Schooly D Vs. LL Cool J

[Madusa]

You think that's bad. I came back with the latest silver and snot lime Troop suit from NY, proud to be an Ultramagnetic style pioneer.

If it's any compensation my mate used to walk with a giant red Phillips masterblaster on his shoulder and hang outside the local corner shop. Our crew were pretty darn feared, especially for our Gorf skills, let me tell you.

I remember my brothers (lol they'll love me outing them on the internet) used to think up their 'garms' for carnival a year in advance - one year, it was a side fade and mustard boiler suits/dungarees with a 'Redskins' logo sewn onto one of the legs and one of the legs cut off at the knee. pmsl!!

 

[tarannau]

heh. Well at least we had more imagination that those goffs eh - we were fearlessly colourful rufty tufty gangsters of street fashion.

We looked stupid ok.

 

[Madusa]

heh. Well at least we had more imagination that those goffs eh - we were fearlessly colourful rufty tufty gangsters of street fashion.

We looked stupid ok.

LOL speaking of which I gotta go meet him for lunch now.

Adieu! x

 

[Fictionist]

Kained, take it from me that nobody, just nobody, went out to buy a Kangol trying to look like UTFO. Besides I'm sure the Kangol of that group wore a kind of Kangol peaked cap type thing. Bite that baby.

EPMD's more plausible, but Cool J's a little earlier and always identified with that hat for me.

That was my favourite album for a time.

Still listen to it now (except mine is the UK 'Cooltempo' pressing).

Schooly isn't as well known to those ouside Hip Hop, which is reasonable given LL's excursions outside of music, but in terms of quality Schooly still has it. LL could have been so much greater, he started out well, obviously loved T La Rock, but then his output became steadily worse - completely undermining the earlier stuff.

Less working out, less work with R&B artists, no more crappy films, and maybe, just maybe, he could get it back.

 

[asbestos]

Schooly isn't as well known to those ouside Hip Hop, which is reasonable given LL's excursions outside of music

Yeah, I was going to make this a pre-88 vote

Still, it's good to see people as divided as ever.

 

[top_biller]

Yeh, I'd have to go Schooly D. LL is a bit all over the place musically - great few tracks at the start, like Radio, Jack the Ripper and Rock The Bells, then falls off with shit like I Need Love, then manages to regain some credibility with MSKYO and Boomin System, then re-invents himself as a gangster with 14 Shots To The Dome...haven't checked discogs so excuse any chronological issues

Yes, he's got the classics, but I'd vote for Schooly D purely off this genius video (which I had on "Hip Hop and Rapping In The House" original VHS, oh yeh...)

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=1MtXvtZAPWY&feature=related

 

[Fictionist]

Jack the Ripper. I have not heard that for a while, I'll have to dig it out.

 

[isitme]

I thought Schooly D just did those comedy songs so I voted for LL

 

[andy2002]

I'm going with Schooly because although LL released some magnificent stuff early on (most of the Radio album) he soon became horribly bland. Schooly shone briefly then seemed to disappear.

 

[top_biller]

I thought Schooly D just did those comedy songs so I voted for LL

You must be confusing him with Miker G.

 

[Fictionist]

You must be confusing him with Miker G.

Or was it MC Sven?

 

[Sturdy Wrists]

Schooly D all the way. For Am I Black Enough For Ya alone but also Signifying Rapper, Saturday Night, PSK, Black Jesus and Welcome To America.
James is for the ladies I believe.

 

[DJ Squelch]

A hard choice but i'd go for Schoolly D, I always loved the instrumental track "It's crack". Mind you I imagine code Money had more to do with that.

 

[scalyboy]

Schoolly is a legend just for 'Saturday Nite' alone.

"Cheeba cheeba y'all"