{"id":760,"date":"2010-08-12T21:08:01","date_gmt":"2010-08-13T02:08:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.oldschoolhiphop.com\/?p=760"},"modified":"2013-12-03T12:22:04","modified_gmt":"2013-12-03T18:22:04","slug":"herbiehancock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.oldschoolhiphop.com\/artists\/others\/herbiehancock.htm","title":{"rendered":"Herbie Hancock"},"content":{"rendered":"

Okay, so maybe he isn’t exactly well known for his forays into hip hop, but in 1983 his song “Rockit” from the “Future Shock” album took scratching into the mainstream.<\/p>\n

With the help of Grand Mixer D.ST<\/a>., Hancock fused hip hop and jazz into a new sound.\u00a0 Many groups today have experimented with the a similar theme.\u00a0 Herbie and D.ST help start it all.<\/p>\n

Official Site – HerbieHancock.com<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n

Watch a performance of “Rockit” Live in 1985<\/strong><\/h3>\n