Robert "Kool" Bell on Kool & The Gang Being the Most-Sampled Group, Sampled 1,800 Times (Part 1)

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Жыл бұрын

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Robert “Kool” Bell, founding member of Kool & The Gang, sat down for his first-ever VladTV interview, and he started off speaking about being born in Ohio and moving to Jersey City, New Jersey. He then explained that Kool & The Gang was founded in 1964 after he moved, and Robert spoke about how Jersey City was a “rough” area. From there, Robert then shared how he gave himself the “Kool” nickname, and he went on to share a story about how he adapted to his environment in Jersey City. Robert also spoke about how he got into making music, which started when he and his brother had makeshift bongos, and he then added that he later started playing guitar. This led to Robert detailing how he started a band called the “Jazziacs” with his 7 friends in 1964, which would later become “Kool & The Gang.” Robert later revealed how the group changed its name at one point because they didn’t want to make James Brown mad before claiming Kool & The Gang is the most-sampled group of all time with 1,800.

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@kevinlee9929 Жыл бұрын

Not only do Kool and the Gang have classics for days. But artists have made classics sampling their music. LEGENDARY GROUP.

@Robbie85291 Жыл бұрын

100% Agreed! How aren’t they in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is a Crime. Put them in! R.

@GHOST91141 Жыл бұрын

Vlad most definitely in his bag with this one here

@aaroniic Жыл бұрын

He been in his bag a lot lately

@Lathan705 Жыл бұрын

I love how you get the legends to speak on peace and love in music it definitely is refreshing from all the death

@dariusv00 Жыл бұрын

summer madness is one of the greatest songs of all time. the way will smith flipped it was genius too.

@AnotherblackmanOG Жыл бұрын

Naw not really. The OG sound is like hypnotic.

@jbjackson8889 Жыл бұрын

The song stands on its own, It was fine without will

@dariusv00 Жыл бұрын

@@jbjackson8889 if that's how you feel

@jackjill8129 Жыл бұрын

Get down on it and Hollywood swingin too

@user-tk7rl6hw6c Жыл бұрын

@@AnotherblackmanOG very hypnotic

@styner3 Жыл бұрын

The bass line in the song Hollywood Swingin' was the first bass line I ever learned and played it at my HS talent show. Kool is a underrated bass player.

@Koolazzmike Жыл бұрын

Yup, Hollywood Swinging, Jungle Boogie, Ladies Night, Higher Plane are some of the songs where you can really hear Kool's bass thumping!

@cherylrleigh1912 Жыл бұрын

I'm glad we have the opportunity to interview music icons from my generation. Their 1973 hit, Jungle Boogie, was my introduction to their music and it left a lasting impression on me.

@ODK321 Жыл бұрын

Man, this is why I don't criticize Vlad. Vlad be bringing the heat man. He be getting those fire interviews that no one else does. He does the ratchet ish and the gangsters/drug dealers (which I don't care for) but hip hop legends and R&B legends, I am here for them all day long. I'm here for interviews from '90s artists and legends like these- Chaka Khan, Stephanie MIlls, Smokey Robinson, CeCe Peniston, Kool Bell, etc

@lu-bo6yh Жыл бұрын

Factual

@robbierude247 Жыл бұрын

Vlad has a diverse audience fersure he gets a lot of hate from his viewers, but I respect ur comment , because he does have supply us with variety so you can pick and choose.

@NOCDIB Жыл бұрын

He puts out something for everyone while all of his copycats are interviewing the same rappers he interviewed 5 years ago.

@tonteaux1 Жыл бұрын

We covered Kool & the Gang, Brass Construction, BT Express, EWF or any group that had horns. This was in the 70's as high school teens after band practice. Used to drive our white band director crazy. You have to remember integration was less than 10 years old, and I was from a small town.

@Bankrollblanco Жыл бұрын

Jersey City STAND UP!!! I used to hear their jam sessions on Friday nights on the Junction 💯 I probably wouldn’t remember that without this interview

@lincolnrossmusic Жыл бұрын

'can't get enough .. of that funky stuff' !!! ....what a great group with an amazing catalog of smash hits

@xxphactor Жыл бұрын

It's always a shock when you haven't seen legends in a long time, to realized how much they have aged. Live at PJ's has always been one my playlist.

@johnnyparker2128 Жыл бұрын

I know. I'm a legend and I have aged badly 🤣

@rocjones6543 Жыл бұрын

Good to know he's still here 👍

@Destroyer-Grizzly-BIH Жыл бұрын

Their music is still refreshing.

@dextersfinest175 Жыл бұрын

Public Enemy. Organized Konfusion. Gang Starr. A Tribe Called Quest. So many other Hip-Hop acts and artists sampled Kool & The Gang's songs. Their jazz songs are beyond amazing 👍

@soulstalgiarecords77740 Жыл бұрын

Vlad, you are really hitting home runs with your interviews... From Smokey to Kool, it don't get any better than that this...

@NOCDIB Жыл бұрын

Just killing the interview game. All of his copycats are still only interviewing rappers.

@TosereOjeme Жыл бұрын

My mother would always talk about Kool and the gang when I was little. This is the first time I’m seeing anything relating to the name. So apparently they made 3 of the most popular songs from my childhood, interesting.

@shaheedturner Жыл бұрын

I love this great interview with one of the best legendary founders of Kool & The Gang Robert "Kool" Bell making some of the best music in the world about sampling music for other hip hop artists Kool & The Gang songs never faded away like funk legends including The Gap Band, Sly & The Family Stone, The S.O.S., Band , Slave, Lakeside, The Ohio Players, Con Funk Shun and many more too!!! I wondered what happened to James J.T. Taylor the lead singer at the time what is he doing now!!! Thanks so much!! Great musical legends like Kool & The Gang music will always be around for years to come!!! Thank you!!! I love the 70s!!! Can you dig it!!!😊😊😊❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

@philb6570 Жыл бұрын

You out your league Vlad. I pray you don’t mess this one up. This is one of the greats whoever done it.

@mikemeezy806 Жыл бұрын

I met Kool thru my playa potna Charles Stone. It’s always a treat when the players meet. R.I.P. Stone Kold

@ericrobinson1789 Жыл бұрын

These brothers recoreded some helluva funky songs back in the day. Classics!

@Spanishdog17 Жыл бұрын

Kool And The Gang is one of the greatest funk bands of all time!

@decacards5250 Жыл бұрын

An absolute honor to have this legend on the show! KOOL AND THE GANG ARE ABOVE THE RRHOF!!

@blackice3395 Жыл бұрын

This is going to be a great interview!

@Dinnerwiththeavilas Жыл бұрын

Wow. This interview was surprising. I can’t wait to see the rest.

@sugaball1 Жыл бұрын

Funky Stuff, Open Sesame & Jungle Boogie are still in “Heavy Rotation” on my playlist

@DeionSpeaks Жыл бұрын

I had to check this out. One of the first artists I listened to as a kid in the early 00s. That greatest hits album really started my journey into other older music

@HYMNKING704 Жыл бұрын

Real music back then. 💯👊🏾

@better-dayz-r-ahead Жыл бұрын

LIGHT OF WORLDS is an amazing album.

@thorntonwilliams3851 7 ай бұрын

Very much underrated.

@donskeezy4042 Жыл бұрын

My first concert ever in 1985 was Kool and the gang before I went to kindergarten.

@Robbie85291 Жыл бұрын

How is Kool and the Gang not in the Rock and Roll Hall of fame! It’s a travesty! Put them in! R.

@reggaefan2700 6 ай бұрын

True True True

@MauriceTallie-mh2uc 5 ай бұрын

It’s baffling and a travesty they are not in the Hall Of Fame.

@jaykendrickbassist6913 Жыл бұрын

Right Vlad! MORE Black Musical Legends getting a chance to tell their story.

@Streetsmart1984 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for interviewing these legends vlad!!! I respect you for that

@SS-ii6nz Жыл бұрын

LEGENDS😎 We must salute and give respect to this group. Their music 🎶 is timeless and each member who play those instruments are musical geniuses. They got the right stage name because this band is KOOL. ❤😎 😅😊

@Robbie85291 Жыл бұрын

100% Agreed! How they aren’t in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is a Shame. Put them in! R.

@SS-ii6nz Жыл бұрын

@@Robbie85291 Hi R.V I was feeling the same way. There are so many artist that are over looked at these award shows. ]

@dullsearake Жыл бұрын

Thank you Glad for getting these legends on. I am glad you’re Glad

@thegreat9481 Жыл бұрын

Man I remember hearing Summer Madness for the first time at the barbershop shop back when Pops used to take me. That sound always stuck with me from young!

@franklin8618 Жыл бұрын

It's crazy that it's just an instrumental sound that is so addictive.

@thegreat9481 Жыл бұрын

@@franklin8618 its really funny the things you remember

@123agv Жыл бұрын

Vlad stepping it up with this one. “Get Down on it” ❤🎉

@vladtv Жыл бұрын

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@michaeltache3681 Жыл бұрын

A legend. Kool, Sly, and George Clinton / Eddie Hazel brought that funk!

@datniggaeazye.5968 Жыл бұрын

Vlad really outdid himself this time

@jonleonguerrero Жыл бұрын

Excellent get, Vlad. Fantastic, and a nice surprise. Glad you chose to do this one yourself.

@InvestBetter. Жыл бұрын

My all-time favorite group.

@ceedee7647 Жыл бұрын

Kool & the Gang is Iconic 💎

@_2LiveQ Жыл бұрын

James Brown is the most sampled solo artist and Kool & The Gang is the most sampled group

@adama8514 Жыл бұрын

Vlad you da man!! These interviews are straight bangerz!!💯💯💯🔥🔥🔥

@coachhbosoccer Жыл бұрын

wow. My dad had this groups records. they have hits after hit on vinyl

@leebowens2631 Жыл бұрын

I was introduced to Kool and the Gang as a 8th grader during afterschool social center sock hop the song was The Funky Man and I've been a fan ever since !

@diaclethian1 Жыл бұрын

You did it big on this one Vlad

@politicalviewer9646 11 ай бұрын

Man, after I saw them on the Midnight Special I had to get their album. Light of Worlds album was something else. Historic now!

@michaelbetts8379 Жыл бұрын

When I was kid I thought Kool and Donnie Simpson was the same person 😅😂

@denzel6658 Жыл бұрын

vlad your killin it with these interviews 🔥🔥💪🏿👌🏿

@xeropunt5749 Жыл бұрын

Thank you Vlad 👍 LOVE their early years!!!

@RuaTheHua Жыл бұрын

Good interview

@kharyvines6971 Жыл бұрын

TROUBLE FUNK (GO GO MUSIC ) WHICH HAD THE 2nd or 4th HIP HOP ALBUM. ALSO WAS SAMPLED A LOT IN HIP HOP

@jhondelv8891 Жыл бұрын

OMG, thank you Vlad. You are doing miracle work.

@REM977 Ай бұрын

I remember hearing “Raw Hamburger” when it came out and I’ve been a fan ever since!

@pernellhaynesworth1212 Жыл бұрын

Rest well James Brown🐐👑💯🙏🏽💿

@dantheman8152 Жыл бұрын

I remember not to long ago! I went to the theater for the Kool and Gang show!

@robmoses2945 Жыл бұрын

Love it!!

@deejaydosmuchoz5209 Жыл бұрын

Watching this interview remind me of the book “clockers” where they said that the main protagonist Dad was a early member

@korancebland Жыл бұрын

I always felt that Parliament was the most sampled of any musical act.

@qul_alahiym Жыл бұрын

Vlad 🫡 for the caliber of guests interviewed on your platform.

@soulrebel6309 Жыл бұрын

Hollywood Swinging, still relevant today as its featured in the new video game , Dead Island 2 trailer 👍

@soulrebel6309 Жыл бұрын

I encourage anyone to get Kool and Gang Greatest Hits. It's a non stop party

@RayRuinz Жыл бұрын

This is crazy and so inspirational Plus educational

@JacksonAxe Жыл бұрын

I had the song Too Hot on a K-Tel compilation album 40+ years ago. I was a metalhead, but that song was cool.

@dajhedi Жыл бұрын

One of my favorite groups of all time.

@deg3363 Жыл бұрын

Whoa! 😁 Nice Vlad 👌🏾

@vincentdeane2471 Жыл бұрын

Kool I remember The Band coming to Barbados in probably 1969 with a Gentleman from Jersey City who use to do Tours with Folks from The Neighborhood, Nice Young Ladies came on that Tour I have been a Fan since then

@dre7sus Жыл бұрын

Iconic group, man I'm so glad I was raised off of, great groups such as KOOL & THE GANG👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑💯

@elpresidente007 Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@blackamerican40 Жыл бұрын

I play Summer Madness every Memorial Day.

@naimsalaam8632 11 ай бұрын

FINALLY! VLAD gets some balance to the Summer Madness.

@aishajohnson3536 Жыл бұрын

Also Pick up that " Le' Kool Champagne " Created by the legend himself !!! Very Refreshing if I must say so myself!

@simpdown1404 Жыл бұрын

Bob James is high on the list too

@adrianwilliams124 Жыл бұрын

Can we say that Kool was the Godfather of funk

@thomasbrown3356 Жыл бұрын

Not without James and George, though.

@dehmarie5885 8 ай бұрын

Le plus cool des groupes, avec ce petit truc en plus que les autres n'ont pas !👍 ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

@Destroyer-Grizzly-BIH Жыл бұрын

Cookout playlist music.

@TreeSnackz Жыл бұрын

🔥 content

@runoz2839 Жыл бұрын

Get down on it !!!

@DueceDuece90 Жыл бұрын

Uncle Kool !!! 🎉🎉🎉

@DueceDuece90 Жыл бұрын

@Amirbayyan

@CharlieXFBA Жыл бұрын

Y'all got Kool Bell? Lmao ayyy

@lamontricks1074 Жыл бұрын

Wow finally Kool and the Gang I wanna hear everything ever story

@user-xn9kj4yj1p Жыл бұрын

I was there for live at the Sex Machine, located on 52nd St in West Philly.

@edwinotieno9470 Жыл бұрын

This is the FOUNDATION of soul. Salute

@kenterminateddq5311 Жыл бұрын

Kool of the Gang on VLAD TV? Let's Get Down On It. :)

@adrianwilliams124 Жыл бұрын

Mann Kool aged well life’s been good to him

@lethal5flow679 Жыл бұрын

Lil Shawn made good use of the Too Hot sample on his song Dom Perignon

@NOCDIB Жыл бұрын

With the Biggie vocals, too. Coolio also sampled Too Hot.

@NOCDIB Жыл бұрын

He's actually been a resident of my hometown in NJ for decades now. His son is a local lounge DJ.

@askia7535 Жыл бұрын

Asa may Allah continue to bless my unc bell n my cuzzin Hak str8 frm jersey 973 I CAN SAY MORE BUTT IM NOT 💯

@wilfri14 Жыл бұрын

Oh it's too hot (too hot) Too hot, lady (too hot) Gotta run for shelter Gotta run for shade It's too hot (too hot) Too hot, lady (too hot) We gotta cool this anger What a mess we've made So long ago You were my love, oh my love

@TravisParquet Жыл бұрын

Hey man Summer madness is my jam.

@Ad-oy5wr 3 ай бұрын

They an album titled‘Good Times’ before‘Music Is The Message’

@BARTFUNKBASS Жыл бұрын

Yes! Please do more interviews with Soul/Funk/Jazz/Blues legends than rappers!

@Cbb456 Жыл бұрын

Got all their albums... their early stuff is the best! No dis to JT. But I love their early material. It was my first concert. Back in 73. Kool, Ohio Players, Rufus, & J5 all for 20 bucks...! Can't beat that!

@blackamerican40 Жыл бұрын

The Fresh video with Marilyn Monroe as the fairy Godmother was so cool.