Old School Rap: For people age 25 and up

[jason_g_718]

I was just going through some old tapes that I haven't listened to in probably 10-13 years. I'm going to be 28 in March and I grew up with all the 80's rap acts. Run DMC, Beastie Boys, Fat Boys, Fresh Prince, MC Hammer, Young MC, Public Enemy...the list goes on. For those of you who are my age or older, what 80's rap acts had the most impact on your life? I mean, what act(s) made you look at things differently, what acts made you like different kinds of rap music? What artists did you emulate?

For me it was all about Fat Boys, Fresh Prince, DMC and Young MC mostly. I had BB tapes and PE tapes, but the aforementioed names in the first sentence were the acts that REALLY made me decide that I loved rap music over anything else.

Some of my favorite 80's rap songs included:
Jellyroll -Fat Boys
My Adidas -DMC
Walk This Way -DMC ft. Aerosmith
Mary Mary -DMC
Beats To The Rhyme -DMC
Pricipals Office -Young MC
Fastest Rhyme -Young MC
Jailhouse Rap -Fat Boys
Wipe Out -Fat Boys

These were some of my faves. I was 3-13 from 1980-1990, so I wasn't really really into the political stuff like the PE's. I mean, I listened to them and I thought acts like that were the shit, but I never really listened deeply to the lyrics cuz I was a kid.

What's some of y'alls faves?

 

[sniper]

u kiddin rite.....................u aint 28 r u ?

 

[ARon]

Rakim, Kool G Rap, Herc, Big Daddy Kane, Whodini, Kool Keith, BDP, LL. Thats who i was mainly listenin too, my older brother listened to "friends" everyday i think, got annoying as hell. Run-DMC was in everyone tape deck though. Young MC had that nice ass flow, always loving him. FAT BOYYSSSSS, man thats a calssic song right there. PE is laways a must, but you brought up a good point about the age.

I'd say break down rap into the eras. ALthough you can break it down a lot lot more.
80's-early early 90's
90's-to i'd say about 98
then from 98 and so on.
What do you think you listen to most.

 

[jason_g_718]

Rakim, Kool G Rap, Herc, Big Daddy Kane, Whodini, Kool Keith, BDP, LL. Thats who i was mainly listenin too, my older brother listened to "friends" everyday i think, got annoying as hell. Run-DMC was in everyone tape deck though. Young MC had that nice ass flow, always loving him. FAT BOYYSSSSS, man thats a calssic song right there. PE is laways a must, but you brought up a good point about the age.

Yeah, Young MC, Fat Boys, Fresh Prince...they were the ones that I listened to most. I remember I was in 8th grade in 1990 and we had to do a report on our favorite musician. I decided to do mine on Young MC and in the speech, we had to read the lyrics from our favorite song. I think I picked "Principal's Office". I remember getting laughed at because I was literally the only person in my class who listened to rap music and everyone else thought rap music was horrible.


I'd say break down rap into the eras. ALthough you can break it down a lot lot more.
80's-early early 90's
90's-to i'd say about 98
then from 98 and so on.
What do you think you listen to most.[/QUOTE]

For the past 5 years most of the rap I listen to has been the stuff that came out of 1990-96, actually, with some 80s' shit thrown in. The Chronic, Doggystyle, MATW, AEOM, Makaveli, Warren G's shit, Young MC, Fat Boys and DMC.

I really need to go back and get some old albums that I lost from the 80's.

 

[*suspect#1*]

eastcoast classics old to mid 90s

rebel without a pause-public enemy
show em whatcha got-public enemy
i aint no joke-eric b and rakim
paid in full-eric b and rakim
aint my type of hype-full force
aint no half steppin-big daddy kane
childrens story-slick rick
paul revere-beastie boys
the show-doug e fresh
la di da di-doug e fresh
psk-schooly d
you gots to chill-epmd
i got it made-special ed
you got what i need-bizmarkie-vapors-biz markie
it takes two-rob base and dj ez rock
9mm goes bang-boogie down prductions
push it-salt n peppa
im bad-ll cool j
illen-run dmc
tricky-run dmc
its like that-run dmc
radio-ll cool j
award tour-tribe called quest
funhouse-kid n play
nuff respect-big daddy kane
juice-eric b and rakim
opp naughty by nature
ghetto bastard-naughty by nature
chritmas in hollis-run dmc
cant do nothin-public enemy
welcome to teh terrordome-public enemy
rulers back-slick rick
public enemy no 1-public enemy
sometimes i rhyme slow-nice n smooth
any 2 live crew
cant truss it-public enemy
sucker mcs-run dmc

early 90s
alongwaytogo-gang starr
tic toc-lords of the underground
inc ride-masta ace incorperated
das efx-they want efx
very special-big daddy kane
hip hop hooray-naughty by nature
uptown anthem-naughty by nature
slam-onyx
wu tang-36 chmabers album
this or that-black sheep
nas-ill matic
one more chance remix-notoruis big
shook ones pt 2- mobb deep
survival of teh fittest-mobb deep
beast from the east-lost boyz
me and my crazy world-lost boyz
flava in yo ear remix-craig mack
4th cahmber-gza
shadowboxin-gza
sugar hill-az
dead presidenst-jay z
teh message-nas
shimmy on ya-odb
how high-redman and method man
fugeela-fugees
ready or not-fugees
aint no nigga-jay z
rawhide-odb
i need you tonight-junior mafia
get money-junior mafia
tribe called quest-beats rhymes and life album
woo ha-busta ryhmes
bring da pain-method man
feel me flow-naughty by nature

 

[*suspect#1*]

87-late 95 early 96 *repost*

nwa-staright outta compton
nwa-dopeman
nwa-8 ball
nwa-gangsta gangsta
nwa-100 miles and runnin
nwa-jus dont bite it
nwa-fuck the police
nwa-sa prize (fuck the police 2)
nwa-alwayz in to somthin
nwa-rather fuck you
nwa-real niggaz dont die
nwa-real niggaz

mc ren-behind the scenes
mc ren-final frontier
mc ren-attack on babylon
mc ren-do u believe
mc ren-shock of the hour
mc ren-mad scientist

eazy e-boyz in the hood
eazy e-eazy duz it
eazy e-only if u want it
eazy e-niggaz my height dont fight
eazy e-merry muthaphuckin christmas
eazy e-real mutha phuckin gz
eazy e-down to the last roach
eazy e-still a nigga

ice t-peel there caps back
ice t-im your pusher
ice t-hunted child
ice t-peel there caps back
ice t-colors
ice t-6 in the mornin
ice t-squeeze the trigger
ice t-new jack hustler
ice t-the tower
ice t-midnight

paperboy-ditty

n2deep-back to the hotel

dr dre-nuthin but a g thing
dr dre-deep cover
dr dre-let me ride
dr dre-deez nutz
dr dre-keep there heads ringin
dr dre-dre day
dr dre-bitchez aint shit
dr dre-natural born killaz

snoop doggy dogg-whats my name
snoop doggy dogg-gin and juice
snoop doggy dogg-tha shiznit
snoop doggy dogg-cereal killa

bone-thuggish ruggish bone
bone-4 tha love of money
bone-everyday thing
bone-first of tha month
bone-mo murda

westside connection-bow down
westside connection-the gangsta teh killa and the dope deala
westside connection-cross em out and put a k


ice cube-how to survive in south centeral
ice cube-nigga you love to hate
ice cube-once upon the time in the projects
ice cube-endangered species
ice cube-you cant fade me
ice cube-steady mobbin
ice cube-bird in the hand
ice cube-wicked
ice cube-when will they shoot
ice cube-it was a good day
ice cube-check yo self-remix
ice cube-whos the mack
ice cube-really doe
ice cube-you know how we do it
ice cube-ghetto bird
ice cube-jackin for beats
ice cube-robbin hood

turn off the lights-worl class wreckin crew

rodney o and joe cooley-everlasting bass

wc and the maad circle-the one
wc and the maad circle-west up
wc-fuckin with a house party

mack 10-on them thangs
mack 10-mozi wozi
mack 10-fo life
mack 10-hoo bangin

jayo felony-loc is on his own

dove shack-summertime in the lbc

mc breed-aint no future in your frontin

bloods-piru love

pharcyde-passin me by
pharcyde-runnin

outkast-myintrotoletyouknow
outkast-aint no thing
outkast-players ball
outkast-elevators
outkast-atliens


souls of mischief-93 till infinity

mista grimm-indo smoke

boss-deeper

toddy tee-batter ram

king t-played like a piano
king t-paybacks a mutha

comptons most wanted-growin up in the hood
comptons most wanted-hood took me under
comptons most wanted-in too deep
mc eiht-straight up menace
mc eiht-4 tha money
mc eiht-take 2 with me
mc eiht-goin out like geez

cypress hill-how i could kill a man
cypress hill-hits from the bong
cypress hill-illusions
cypress hill-throw ya hands in the air


dj quik-tonite
dj quik-bombud
dj quik-jus lyke compton
dj quik-mo pussy
dj quik-cant fuck wit a nigga
dj quik-dollarz + sense

warren g-regulate
warren g-so many ways
warren g-this dj

tha twinz-eastside lb

above the law-never missin a beat
above the law-black superman

da lench mob-gueriilas in the mist
da lench mob-lord have mercy
da lench mob-guerrillas aint gangstas

2nd II none-more than a player
2nd II none-if you want it

spice 1-187 he wrote
spice 1-clip and the trigga
spice 1-mo mail
spice 1-murda show
spice 1-rip
spice 1-runnin out the crack house
spice 1-welcome to the ghetto
spice 1-d boyz got love for me
spice 1-face of a desperate man
spice 1-born II die
spice 1-jealous got me strapped
spice 1-1990 sick
spice 1-sucka ass niggas
spice 1-1-800

domino-ghetto jam
domino-sweet patatoe pie

luniz-i got 5 on it
luniz i got 5 on it bay area ballas remix

e 40-captain save a hoe
e 40-neva broke
e 40-extra mannish
e 40-sidewayz
e 40-dusted n disgusted
e 40-da bumble
e 40-fed

celly cel-heat 4 yo azz
celly cel-goin down tonight
celly cel-what u niggaz thought
celly cel-4 tha skrilla



geto boys-mind playin tricks on me
geto boys-it aint shit
geto boys-straight gangstaism

scarface-minute to pray second to die
scarface-seen a man die
scarface-hand of a dead bodie

da brat-funkdafied
da brat-da b side

sir mix alot-posses on broadway

too short-dopefiend beat
too short-life is
too short-cusswords
too short-its your life
too short-in the trunk
too short-so you wanna be a gangsta
too short-aint no love in oakland
too short-im a a player
too short-just another day

pooh man-sex money and murder
pooh man-fuckin wit dank

ant banks-2 kill a g

dru down-pimp of the year

coolio-fantastic voyage
coolio-locked in teh closet
coolio-gangstas paradise

tha dogg pound-big pimpin
tha dogg pound-what would u do
tha dogg pound-lets play house
tha dogg pound-smooth

the doc-formula
the doc-no one can do it better

jj fad-supersonic

 

[VENOMOUS]

yeah r u 28?

 

[sniper]

jason for real are u 28 ??

 

[MC mufasa]

^ stick to the topic.

 

[sniper]

yes sir !!!

 

[pclvson]

anything from BDP, kane ummmm can't think of anything else but oh slick rick, but yeah dmn taking it back though

 

[sniper]

yeh how he gonna be 28 and neva heard of illmatic till now. puhleaaaaaaaaaze.

 

[dedbrd]

i can honestly say that i learned more about black history from public enemy than i did in any book in school so i would say PE had the biggest impact on me out of all the old rap acts. i am about the same, i have been listening since about when the fat boys first started but i didn't really get hooked on rap until i bought straight outta compton when i was a sophmore in high school but since then i have been an addict.

 

[VENOMOUS]

well is he 28?

 

[OxyContin]

yes, Jason is 28!!! Dammit...

Stick to the topic!!!

 

[VENOMOUS]

well how he 28 and doesnt know what hiphop/rap is ?Plus never heard illmatic?

 

[jason_g_718]

yeh how he gonna be 28 and neva heard of illmatic till now. puhleaaaaaaaaaze.

Who told you I never heard of Illmatic till now? Don't believe everything you hear...especially in here.

 

[jason_g_718]

yes, Jason is 28!!! Dammit...

Stick to the topic!!!

lol, what up Nasquad?

Man, these people (aban, hurts, sniper) are fuckin' idiots.

 

[jason_g_718]

well how he 28 and doesnt know what hiphop/rap is ?Plus never heard illmatic?

You don't pay attention. I listened to Illmatic when it first dropped, didn't like it.

I appreciate it now, though.

Stop riding Nas' dick. Illmatic is not the only rap CD in the world.

 

[VENOMOUS]

im riding nas dick?how? please elaborate.But in the mean time ill just own 4 now

OK, since I am unemployed and looking for a job, I have no money. My sister heard me talking on Wednesday about the fact that I wanted to peep out The Documentary and Illmatic but didn't really want to buy them because I didn't know if I'd like them. Thursday, my sister comes home and gives me both albums.

So I popped Illmatic and I still didn't like it AT ALL. Upon the first listen, I was like "this shit is boring, bad beats and some are mediocre at best and Nas' voice is boring as well.

Upon the second listen, I started to like "Life's A Bitch". The beat is good for it and I was REALLY impressed with AZ. Don't know why, but I don't think I've ever heard AZ and if I have I don't remember. I really liked him.

third, fourth, fifth, sixth shot went buy. Yep, listened to it SIX different times...STILL didnt' like it.

LOL, this shit is funny. Popped about 5 roxycontin, smoked a joint, popped Illmatic in...and I liked it. Liked it a lot actually. Now..I don't know if I'll feel the same when Im sober tomorrow morning, but right now I'm high as fuck and diggin Illmatic.

The songs that stand out most to me are:
Represent
One Time 4 Your Mind
It Ain't Hard To Tell
Memorly Lane

The rest of the songs are good too, but the ones I listed above are the ones that I think will end up being my faves, and in the order I listed them.

Oh oh oh but you heard it when it 1st dropped? by the way did you read bank robbers sig? You know one of the posters you respect so much.