BeatTips MusicStudy: The Meters – “Soul Machine”

By Amir Said On Nov 21, 2010

Seminal Funk Band Demonstrates Early Roots of Hip Hop/Rap Music

By AMIR SAID (SA’ID)

One listen of “Soul Machine” by The Meters, and you will most certainly recognize the roots of the hip hop/rap music.

The music and videos below are presented here fore the purpose of scholarship.

The Meters – “Soul Machine”

Amir Said (Said) is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of BeatTips. A writer, publisher, and beatmaker/rapper from New York now living in Paris. Said is a co-founder of the publishing company Superchamp Books and the author of a number of books, including: ‘The BeatTips Manual,’ ‘The Art of Sampling,’ and ‘The Truth About New York.’ He is also a recording artist whose made a number of music projects, including his latest album 'The Best of Times.' Follow him on Twitter at: @amirsaid and @BeatTipsManual