BeatTips MusicStudy: Baby Huey & The Babysitters – “Listen to Me”

By Amir Said On Aug 17, 2011

Early Funk Jewel Showcases the Pulsating Rhythm and Groove Sound of Its Era

By AMIR SAID (SA’ID)

Among the earliest hip hop pioneers, Baby Huey & The Babysitters’ “Listen to Me” is one of the most celebrated early funk jams. With no less than five tempo and mood changes, “Listen to Me” is the personification of its era: hard-hitting funk with rolling bass lines, side-winding rhythm guitar, and of course, steady and ready drumwork.

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

Baby Huey & The Babysitters – “Listen to Me”

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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

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