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Rodney-O & Joe Cooley are noted west coast hip hop pioneers from Compton, California, best known for tracks such as "Everlasting Bass," "Cooley High," and "This is for the Homies." Rodney-O is a rapper and Joe Cooley is a DJ. The group also included occasional vocals from hype man General Jeff. The group's first record was distributed by Macola Records, which also distributed seminal works by Eazy-E, N.W.A and Ice-T. Having met him during their days at Ichiban, the duo worked with Vanilla Ice as a producing group called "Tha Hit-Men" between 1992 to 1994. Joe Cooley is considered one of the most influential scratch DJs. His sound was often characterized by using a switch instead of a fader. The "Joe Cooley" scratch he pioneered consists of rapidly executed stab-backscribble-chirp combinations. ==Discography== * 1988 ''Me And Joe'' (Egyptian Empire) U.S. #187〔(Billboard ), Allmusic〕 :– Notable singles include: ''This is For the Homies'', ''Supercuts'', ''Cooley High'' and ''Everlasting Bass'' * 1990 ''Three the Hard Way'' (Atlantic) U.S. #128〔 * 1991 ''Get Ready to Roll'' (Ichiban Records), samples Love Rollercoaster * 1992 ''Fuck New York'' (Psychotic) :– Notable singles include: ''You Don't Hear Me Tho and ''Humps For the Boulevard'' * 1995 ''Everlasting Hits: The Best Of Rodney O & Joe Cooley'' (React) * 1998 ''The Final Chapter'' (React America) * 1999 ''Veteran's Day'' (Kritical) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Rodney-O & Joe Cooley」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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