Understanding Thundercat

Stephen Bruner aka Thundercat is known for complex bass melodies and his falsetto to result in a mixture of soulful Jazz Fusion. He's known for hits such as Them Changes and his albums have been celebrated jazz records in their own right: The Age of Apocalypse, Apocalypse, Drunk, It Is What it is. His influence has spanned Kendrick Lamar’s DAMN. and To Pimp a Butterfly, Kamasi Washington’s Heaven and Earth and The Epic, Erykah Badu’s New Amerykah diptych, Janelle Monáe’s Dirty Computer, and records by Mac Miller, Flying Lotus, Childish Gambino, Travis Scott, Kali Uchis, Jhené Aiko, Moses Sumney. And yes his name stems from the American Japanese Cartoon thundercats. 00:00 Introduction 02:50 The Golden Age of Apocalypse 04:52 Apocalypse 07:29 Drunk 09:28 It is What it is