Hip hop All Timers

[upsidedownwalrus]

Snicker you may, but some of those gangster tunes have the aces beats and hooks if you ignore the shitey lyrics.

Yeah it's pretty hard to knock 2Pac's , IMO

 

[Madusa]

You weren't there, man. You weren't there.

I was! I was just kinda blinded by his scarlet red codpiece to form any real opinion.

 

[kained&able]

I couldn't possibly begin to know what you mean?

wutang clan have got about 3 or 4(possibly only 2) gangstaish tunes out of about 200.

Theres is no way that makes them gangsta.

By that logic talib kweli is a gangsta rapper.


dave

 

[blairsh]

Cypress Hill - Boom Biddy Bye Bye

 

[kained&able]

do you mean the remix with the fugees of boom biddy bye bye? if so your right if you mean the original its toss.


dave

 

[upsidedownwalrus]

Yeah I don't think of Wutang as being gangsta at all...

 

[blairsh]

Brand Nubian - Slow Down

 

[blairsh]

do you mean the remix with the fugees of boom biddy bye bye? if so your right if you mean the original its toss.


dave

The original is not toss. The Fugees version is passable

 

[upsidedownwalrus]

Sonic Youth and Cypress Hill -

 

[upsidedownwalrus]

The best Fugees-related thing is the

 

[DaRealSpoon]

wutang clan have got about 3 or 4(possibly only 2) gangstaish tunes out of about 200.

Theres is no way that makes them gangsta.

By that logic talib kweli is a gangsta rapper.


dave

Pointless genre division is pointless. Par example -

They appear here... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_gangsta_rap_artists

However the first line of this... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wu-Tang_Clan

*Sigh* Who gives

 

[Madusa]

Cypress Hill - Boom Biddy Bye Bye

yeah, ive always had time for a bit of Cypress hill. Especially 'Throw your hands in the air' (remix) and 'Latin Lingo'.

 

[blairsh]

Blackalicious - Swan Lake

and that Hype mix of ready or not is the worst kind of cheese on toast ever

 

[kained&able]

Oh dear oh dear oh dear.

*marks blairishes card*

i fucking hate the original. Possibly the worst beat muggs has ever done.(if he did it)

Probabley the shittest song on temples of boom(killa jill niggas is equally shit and locotes) i hate it!


dave

 

[DaRealSpoon]

pmsl

e2a - quote fail

 

[Madusa]

Pointless genre division is pointless. Par example -

They appear here... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_gangsta_rap_artists

However the first line of this... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wu-Tang_Clan

*Sigh* Who gives

See most of those artists on the gangster rap list are West Coasters. BUT I still maintain the Wu are certainly NOT gangster rap, but ''hardcore rap'' maybe as it says on their wiki.

 

[upsidedownwalrus]

and that Hype mix of ready or not is the worst kind of cheese on toast ever

Bollocks.

 

[upsidedownwalrus]

pmsl

e2a - quote fail

It was a total Tottenham quote. It's a cracking mix

 

[blairsh]

Bollocks.

Yes that tune is very much a big fat hairy pair of them

One of my favourite Immortal Technique tunes.



Everynow and then i get it proper stuck in my head and its hard to remove.

 

[upsidedownwalrus]

Yes that tune is very much a big fat hairy pair of them

Rot. My mate's a drum and bass DJ and that's one of his favourites...

 

[DaRealSpoon]

Bone thugs & harmony - 1st of da month

 

[kained&able]

never been a fan of that remix of ready or not. It works well at the start but bores me and it needs to kick a hell of a lot harder and whers the fucking verses?

I vote shit as well.



dave

 

[upsidedownwalrus]

never been a fan of that remix of ready or not. It works well at the start but bores me and it needs to kick a hell of a lot harder and whers the fucking verses?

I vote shit as well.

dave

Meh.

 

[soulfulofsoul]

It's a shame, you can lose touch with hip hop for years and years but whenever people talk about all time greats you tend to know then all.


Anyway heres some I rate:
8 point agenda - herbaliser & latyrx
paid in full - has this not been said??
reality check - binary star
bucktown - smith n western
jayou - jurrasic 5
ego trippin - ultramagnetic mcs
shook ones pt 2 mobb deep
bug powder dust - bob the bass
zulu nation throwdown - afrika bambaata
the corners - common
trade money - dilated peoples
virus - deltron 3030
So watchya want - beasties
silly puddy - zion i

 

[stupid dogbot]

8 point agenda - herbaliser & latyrx
reality check - binary star
bucktown - smith n western
ego trippin - ultramagnetic mcs
shook ones pt 2 mobb deep
zulu nation throwdown - afrika bambaata
the corners - common
virus - deltron 3030
silly puddy - zion i

I nearly mentioned Honest Expression earlier, too.

 

[soulfulofsoul]

And the humpty dance

 

[upsidedownwalrus]

What about some

 

[DJ Squelch]

Master Ace - Music man
Roxanne Shante - Have a nice day
King Bee - Back by dope demand
Just-Ice - Cold gettin' dumb
JVC Force - strong island

 

[Fictionist]

Some fake ass mo'fo's on this thread.........

 

[llion]

Edan - Mic Manipulator