Zapp's "More Bounce to the Ounce" (1980) was the brainchild of Roger Troutman, a Dayton, Ohio musician obsessed with the talk box — a device that routes synthesizer sound through a tube held in the musician's mouth, creating a distinctive "talking instrument" effect. The track is built on a pulsing, electronic funk groove that sounds simultaneously futuristic and deeply funky, with Troutman's talk box weaving through the mix like a robotic vocal.

The record became one of the foundational samples of West Coast G-funk, with Dr. Dre, DJ Quik, and 2Pac all drawing from its electronic funk palette. Troutman's talk box became the sonic signature of an entire regional style, and "More Bounce to the Ounce" sits alongside Parliament and Kraftwerk as one of the records that defined electronic funk's influence on hip-hop.