Frankie Smith is a funk musician and R&B/soul song writer. Funk music was originated by African Americans, e. ... Rhythm and blues (or R & B) is a musical marketing term introduced in the United States in the late 1940s by Billboard magazine. ... The soul, according to many religious and philosophical traditions, is a self-aware ethereal substance particular to a unique living being. ...

He was a writer for funk and soul artists such as the O'Jays and The Spinners. He has also been influential in the careers of modern day rappers Tone Lōc and Ice Cube. Image File history File links Children_of_Tomorrow_Album_cover. ... Image File history File links Children_of_Tomorrow_Album_cover. ... The OJays were a 1970s Philadelphia soul group, originally consisting of Walter Williams, Bill Isles, Bobby Massey, William Powell and Eddie Levert. ... The Spinners are a Detroit, Michigan -based soul band popular in the 1960s and 1970s. ... Tone Lōc (born Anthony Terrell Smith on March 3, 1966) is an American hip hop artist and actor, most well-known for his 1989 hit singles Wild Thing and Funky Cold Medina. He is also known for his deep, gravelly, hoarse voice. ... Ice Cube (born OShea Jackson on June 15, 1969 in Los Angeles, California) is an American rapper, actor and film director. ...

With his 1981 single "Double Dutch Bus" released by WMOT records, Smith popularized a nonsensical form of slang, in which "iz" is placed in the middle of a word (place becomes plizace) or the last letters of a word are replaced with "-izzle" (sure becomes shizzle). The style became part of hip-hop slang, and was popularized by rappers Snoop Dogg and E-40, and today holds a place in popular slang. "Double Dutch Bus" itself has been sampled frequently in hip-hop music, including Snoop Dog's "Snoop Dogg (What's My Name, Pt. 2)" and Missy Elliott's "Gossip Folks", both records produced by Timbaland. 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Categories: Song-to-band redirects ... -izzle is an English suffix used for pop-culture hip hop slang. ... This article needs cleanup. ... Alphanumeric List 1-9 1200 Techniques 2 Live Crew Fresh Kid Ice Luke Skyywalker Mr. ... Calvin Broadus (born October 20, 1971, in Long Beach, California), better known as Snoop Dogg (other nicknames include Snoop Doggy Dogg, Tha Doggfather, The Bigg Boss Dogg, Bigg Snoop Dogg, and The D-O Double G) is a rapper, record producer and actor from the United States. ... Earl Stevens (born November 15, 1967 in Vallejo, California), best known by his stage name Earl Stevens is a Bay Area rapper. ... Categories: Song-to-band redirects ... Hip hop music, also referred to as rap or rap music, is a style of popular music which came into existence in the United States during the mid-1970s, and became a large part of modern pop culture during the 1980s. ... Melissa Arnette Elliott (born July 1, 1971), better known as Missy Elliott, is an American singer, MC, songwriter, and record producer born in Portsmouth, Virginia. ... Timbaland, also known as Thomas Crown (born Timothy Z. Mosley in Norfolk, Virginia on March 10, 1971), is an American hip hop and R&B record producer and rapper whose style influenced both genres even helping to blur the distinction between the two, as well as Pop and Dance music. ...

An album was released to cash in on the success of "Double Dutch Bus," but content-wise, it is weak at best, consisting mainly of endless variations on the title song.

External link

• PhillySounds' Frankie Smith Page