Ol' Skool Music, Vol. 1

Performer: Zapp
Producer: Terry 'Zapp' Troutman
Distributor: Universal Distribution

Notes: Personnel: Mr. Capone-E (rap vocals); Luke Robbins (guitar). Additional personnel: Magic of NB Ridaz, Mr. Criminal, Mr Silent (rap vocals).

Foot soldiers in George Clinton's extended family of funk, Hamilton, Ohio-born brothers Roger, Larry, Lester, Tony and Terry Troutman formed Zapp in the late-`70s, drawing on their love of funk outfits such as Ohio Players and Parliament-Funkadelic. After a series of false starts for obscure local labels, Troutman and Co. signed to Clinton's vanity label Uncle Jam, releasing their sprawling, vocoder-laden debut in 1980--an album that was eventually picked up by Jam's parent label Warner Brothers. They remained on Warner for a decade, honing their electro-funk craft on five albums, ending with 1989's ZAPP IV. Lead singer and talk-box maestro, Roger went on to pursue solo work during the `90s to varying success. The mid-'90s spawned renewed interest in the group when Zapp's (particularly Troutman's) signature cyborgized vocals began to be sampled by countless hip-hop groups, ushering in rap music's "G-Funk" sound.

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