Ronnie Hudson

Ronnie Hudson
Birth name Ronald Hudson
Born (1957-02-04) February 4, 1957
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Origin Los Angeles, California
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 Dr. Dre, Tupac Shakur, Snoop Dogg, The Real Richie Rich, DJ King Assassin
Website ronniehudson.com

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

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 Rufus Thomas on the "Breakdown", and Luther Ingram on "If (Loving you is wrong I don't want to be right)".

Career

Ronnie Hudson Worked in the hip hop genre with multi-platinum recording, "West Coast Poplock".[3] Dr.Dre and many other artists including 2pac with California Love and Snoop Dogg with the Poplock 2 have sampled this song. 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.[4] 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. [5] It was later recorded and sampled by Dr. Dre & 2Pac as "California Love". Both quickly became undisputed West Coast anthems by KDAY.[6] Hudson's work is featured in films including The Social Network, Iron Man II, and South Central, and the video game Grand Theft Auto San Andreas.[7] While at Stax Records, he recorded and toured with Isaac Hayes on his Grammy-winning soundtrack for the 1970s hit movie Shaft.

Hudson made a comeback with his album Westcoastin', in which West Coast Poplock was renamed to "West Coast Poplock 2020" and was re-mastered

2014: Ronnie Hudson presents Westcoastin – EP

Hudson's debut album was Westcoastin. 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 producers, including The Real Richie Rich, Lee "DJ Flash" Johnson and Larry "Captain Rapp" Glenn as the album's executive producers.

Discography

  • Ronnie Hudson's discography at Discogs

Filmography

Soundtracks

  • 2010: The Social Network (performer: "West Coast Poplock"), (writer: "West Coast Poplock")
  • 2010: Iron Man 2 (writer: "California Love" (Single Version))
  • 2010: Valentine's Day (writer: "California Love")
  • 2013: That Music Show (TV Series) (writer – 1 episode, 2005 vs. 1995), (writer: "California Love" – uncredited)

Actor

  • 2013: California Dreamers (as Ronnie 'GEE')

See also

References

  1. ↑ Talkin’ and Poplockin’ with Westcoastin’s Ronnie Hudson thevinyldistrict.com May 26, 2014. Retrieved. May 26, 2014
  2. ↑ Ronnie Hudson Is Behind the Iconic "California Love" Sample laweekly.com May 26, 2014, Retrieved May 26, 2014
  3. ↑ 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
  4. ↑ GTA San Andreas : Soundtrack gtasanandreas.net May 28, 2014 Retrieved. May 28, 2014
  5. ↑ Talkin’ and Poplockin’ with Westcoastin’s Ronnie Hudson thevinyldistrict.com May 26, 2014 Retrieved. May 26, 2014
  6. ↑ Ronnie Hudson Is Behind the Iconic "California Love" Sample laweekly.com May 28, 2014 Retrieved May 28, 2014
  7. ↑ GTA San Andreas soundtrack list allmusic.com May 26, 2014 Retrieved. May 26, 2014
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