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it's saturday its time for a new thread by P

and no i aint talkin bout knowin the lyrics by heart... just knowing the song and its message

here's my list

the message - melle mel
rapper's delight - sugarhill gang
paid in full - rakim
life's a b*tch - nas
nuthin but a g thang - snoop and dre
today was a good day - ice cube
juicy - biggie
california love - 2pac
shook ones pt.ii - mobb deep
rebel without a pause - public enemy
f*ck the police - nwa
bridge is over - krs-1
sucker mc's - run dmc
cream - wu-tang clan

^defined HIPHOP

oops

how can i forget...

Rockin the bells by LL COOL J

add-on

I heard of most of them but never listened to most of them.

i disagree with california love

Originally posted by stunna1773
i disagree with california love i kinda agree, you could have picked a much better Pac song.

Originally posted by -hh-
i kinda agree, you could have picked a much better Pac song.

nah

that song is important

2 of the West's best stars together...

brought cali back on the scene...

ill beat...

definitely a must

c'mon hh

add some

Thugs Mansion

Originally posted by P, that Dude

the message - melle mel
rapper's delight - sugarhill gang
paid in full - rakim
life's a b*tch - nas
nuthin but a g thang - snoop and dre
today was a good day - ice cube
juicy - biggie
california love - 2pac
shook ones pt.ii - mobb deep
rebel without a pause - public enemy
f*ck the police - nwa
bridge is over - krs-1
sucker mc's - run dmc
cream - wu-tang clan



other classics in my opinion

Organized Konfusion- Stress
Company Flow- The Fire in Which You Burn
O.C.- My World
Pete Rock & CL Smooth- T.R.O.Y
Souls of Mischief- 93' Til Infinity
Gangstarr- Step in the Arena
Eric B & Rakim- Microphone Fiend
The Roots- Proceed
Saafir- Light Sleeper
Ultramagnetic MC's- Watch Me Now
The Fugges- Killing Me Softly
A Tribe Called Quest- Check the Rhime
KMD- Who Me
Slick Rick- Children's Story
Showbiz & AG- You Know Now
Ras Kass- On Earth As It Is...
Outkast- ATLiens
Kurupt- Trylogy
J-Live- Great Live Caper
Illogic- Hate In A Puddle

thats all i can think of for now

Warning - Biggie
Gimme The Loot - Biggie
Children's Story - Slick Rick
Dead Presidents - Jay-Z
NYSOM - Nas
My Philosophy - KRS One
Symphony - Marley Marl

Also KRS-One-Step Into A World. There's a few bars in the first verse that I think are meaningful

Rakim-In the Ghetto

Bring the noize-Public Enemy
**** the Police-NWA

Some great classics named I'll add some to the list:

I Used to Love H.E.R. - Common Sense
Eric B. for President - Eric B & Rakim
Aint No Half Steppin - Big Daddy Kane
The World is yours - Nas
Fudge Pudge - Organized Konfusion featuring O.C.
Method Man - Wu-Tang Clan
Bonita Applebum - A Tribe Called Quest
I Left My Wallet In El Segundo - A Tribe Called Quest
Bucktown - Smif N' Wessun
Come Clean - Jeru the Damaja
Buddy - De La Soul
Stakes is High - De La Soul
Passing Me By - The Pharcyde
Liquid Swords - GZA

Originally posted by -hh-

Gangstarr- Step in the Arena

This, before "Mass Appeal"?

C'moooooon. It's better as a 2Pac sample than a memorable Gangstarr track, IMO.

Originally posted by C-Dic
This, before "Mass Appeal"?

C'moooooon. It's better as a 2Pac sample than a memorable Gangstarr track, IMO. i chose that track cuz it's a personal favorite but u make a good point

Originally posted by D00m
Some great classics named I'll add some to the list:

I Used to Love H.E.R. - Common Sense


smh... how could i forget this

i dont think you can seriously call yourself a hiphop head if u havent listen to this joint....

add-ons:

verbal intercourse
incarcerated scarfaces
^off of one LP!!!

OB4CL = top 10, imo

Cream

Some of my old school classics that i cant live without are:

BDP - The bridge is over, Poetry, Illegal business & My Philosophy

Public Enemy - My Uzi weighs a ton, Public Enemy #1, Black Steel in the hour of chaos, Night of the living Baseheads, Dont believe the hype, Rebel without a pause & Fight the power

Big Daddy Kane - Set it off, Aint no half steppin, Wrath of Kane, Warm it up Kane & Another Victory

Ultramagnetic Mc's - Travelling at the speed of thought, Aint it good to you, Chorus line, Watch me now, Give the drummer some & MC Champion

Ice T - 6 in the morning, Make it funky, Radio suckers, Grand larceny, Personal, The syndicate, Im your pusher, Mic contract, Fly by, Midnight, Escape the killing fields & The tower

Gangstarr - Jazz music, Manifest, Gusto, Positivity, 2 steps ahead, Step in the arena, Whos gonna take the weight, Check the technique, Take a rest, Just to get a rep, As i read my SA, The meaning of the name, Street ministry, Brainstorm, Tonz o guns, Mass apeal, Now your mine, Code of the streets & Mostly the voice.

Im not sure what any of those songs mean to you guys but that was my main introduction to hip hop all those years ago and i consider them to be essential to my hip hop education.

Gza- General Principles
Mos Def- Umi Says
Mos Def- Hip-Hop
Cannibal Ox- Pigeon
Mos Def and Talib Kweli- Theives in the Night
Talib Kweli- Good Mourning
De la Soul- Stakes is High
Blackalicious- The Craft
Supastition- If I Knew
Supastition- Da Waiting Period
MF Doom- ?
Murs- The Animal
J.A.Q- The B-Boy Song
All Natural- Underground and Independent
Juice- Real Hip-Hop
Vakill- Sweetest Way to Die

uppin

here's a serious question

incarcerated scarfaces or I Seen a Man Die

holla kiddos

Originally posted by P, that Dude
uppin

here's a serious question

incarcerated scarfaces or I Seen a Man Die

holla kiddos incarcerated scarfaces

Originally posted by -hh-
incarcerated scarfaces

me too

and only because rza's beat is off the f*cking hook

he prolly made it on a diff planet

P.S. my officemate is looking mad awkward at me... like "wtf is killer movies community?"


lol!

Originally posted by P, that Dude
me too

and only because rza's beat is off the f*cking hook

he prolly made it on a diff planet

P.S. my officemate is looking mad awkward at me... like "wtf is killer movies community?"


lol! dont get fired man

A few major artists missed out:

Black Moon - How Many MCs/Who Got Da Props
Junior M.A.F.I.A. - Lyrical Wizadry/Murder Onze
Bone Thugs-N-Harmony - Down '71/1st of Tha Month
Cypress Hill - Pigs/Hand on the Pump
Big L - Flamboyant/Ebonics
Main Source - Looking At The Front Door/Live @ The BBQ
Jurassic 5 - Great Expectations/A Day At The Races
EPMD - Strictly Business/You Gots To Chill
Binary Star - Conquistadors/Slang Blade
Cormega - Fallen Soldiers/Verbal Graffiti
Snoop Dogg - Tha Shiznit/Murder Was The Case
Boogie Down Productions - I'm Still #1/T'Cha T'Cha
Gravediggaz - Diary of a Madman/From the Dark Side
Capone-N-Noreaga - Illegal Life/Halfway Thugs

And I know these guys have already been mentioned, but essential tracks all the same:

Smif 'N' Wessun - Wontime
Wu-Tang Clan - Da Mystery of Chessboxin'
Biggie - Machine Gun Funk
Ice-T - Bitches
De La Soul - Held Down
A Tribe Called Quest - Jazz (We've Got)
Atmosphere - God's Bathroom Floor
Cannibal Ox - Iron Galaxy
GZA - I Gotcha Back
Company Flow - 8 Steps To Perfection
Mobb Deep - Give Up The Goods

Mad You Look by Nas

Never heard of that. Is it new?

Originally posted by P, that Dude

today was a good day - ice cube


That's a great song, ese. But I don't see how it's essential to hip-hop, or defined it.

Casualties of a Dice Game - Big L

Jay-Z- Dead Presidents
Mobb deep- Burn

jay-z - 22 twos
wu tang clan - protect ya neck, triumph
fugees - ready or not, family business
nas - ny state of mind
outkast - players ball
2pac - hail mary
snoop & dre - deep cover
method man - bring the pain
biggie - ready to die
ol dirty bastard - brooklyn zoo
geto boys - damn it feels good to be a gangsta

Gangstarr-Moment of Truth
Mobb Deep-Shook Ones Pt. II
The Perceptionists-5 O'clock
Big L-Fed up with the Bullshit
Mos Def-New World Water
Talib Kweli-Get By
Papoose-Alphabetical Slaughter

Coolio - Gangsta's Paradise. This song made me listen to hip hop.

Originally posted by ElectricKoolAid
Coolio - Gangsta's Paradise. This song made me listen to hip hop. thats a good song, but i wouldn't say its a hip hop essential. it's no where near it in my opinion.

Originally posted by 113
Papoose-Alphabetical Slaughter

Originally posted by ElectricKoolAid
Coolio - Gangsta's Paradise. This song made me listen to hip hop.

yea man luv tht song ae
hav u herd tha original by stevie wonder???


Bone Thugs~crossroads
~ressurection
~take me home