Westcoastin'
| Ronnie Hudson | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Ronald Hudson |
| Born |
February 4, 1957 Washington, D.C., United States |
| Origin | Los Angeles |
| Genres | Hip hop, funk, electro |
| Occupation(s) | Rapper, producer, bassist |
| Instruments | Vocals, drums, keyboards, drum machine, sampler, bass |
| Years active | 1974–present |
| Labels | Rappers Rapp Records, iWest Entertainment |
| Associated acts | Dr. Dre, Tupac Shakur, Snoop Dogg, The Real Richie Rich, DJ King Assassin |
| Website | ronniehudson |
Ronald "Ronnie" Hudson (born February 4, 1957 in Washington, D.C.), is an American artist, bassist, composer and record producer. He is notable for the hit song "West Coast Poplock", which later sampled in Dr. Dre and Tupac Shakur's song entitled "California Love".
Reared in Washington, D.C., Hudson began developing his craft at the age of sixteen, playing bass in the band of his friend and mentor Charles Harrington. He eventually started his own band, Chapter One, with Al Johnson, after playing with Chuck Brown and the Soul Searchers. He later moved to Memphis, Tennessee, to become one of Stax Records recording bassists. At Stax Records, he recorded and toured with Isaac Hayes on his Grammy-winning soundtrack for the 1970s hit movie Shaft, and multi-platinum Black Moses. He also recorded and co-produced songs with Rufus Thomas on the "Breakdown", and Luther Ingram on "If (Loving you is wrong I don't want to be right)".
Ronnie Hudson Worked in the hip hop genre with multi-platinum recording, West coast Poplock. Dr.Dre and many other artists including 2pac with California Love and Snoop Dogg with the Poplock 2 have sampled this song. Consisting of a three-man horn section, upright piano, guitar, percussions and drums, with Hudson on the bass guitar, the band is paired with vocals.
"West Coast Poplock" is one of the most popular singles by Ronnie Hudson and the Street People and was released in 1982. The song was featured in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas in the fictional radio station Bounce FM. Immediately adopted as an anthem by KDAY, "West Coast Poplock" has rarely left radio since its release 32 years ago. It has been sampled by N.W.A, Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre, Scarface and Mos Def. The song is notable for its sample in Dr. Dre's and 2pac's song "California Love", which was released on Death Row Records label in 1995. It was later recorded and sampled by Dr. Dre & 2Pac as "California Love". Both quickly became undisputed West Coast anthems by KDAY. Hudson's work is featured in films including The Social Network, Iron Man II, and South Central, and the video game Grand Theft Auto San Andreas. While at Stax Records, he recorded and toured with Isaac Hayes on his Grammy-winning soundtrack for the 1970s hit movie Shaft.
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