Doo Bop by Miles Davis

About this episode

The episode explores Miles Davis' hip-hop record 'Doo Bop' and the complexities surrounding the artist's legacy.

Miles Davis made a hip-hop record. This should be an easy episode to do, right? I mean, we like Miles Davis. We like hip-hop. But… we also read Miles Davis' autobiography. This wasn't the episode we set out to make, but here we are. We've got some stuff to tangle with. And it's been brewing for some time. Our experience with music is shaped by our ideas about the people who make that music. Your mileage may vary, of course, but we've got a lot to unpack here. Bear with us. On a lighter note, Ralph made a beat for Michael to improvise over. You know, like on Doo-Bop. But things went horribly awry. You'll see. Don't forget to subscribe to hear new episodes every other Tuesday! Find us on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/rchpodcast.bsky.social Or send us an email: rosecoloredheadphonespodcast@gmail.com Our visual art was created by Elaine Banks (@elaineprints on IG).

People in this episode

Hosts: Ralph Mangeno, Michael Stohrer

Topics covered

• Miles Davis
• hip-hop
• music history
• autobiography
• improvisation

Keywords

• Miles Davis
• Doo Bop
• hip-hop
• music history
• autobiography

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Bluesky, Elaine Banks

Books & works: Doo Bop

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