http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.68966&rws=%2Froger%2Ftop-tracks.rssG-Funk rolled into suburban homes in the Midwest on souped up funk hydraulics, wheezing keyboards and vocodor boxes -- all of which were borrrowed from Electro-Funk. By the time Dr. Dre became a megastar, Electro-Funk's biggest vocodor advocates and innovators, Zapp and their frontman-turned-solo-artist Roger Troutman, had stopped releasing music due to fading public interest. Which isn't to say they hadn't left their mark: Zapp earned several chart notches, while Roger's solo "I Want to Be Your Man" and "Computer Love" -- two sublime songs that twist and turn with every wriggling note -- did the radio and Billboard rounds. After the records stopped selling and he threw in the towel, Roger's role as G-Funk predecessor was highlighted by an appearance on the Dre/2Pac hit "California Love." In 1999, Troutman's brother (and former Zapp member) Larry ended both their lives in a double murder/suicide. - Kali HollowayElectro-Funken720Mon, 21 Dec 2009 09:53:17 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.68966&rws=%2Froger%2Ftop-tracks.rss G-Funk rolled into suburban homes in the Midwest on souped up funk hydraulics, wheezing keyboards and vocodor boxes -- all of which were borrrowed from Electro-Funk. By the time Dr. Dre became a megastar, Electro-Funk's biggest vocodor advocates and innovators, Zapp and their frontman-turned-solo-artist Roger Troutman, had stopped releasing music due to fading public interest. Which isn't to say they hadn't left their mark: Zapp earned several chart notches, while Roger's solo "I Want to Be Your Man" and "Computer Love" -- two sublime songs that twist and turn with every wriggling note -- did the radio and Billboard rounds. After the records stopped selling and he threw in the towel, Roger's role as G-Funk predecessor was highlighted by an appearance on the Dre/2Pac hit "California Love." In 1999, Troutman's brother (and former Zapp member) Larry ended both their lives in a double murder/suicide. - Kali Holloway http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2760534&rws=%2Froger%2Ftop-tracks.rss Electro-Funk Tue, 23 Jul 1996 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Roger on Rhapsody Online 2760534 tra.2760534 Roger art.68966 0.0 Love Jams, Volume 2 alb.112968 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/9/2/9/1299292_170x170.jpg 2003-03-21 00:00:00.0 1996-07-23 00:00:00.0 false I Want To Be Your Man tra.2760534 243000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2760534&rws=%2Froger%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2760534&variant=data&rws=%2Froger%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.17203951&variant=play&rws=%2Froger%2Ftop-tracks.rss Electro-Funk Wed, 9 Jul 2008 12:52:25 -0700 Top Tracks by Roger on Rhapsody Online 17203951 tra.17203951 Roger art.68966 0.99 The Compilation: Greatest Hits II & More alb.17202175 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