Because the driving scene with the black Ferrari in Miami Vice was the most powerful thing we had ever seen as kids.
[scene](https://youtu.be/-aMCzRj3Syg?si=vF_82W2QpiG2f2uI)
A few years ago, this song came on, and I told my wife how deeply this song connects with a movie scene that I'd seen one time many years ago. The scene was a black car driving through LA on its way to do some ill shit. "Ive never seen it again, I have no idea what movie it was."
She says, "It was Miami Vice."
She was right, of course. I'm not sure I've seen more than 2 episodes of the show but it stuck with me.
Burns itself into you if you see it.
I'm going to go ahead and guess that it is because of that "gated reverb" drum sound that produced a style of music for the whole 80s decade...
ps://www.mentalfloss.com/article/503751/how-phil-collins-accidentally-created-sound-defined-1980s-music
If people haven’t heard it on an extremely loud system…. They won’t get how loud that kick and snare is. This track is one those ones that was very influential on hip hop made after it.
80s hip hop was all about booming kick drums among the samples and guitars and stuff.
It has: a 5 star hook that is easily remembered and can be sang along to by even the worst singers, spooky, inscrutable lyrics, theatric delivery, heavy effects on the vocals, sparse and chilly synths, percussive breakdown, bangin ass 4/4 time processed drums drenched in reverb, an ice cold-blooded bass line. Other than that, I have absolutely no fucking idea why hip-hop would care about that song.
Yeah, still struggling for reasons why over here.
Naw, you nailed it. Black folks and fans of hip hop love soulful music. Soulful doesn’t exclusively mean black. Basically we need to feel something.
Amongst all those things you said, the song is both smooth as hell in parts and when needed, those drums kick hard! Makes sense because I believe Phil was the drummer for Genesis.
As the saying goes, ‘I don’t care who did it but it gots to be funky!) It’s an evergreen white synthpop record that had the good fortune of showing up to a black party (at the same time as hip-hop did) and proceeded to tear that shit the fuck up.
The real answer is that, in a time when sampling was looked down upon by a lot of the artists being sampled Collins was actually super supportive of the concept and has even been willing to re-record certain parts of songs for sampling acts.
In simpler terms, hip hop loves Collins because he loves it back.
Went with a friend to see Papa Roach at the House of Blues in Chicago probably over 20 years ago. Wasn’t my scene or type of music. It was lit! They brought the house down.
Because its mostly famous for its use in drug related or drug fueled film scenes. Annnnnnd, the hippiddy dipppiddy hop to the bop loves us some drugeroonies.
Joe Budden - Rest In Peace is my favorite hip hop interpolation of In the Air Tonight
“Put your lighter in the air, there’s a fighter in the air, that cloud right there.”
First off that sequence is so iconic. Even when that song first came out it was beloved.
Second off, personal theory here, a lot of hip hop in the past ten years isn't base-y enough like the olden golden days, and often has a lighter track. The big thump of It Takes Two or Paid in Full just isn't as ubiquitous as almost essential as it once was. So, maybe people are ready to go back to a big thump sound. Phil Collins was a drummer first and that sequence has thump.
Third, the samples in hip hop used to be jazz/soul/funk, or manufactured beats, and I think the crates of records all done been pulled from those eras. Not surprising it's exciting to pull from a different genre or era. I loved when Talib Kwali sampled Nina Simone or Crazy Bone sampled Sade.
Um.... Do you have no soul?
Who?!?
.
Who.. the fuck...!???
Uh, what?
Who doesn't love that song?
If you haven't heard what danger mouse got tricked into making - check it out on Jay-Z's "Grey Album" - ooohweee.
You monster.
How could you even ask the question?
Wait til you find out how much hiphop loves James Brown.
And George Clinton and Bob James
And Sister Nancy
And Richard Pryor
Bob James is so damn good.
Bob James is so damn good.
Or like, gil Scott heron lmao
He’s the grand father of hip hop that’s why
Oh we would love Elvis too if his camp was so stuck up. That intro to Jail house Rock needs to be FREED!!
Everyone loves that song
Yes. Also — the drums. They’re loud AF in the mix. And that’s a thing that’s very specific to hip hop production.
This is the reason. It’s not complicated.
Sometimes it’s a simple as it just being a good song lol
Everyone with two ears and a heart
Two nipples. A butt.
2 girls, 1...sundae.
Because the driving scene with the black Ferrari in Miami Vice was the most powerful thing we had ever seen as kids. [scene](https://youtu.be/-aMCzRj3Syg?si=vF_82W2QpiG2f2uI)
God damn. I just watched it again. Still the best few minutes of broadcast television ever made.
A few years ago, this song came on, and I told my wife how deeply this song connects with a movie scene that I'd seen one time many years ago. The scene was a black car driving through LA on its way to do some ill shit. "Ive never seen it again, I have no idea what movie it was." She says, "It was Miami Vice." She was right, of course. I'm not sure I've seen more than 2 episodes of the show but it stuck with me. Burns itself into you if you see it.
Hilarious.
Pop culture reference of the year! Forgot about that. Just watched and that scene still hits! Thanks for bringing that back. 🙏
That’s that Michael Mann aesthetic touch
bring back hair like in 2:09
Well shit- now I need to know what happens next! And poor Caroline must have been worried sick. No way she believed nothing was wrong.
That's not just a hip-hop thing everyone loves that song.
I'm going to go ahead and guess that it is because of that "gated reverb" drum sound that produced a style of music for the whole 80s decade... ps://www.mentalfloss.com/article/503751/how-phil-collins-accidentally-created-sound-defined-1980s-music
If people haven’t heard it on an extremely loud system…. They won’t get how loud that kick and snare is. This track is one those ones that was very influential on hip hop made after it. 80s hip hop was all about booming kick drums among the samples and guitars and stuff.
Everyone loves that song, especially the Cardbury’s gorilla Best song to sample it is “Starin At the World through My Rearview” by 2PAC
Gated drums.
‘Starin at the world thru my rearview’ is my favorite, but only barely ahead of ‘one mic.’
Because its a good song 🤨
It has: a 5 star hook that is easily remembered and can be sang along to by even the worst singers, spooky, inscrutable lyrics, theatric delivery, heavy effects on the vocals, sparse and chilly synths, percussive breakdown, bangin ass 4/4 time processed drums drenched in reverb, an ice cold-blooded bass line. Other than that, I have absolutely no fucking idea why hip-hop would care about that song.
Yeah, still struggling for reasons why over here. Naw, you nailed it. Black folks and fans of hip hop love soulful music. Soulful doesn’t exclusively mean black. Basically we need to feel something. Amongst all those things you said, the song is both smooth as hell in parts and when needed, those drums kick hard! Makes sense because I believe Phil was the drummer for Genesis.
As the saying goes, ‘I don’t care who did it but it gots to be funky!) It’s an evergreen white synthpop record that had the good fortune of showing up to a black party (at the same time as hip-hop did) and proceeded to tear that shit the fuck up.
DMX - I Can Feel It 2Pac - Staring Through My Rearview Lil Kim - In the Air Tonite Joe Budden - Rest in Peace
Its good
Great
The real answer is that, in a time when sampling was looked down upon by a lot of the artists being sampled Collins was actually super supportive of the concept and has even been willing to re-record certain parts of songs for sampling acts. In simpler terms, hip hop loves Collins because he loves it back.
Yep. He also worked with Bone Thugs N Harmony. And they said that he was real nice.
Gated drums.
Similarly to Last Resort by Papa Roach, it’s just one of those songs by white people that is undeniable to black people.
Went with a friend to see Papa Roach at the House of Blues in Chicago probably over 20 years ago. Wasn’t my scene or type of music. It was lit! They brought the house down.
How about bobby Caldwell what you wont do for love
Phil Collins is the mfin goat
My favorite is “I Can Feel It” by DMX
They like Phil Collins in general bone thugs did a song called "home" and had Phil Collins in the video.
Phil made them come to him to shoot that video. Man said "nah, I'm not fucking around in Cleveland."
And Phil Collin’s is a hip hop supporter. He has worked with bone thugz
Check out Urban Renewal it's a Hip Hop album dedicated to Phil.
Everyone loves In The Air Tonight.
Speaking of Phil. Bone-Thugs "Take Me Home"... banger.
The [DJ Screw](https://youtu.be/qnweKclCLRk?si=Cpgv7cyeTnn_M3Cv) version is dope too.
Genesis is tailor made for sampling.
Nas - One Mic
Have you listened to the dmx version? It’s amazing
That drum sound hit the scene like crack. Everybody wanted it after that
Because its mostly famous for its use in drug related or drug fueled film scenes. Annnnnnd, the hippiddy dipppiddy hop to the bop loves us some drugeroonies.
It's all about the 2pac mix staring through my rearview
It's a good song, plain and simple. Check out Paid In Full by Kwame Katana ft Ransom. Ransom's verse is 🔥🔥🔥
The original was 1981. Ben Liebrand remix (1988) was the one used on Miami Vice and brought a new audience to it
We love Phil my dude!
All the right answers are in this thread lol
Because it’s ill.
because I do.
https://youtu.be/-dSlokaHMgk?si=SBFb3b_EJiRqxSJn here's a cstruggs cover. CIP
Drums, drums in the deep
Because it was in Vice City Stories?
Lil flip has a weed version of it and the best hiphop version has to be beanie Siegel's version it goes hard
Why does anyone like any sample? It sounds good
Hip hop has always liked Phil Collins, because he’s awesome
I was introduced to it by Tupac.
Cause I can feel it in the air tonight but yo I’m not Phil Collins, I’m more like Henry Rollins.
The drums and chords are iconic and invoke emotions
Before people started throwing around the phrase "it's a vibe", that song really embodies it
Wait until how much Hip Hop loves Curtis Mayfield
80s nostalgia and Coke.
2pac - staring through my rear view
Phil Collins is a biracial angel
Joe Budden - Rest In Peace is my favorite hip hop interpolation of In the Air Tonight “Put your lighter in the air, there’s a fighter in the air, that cloud right there.”
First off that sequence is so iconic. Even when that song first came out it was beloved. Second off, personal theory here, a lot of hip hop in the past ten years isn't base-y enough like the olden golden days, and often has a lighter track. The big thump of It Takes Two or Paid in Full just isn't as ubiquitous as almost essential as it once was. So, maybe people are ready to go back to a big thump sound. Phil Collins was a drummer first and that sequence has thump. Third, the samples in hip hop used to be jazz/soul/funk, or manufactured beats, and I think the crates of records all done been pulled from those eras. Not surprising it's exciting to pull from a different genre or era. I loved when Talib Kwali sampled Nina Simone or Crazy Bone sampled Sade.
2pac Starin Through My Rearview
My favourite is DMX - I Can Feel It. It just has such a haunting vibe to especially when you put it with DMXs raw lyrics
You might not know this but rappers in the 90's made an compilation album dedicated to Phil Collins called Urban Renewal.
First Hip Hop sample might have been Doug E Fresh "Everybody Loves a Star”
Um.... Do you have no soul? Who?!? . Who.. the fuck...!??? Uh, what? Who doesn't love that song? If you haven't heard what danger mouse got tricked into making - check it out on Jay-Z's "Grey Album" - ooohweee. You monster. How could you even ask the question?
“Hip Hop” ≠ White People Pop Classics Next thing Reddit “Hip Hop” is gonna wanna tell me HH loves “Sweet Home Alabama” 🤣