Otis

We got to listen to Otis Redding in class the other week and I really enjoyed his singing. But what I really heard when we listened to the song Try a Little Tenderness was the song Otis by Kanye West and Jay-Z. I think it is really cool that rappers and musicians today are using parts of songs from years ago. Otis Redding released the song Try a Little Tenderness in 1966 and the song Otis by Kanye West and Jay-Z came out in 2011. I find it really cool that they would sample something from a song that came out almost 50 years ago and use it for music now. Back to Otis Redding, I really enjoy his voice and I enjoy soul music and I think that music from the past is much better than this shit some rappers put out now a days. Although I do listen to rap and rock from my time I prefer old bands like the Beatles and artists like Otis Redding and various others. I am now going to be looking for more references to old songs in rappers music now a days. Otis by Kanye and Jay-Z