OT Old School Rap

[B1GEast]

Master Ace

Kwame

 

[Mr. French]

I started on rap in the 90s but can appreciate some earlier stuff...

Love Beasties, me and my brother used to rock to Special Ed he was killer but not super popular.

Then I really got into it with Tupac and Big. Always a Tupac guy.

 

[CAHUSKY]

The Sugar Hill Gang

I have their greatest hits CD in my truck. I haven’t played a cd in about 5 years but I’m going to toss it in today.

 

[CAHUSKY]

And you’re class of 2013?

I was on the 27 year plan. Left in 92’ with 6 units left to graduate. Finished them in 2013. Started JC initially in 1986.

 

[ColchVEGAS]

Best producer of all time DJ Premier...

GangStarr, A Tribe Called Quest, Nas, De La Soul, Wu-Tang, Souls of Mischief, Pharcyde, NWA...the list goes on

The golden era may have passed but hip-hop is still alive and well you just have to look under some rocks for it. Just do not turn the radio on that is for sure.

 

[nomar]

I was on the 27 year plan. Left in 92’ with 6 units left to graduate. Finished them in 2013. Started JC initially in 1986.

"You know, a lot of people go to college for 27 years."

 

[Horatio]

My Avatar pic

 

[QDOG5]

Elvis was a hero to most

 

[UC313]

My Avatar pic

When that mass appeal beat drops. Forget it. Back that up with some krs one step into a world and im lookin to start drinkin.

Some long forgotten faves of mine are boot camp click, south central cartel, lords of the underground, nine.

 

[kris1]

No one mentions Brand Nubian and Grand Puba???? C’mon man, slow down!!!

 

[superjohn]

Nas, AZ, Kool G Rap, Biggie, Brand Nubian, Ice Cube, Big Pun, Big Daddy Kane, Gang Starr, Wu Tang, Pac, Hieroglyphics, by Nature, Rakim, Camp Lo, Run DMC, Dilated Peoples, Redman, LL, Tribe, Organized Konfusion, De La, Jeru the Damaja, Beasties, Fugees, Big L, Ras Kass, Goodie Mobb, Outkast, WC, Scarface, Mobb Deep, The Roots, Snoop, Eminem, Royce Da 5'9, Eazy-E, Bone Thugs, Group Home, Black Sheep, The Pharcyde. There's so much more and haven't even delved into any underground...

Best DJ's of all-time Preemo, Dre, and J Dilla. Preemo's beats alone make Group Home Livin' Proof a classic album.

 

[kris1]

KMD or Ed OG & Da Bulldogs....Classic Hip Hop....boyeeee!!!

 

[superjohn]

KMD or Ed OG & Da Bulldogs....Classic Hip Hop....boyeeee!!!

Boston guys, right?

 

[kris1]

Boston guys, right?

Roxbury, MA same as Shabazz Bozie Napier.

 

[Dove]

Fusing rock with rap, boyeeee!!

 

[Dove]

This song was the shizzz way back when...

 

[Dove]

And there's Roxanne herself!!!!!!!!!

 

[ColchVEGAS]

KMD or Ed OG & Da Bulldogs....Classic Hip Hop....boyeeee!!!

Solid. Add some Big Shug and you have classic MA rappers covered. I think a lot of people forget Guru was from Boston too.

Statik Selektah is keeping the Boston rap scene alive too.

 

[ZenConn]

Nas - Illmatic

 

[formerlurker]

Old school? Sitting in my bedroom every Friday night so I could tape Rap Attack on WBLS with Marly Marl and Mr Magic.

 

[kris1]

Old school? Sitting in my bedroom every Friday night so I could tape Rap Attack on WBLS with Marly Marl and Mr Magic.

Then getting pissed because the tape in the cassette deck ran out in the middle of a good sound....

 

[kris1]

Nice & Smooth and KSolo....

 

[kris1]

One of my all time favorites EPMD....

Parrish Smith attended SCSU and played TE on the football team.

 

[olehead]

The 90's is considered old school for hip hop.

I hate that. When did 80's hip hop concede ok skool status?

 

[UC313]

I was at work and one of the young guys was cleaning up some gear and had the fugees goin. Ya cant not sing Ready or Not so i got into it.

Kid says i like old school.

I say i remember when this album came out. (Sulked back to my office)

 

[Horatio]

 

[olehead]

Where's Nas, Ed OG and the Bulldogs, Spoonie G, Kool G Rap, Brand Nubians, Jungle Brothers, Masta Ace, Bizmarkie, Jeru the Damaja, Black Moon, Smif n Wessun, Heltah Skeltah and the rest of the Bootcamp Clik. Lastly one of my favorite yet least heralded duos were the U.M.C's (blue cheese).

 

[Horatio]

Old school? Sitting in my bedroom every Friday night so I could tape Rap Attack on WBLS with Marly Marl and Mr Magic.

The best of times. Don't get me started.

 

[alexd]

Can't believe no mention of this one....."The Sgt. Pepper of hip hop"....
From the Beastie's sophomore 1989 effort "Paul's Boutique"....



Hey Ladies
Samples

• "All the ladies in the house...the ladies, the ladies" - "Jazzy Sensation" by Afrika Bambataa
• "Baby, Baby, Baby" is from Zapp's "Heartbreaker"
• "Fresh," Fab-5 Freddy
• "Funky!", "Damn!" and "Is it funky, brotha?" from "Funky President" by James Brown
• "Good God!" - "War" by Edwin Starr
• "Hey Ladies" sample is from Kurtis Blow's "Party Time" on the Party Time album
• "One for the Treble (Fresh)" by Davy DMX. Following the line: 'And when I say stupid I mean cupid" you hear "Fresh" from the song cut in (and then the line: "I'm not James at 15...")
• "Pumpin' It Up" by the P-Funk All Stars
• "She's thinks she's the passionate one" - "Ballroom Blitz" by Sweet on the album Desolation Boulevard
• Cameo's, "Shake Your Pants" before "all the ladies in the house"
• Guitar and synth under "All the ladies in the house...the ladies, the ladies" is from "Shake your Pants", by Cameo on the Cameosis album
• In the video version: "Baby, Baby, Baby" is Deep Purple's "Hush"
• Kool and the Gang's, "Jungle Boogie"
• Mostly "Machine Gun" by The Commodores
• Roger's, "So Rough, So Tuff"
• World Famous Supreme Team, "Hey DJ" at the very first "get funky" before the cowbell.

 

[formerlurker]

The best of times. Don't get me started.

Staten Island. Staten Staten Island.