S&D: early 90s smooooooove hip-hop

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Tryin' to make a mix cd of this stuff but my knowledge is limited. The slinkier and jazzier, the better. So far I have:

A Tribe Called Quest - Electric Relaxation
Biggie Smalls - Party and Bullshit
Warren G - Regulate
Nas - The World Is Yours
Black Sheep - The Choice Is Yours
Redman - Rated R
kool g rap - first nigga (primo remix) [not all that smoove, tho]
De La Soul - A Roller Skating Jam Named Saturdays

Destroy: Bone Thugz! Digable Planets!

Any recommendations? Maybe some of the better dj premier productions?

― original bgm, Sunday, 20 April 2003 21:21 (twenty-two years ago)

definitely include:

Bonita Applebum - A Tribe Called Quest
Straighten It Out - Pete Rock and C L Smooth
It Was A Good Day - Ice Cube

too tired to think of more. Will come back...

― Nik (Nik), Sunday, 20 April 2003 23:24 (twenty-two years ago)

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'Mass Appeal', 'Code Of The Streets', 'Just To get A Rep', 'The ? Remains' - search the 'Full Clip' compilation of nothing else

― stevem (blueski), Sunday, 20 April 2003 23:34 (twenty-two years ago)

A Tribe Called Quest 'Award Tour'
Souls Of Mischief '93 Til Infinity'
De La Soul 'Breakadawn'
Wu Tang Clan 'C.R.E.A.M.'
Nine 'Wutcha Want'
Gang Starr 'DJ Premier In Deep COncentration'
MC Solaar 'Nouveau Western'

― stevem (blueski), Sunday, 20 April 2003 23:37 (twenty-two years ago)

you could even include Massive Attack's 'Blue Lines' or 'Daydreaming'

― stevem (blueski), Sunday, 20 April 2003 23:40 (twenty-two years ago)

Wu Tang "Can It All Be So Simple"
Raekwon "Knowledge God"

― Brock K. (Brock K.), Sunday, 20 April 2003 23:41 (twenty-two years ago)

P.M. Dawn! The whole Bliss Album.

― JesseFox (JesseFox), Sunday, 20 April 2003 23:47 (twenty-two years ago)

Jungle Brothers 'What U Waitin 4?'

― stevem (blueski), Sunday, 20 April 2003 23:53 (twenty-two years ago)

Outkast 'Elevators'
Safir 'Light Sleeper'

― stevem (blueski), Sunday, 20 April 2003 23:58 (twenty-two years ago)

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I forgot to mention that I had just downloaded the entrie Full Clip comp! Will definitely check out the tracks you mentioned.

And I can't believe I forgot "It Was A Good Day"!!

― original bgm, Monday, 21 April 2003 00:04 (twenty-two years ago)

Basehead - 2000 BC.

― black, Monday, 21 April 2003 00:11 (twenty-two years ago)

obscure, and maybe it doesn't fit, but 'sparkle' by Camp Lo. Especially the 'Black Nostaljack' mix.

― stevie (stevie), Monday, 21 April 2003 14:30 (twenty-two years ago)

stevie -

think you're thinking about the mr. midnight mix of "sparkle" - "black nostaljack" was the single off the Camp Lo album.

second you on it being a great tune - fat organ chords, slithery rapping, no beats.

― cooper (cooper), Monday, 21 April 2003 14:48 (twenty-two years ago)

Search: The Roots' Organix...you might have to search kinda hard though, I think it was only released in Europe, and is currently out-of-print. VERY good stuff..."Grits", "Real Music" = some of the best Roots jams EVAH. Plus, you get to hear ?uestlove's suprisingly fluid and funny verses on this one.

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Monday, 21 April 2003 14:51 (twenty-two years ago)

Camp Lo 'Sparkle' is great - but i only found it thanks to the Avalanches sampling it on their album

― stevem (blueski), Monday, 21 April 2003 15:37 (twenty-two years ago)

A little off-topic but, has anybody else heard that Sonny Cheba all-instrumental album? I forget the title, but DANG it's really good, I was totally blown away by that.

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Monday, 21 April 2003 15:42 (twenty-two years ago)

(Sonny Cheba from Camp Lo that is)

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Monday, 21 April 2003 15:42 (twenty-two years ago)

"They Reminisce Over You" -- Pete Rock and C.L. Smooth

― chrish, Monday, 21 April 2003 15:51 (twenty-two years ago)

You should check out 'Black Bastards'--a good summertime album.
Also, has everyone and their mother forgot about muthafuckin' Pharcyde. I know my mom hasn't.

― oops (Oops), Monday, 21 April 2003 15:54 (twenty-two years ago)

Definitely search out Diamond D's 'Stunts, Blunts, and HipHop'. Almost any track on it should suffice.

― oops (Oops), Monday, 21 April 2003 15:55 (twenty-two years ago)

make space on that cd for Pharcyde's 'Passin' Me By' then

― stevem (blueski), Monday, 21 April 2003 16:01 (twenty-two years ago)

can't keep runnin awaaaaaaayaaaaaayaaaaaaay
can't keep runnin awaaaaaaaaaaaaayaaaaaaaayaaaaaaaayaaaaaay

(thanks for the reminder Oops)

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Monday, 21 April 2003 17:05 (twenty-two years ago)

i second passing me by and can it all be so simple,both great tracks...

― robin (robin), Monday, 21 April 2003 17:09 (twenty-two years ago)

"Passing Me By" is another notable exception on my part. I should've remembered it since we actually listened to it in my Intro to Electronic Music class a semester or two ago. Soooo makes the cut. And thanks to everyone who suggested anything! Gonna be the best mix EVAR.

― original bgm, Monday, 21 April 2003 19:11 (twenty-two years ago)

thing is we've stumbled into mid 90s territory with a few of these tracks - what years did 'Passin Me By' and 'Sparkle' come out exactly?

― stevem (blueski), Monday, 21 April 2003 19:14 (twenty-two years ago)

I totally second "The Choice is Yours." Also search: Father MC, "I'll Do 4 U." (There must be a good dozen or so I'm forgetting, since this was when I listened to hip-hop most exclusively.) At the very least, though, don't destroy Digable Planets!

― jaymc (jaymc), Monday, 21 April 2003 19:36 (twenty-two years ago)

Oh shit, how could I forget -- Candyman, "Knockin' Boots."

― jaymc (jaymc), Monday, 21 April 2003 19:38 (twenty-two years ago)

thing is we've stumbled into mid 90s territory with a few of these tracks - what years did 'Passin Me By' and 'Sparkle' come out exactly?

Not sure but "Regulate" pretty much made me fall into this trap from the get-go. But whatevah, its all just a broad sound I'm going for anyway.

― original bgm, Monday, 21 April 2003 19:47 (twenty-two years ago)

'Bizzare Ride'=1992

― buttch (Oops), Monday, 21 April 2003 19:49 (twenty-two years ago)

"porno star: ultramags
"sweet thing" kwame
"prince of darkness" big daddy kane

where da laydeez at?

― gaz (gaz), Monday, 21 April 2003 21:49 (twenty-two years ago)

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