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Most well-known rap song of all time? My friend and I were discussing old (80s/90s) rap songs and listening to some 'vintage' LL and I was surprised that she had never heard I Need Love or Big Ole Butt which led to us trying to think about what would be the most famous/well-known rap song of all time.
Who am I? (What's My Name) by Snoop I nominated:
Rapper's Delight (Sugarhill Gang) Me So Horny (2 Live Crew) Fight for Your Right to Party (Beasties) Gangsta Glam <--kidding!!!  What do you think? I'm not talking about a rap song that was then resampled song, or most weeks at #1, I mean a rap song that most people would recognize and know the chorus or most words to even if they don't listen to a lot of rap or aren't from the US. I kind of think it should be an "original" rap song--one that doesn't really sample older stuff (ie no Puffy/PDiddy, etc.) but make an argument for your choice if you disagree... Let the voting begin!   | |
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I nominate "Wild Thang"-Tone Loc and "Baby Got Back"-Sir Mix-a-Lot (even though it does sample some old skool electronic funk.) | |
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I agree with "Rapper's Delight". It was the first rap song that came to my mind when I saw this thread. Irish Diplomacy: The art of telling someone to go to hell, and having them look forward to the trip.
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I heard 'Rapper's Delight' for the first time two days ago It is not known why FuNkeNsteiN capitalizes his name as he does, though some speculate sunlight deficiency caused by the most pimpified white guy afro in Nordic history.
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I'd nominate:
www.adamjames.net -official website
www.myspace.com/adamjames -check out my music "Sausage Fingers With His Guitar & Mullet" avatar made possible by a grant from BeingTheHero at chapelofresonance.com | |
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FuNkeNsteiN said: I heard 'Rapper's Delight' for the first time two days ago
[Edited 11/30/07 12:31pm] what???  i hope you're kidding. | |
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dancerella said: FuNkeNsteiN said: I heard 'Rapper's Delight' for the first time two days ago
[Edited 11/30/07 12:31pm] what??? i hope you're kidding.No, I'm dead serious
I knew of the song, but I'd never heard it. It is not known why FuNkeNsteiN capitalizes his name as he does, though some speculate sunlight deficiency caused by the most pimpified white guy afro in Nordic history.
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"Ice Ice Baby" sold something like 15 million copies as a single. | |
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The breaks.....Kurtis Blow The TRUTH.......only exist in 1 form.
The TRUTH. | |
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Graycap23 said: The breaks.....Kurtis Blow
That's the only Kurtis Blow song I like, but I wonder how many young folks have heard it. I would think one of the more pop songs like "U Can't Touch This" would be the most well-known. I think more people might know that than Rick's "Superfreak".  | |
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yep , i think it's rapper's delight | |
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How about
The TRUTH.......only exist in 1 form.
The TRUTH. | |
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DevotedPuppy said: I kind of think it should be an "original" rap song--one that doesn't really sample older stuff (ie no Puffy/PDiddy, etc.) but make an argument for your choice if you disagree... Let the voting begin! you know rapper's delight isn't original music, right? Tough to find one without samples, though. But that's the first rap song I ever heard (way back in '78 or '79 and it's still probably my favorite some others that seemed to permeate the mainstream California Love--Dre & Pac It Was a Good Day--Ice Cube Stan--Eminem Walk This Way--Run DMC (not original, I know) | |
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Graycap23 said: How about
Walk this way - Run DMC great minds think alike... | |
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Ain't Nothin' but a 'G' Thing. MICHAEL JACKSON: Always and Forever
This Ya Boy from that H-Town ----- **Wolfpac** It's a new WORD order here at the org, the nWo - Red & Black! bboy87 - Timmy84 - phunkdaddy - MuthaFunka - Christopher - LittleBLUECorvette ... nWo ... 4Life ... | |
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NDRU said: Graycap23 said: How about
Walk this way - Run DMC great minds think alike... lol... The TRUTH.......only exist in 1 form.
The TRUTH. | |
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Good suggestions everyone---I think it might be between Baby Got Back & U Can't Touch This. I still hear people doing the, "Oh...my...God, Becky, look at her butt...she looks like one of those rap guy's girlfriends" from BGB.
NDRU said: DevotedPuppy said: I kind of think it should be an "original" rap song--one that doesn't really sample older stuff (ie no Puffy/PDiddy, etc.) but make an argument for your choice if you disagree... Let the voting begin! you know rapper's delight isn't original music, right? Tough to find one without samples, though. But that's the first rap song I ever heard (way back in '78 or '79 and it's still probably my favorite some others that seemed to permeate the mainstream California Love--Dre & Pac It Was a Good Day--Ice Cube Stan--Eminem Walk This Way--Run DMC (not original, I know) Yeah Rapper's Delight isn't original but I feel like while the older rap songs may have sampled, they didn't sample from other rap songs...I'm having problems trying to explain what I mean. I mentioned Run DMC to my friend too, but she nixed them. | |
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Fight The Power - Public Enemy. Some people think I'm kinda cute
But that don't compute when it comes 2 Y-O-U. | |
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Rapper's Delight | |
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FuNkeNsteiN said: dancerella said: what??? i hope you're kidding.No, I'm dead serious
I knew of the song, but I'd never heard it. wow, i am truly surprised. where do you live? | |
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Oooh, I just thought of another one---how about a little Salt 'n' Pepa? Either Let's Talk About Sex or Push It? | |
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Everybody knows "Changes" by Tupac. |
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^ I don't. | |
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DevotedPuppy said: ^ I don't.
 I might know it if I heard it, but from the title I have no clue which song it is....I don't think off the top of my head that I can remember what "Changes" sounds like either. | |
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NDRU said: Graycap23 said: How about
Walk this way - Run DMC great minds think alike... "Walk This Way" was actually my first thought when I read the topic.  | |
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missing you - p diddy | |
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guitarslinger44 said: I'd nominate:
"Baby Got Back" Sir Mix A Lot "Ice Ice Baby" Vanilla Ice "U Can't Touch This" Hammer Whether you like them or not, it's these, with Vanilla probably being #1. | |
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Cataclizm1 said: guitarslinger44 said: I'd nominate:
"Baby Got Back" Sir Mix A Lot "Ice Ice Baby" Vanilla Ice "U Can't Touch This" Hammer Whether you like them or not, it's these, with Vanilla probably being #1. I didn't think "Baby Got Back" was nearly as famous as the other two. | |
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DevotedPuppy said: ^ I don't.
I might know it if I heard it, but from the title I have no clue which song it is....I don't know it either . The only "Changes" song I know is the one that David Bowie sang back in the 70's. Irish Diplomacy: The art of telling someone to go to hell, and having them look forward to the trip.
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