Lethal was their absolute best album ever and UTFO stands as one of Full Force's best productions.
[This message was edited Mon Jul 12 20:46:52 2004 by psykosoul]

This post has inspired me to start calling people "skeezers" again.

psykosoul said:

Speaking of skeezers, this thread inspired me to put on my Whodini Greatest Hits disc...Cuz I'm a Ho was runnin' through my head.

Does anybody remember the Wham Rap Song "Enjoy What You Do"?. Here are the lyrics to refresh your memory:

Wham! Rap Lyrics
by Wham!

Hey everybody take a look at me,
I've got street credibility,
I may not have a job,
But I have a good time,
With the boys that I meet "down on the line"

I DON'T NEED YOU
So you don't approve,
Well, who asked you to?
HEY, JERK YOU WORK
This guy's got better things to do
HELL
I ain't never gonna work, get down in the dirt
I choose, to cruise
Gonna live my life, sharp as a knife
I've found my groove and I just can't lose
I'm style from head to toe
Cool cat flash gonna let you know
I'm a soul boy - I'm a dole boy -
Take pleasure in leisure, I believe in joy!

[CHORUS:]
WHAM!
BAM!
I AM!
A MAN!
JOB OR NO JOB
YOU CAN'T TELL ME THAT I'M NOT
DO!
YOU!
ENJOY WHAT YOU DO?
IF NOT
JUST STOP!
DON'T STAY THERE AND ROT!

Party nights, and neon lights
We hit the floors, we hit the heights
Dancing shoes, and pretty girls
Boys in leather kiss girls in pearls!
Hot - damn! Everybody, let's play!
So they promised you a good job - NO WAY!
One, two, three, rap!
C'mon everybody, DON'T NEED THIS CRAP!

[CHORUS]

IF YOU'RE A PUB MAN
OR A CLUB MAN
MAYBE A JET BLACK GUY WITH A HIP HI-FI
A WHITE COOL CAT WITH A TRILBY HAT
MAYBE LEATHER AND STUDS IS WHERE YOU'RE AT
MAKE THE MOST OF EVERY DAY
DON'T LET HARD TIMES STAND IN YOUR WAY
GIVE A WHAM GIVE A BAM BUT DON'T GIVE A DAMN
'COS THE BENEFIT GANG ARE GONNA PAY!

Now reach up high and touch your soul
The boys from Wham! will help you reach that goal
It's gonna break your mama's heart (so sad)
It's gonna break your daddy's heart (too bad)
Just throw the dice and take my advice
'Cos I know that you're smart
Can you dig this thing? (YEAH!)
Are you gonna get down? (YEAH!)
Say Wham! WHAM!
Say Bam! BAM!

[CHORUS x3]

Do you wanna work
Are you gonna have fun
Do you wanna be a jerk
Are you gonna stay young

Everybody say WHAM!
Say BAM!
Everybody say WHAM!
Say WHAM! BAM!

I kinda forgot about this song, but just found it on Morpheus. I only heard this song a few times on local radio, but I remember liking it when it first came out.

RipHer2Shreds said:

HAHAHA! I just bought "UTFO Hits" about three months ago! I had been looking for their song "Masterbaby" for like seven years and couldn't find it. This is my favorite cut by them cuz it's sounds the most like Full Force and I've always been a big fan of them, too.

The 80's!! And, yeah I remember "Fly Girl", "La Di Da Di", "The Rappin' Duke", "Pee Wee Herman"...

psychodelicide said:

Boogie Boys did "Fly Girl"

Adisa said:

I think la di da di was by Doug E Fresh....OH OH OH My God..OH OH OH MY GOD...Is it real?

AQUABOOGIE said:

Doug E. and Slick Rick....

La di da dee, we likes to party
We don't cause trouble
We don't botha nobody.
We're just the men thats on the mike
And when we rock up on the mike
We rock the mike right.

(By the by, when I saw Doug E. on stage with Prince at the Essence Fest last week, I almost fell off my chair. I kept waiting for him to bust out with "The Show.")

S

Redayh said:

Seriously...The Show/La Di Da Di -- the best A/B-side single ever!

AQUABOOGIE said:

Bang zoom let's go....Loved that song Roxanne flipped it in that song.

UncleGrandpa said:

Does anyone remember "a fly guy" by Pebblee Poo she did the answer record dissin The Boogie Boys....that was nice.

I still have the vinyl UTFO album and the 12" of Roxanne, Roxanne.
I also picked up the Boogie Boys lp with "A Fly Girl."

Check the profile: Old school hip hop (from Boogie Boys to Whodini)

Dr. Ice had a solo lp. I can remember seeing the videos on Rap City. I remember the rumor about The Education Rapper being in prison, but I do not know if that is true.

I bought the first UTFO cd on ebay. I believe you can buy their stuff on amazon now.

All this talk of 80s rap lately is gonna make me bust out the turntable.

Redayh said:

"Itchin for a Scratch" - You did it know. I still recall seeing Force Mds in concert after "Love is a House" came out.

Walking on Air and Couldn't Care Less are classic Force Mds.
[This message was edited Mon Jul 12 22:59:19 2004 by jbchavez]

I remember them!

I loved that song they made called "Ya Cold Wanna Be With Me"...

I WANT A GIRL THAT'LL TURN ME ON
WHEN I SAY GO, I WANNA HEAR HER SAY GONE
WHEN I SAY LEAVE I WANNA HEAR HER SAY LEFT
AND IF I SAY, 'WAS IT GOOD?' SHE BETTER SAY DEF!

but then there was this line in there that I've always remembered and found extremely self-hating and evocative of the color-conflicts that go on within the black American community

I want a girl with action, 'control' like Janet Jackson
I hate the dark, I'm on the light so I can see reaction

AQUABOOGIE said:

yeah, that was one helluva rattling groove. sounded like it was recorded in a tin can

RipHer2Shreds said:

lawd have mercy, yeah... a real treasure in any 12" collection

btw, "The Show" will most likely compete against "The Message" in the upcoming finals of the old-school-battle-thread. if U didn't vote yet: move your asses over and go 4 it --> http://www.prince.org/msg/8/101290

psychodelicide said:

not really connected to the original thread, uhmm? but yep, it's from their debut album, before they made it big in the US, but it WAS a hit in Europe & the UK. I played this to death back in da days, I still know all the lyrics by heart lol

About 2 years ago I found "Ya Cold Wanna Be With Me" on Kazaa or some filesharing site. I still listen to it every now & again, love that song. & I used to think dude w/ the curl was cute!

"friend is a word we use everyday,most the time we use it in the wrong way,now you could look
the word up agian and agian,but the dictionary dosen't know the meaning of friends.And if
you ask me you know I couldn't be much help,cause a friends somebody you judge for
yourself.Some are ok and they treat you real cool and mistake your kindness for being a fool.
We like to be with some because their funny,others come around when they need some
money.Some you grew up with around the way and your still real close to this very day.
Homeboys through the winter,summer,spring and fall.And then their's some we wish we never
knew at all.And this list gose on agian and agian,but these are the people that we call friends."


Whodini "Friends"


Did anyone notice U.T.F.O. as the dancers on stage in the "Freaks Come Out At Night"video


peace

RipHer2Shreds said:

Force MDs! Remember the guy in the group who just KNEW he was Michael Jackson? I know two of them have since passed: the lead singer and the cute heavy-set one.

ok.i'm back.sorry 'bout that.when i was typing the rap,the keys got stuck.

the rest of it went like this.

and if you look at his jeans you will see a big lump
don't you know maybelline covers all kinds of bumps.

hey.why don't we throw in marley marl,craig g, master ace, kool g rap,big daddy kane in there too?.(the smyphony)

the geto boys (my mind's playin' tricks on me.remember that one?)

JUST KICK A LITTLE SOMETHIN' FOR THE CARS THAT BE BUMPIN!

paligap said:

this was my jam!!!

tired of these girls trynna play the role...everytime i see em they on a stroll
teasing the fellas wearing tight pants...leading us on after a sould glance BUT
in search of love thats how im livin...
i want a girl to give me the things that i am giving to her..
from now till the day at the park.....

oh man...i used to this song!!

im remebering more now...

i wanna girl thatll turn me on
when i say go..i wanna hear her say gone!
when i say leave..i wanna hear her say left
and if i say was it good? she better say DEAF!
thats the kinna girl that i am looking for...
i really dont think there are anymore
but if one apeears one day...
ill walk up to her and gently say
i been staring at u while
and theres something ????? about your smile
ya cold wanna be wit me its tru!
if u didnt i wouldnt be next to you
so please stop perpetrating!
girl im tired of waiting!

avatarfunk said:

Don't forget Mr. Magic!
Master Ace's "Born to Roll" has got some of my favorite lyrics in rap:
Black boy, black boy turn that shit down
You know that america don�t wanna hear the sound
Of the bass drum jungle music go back to africa....
Big Daddy Kane grew up in my neighborhood (Bed-Stuy) I don't remember him, but my mom knows his mom.
And I LOVE that Geto Boy's track! Damn, homey! My mind's playin' tricks on me.

JANFAN4L said:

That never struck me as a light-skinned/dark-skinned thing, but whether to have the lights on when they get down. "so I can see reaction" - you can't see how your girl is responding with the lights off.

FunkMistress said:

The reason I see it as such is because as soon as the Educated Rapper says those lines they flash some white French-looking woman dancing around a fence. You know how video mimick the lines in the songs. Like when they say "b**ch" they show some woman on a pole, or if they say "money" they flash some cash. Cheap video techniques.

UptownDeb said:

This year Halloween fell on a weekend... I think I was in 7th grade when this came out, and me and my little neighborhood crew went out trick-or-treating that year, with scary masks, singing this song.

I remember the video creeping me the fuck out... "My hands was all bloody from punching on the concrete..."

JANFAN4L said:

Ah, I see. I never saw the video. That pushes it into fucked-up territory.