1. The Vapors - Biz Markie 2. Talkin All That Jazz - Stetsasonic 3. Too Short - Too Short 4. RAW - Big Daddy Kane 5. The Symphony - Marley Marl feat. a phat lineup 6. What More Can I Say - Audio Two
― Todd Derookie, Friday, 15 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)
― Joe "PappaWheelie" Gonzalez, Friday, 15 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)
― Poops McGee, Friday, 15 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)
― ethan, Friday, 15 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)
― Simone, Friday, 15 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)
― David Raposa, Friday, 15 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)
If we're talking OLDUR Skool, then Schooly D "Saturday Night" or "Gucci Time".
If we're talkin' OOOOOOLD, then "And You Know That" by Sequence
― Brian MacDonald, Friday, 15 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)
Best old school track ever is Treacherous 3's "The New Rap Language." I think that song is just unbelievably great, and somehow the rapping has not dated like other rap from the era (it was released in '81). Anyone agree?
Other than that, my favorite old schoolers are more electro, like Flash & the Furious 5's "Scorpio."
― Mark, Friday, 15 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)
My favourite early 80s hip-hop track is "Planet Rock". My favourite one from the late 80s is "Have A Nice Day" by Roxanne Shante.
― Mark Dixon, Friday, 15 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)
― Chris H., Friday, 15 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)
― Ron Hudson, Saturday, 16 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)
Pre-Ethan = P.E. = Public Enemy QED
― N., Saturday, 16 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)
Some of my favs in NO order - Mantronix "Needle to the Grove" - G.L.O.B.E & Whiz Kid "Play that beat Mr DJ" - Grandmaster Flash "the adventures of ..." - and Man Parrish "Boogie Down Bronx." - there are many more but that is off the top of my head.
― richie, Saturday, 16 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)
― zemko (bob), Saturday, 11 January 2003 16:01 (twenty-three years ago)
"Honey my names Slick Rick not Frosty Flake"
― blueskies, Saturday, 11 January 2003 23:42 (twenty-three years ago)
The Dismasters: "Small Time Hustler"Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five: "New York New York"Fresh 3MCs: "Fresh"Funky Four + One: "That's The Joint"Treacherous Three: "The New Rap Language"Marley Marl: "The Symphony"Big Daddy Kane: "Raw" and "The Wrath of Kane"
― mike a (mike a), Sunday, 12 January 2003 06:05 (twenty-three years ago)
not to be a pedant, but the song is called "Top Billin'"
and yes, it is a great old-school song.
― Tad (llamasfur), Sunday, 12 January 2003 06:22 (twenty-three years ago)
oldschool if youmean eighties...(ok some of these tracks may not be called hiphop but...)
― Jens (brighter), Sunday, 12 January 2003 09:47 (twenty-three years ago)
yes, the people above may have been confusing 'top billin' but then again maybe not
― ron (ron), Sunday, 12 January 2003 10:17 (twenty-three years ago)
― M Matos (M Matos), Sunday, 12 January 2003 10:21 (twenty-three years ago)
― vahid (vahid), Sunday, 12 January 2003 12:00 (twenty-three years ago)
― M Matos (M Matos), Sunday, 12 January 2003 12:35 (twenty-three years ago)
― vahid (vahid), Sunday, 12 January 2003 23:38 (twenty-three years ago)
I think that hip-hop is such a forward-moving and trend-based music, that the idea of being able to define it by anything more than a year is ridiculous.
― nebbesh (nebbesh), Sunday, 12 January 2003 23:46 (twenty-three years ago)
old skool tune: bang! zoom! baby lets go go...well, its not my favourite, but it hasn't been mentioned yet
― gaz (gaz), Sunday, 12 January 2003 23:48 (twenty-three years ago)
Rock Master Scott's "Request Line" was pretty cool as well.
― mike a (mike a), Monday, 13 January 2003 16:44 (twenty-three years ago)
What do people think of the recent Freddy Fresh "B-Boy Stance" (or whatever it was called) mix?
― Jeff W, Monday, 13 January 2003 17:08 (twenty-three years ago)
― mosurock (mosurock), Monday, 13 January 2003 17:11 (twenty-three years ago)
― Winslow (winslow), Monday, 13 January 2003 19:23 (twenty-three years ago)
― Keyona Evans, Monday, 1 December 2003 16:29 (twenty-two years ago)
― stevem (blueski), Monday, 1 December 2003 16:33 (twenty-two years ago)
― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Monday, 1 December 2003 21:45 (twenty-two years ago)
― nate detritus (natedetritus), Monday, 1 December 2003 21:49 (twenty-two years ago)
― Robare, Friday, 9 April 2004 14:21 (twenty-two years ago)
― Autumn, Thursday, 29 April 2004 18:30 (twenty-two years ago)
― Mr. Snrub (Mr. Snrub), Thursday, 29 April 2004 20:12 (twenty-two years ago)
"I got a man, (what your man got to do with me) I got a man, (I'm not trying to head out sea)"
Head out sea...classic.
― uh, Thursday, 29 April 2004 20:22 (twenty-two years ago)
― eleki-san (eleki-san), Thursday, 29 April 2004 21:19 (twenty-two years ago)
I am really digging the two big hits by Break Machine, though there's not a whole lot of rapping on there.
― dog latin (dog latin), Thursday, 29 April 2004 23:30 (twenty-two years ago)
― djdee2005, Thursday, 29 April 2004 23:36 (twenty-two years ago)
― robert dowell, Saturday, 31 July 2004 19:30 (twenty-one years ago)
Funk Box Party - Masterdon CommitteeHaving Fun "Get fresh Doug, & do the beat box..." - Doug E. FreshClear - CybotronElectric Kingdom - Twilight 22Magic's Wand - WhodiniHaunted House of Rock - WhodiniFriends - WhodiniHere We Go (Live at the Funhouse) - Run D.M.C.Love Rap - Spoonie G.At The Party (Heartbeat Rap) - Kool Moe Dee & Treacherous 3Apache - Sugar Hill GangAt the Birthday - Sugar Hill GangShake, Make your Body Groove - West Street MobBreakdance, Electric Boogie - West Street MobBeat Box, Don't Stop - Man ParrishBassline - MANTRONIXPut that Record Back On - Just Ice & DMX feat. MantronikLa Toya - Just Ice & DMXThis Girl is a Slut - Just IceScorpio - Grandmaster Flash & The Furious FiveLarry - Grandmaster Flash & The Furious FiveGirls Love the Way He Spins - Grandmaster Flash & The Furious FiveBuffalo Girls - Jimmy SpicerJam On Revenge - NewcleusJam On It - NewcleusPush The Button (Computer Age) - NewcleusOne For the Treble - Davy DMXEgypt, Egypt - Egyptian Lover"It's Time" (The Soul) - Hashim (I do not know the orginal arabic name)Juice Crew Dis - Cool C.PSK, What does it Mean? - Schoolly D. (use the be Pimp Pretty)King Kut - Word of Mouth feat. DJ CheeseIt's Nasty (Genius of Love) - Grandmaster Melle MelSmerphies Dance - MC Shy D.Pee Wee Herman Dance - Joe Ski LoveDo the Fila - MC Boob (later to become Steady B.)I Need a Beat - LL Cool J.Beastie Groove - Beastie BoysThe Roof is on Fire - Rock Master Scott & The Dynamic ThreeRequest Line - Rock Master Scott & The Dynamic ThreeBad Boys feat. K-Love (the other "Inspector Gadget" jam)Nightmares - Dana DaneLa Di Da Di - Doug E. Fresh feat. MC Ricky Dee (Slick Rick)Throw that Dick - Two Live CrewWe Want Some Pussy - Two Live CrewFly Girl - Boogie BoysYou Aint Fresh - Boogie BoysGucci Time - Schoolly D.The Beat Goes On - OrbitRockit, AutoDrive, Rough, MegaMix - Herbie HancockBeat Box, Beat Box(Diversion one), Close to the Edit - Art of NoiseItchin for a Scratch - Force M.D.'sBasketball(Original) - Kurtis BlowAJ Scratch - Kurtis BlowEight Million Stories - Kurtis Blow feat. Run D.M.C.Jailhouse Rap, Human Beat Box, Can You Feel It, Stick'Em, Fat Boys-Fat Boys
― DJ Dizzy Dee, Monday, 14 March 2005 23:19 (twenty-one years ago)
― Jim Reckling (Jim Reckling), Tuesday, 15 March 2005 00:20 (twenty-one years ago)
― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Tuesday, 15 March 2005 00:22 (twenty-one years ago)
― j blount (papa la bas), Tuesday, 15 March 2005 00:22 (twenty-one years ago)
― Jim Reckling (Jim Reckling), Tuesday, 15 March 2005 00:36 (twenty-one years ago)
Hands down: "Talkin All That Jazz" by StetsasonicClose second: "Follow The Leader" by Eric B. and Rakim
― Am I eternal? Or an Eternalist? (nader), Tuesday, 15 March 2005 00:41 (twenty-one years ago)
(and since when is it spelled with a "k"? God that looks stupid.)
― olde english d, Tuesday, 15 March 2005 00:44 (twenty-one years ago)
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― joseph cotten (joseph cotten), Tuesday, 15 March 2005 05:57 (twenty-one years ago)
― mnm, Tuesday, 15 March 2005 10:23 (twenty-one years ago)
search"Spoonin' Rap" Spoony Gee"The Body Rock" Treacherous Three (w/rock guitar)"New Rap Language" Treacherous Three"Dollar Bill Y'all (Cash Money)" Jimmie Spicer"The Bubble Bunch" Jimmie Spicer"It's Yours" T La Rock
― lovebug starski (lovebug starski), Tuesday, 15 March 2005 11:14 (twenty-one years ago)
No group had that more influence afterwards in changing the entire direction of the music, except maybe NWA when they built on Schoolly D, early BDP and Ice T to bring Gangsta to the forefront - which I regret (though their albums were great stuff, I stopped listening when all I heard about was guns and h0es).
Public Enemy came close when they brought political conciousness to the scene, but that didn't have nearly as far-reaching and permanent effect as RUN DMC.
― MrLuvs, Wednesday, 5 October 2005 22:31 (twenty years ago)
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― Austin Still (Austin, Still), Wednesday, 5 October 2005 23:15 (twenty years ago)
Newcleus Jam on it managed to capture the true flava and set a new standard musically in the electro breakdance scene,combined with classic style mcing and excellent production this will stir memories of fila tracksuits polished lino in any aging
― darko (darko), Saturday, 9 September 2006 13:24 (nineteen years ago)
As for planet rock well what can i say,this tune has been with me through my life from a 13 year breaker to a 33 year old hip hop vet.Although renegades of funk...zulu chant and looking for the perfect beat are as equal quality plant rock will always be the b boys anthem........DARKO
― darko (darko), Saturday, 9 September 2006 13:36 (nineteen years ago)
people keep saying Stetsasonic, but they were like the poster children for "New School of the New School"... "All That Jazz" is so clearly on an utterly different tip than RDMC
― Euai Kapaui (tracerhand), Saturday, 9 September 2006 13:37 (nineteen years ago)
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― señor citizen (eman), Saturday, 9 September 2006 18:32 (nineteen years ago)
and yo check it out: the REAL Lovebug Starski has a myspace page!!!
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― darko (darko), Saturday, 9 September 2006 22:56 (nineteen years ago)
― micarl (micarl), Saturday, 9 September 2006 23:23 (nineteen years ago)
Thats the answer.
Whats wrong with you all?
― Rowlando for the kidz (Sam Rowlands), Saturday, 9 September 2006 23:32 (nineteen years ago)
"strictly business" and "please listen to my demo," EPMD"follow the leader" and "paid in full," eric b. and rakim"top billin'," audio-2"roxanne, roxanne," UTFO"rock the bells" and "i need love," ll cool j"rock box," run-DMC
― Eisbär (llamasfur), Saturday, 9 September 2006 23:54 (nineteen years ago)
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― a name means a lot just by itself (lfam), Sunday, 10 September 2006 00:40 (nineteen years ago)
OTM
― Whiney G. Weingarten (whineyg), Sunday, 10 September 2006 01:47 (nineteen years ago)
Well, I am no hip-hop fan, but "The Message" has earned itself a deserved place in rock history, both because it has a really cool electro backing track, and because it was the first socially conscious rap hit.
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