Nicole Paris and Ed Cage: A beatboxing lesson from a father-daughter duo
Nicole Paris et Ed Cage: Une leçon de beatbox d'un père et sa fille
Father-daughter beatboxing duo Nicole Paris and Ed Cage mix beats across generations. Full bio
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how we used to do it --
ce qu'on faisait avant --
dans les années 90.
de me provoquer.
to beatbox me to sleep?
bercée au beatbox ?
chill out, chill out.
revanche de ma part
calling me the loser.
par 50 millions de gens.
really know what beatboxing is,
ce qu'est réellement le beatbox,
them a little history --
of where it comes from.
un petit historique du beatbox.
New York, New York!
when we would go to parties,
and you would have the rapper.
electricity coming out of me,
what the beats was doing.
and when the rapper began to rap,
et commençait à rapper,
les rythmes étaient simples.
to do all type of stuff
à toutes sortes de choses
to humiliate the person
all your tuition, (Nicole laughs)
paie vos cours, (Nicole rigole)
à 50 millions de personnes
and call you "the loser."
de vous traiter de « nul ».
different in our house,
of us jamming in church.
we'll look at each other like,
"Aw, Dad -- listen to that."
« Oh Papa -- écoute ça. »
jam session and everything.
d'improvisation, etc.
just a tiny bit of our jam session?
en donnait un avant-goût ?
EC: Y'all ready for a jam session?
EC : Est-ce que vous êtes prêts ?
Je ne vous entends pas.
Come on, everybody stand up!
tout le monde ! Allez, tous debout !
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Nicole Paris and Ed Cage - BeatboxersFather-daughter beatboxing duo Nicole Paris and Ed Cage mix beats across generations.
Why you should listen
Nicole Paris, a beatbox artist and musician, gained notoriety and millions of fans when a YouTube battle against her mentor and father, Ed Cage, went viral within hours of its release.
Mixing current EDM (electronic dance music) sound, vibrant energy and passion to create new and unique beats, her freestyle instantly garnered worldwide acclaim and interest. Sparring live on ABC’s Good Morning America and the CBS Late, Late Show with James Corden, she was crowned the new face of beatbox by popular vote with Doug E. Fresh, Rahzel and other well-known beatboxers, hailing her natural talent.
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