T Money (rapper)

T-Money (born Tyrone James Kelsie) is a rapper, actor, and former MTV Video Jockey. He was a member in the group Original Concept.[1] He was present in the evolution of hip hop as one of the first artists to produce bass music using the 808 drum machine.[1][2][3] This can be found in their songs Knowledge Me and Pump That Bass.[2][4][5] The elements of bass music and vinyl spinning remain a component in mainstream hip hop music.[2][4][6]

  1. ^ a b Def Jam Recordings: The First 25 Years of the Last Great Record Label (First ed.). Rizzoli New York (published 2011). October 11, 2022. p. 55. ISBN 978-0847833719.
  2. ^ a b c Larkin, Colin, ed. (1998). The Virgin encyclopedia of dance music: based on The encyclopedia of popular music (1. publ ed.). London: Virgin [u.a.] ISBN 978-0-7535-0252-5.
  3. ^ LLC, SPIN Media (1988). SPIN MAGAZINE. SPIN Media LLC. p. 109.
  4. ^ a b Charnas, Dan (2011). The big payback: the history of the business of hip-hop (First New American Trade Paperback Library printing ed.). New York: New American Library. ISBN 978-0-451-23478-0.
  5. ^ LLC, SPIN Media (1989). SPIN MAGAZINE. SPIN Media LLC. p. 76.
  6. ^ Coddington, Amy (2023-09-26). How Hip Hop Became Hit Pop: Radio, Rap, and Race. Univ of California Press. p. 91. ISBN 978-0-520-38392-0.