Roger Troutman on The Talkbox [Video Soul - 1987] 

NOT MEEEE!!!!

Yeah that stupid comment/question kinda irritated me when he said that. Roger handled it well and most likely cursed him out under his breath for trying to diss him in public. If he would of asked me that it would be the last time I come on that show.

Agreed! Stupid question!

No one knows, he isn't alive. They could have had it been used in the mainstream for thirty years. Everything come and goes. No one is making computer love, he's one of a kind

I'm just saying though!✊🏽👏👏👏

Yes, most difinitely

his been honoer in dayton ohio

​@@peggatheecructhfield9624he deserves to be inducted into The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame 😊

Sometimes even extremely-talented artists need a "gimmick" to help them stand out in a crowded genre/industry. Take, for example, T-Pain using AutoTune...the dude can sing his ass off already, but he took control of that particular effect (and jacked the level WAY up, almost to the point of sounding like a robot...just like Troutman and his talkbox!) and used it to his advantage. And it clearly worked, bc AutoTune became an absolute staple of R&B radio hits in the 2000s.

In other words, the talkbox is simply a bonus.

Homey Iommi that’s about the best description of T-Pain I’ve ever read. I used to not like him at all, but in recent years.. he’s became a legend in my music world somehow.

It's not a gimmick, either. Not when Roger does it. Roger absolutely elevated talkbox to an artform.

its like an Alien has landed but can still pose as human

100% right!! Haters are blind! Life's too short to be so negative.

right.. Talkbox nation is thriving more than ever under his style in 2021

Yup yup

People say the same thing of auto tune but it’s been in pop music over 20 years now

2023 you hear mumble rappers using his idea.

james recio I miss my boy

james recio so true, luv this guy spirit, RIP we miss u😢

Even sadder his brother killed him and then killed himself all over money smh

@@mrbig6856 Wow I was gonna look up how he died. Damn.

ray hanes yeah it’s so messed up!

come on. it's not realy hard. sure needs some practice and a big mouth lol

@@Jaburu But you have to play the notes out

It's the same thing with Peter Frampton and his talkbox and guitar!

FACTS 💯

A lot of us are talented

Not true...

Im jp... of course he is.. lol

Andrew DePoy Who, then???

ALWAYS!🤗

Terrell James yes he is brought character to the talk box sound

That sure is a precious story. He seems like a nice guy

Aw that is so sweet

Mistah Mew he does man

Mistah Mew ikr

a cool guy killed by his brother....too sad :(

he was a very nice man & would give you the shirt off his back if you needed it, then go buy you 2 more and himself 2 more!

Hold This L. Debarge I'm glad to claim him from Ohio and he was one of the biggest inspirations for some of my favorite people in hip hop like DJ Quik and Erick Sermon

Amazing!!

He was brilliant.

That's amazing, Prince, Rick James and Ray Charles were virtuoso's like that.

right! he doesn't get the love he deserves... I wish I saw him live

word.. i tell people he's one of of the most complete artists ever.. so much more to him than the talkbox

Yeah I couldn't believe it!🙏🏽

mc hammer is pissed now...

he look like a magnum wrapper because with that voice he getting all the girls.

Lmao

What the heck is Donnie wearing though?

He's going for that medievel peasant look...lol

also he knew how to sing too

Yes his great....may he be R.I.P.

+Aurora Lopez yes rest in peace

Aurora Lopez you're right

Preach Ma'am❤️🙌🏾

262 likes, 6 years, and I’m the only reply

Freshest donald impression

Robert Alexander His son co founded Mint Condition!

What????? Wait, his son is in mint condition???

@@trawlins396 His oldest son, Roger Jr., was a founding member of Mint Condition, yes. He left the band in the late '80s to pursue a solo career. He also toured with Zapp back then and did release an album at the time, going by his mother's last name: Lynch, but later in his life, he began to call himself Roger Troutman II. Some sources refer to him as Roger Troutman Jr. I believe his replacement was Ricky, but I'm not 100% sure. Anyway, by the time Mint released their debut album in 1991, he was long gone. Still, he did contribute to their 1996 album, Definition of a Band, by playing vocoder on songs like "Raise Up," "Funky Weekend," and the like, but he never rejoined the band but continued releasing solo work. I heard that after Roger Sr. died, his son tried to patent the talkbox, but I don't know how true that is. But, Roger Jr., too, is dead. He was killed in the early 2000s. I don't think they ever found out who killed him or why, but he was beaten to death. They say his injuries were so severe that his head was caved in. Only 32 years old. Unfortunately, tragedy doesn't end there. Roger Jr.'s daughter Alexis died on New Year's Day 2020. She was an up-and-coming rapper out of St. Paul, MN; her stage name was Lexii Alijai. She was 21 years old. If my memory serves me correctly, she succumbed to an accidental drug overdose. Very sad. Lexii had the potential to make it all the way, for sure.

That’s so cool!

@@VENUS.SE7EN Wow, that’s so sad!!! I’m just reading this

+RJK 0:54 tho ....

Exactly! Roger was a freaking genius.

0:45 tho

@@maxaronow712 I like all his Small samples 💜

2:33 tho

Karmadog Indeed

True

He was beautiful inside and out.

I actually listen to the song a lot

How dare you? I've never seen Future playing a damn talkbox!

King Vis how dare me? What I am saying is , he is the originator of altering his voice on record. Gave people like Future inspiration to use autotune fool.

+Boss Chedda I give T-Pain credit for being a singer, even without using auto-tune. But What him and Future are doing is not comparable to Roger Troutman. They rely mostly on Software on the computer. Roger performed live, that's a difference. You can call Roger the father of someone like Teddy Riley, not Pain/Future!

King Vis​ u do have a point. Ur right

***** okok

Breed X me too. I always wanted to know what he sounded like

I had never heard him speak in his natural voice until I saw this 😂

Breed X 🤣🤣I use to tell my dad that. Like Roger fully emboded the talkbox and fully imitated a real singer, played the keys so well, plus he basically sung with the talkbox, he had like 500 watts he could speak almost fully with his voice, so he really was singing and playing. So it naturally sounded like him lol. So nobody could ever sound like him because its simply him.

Hilarious

Yeah, who STOLE and could never create their own sound. Don't compare mediocrity with true Funk and musicianship, innovations and creativity PLEASE .:: moderniare

That's not fair. Dr. Dre paid the rights to work with Roger Troutman. Not sure about the rest of them.

Man shut your dumbass up

Dr Dre never used a talk box in his life he actually featured Mr Troutman

@@pamperedgurl DJ quik paid homage and admitted Roger taught him how to you use it he the second best imo

Yesssss

Pancakes

bitches

Darling pinky

Lmfao!

That's not the correct quote, but okay.

Yes rip

choicemc...That, was the main cut in 1980..Dance, floor's in club's were over crowded, the DJ's would play it for 2 hours if not longer.. So, much fun and good times.. They, can try and copy all they want to, they, can't touch ZAPP!!!. Peace.

😂😂😂🔥

Me too. That shit gives me the chills. So dope

DAMN SHO' WAS!!!! ROGER HAD THE SHIIII GOING DOWN.

@@marilynhudson9879 DAMN RIGHT, I MISS THIS GROUP.....ESPECIALLY BACK IN (OUR) HEYYYY DAYZ DAMMIT!!!

They were your cousins, his brother Larry murdered him then killed himself in 1999.

Fr man. I’ve watching this video over 100x and get chills every time

And it makes you feel good, yes it does, don't you believe it

VERY

Exactlyyyy, wouldn't get tired of him period!!! Couldn't.

sherwinfitz yeah that dummy had no idea what was coming in the music industry.. spoiled bitch

I just think he was playing devil's advocate. He loves Roger and Zapp. I know because he pumped his song on the radio a few days ago in honor of Roger's birthday.

Don lemon?

@@Luvie1980 CNN commentator.

I don't think Donnie was hating, he just asked him what would he do when the voice box sound plays out!!

YES LORDDDDD, R.I.P. ROGER BABY!!!!

Ashley Francois Mr Talkbox was the talkboxer in 24k Magic

if you like that talkbox zapp sound, listen to Dogg Master! thank me later

alfredo corona there's players ten times better than dogg master... hazmat and fingazz kill 🐩

alfredo corona Fingazz Also Uses The Talkbox and Sounds Kind of Identical To Roger Troutman

Fuck bruno mars u dumb ass nigga. How can you even mention that synthetic biatch underneath this video.

HIS SOUND WILL (NEVER) DIE, EVERRRRR!!!!

Dammit, I do too!!!