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> Herbie Hancock (of "Rockit" fame)

I'm just being a grumpy old jazz fan, but it bothers me that he's not known for anything but Rockit. Even if it's just to note that he was sampled in "Cantaloop (Flip Fantasia),").

I know, it's not a culturally salient genre anymore, and I should shut up. Sorry.

Well, I'm an admirer of Herbie Hancock and I don't know what "Rockit" refers to. I hope that makes you feel better.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHhD4PD75zY

I'm all about Watermelon Man.

Kids are still learning jazz and other music history in schools that have good music programs.

Thanks, that is the one I thought of when I saw the headline. Great video. Though now that I watch these with my kids, my favorite episode is the one where he goes to a restaurant and they make him a cheese sandwich. It's just so darn normal.

Speaking of “Rockit”, does anyone have the lyrics? All sources seem to categorize it as strictly instrumental, but you can hear a distorted voice, and the music video clearly shows him speaking into a microphone.