 7 days of funks selftitled debut and released it on the stones throw label in. Damon garrett riddick born june 15, 1971, better known by his stage name damfunk stylized as damfunk.
Hiphops fringe label stones throw records just dropped all of damfunks instrumentals from 7 days of funk, his titanic collaboration with fellow ambassador to the west coasts modern funk. Dam funk is the kind of guy who seems like hed make great company. Bayo and tobi come up with a creative scheme after gladys cancels the sports channel. Damfunk created the music, and snoopzilla came up with the vocals, then dam took it from there. Featuring snoop affiliates tha dogg pound and kurupt, along with soul legend steve arrington, the album is now streaming via npr. On 7 days of funk snoop, err snoopzilla returns to the g funk roots of doggystyle with dam funk laying down the funk proper. The former snoop dogg here calling himself snoopzilla joins l. The 44yearold funk aficionado talks to ian cohen about the music of his life. After an initial chance meeting two years ago, dam and s read more. The 7track album, instrumentals, and a bonus record wingz bw systematic.
Every record on this album bangs, as dam funk brings his own twist on the funk we grew up on. I was lucky enough to catch him with a live band and was blown away with his love for funk and music in general. The album is set for release december 10, 20 on stones throw records. Check out 7 days of funk explicit by 7 days of funk on amazon music. The album art for 7 days of funk is a comic drawing setting a seedy city scene around a theater where, presumably, the music from the album is being played. Produced entirely by dam funk, 7 days of funk is a quick suite of eight songs that keeps the guest list to a minimum. In addition to being dam funk s best production work to date, 7 days of funk is snoops most enjoyable album in years. I am not old enough to have experienced the heyday of funk music in the 70s, but this albums seems to come close with a little hip hop flavor thrown in for good measure. Dec 09, 20 7 days of funk makes it immediately clear that it doesnt. Albums include cherry bomb, dedicated to bobby jameson, and chris. Snoop dogg x dam funk 7 days of funk instrumentals dj rahdu.
Stones throw releases damfunks 7 days of funk instrumentals. Ever since debuting with stones throw in 2008, dam funk has become one of the genres most passionate proselytizers, out to save it from devilish depictions of cartoonish caricature. Dam funk damon dam funk riddick is the epitome of funk. Do it, do it lemme do my thang cause imma do my thang lemme do my thang do your natural thang can i do my thang let me do my thang.
Order online today and get free uk delivery on orders over. Damon riddick hasnt earned the nickname of the ambassador of boogie funk without reason. Purchase of the box set at stones throw comes with immediate digital download of the album and instrumentals. Unlike snoop lion s reggae effort reincarnated, which seemed to trip over its own overambition, 7 days of funk, the album or maybe ep, is pleasingly loose and small. The newlynamed snoopzilla connected with funk producer dam funk for the joint effort 7 days of funk. We are pleased to announce the release of 7 days of funk damfunk and snoopzilla aka the legendary snoop dogg. After so much bass and groove, so much celebration, it. Far from ridiculous, its actually the most natural thing in the world, work from two musicians who grew up on the same sounds and were. The king of modern funk meets the smokedout scion of g funk on the 7 days of funk album, where snoop performs under the name snoopzilla, the homage to the legendary funk master, bootsy collins, who often went by the moniker bootzilla. Dec 31, 2014 new years gift from snoop and damfunk.
Snoop sounds in prime form on this album, as funk has always been his strong suit. Snoop dogg, despite his inescapable goofball popculture presence, is a certifiable rap legend with two decades in the game. The king of modern funk meets the smokedout scion of gfunk on the 7 days of funk album, where snoop dogg performs under the name snoopzilla, the homage to the legendary funk master, bootsy collins, who often went by the moniker bootzilla. I saw dam funk at cervantes other side in denver with my pops. Ra calls him in advance of his appearance at this years moogfest as part of resident advisors late nights to discuss his love for the genre, copycats and djing etiquette. After much anticipation we can now stream the collaborative venture between damfunk and snoop. Provided to youtube by the state51 conspiracy faden away 7 days of funk 7 days of funk. We have more, but were going to save the extra tracks. Dj set or live band, you need to go so check him out. Snoop dogg and funkrevivalist damfunk have joined forces under the moniker 7 days of funk, and theyll apparently be releasing a joint project together in the near future.
The eponymous debut studio album was released on december 10, 20 by stones throw records. Only time will tell, but theyve perhaps opened the floodgates to allow. The 7 days of funk album was easily one of my favorite of 20 and dam laid the perfect soundbed for snoop to relay the funk to a new generation of. Get all the lyrics to songs on 7 days of funk and join the genius community of music scholars to learn the meaning behind the lyrics.
Damfunk and snoopzilla 7 days of funk at funkmosphere lab. Funkes first aid 0 hours and 00 minutes movie 2014 funke fails her first aid test at the cafe and hatches a plan to keep her job. Stream damfunk and snoop doggs collaborative album, 7 days of. Do it, do it lemme do my thang cause imma do my thang lemme do my thang do your natural thang can i do my thang let me do my thang stay on the low and get it. The albums only outside participants are tha dogg pound and steve arrington of weak in the knees fame. Snoopzilla and funk musician dam funk are readying their collaborative project, 7 days of funk on december 10.
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