Those Instrumental/DJ Tracks on Old Rap Albums

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Remember when all the rap albums had one or two instrumental tracks? Those were the best. Public Enemy had them.

My favorites were on the Eric B. and Rakim albums. Chinese Arithmetic, and the others. Though those guys in general haven't aged well, those songs are still good. Usually better than the singles and "classics." Especially the one with the Eagles sample that horrified Robert Christagu. He couldn't believe that rap would betray him that way. I love that song.

― Chris H. (chrisherbert), Tuesday, 13 May 2003 23:53 (twenty-two years ago)

Okay, it's called "Eric B. Never Scared." And it's very good. "It's Just a Beat" is also good.

― Chris H. (chrisherbert), Tuesday, 13 May 2003 23:55 (twenty-two years ago)

Those eventually turned into skits didn't they..?

Am i right?

― Andrzej B. (Andrzej B.), Wednesday, 14 May 2003 03:09 (twenty-two years ago)

Yes they did. Things get worse and worse. Slouching towards gamorrah and all.

― Chris H. (chrisherbert), Wednesday, 14 May 2003 03:11 (twenty-two years ago)

'dj premiers in deep concentration'
from 'no more mr. nice guy' by gang starr was my favourite,
although the rest of the lp was pretty bad...oh and
that sleeve! can somebody post it here, i want to
see if its as bad as i remember....

― joni, Wednesday, 14 May 2003 09:43 (twenty-two years ago)

Those eventually turned into skits didn't they..?

no they turned into scratchin albums

sodomh is better than it's been described.

― mig, Wednesday, 14 May 2003 16:37 (twenty-two years ago)

Manifest from No More Mr Nice guy was good too! That album wasn't bad at all. Sounds so much more...joyous than the later stuff. The one that came out in the late 90s was about as fun as church.

― Chris H. (chrisherbert), Thursday, 15 May 2003 01:08 (twenty-two years ago)

What about the instrumental/DJ tracks on the B-sides of even older rap 12-INCH SINGLES? Those could be pretty great too, you know!

― chuck, Thursday, 15 May 2003 19:24 (twenty-two years ago)

The instrumental of Big Apple Rapping is great. But maybe the real song sucks, I don't know. Spyder D has been known to.

― Chris H. (chrisherbert), Thursday, 15 May 2003 22:01 (twenty-two years ago)

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