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Hip Hop Blast From The Past!!!
| Recently picked up 'The Return Of The Boom Bap' (released in 1993) by the legendary KRS-One. It's been getting much play in my car. This album is a perfect example of why old school hip hop still reigns supreme. Timeless beats and rhymes without all of the excessive b.s. that's too common nowadays. | |
| For the past week, it's been Digable Planet's 1994 masterpiece 'Blowout Comb'. | |
| Gravediggaz - '6 Feet Deep' (1994). Wu-Tang Clan mastermind RZA's first side project which also featured hip-hop mega-producer Prince Paul. Group members personas were "Grim Reaper", "Undertaker", "Gate Keeper" and "Resurrector". The Gravediggaz was a part of the short-lived "horrorcore hip-hop/rap" trend back in the early-to-mid 90's. "Horrorcore" was just what the name says; rhymes/themes that dealt with death and evil. I'd sold/traded away my first copy of '6 Feet Deep' a decade ago. I bought it again this week; and man, RZA and Prince Paul's beats have aged well like a great jazz record. I was stupid for giving it away in the first place. The rhymes are still fresh since death is always relevant. | |
| Rahzel-'Make The Music 2000' (1999) Rahzel is a former member of The Roots and is known for making a lot of sound effects without the use voice boxes or tapes (a.k.a. a human beatbox). Guest artists include Slick Rick, Q-Tip, Erykah Badu and Black Thought of The Roots. Bumpin! | |
| These titles got played in my car from this past Saturday through today (8/11/11). A Tribe Called Quest- The Low End Theory (1991) New Kingdom- Paradise Don't Come Cheap (1996) The Roots- The Tipping Point (2004) The Roots- How I Got Over (2010) Dr. Octagon (aka Kool Keith)- Dr. Octagonecologyst (1996) | |
| During this past week, I'd been listening to these two titles a lot: 1> Madlib- 'Beat Konducta Vol. 5-6: A Tribute To...' (2009) Madlib's (aka "The Beat Konducta") tribute to his friend, fellow collaborator and great hip hop producer the late J Dilla, who died in 2006. It's comprised of 42 tracks which are a collage of beats and samples. 2> Ghostface Killah- "Fishscale" (2006) | |
| These titles have been getting a lot of play lately: In the car: The Roots- Illadelph Halflife (1996) The Roots- Things Fall Apart (1999) Mos Def- Black On Both Sides (1999) On the turntable: Common- Thisisme Then: The Best Of Common (2007) | |
| Slick Rick-The Great Adventures Of Slick Rick (1988) I've finally gotten a digital file of this hip hop classic!!! Growing up during the golden age of hip hop and never having heard (except for the single "Children's Story") or owned this one is akin to hip hop sacrilege. This album is the art of storytelling, which a lot of today's artists simply can't do. As in storytelling, not only is the rap or subject matter in story form, but the MC imitates/act's out his other characters as well. | |
| I've been listening to A Tribe Called Quest's 'Beats, Rhymes And Life' (1996) on my iPod for the past two days. A good album that often gets overlooked in the Tribe canon. In my car's CD changer, it's been The Roots 'The Roots Come Alive' (1999) and Analog Brothers 'Pimp To Eat' (2000). The Analog Brothers was a one-off project that included four MCs, with two being hip hop legends Kool Keith and Ice-T. | |
| Recently acquired Ol' Dirty Bastard's 'N***a Please' (1999), which featured the single "Got Your Money". Yesterday during work, listened to RUN DMC's 'King Of Rock' (1985). Ah, the golden age! | |
| Put on Das EFX - Dead Serious. Love the song "They Want EFX." | |
| Das Efx's 'Dead Serious' is a hip hop classic in my opinion. The second single from that album, "Mic Checka" is a good one too. When they came on the scene in '92, their rhyme style was definitely new and different. Even the fact that they started while attending college in Virginia was unique for hip hop at that time, because the majority of hip hop artists were still either from New York or L.A. In '92, West Coast hip hop was still dominate, but East Coast was starting to rise again and Das Efx was one of the reasons. | |
| N.W.A.-Straight Outta Compton (1988) Been listening to this one in the car. Ice Cube wrote all of the lyrics/rhymes of this multi-platinum classic, but was paid only $23,000 which is why he left the group and had a beef with the remaining members. Public Enemy-Yo! Bum Rush The Show (1987) Been listening to this one on my iPod. Big beats! P.E. weren't the black revolutionaries that they're known for on this one | |
| The following have been getting a lot of spins/listening during the past week or so: RUN DMC- RUN DMC (1984) The Coup- Genocide And Juice (1994) New Kingdom- Paradise Don't Come Cheap (1996) Del The Funky Homosapien- No Need For Alarm (1993) The Roots- Do You Want More?!!!??! (1994) Various Artists- Sugarhill Club Classics III I'd posed this question to a fellow co-worker, "In 1984, what would've more than likely been in your urban boombox besides 'Purple Rain'?" His reply was "RUN DMC, Kurtis Blow and The Fat Boys." He and I both agreed that listening to the old school never gets old. Whenever we play it, it always brings a smile to our faces and still feels as if you're hearing it for the first time. | |
The Coup-Kill My Landlord (1993) The Coup-Genocide And Juice (1994) New Kingdom- Heavy Load (1993) Lords Of The Underground-Here Come The Lords (1993) Recently purchased these titles. Except for 'Heavy Load', I owned these titles when they were initially released in their respective year, eventually got rid of it and now I've bought it again. |
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