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Doo-wop is a genre of music that was developed in African-American communities in New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, Baltimore, Newark, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Detroit, Washington, D.C. and Los Angeles in the 1940s, achieving mainstream popularity in the 1950s and early 1960s. Built upon vocal harmony, doo-wop was one of the most mainstream, pop-oriented R&B styles of the time. Singer Bill Kenny (1914–1978) is often called the "Godfather of Doo-wop" for his introducing the "top and bottom" format which featured a high tenor singing the lead and a bass singer reciting the lyrics in the middle of the song. Doo-wop features vocal group harmony, nonsense syllables, a simple beat, sometimes little or no instrumentation, and simple music and lyrics.
The first record to use the syllables "doo-wop" was the 1955 hit "When You Dance" by the Turbans. The term "doo-wop" first appeared in print in 1961. During the late 1950s many Italian-American groups contributed a significant part in the doo-wop scene. The peak of doo-wop was in 1961. Doo-wop's influence continued in soul, pop, and rock groups of the 1960s. At various times in the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s, the genre has seen revivals. Doo-wop was a precursor to many of the African-American musical styles seen today. An evolution of jazz and blues, doo-wop also influenced many of the major Rock and Roll groups that defined the later decades of the 20th century. Doo-wop is iconic for its swing-like beats and using the off-beat to keep time. Doo-wop laid the foundation for many musical innovations, for example, R&B.
William Martin "Billy" Joel (born May 9, 1949) is an American pianist, singer-songwriter, and composer. Since releasing his first hit song, "Piano Man", in 1973, Joel has become the sixth-best-selling recording artist and the third-best-selling solo artist in the United States. His compilation album Greatest Hits Vol. 1 & 2 is one of the best-selling albums in the US.
Joel had Top 40 hits in the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s, achieving 33 Top 40 hits in the US, all of which he wrote himself. He is also a six-time Grammy Award winner who has been nominated for 23 Grammy Awards. He has sold more than 150 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling artists of all time.
Joel was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame (1992), the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (1999), and the Long Island Music Hall of Fame (2006). In 2001, Joel received the Johnny Mercer Award from the Songwriters Hall of Fame. In 2013, Joel received the Kennedy Center Honors, the nation's highest honor for influencing American culture through the arts. With the exception of the 2007 songs "All My Life" and "Christmas in Fallujah", Joel stopped writing and releasing pop/rock material after 1993's River of Dreams. However, he continues to tour, and he plays songs from all eras of his solo career in his concerts.
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It's the ten tape commandments wha wha what
Ha ha yo
Niggas can't tell me nothin about these tapes
Can't tell me nothin about these records CD's (10)
For my DJ cats word up
Niggas rockin them turntables I ain't forget ya'll niggas
Who dat who dat
My needle pickin niggas ha ha
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[Doo Wop:]
Yo Yo I been in this game for years to be exact eight
Theres steps that you gotta take to make a phat tape
It's a tape master booklet so you could get
Your shit on blast not flipped in the trash
Rule nombre uno (Number one) When you start a intro
Never try to rhyme if you don't know how to flow
Cuz like a showtime crowd at the Apollo
If you doo doo they'll boo you and say you gotta go
Number two I mean this sincerely
Even if you scream nigga try to speak clearly
With clarity take it from yo majesty
If it sounds like you mumbling then don't shout a motherfucking thing
Number three never give nobody from yo clique to yo posse
No copy of the master it'll be disaster
Cuz them bastards will put it out a little faster
Number four know ya heard this before
Keep ya name alive if you wanna survive
Number five never leave no shit with ya girl
Cuz yo bitch will give yo shit free to the whole world
Number six that goddamn credit dead it
Ya think them ???? kids payin ya back shit forget it
Seven I'mma stay on the same topic make no comment if they don't payup
Just send ya crew and them back to shake up
With aluminum bats to break up and bring back ya paper
Number eight never keep no tapes on you
Or cd's cuz niggas always want something for free
Number nine shoulda been number one to me
If ya start gettin wack kid start makin beats
If niggas think ya slippin they aint tryin to listen
They be sittin in they Expe-dition steady dissin
Number ten a strong word called cre-ating
Like the opposite of imitating
95 percent of these niggas faking
Thats why the other five is considered tape kings
Follow these rules you'll have mad bread to break up
If not 24 hours till we face up
Let you try to hook your tape up before the shake up
Fuck around I'll have you taped up in Jamaica
Smash ya 1200's watch ya wheels break up
Fuck around and get you laced before you pass
Heard ya girl hooked a better tape up
Gotta go gotta go more tapes to bake up
Word up ha
Yo Tape King Doo Wizza
Doo Wop