like in da Beyonce deja vu song she says 808 and i heard it in alot of otha songs
2006-07-04 06:55:51 · 8 answers · asked by mightyrocket08 1 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Celebrities
It refers to the Roland TR-808, one of the first popular electronic drum machines of the early '80s. Google it and you'll find more info, it initially gained popularity with bands like Genesis, only later did it find its way into the hands of seminal hip-hop and rap artists as a cheap replacement for real drums.
2006-07-04 06:57:53 · answer #1 · answered by Timothy W 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Area code! Wow. Tahts some funny stuff. Yeah Roland TR-808. I had an R-8. Was the best thing I ever purchased.
2006-07-04 14:11:35 · answer #2 · answered by Jay T 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
808 drum machine deep bass kicks made by- Roland.... Phat bass to hear the 808 listen to boyz in the hood by - Easy e
2006-07-04 14:05:14 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
808 is the area code they are singing about like eminem 313. i think thats how you spell it.
2006-07-04 13:58:22 · answer #4 · answered by late_sleeper35 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its a Bass type in music from a drum machine.
2006-07-04 13:58:43 · answer #5 · answered by Louis Z 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its like and electric drum machine.
2006-07-04 14:02:54 · answer #6 · answered by Ms.Meka 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's an area code to a phone number.
2006-07-04 13:57:04 · answer #7 · answered by Miss.Canada 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=808
its a...
synthesiser
hawaiian area code
drum
....and more
2006-07-04 14:02:56 · answer #8 · answered by chaseme_00 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋