Roger Troutman (November 29, 1951 — April 25, 1999) was the lead singer of the band Zapp who helped spearhead the Funk movement and heavily influenced West Coast hip hop due to the scene’s heavy sampling of his music over the years. Troutman was well known for his use of the talkbox, a device that is connected to an instrument (frequently a keyboard) to create different vocal effects. Roger used a custom-made talkbox—the Electro Harmonix “Golden Throat,” as well as a Yamaha DX100 FM synthesizer. As both lead singer of Zapp and in his subsequent solo releases, he scored a bevy of funk and R&B hits throughout the 1980s. In his later years, he was mostly known for singing the chorus to the hip-hop classic, “California Love”.
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awww man i miss rap city yo
Ras Kass, is sick in this ^^
0:42, Whos thaT ?
thnaks 4 da video never see r.i.p. roger troutman
TASH stole the show on this jam but he always does one of the best rappers of all time
DJ Quik and Ras kass! Please make that colabo happen ! My two favorite artists from the west!
R.I.P ROGER TROUTMAN
Yo homie you happen to have the song on hand? It’s a tight tribute!