Ronnie Hudson

Ronnie Hudson
Birth name Ronald Hudson
Born (1957-02-04) February 4, 1957
Washington, D.C., United States
Origin Los Angeles
Genres Hip hop, funk, electro
Occupation(s) Rapper, producer, bassist
Instruments Vocals, drums, keyboards, drum machine, sampler, bass
Years active 1974–present
Labels Rappers Rapp Records, iWest Entertainment
Associated acts Rappers Rap Group, DJ Flash, Dr. Dre, Tupac Shakur, Snoop Dogg, The Real Richie Rich, DJ King Assassin
Website ronniehudson.com

Ronald "Ronnie" Hudson (born February 4, 1957 in Washington, D.C.), is an American artist, bassist, composer and record producer. He is notable for the hit song "West Coast Poplock",[1][2] which later appeared in Dr. Dre and Tupac Shakur's song entitled "California Love".[3]

Early life

Reared in Washington, D.C., Hudson began developing his craft at the age of sixteen, playing bass in the band of his friend and mentor Charles Harrington. He eventually started his own band, Chapter One, with Al Johnson, after playing with Chuck Brown and the Soul Searchers. He later moved to Memphis, Tennessee, to become one of Stax Records recording bassists. At Stax Records, he recorded and toured with Isaac Hayes on his Grammy-winning soundtrack for the 1970s hit movie Shaft, and multi-platinum Black Moses. He also recorded and co-produced songs with good friends Rufus Thomas on the "Breakdown", and Luther Ingram on "If (Loving you is wrong I don't want to be right)".

Career

Ronnie Hudson blazed his own trail in the hip hop genre with multi-platinum recording, West coast Poplock.[4] Dr.Dre and many other artists including 2pac with California Love and Snoop Dogg with the Poplock 2 have covered this song. Hudson has a passion for Gospel music and it is expressed in this moving and personal journey of the soul. Consisting of a three-man horn section, upright piano, guitar, percussions and drums, with Hudson on the bass guitar, the band is paired with vocals.

1982: "West Coast Poplock"

"West Coast Poplock" is one of the most popular singles by Ronnie Hudson and the Street People and was released in 1982. The song was featured in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas in the fictional radio station Bounce FM.[5] Immediately adopted as an anthem by KDAY, "West Coast Poplock" has rarely left radio since its release 32 years ago. It has been sampled by N.W.A, Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre, Scarface and Mos Def. The song is notable for its sample in Dr. Dre's and 2pac's song "California Love", which was released on Death Row Records label in 1995. Hudson made a comeback with his album Westcoastin',[6][7] in which West Coast Poplock was renamed to "West Coast Poplock 2020" and was re-mastered. Hudson first blazed the West Coast hip hop trail with his 1982 hit "West Coast Poplock".[8][9] It was later recorded and sampled by Dr. Dre & 2Pac as "California Love". Both quickly became undisputed West Coast anthems by KDAY.[10] Hudson's work is featured in films including The Social Network (also known as The Facebook Movie), Iron Man II, and South Central, and the video game Grand Theft Auto San Andreas.[11] While at Stax Records, he recorded and toured with Isaac Hayes on his Grammy-winning soundtrack for the 1970s hit movie Shaft. The single "California Love" by 2pac and Dr. Dre, which is the best-known song and their most successful, reaching number one on the Billboard Hot 100 for two weeks. The original version contains a sample taken from Joe Cocker's 1972 song "Woman to Woman". The chorus, "California knows how to party", was sung by Roger Troutman using his characteristic talk box and was taken from the 1982 song "West Coast Poplock" by Ronnie Hudson & The Street People which was written by Larry Troutman and Roger Troutman. In the song where Troutman sings "shake it, shake it baby", he interpolates the chant he used on his 1982 Zapp single, "Dance Floor".

2014: Ronnie Hudson presents Westcoastin – EP

Hudson's debut album Westcoastin was No. 2 on Amazon's hot new releases and No. 3 on Amazon's best seller charts.[12] The Westcoastin' album features Snoop Dogg, Too Short, E-40, B-Legit, Zapp Troutman, Rappin' 4-Tay, Celly Cel, Wyclef Jean, Suga Free, Lil Frost, J. Black, DJ Battlecat and was produced by West Coast rap pioneers, including The Real Richie Rich, Lee "DJ Flash" Johnson and Larry "Captain Rapp" Glenn as the album's executive producers.[13]

Discography

Album(s)
Single(s)
Compilation album(s)
  • 1983: Victor & The Glove – Breakmixer (Part 1)
  • 1991: Various – Lowrider Soundtrack Volume 2
  • 1992: Various – West Coast Rap – The First Dynasty, Vol. 2
  • 1992: Various – South Central (Music From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
  • 1993: Various – Compton's Greatest Rap Volume 1
  • 1994: Various – Old School Volume 5
  • 1995: Various – Eazy-E & Posse
  • 1996: Various – Street Jams : Back 2 The Old Skool Part Three
  • 1997: Various – The Best of Old School Funk Vol. 02
  • 1997: Various – West Coast Posse 2
  • 1998: Various – Funky Break Essentials 2
  • 2002: Various – Old School Funkin' Hip Hop 2
  • 2002: Various – Hip Hop Most Wanted – Chapter 2
  • 2004: Various – Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas: Official Soundtrack
  • 2004: Various – Grand Theft Auto San Andreas: Official Soundtrack Box Set
  • 2005: Various – The 2Pac Collection
  • 2006: DJ Riz – Live From Brooklyn, Volume 2 (A Side)
  • 2008: Various – Old School Jams 8
  • 2008: Various – Gold Digging – As Sampled By 2Pac
  • 2008: DJ Git Hyper – DJ Git Hyper Presents Music From Raymann Is Laat!

Filmography

Soundtracks

Actor

See also

References

  1. ↑ Talkin’ and Poplockin’ with Westcoastin’s Ronnie Hudson thevinyldistrict.com May 26, 2014. Retrieved. May 26, 2014
  2. ↑ Ronnie Hudson & The Street People – West Coast Poplock – Birdie – 1982 – A westcoastpioneers.com May 26, 2014 Retrieved May 26, 2014
  3. ↑ Ronnie Hudson Is Behind the Iconic "California Love" Sample laweekly.com May 26, 2014, Retrieved May 26, 2014
  4. ↑ Ronnie Hudson, right, and the West Coast Pop Lockers also took the stage. Rick Loomis / Los Angeles Times latimes.com May 26, 2014 Retrieved. May 26, 2014
  5. ↑ GTA San Andreas : Soundtrack gtasanandreas.net May 28, 2014 Retrieved. May 28, 2014
  6. ↑ West Coastin' EP by Ronnie Hudson itunes.com May 26, 2014 Retrieved. May 26, 2014
  7. ↑ Ronnie Hudson songs, albums, pictures amazon.com May 26, 2014 Retrieved. May 26, 2014
  8. ↑ Ronnie Hudson & The Street People – West Coast Poplock – Birdie – 1982 – A westcoastpioneers.com May 28, 2014 Retrieved. May 28, 2014
  9. ↑ Talkin’ and Poplockin’ with Westcoastin’s Ronnie Hudson thevinyldistrict.com May 26, 2014 Retrieved. May 26, 2014
  10. ↑ Ronnie Hudson Is Behind the Iconic "California Love" Sample laweekly.com May 28, 2014 Retrieved May 28, 2014
  11. ↑ GTA San Andreas soundtrack list allmusic.com May 26, 2014 Retrieved. May 26, 2014
  12. ↑ Ronnie Hudson songs, albums, pictures amazon.com Retrieved. May 26, 2014
  13. ↑ West Coastin' EP by Ronnie Hudson itunes.com, Retrieved May 26, 2014
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